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Re: Show HN: Schedule iMessage Texts from .txt Files

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Post by xyst »

tootahe45 wrote: post #66
xyst wrote: post #21

If you don’t have an Apple computer but have an iOS device, you can also do something similar with the “Shortcuts.app” + “Calendar.app”. I have a daily shortcut that runs at X time. Shortcut checks a calendar for events, if today contains one or more events. It will parse the text from these events (comma separated fully qualified phone numbers or iMessage accounts), and send the message contained in the body of the…

Last time i checked you need to swipe to confirm every time your automation attempts to send a message? kinda kills the automation part. I was shocked that there was almost nothing to be automated with messages on IOS as third party apps can't even read or send them. The Tasker app for android is great for this kind of thing.

nah, there’s an option in shortcuts to run without any interaction from user. As long as phone is on/charged. Then it runs.

I have an old iPhone that runs this automation. Haven’t touched it in many months. Still runs without a hitch.

Re: Show HN: Schedule iMessage Texts from .txt Files

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Post by xyst »

thedays wrote: post #56
xyst wrote: post #21

If you don’t have an Apple computer but have an iOS device, you can also do something similar with the “Shortcuts.app” + “Calendar.app”. I have a daily shortcut that runs at X time. Shortcut checks a calendar for events, if today contains one or more events. It will parse the text from these events (comma separated fully qualified phone numbers or iMessage accounts), and send the message contained in the body of the…

This sounds like a good solution. Can you provide an example or two of how you format the events in your calendar to allow them to be sent at a scheduled time by the Shortcuts app?

I’ll publish something soon about it. It was inspired by another post/tweet. But I set that up long ago and do not have the article saved.

Re: Show HN: Schedule iMessage Texts from .txt Files

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Post by xyst »

dambi0 wrote: post #51
xyst wrote: post #21

If you don’t have an Apple computer but have an iOS device, you can also do something similar with the “Shortcuts.app” + “Calendar.app”. I have a daily shortcut that runs at X time. Shortcut checks a calendar for events, if today contains one or more events. It will parse the text from these events (comma separated fully qualified phone numbers or iMessage accounts), and send the message contained in the body of the…

I believe you can run shortcuts on an Apple computer too.

yes, you can. But I haven’t tried it myself.

Although if the script has some dependency on iOS or macOS specific function (ie, existence of “Apple script”). Then the shortcut might not be portable between macOS iOS

Re: Show HN: Schedule iMessage Texts from .txt Files

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Post by ersamsa »

aaronbrethorst wrote: post #10
ersamsa wrote: post #9

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I’m surprised you went to the trouble of creating an account on here just to post warmed over, 30 year old “Crapple” insults.

Not an insult but a fact. You know when „someone is wrong on the Internet“…

Re: Show HN: Schedule iMessage Texts from .txt Files

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Post by jbaber »

sentientslug wrote: post #65
smt88 wrote: post #64

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I loathe being forced to use Apple products because there are so many of these simple missing features.

I’m not sure how you are in any way forced to use Apple products

In America iMessage has extremely strong network effects. I read about an Android user who carried around an iPhone specifically to avoid having a green bubble with dating prospects.

Re: Show HN: Schedule iMessage Texts from .txt Files

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Post by anonymous344 »

dsalzman wrote: post #41
anonymous344 wrote: post #37

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what's the purpose for this?

I use it more as a reminder system. Someone tells me to checkin next week or in a couple days and I can just schedule the text right then so I dont forget.

why not just use calendar in your phone&cloud?
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