Hey Stephen - thanks so much for this video; my iPhone experience is so much better because of the shortcuts you develop and share. Is it possible for a shortcut to select a timer action when the timer expires? Currently, you have to create “dummy” timers to set a timer action to Stop Playing if your previous timer was set to something else. Thanks again!
Here’s one that Apple is bound to build in to their apps at some point, but I doubt it’s currently possible through a shortcut or automation. Let me know if I’m wrong. The Photos app can distinguish faces and the Measure app can determine measurements, plus take photos with logging those measurements in the photo. Parents would love a way to combine these to create height progress charts on their kids over the years. Logging it through the Health app would probably be the middle man path eventually to create the charts, keep them updated automatically, and have them ready for pediatricians. It just seems like a no-brainer, very Apple-like combination of features that already exist: Photos becomes more useful to entire families and Health gets another feature that competitors can’t match!
Haha I basically do this by adding height images from measure app to a photo album. Technically you could create a shortcut that pulls the text overlaid on the photo “height measurement” but shortcuts can’t pull face information just yet
Thank you so much for this shortcuts content. Feeling like a pro now haha. Was wondering: I'd love set up a shortcut where when my action button is linked to a shortcut with Dictate Text as the first step. So basically you hit the action button and then you speak your command right away. However, it seems iOS shortcuts linked to the Action Button don't work if Dictate Text is the first step. And if switch that to "Ask For Input," the shortcut requires you to type instead of speak. Would you happen to know any work arounds for this?
Thanks for these useful videos! Is there a shortcut to read from the current screen (from an opened app) the time and date and set them as a reminder? So for example if I am seeing a game schedule, run the shortcut and it will read the schedule and set it as a reminder. Thanks!
Another great video thank you. One question I have when trying to build the snow notification for myself. When I add the "Weather conditions" if statement, the only options I have to select from is "has any value" or "does not have any value" I don't have the "contains" that I need to build the rest of it. I've tried adding this a few different ways but I can't seem to get passed this bit for some reason. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
@@beardfmwere there any new shortcut actions added in 18.2? (Not about Apple Watch just any actions) It’s hard to get a list to see when new actions are added. I just tend to stumble across them from time to time or see something new in your videos.
Thanks for including me in this video! Works great! Could you make one to ask me each night what time i want to wake up in the morning, and then it’ll set an alarm for that time, and turn off DND. Another that could be useful for a lot of people is something that automatically has a menu where you can select a time to set an alarm tomorrow, that will always run right before you go to bed. It will turn dnd on right after that, and then when the alarm u set goes off the next day, it will turn down not disturb off.
Thanks so much for the "email Apple Article" shortcut. Unfortunately, for some weird reason, after updating to 18.2, shortcuts are no longer showing up in my share sheet. Am I the only one?
Hey, i was wondering if it's possible to make a new shortcut that changes wallpapers of your choice every 6 hours ! For example, i want my Iphone to automatically use a specific wallpaper at 6 am and change to a specific wallpaper at 12 pm, same at 6 pm and 12 am !! Keep up the good work !!! ❣
I'm gifting Homepod minis to my 3 kids for Christmas. I"m looking for two shortcuts where they can tell the Homepod Good Night and it runs ambient noise and sets an alarm so they can get up for school the next morning. The second one is just to run the ambient noise for a set amount of time and no alarm. I have that one figured out with a scene but I need each Homepod mini to be activated by each kid and have different alarm settings.
So I am very new to shortcuts l, but I have been trying to make a specific shortcut for a while now and just can’t get it to happen. My issue: I often forget the names of new apps that I have downloaded, and then by the time I find the right app I no longer need it. Solution?: whenever a new app is added to my phone, I want the name of said app to be copied and pasted into a specific note or something. Additionally, I have an issue that I have been trying to solve for years and I am hoping that I could solve using shortcuts. The issue: I have OCD, and part of my routine is that I have take pictures of the doors/stovetop/locks etc. Solution?: I don’t know enough about shortcuts to know what is or isn’t doable, so I will just list the two ideas I have had swirling around my head today. 1. Create an album for these photos to go into, take the pictures, immediately afterwards I manually run the automation which is set to add photos taken within the last 30 minutes to that folder, I periodically return to the folder to clear it out. 2. Create an album for the folders, get a second camera app, tell shortcuts that any photos taken within that app go to that folder, I take pictures, I periodically return to folder to clear it.
I’ve got an idea for a shortcut! I enjoy using Siri to make calls when I’m busy, and I’d love it if the calls automatically went to speaker mode when I’m not connected to Bluetooth. I also appreciate the work you put into these videos!
Thank you very much for putting this video together. It is very helpful and easy to customize. I especially appreciate that you stepped through the scripting control flows. It really looks like you enjoy what you are doing.
Thanks a bunch for putting these shortcuts together! I really like the Add Movie to Reminder and Where to Stream! Is there a way to open the TV app to rent or buy? The iTunes Store app is pretty much dead except for music.
Is it possible to create an shortcut which will run when I am connected to wired Apple CarPlay to charge or not charge my phone based on the current battery percentage
I am trying to use the order ahead Starbucks shortcut, but I keep getting an error message that says it did not execute because it did not finish in time. Have you ever heard of this? I tried to fix it evidently I don’t know what I’m doing lol
You can add a second action that sends the sentence automatically after the video! You can’t send a text snippet with the video in one action but it can be right after in the same shortcut
@ thank you! There seems to have been a shortcut around, but it didn’t work for me. It was supposed to allow to share the calendar invite to an iCloud calendar.
I modified the one to send the calendar events to do a weekly email instead on Sunday nights instead of a text message. How do I get it to put the name of the day (Monday, Tuesday) etc. in the email so it will be like Monday December 16 instead of just December 16?
I'am looking for a shortcut/automation that runs when i put my phone on charge at a spesific time period, phone turns off bt,wifi,cellular. Then when i takecthe phone from charger turns back on them. Help pls. I did something and runs only when i tap it.Not working automatically.Thanks.
You’ll need to format the date to 24 hour time and use an IF statement for when the number is greater then or less than. What time are you wanting to customize it for? Will try to build it in the next video!
Hey, I created the weather condition shortcut and modified it, so it also will notify me if it will rain. Now I would like to use a custom sound for the notification, but that doesn’t work as I thought. I use the „get sound“ command from the Toolbox app and add that sound to the notification section, but it doesn’t work. Any ideas of why that is and how to get it to work? Thanks
Hey! I’d save an audio file to your iCloud Drive (I put them in the Shortcuts folder) and then add a file action, selecting that audio file. Then use the stock “play sound” action and you can choose that audio file. I show the process here too: ua-cam.com/video/g6dfRt8Z2dk/v-deo.html&si=9CK8WumFV4xl7HxT
@beardfm Hey, Thanks for the reply. I have tried it, but the issue seems to be with the regular notification command. When I put the path to the audio file in the files command and added a notification after it, then let the notification play the sound, it didn't do it. I ended up letting the Toolbox select the sound, and after that, I added the play sound command and let it play and get the notification after the sound. It is not quite synched, but it works. Thanks anyway
Thanks for fulfilling my "friends nearby" request! If I understand correctly, it's only searching for cities that match the exact city name I input (or my city name based on my current location), right? My intention was for it to identify people within a specific distance, irrespective of city name. For instance, if I'm traveling to Philadelphia, PA, I might know people in Cherry Hill, NJ. However, unless I'm familiar with all the Philly suburbs, I might not realize that these two locations are less than 10 miles apart. Either way, I really appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos! I just paid for an annual subscription to your community and am looking forward to diving in.
Appreciate that very much! And you’re right, it just uses city for now but can work on it being more distance / proximity based. The contacts will still need to have a street address listed for it to work though
@@beardfm No way to have it just use city center if no street address is listed? Seriously can't thank you enough. This will be so helpful for anyone who travels and wants to stay in touch with friends around the world. :)
I need shortcut If i take a screenshot from particular app save on file a particular folder Example if i take screenshot from app youtube I want save as a file on youtube But if i take from instagram nnot save on youtube folder
The movies update is nice. I would like to add the link of the service that I select. This has to be as per the region as it’s not the same platform everywhere. Also in reminders I would like to have the link for the app that I select so when I’m planning to watch I can click and go Ito it from reminders. I have the app installed so if needed it can search from the apps for OTT and then open the local app to get the link to it. Also if there can be medicine management where I can have stock. As I take medicines it reduces and when stock reaches 4/5 left it reminds to refill. The health app can manage medication taken or skipped but doesn’t have stock or balance. This can be linked to marking medication taken or skipped in the health app too. Thank you
Hi, it would be nice if your videos had a multilingual audio track, a bit like everyone is doing, you would have a larger audience of visitors, greetings.
So my neverending struggle with making a shortcut is one, that would be automation triggered on shortcut activation with different input parameters which I found out is not possible. To clarify what I mean, I would like to be able to inform my mom when I arrive on a destination like my holiday house when travelling. I would like to run a shortcut, set the address where I am going and let it text my mom when I arrive there. TL;DR (Yeah it is basically the exat same thing you can do with check in, but for my mom with Android phone.)
I can setup a shortcut with those actions for sure! And the automation trigger for “when I arrive” at a location will do most of what you’re looking for
Hey Stephen - thanks so much for this video; my iPhone experience is so much better because of the shortcuts you develop and share. Is it possible for a shortcut to select a timer action when the timer expires? Currently, you have to create “dummy” timers to set a timer action to Stop Playing if your previous timer was set to something else. Thanks again!
Here’s one that Apple is bound to build in to their apps at some point, but I doubt it’s currently possible through a shortcut or automation. Let me know if I’m wrong. The Photos app can distinguish faces and the Measure app can determine measurements, plus take photos with logging those measurements in the photo. Parents would love a way to combine these to create height progress charts on their kids over the years. Logging it through the Health app would probably be the middle man path eventually to create the charts, keep them updated automatically, and have them ready for pediatricians. It just seems like a no-brainer, very Apple-like combination of features that already exist: Photos becomes more useful to entire families and Health gets another feature that competitors can’t match!
that is actually freaking creative and original, this should be a thing!!!
Haha I basically do this by adding height images from measure app to a photo album. Technically you could create a shortcut that pulls the text overlaid on the photo “height measurement” but shortcuts can’t pull face information just yet
Thank you so much for this shortcuts content. Feeling like a pro now haha.
Was wondering: I'd love set up a shortcut where when my action button is linked to a shortcut with Dictate Text as the first step. So basically you hit the action button and then you speak your command right away.
However, it seems iOS shortcuts linked to the Action Button don't work if Dictate Text is the first step. And if switch that to "Ask For Input," the shortcut requires you to type instead of speak.
Would you happen to know any work arounds for this?
Thanks for these useful videos! Is there a shortcut to read from the current screen (from an opened app) the time and date and set them as a reminder? So for example if I am seeing a game schedule, run the shortcut and it will read the schedule and set it as a reminder. Thanks!
From my knowledge, the “Get What’s on Screen” action only supports Safari.
Though, this is possible and I’ll make one for you.
Another great video thank you. One question I have when trying to build the snow notification for myself. When I add the "Weather conditions" if statement, the only options I have to select from is "has any value" or "does not have any value" I don't have the "contains" that I need to build the rest of it. I've tried adding this a few different ways but I can't seem to get passed this bit for some reason. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
11:30 You can actually also do this with reminders if you have them synced.
Great ideas as always. Some of these is made for myself already.
Still longing for a way to get a phone notification when Apple Watch is charged.
I wish there were Watch automations like this but none exist yet
@@beardfmwere there any new shortcut actions added in 18.2? (Not about Apple Watch just any actions)
It’s hard to get a list to see when new actions are added. I just tend to stumble across them from time to time or see something new in your videos.
Thanks for including me in this video! Works great! Could you make one to ask me each night what time i want to wake up in the morning, and then it’ll set an alarm for that time, and turn off DND. Another that could be useful for a lot of people is something that automatically has a menu where you can select a time to set an alarm tomorrow, that will always run right before you go to bed. It will turn dnd on right after that, and then when the alarm u set goes off the next day, it will turn down not disturb off.
Will work on it!
Very helpful video! How can "Summarise Anything ChatGPT" at 18:12 be modified to work with Google Chrome, my primary browser? Thanks!
It should still work if you use the share button and choose the shortcut as it’s just passing the URL!
Thanks so much for the "email Apple Article" shortcut. Unfortunately, for some weird reason, after updating to 18.2, shortcuts are no longer showing up in my share sheet. Am I the only one?
Hey, i was wondering if it's possible to make a new shortcut that changes wallpapers of your choice every 6 hours ! For example, i want my Iphone to automatically use a specific wallpaper at 6 am and change to a specific wallpaper at 12 pm, same at 6 pm and 12 am !! Keep up the good work !!! ❣
I'm gifting Homepod minis to my 3 kids for Christmas. I"m looking for two shortcuts where they can tell the Homepod Good Night and it runs ambient noise and sets an alarm so they can get up for school the next morning. The second one is just to run the ambient noise for a set amount of time and no alarm. I have that one figured out with a scene but I need each Homepod mini to be activated by each kid and have different alarm settings.
So I am very new to shortcuts l, but I have been trying to make a specific shortcut for a while now and just can’t get it to happen.
My issue: I often forget the names of new apps that I have downloaded, and then by the time I find the right app I no longer need it.
Solution?: whenever a new app is added to my phone, I want the name of said app to be copied and pasted into a specific note or something.
Additionally, I have an issue that I have been trying to solve for years and I am hoping that I could solve using shortcuts.
The issue: I have OCD, and part of my routine is that I have take pictures of the doors/stovetop/locks etc.
Solution?: I don’t know enough about shortcuts to know what is or isn’t doable, so I will just list the two ideas I have had swirling around my head today.
1. Create an album for these photos to go into, take the pictures, immediately afterwards I manually run the automation which is set to add photos taken within the last 30 minutes to that folder, I periodically return to the folder to clear it out.
2. Create an album for the folders, get a second camera app, tell shortcuts that any photos taken within that app go to that folder, I take pictures, I periodically return to folder to clear it.
I’ve got an idea for a shortcut! I enjoy using Siri to make calls when I’m busy, and I’d love it if the calls automatically went to speaker mode when I’m not connected to Bluetooth. I also appreciate the work you put into these videos!
Thank you very much for putting this video together. It is very helpful and easy to customize. I especially appreciate that you stepped through the scripting control flows. It really looks like you enjoy what you are doing.
I do enjoy making them, thanks for watching!
Thanks a bunch for putting these shortcuts together! I really like the Add Movie to Reminder and Where to Stream! Is there a way to open the TV app to rent or buy? The iTunes Store app is pretty much dead except for music.
Will work on that!
Is it possible to create an shortcut which will run when I am connected to wired Apple CarPlay to charge or not charge my phone based on the current battery percentage
You can automate when connected or disconnected but there’s no action to prevent charging unfortunately
I am trying to use the order ahead Starbucks shortcut, but I keep getting an error message that says it did not execute because it did not finish in time. Have you ever heard of this? I tried to fix it evidently I don’t know what I’m doing lol
Is it possible to create an automation to set the apple watch display to always on only when driving?
You can trigger that by when your phone connects to car Bluetooth or CarPlay. Do you have either of those?
@ Yes
For the “record video and send” is there a way to have a text sentence already typed to go with the video?
You can add a second action that sends the sentence automatically after the video! You can’t send a text snippet with the video in one action but it can be right after in the same shortcut
@ thanks!
Could you pls make a shortcut to add calendar invites from exchange email to an iCloud calndar?!
Hm will have to see if that’s possible
@ thank you! There seems to have been a shortcut around, but it didn’t work for me. It was supposed to allow to share the calendar invite to an iCloud calendar.
I modified the one to send the calendar events to do a weekly email instead on Sunday nights instead of a text message. How do I get it to put the name of the day (Monday, Tuesday) etc. in the email so it will be like Monday December 16 instead of just December 16?
Nice! You’ll need to change the date format in that action. You can choose “medium” length and it will include the day
Here for auto-dubbing?
I'am looking for a shortcut/automation that runs when i put my phone on charge at a spesific time period, phone turns off bt,wifi,cellular. Then when i takecthe phone from charger turns back on them. Help pls. I did something and runs only when i tap it.Not working automatically.Thanks.
You’ll need to format the date to 24 hour time and use an IF statement for when the number is greater then or less than. What time are you wanting to customize it for? Will try to build it in the next video!
@ I really be appreciate. I tried almost everything. When tapped it works but no working instantly while charging.
Hey, I created the weather condition shortcut and modified it, so it also will notify me if it will rain. Now I would like to use a custom sound for the notification, but that doesn’t work as I thought. I use the „get sound“ command from the Toolbox app and add that sound to the notification section, but it doesn’t work. Any ideas of why that is and how to get it to work?
Thanks
Hey! I’d save an audio file to your iCloud Drive (I put them in the Shortcuts folder) and then add a file action, selecting that audio file. Then use the stock “play sound” action and you can choose that audio file. I show the process here too: ua-cam.com/video/g6dfRt8Z2dk/v-deo.html&si=9CK8WumFV4xl7HxT
@beardfm Hey,
Thanks for the reply. I have tried it, but the issue seems to be with the regular notification command. When I put the path to the audio file in the files command and added a notification after it, then let the notification play the sound, it didn't do it.
I ended up letting the Toolbox select the sound, and after that, I added the play sound command and let it play and get the notification after the sound. It is not quite synched, but it works.
Thanks anyway
What a trip, I just made a shortcut to read the family calendars events and reminders to recap in a text message.
I'll check yours out still ❤
That’s a great idea!
You’re my favorite tech UA-camr now.
High praise 🙏🏼 thank you!
Thanks for fulfilling my "friends nearby" request! If I understand correctly, it's only searching for cities that match the exact city name I input (or my city name based on my current location), right? My intention was for it to identify people within a specific distance, irrespective of city name. For instance, if I'm traveling to Philadelphia, PA, I might know people in Cherry Hill, NJ. However, unless I'm familiar with all the Philly suburbs, I might not realize that these two locations are less than 10 miles apart.
Either way, I really appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos! I just paid for an annual subscription to your community and am looking forward to diving in.
Appreciate that very much! And you’re right, it just uses city for now but can work on it being more distance / proximity based. The contacts will still need to have a street address listed for it to work though
@@beardfm No way to have it just use city center if no street address is listed? Seriously can't thank you enough. This will be so helpful for anyone who travels and wants to stay in touch with friends around the world. :)
Can i make a shortcut for blocking phone numbers starting with a specific number
Not at the moment unfortunately
For the next Shortcuts video, show some stuff using the "Get current App" action please.
Did more of that here! ua-cam.com/video/g6dfRt8Z2dk/v-deo.html&si=tW7_tFdojIJ93Bw8
I need shortcut
If i take a screenshot from particular app save on file a particular folder
Example if i take screenshot from app youtube I want save as a file on youtube
But if i take from instagram nnot save on youtube folder
can i make the movie list one for bear notes?
For sure! Here you go: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/847badbfbc3248e8ab7bddfe838119ae
@@beardfmthank you!!
Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day.
Appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed
The movies update is nice. I would like to add the link of the service that I select. This has to be as per the region as it’s not the same platform everywhere. Also in reminders I would like to have the link for the app that I select so when I’m planning to watch I can click and go Ito it from reminders. I have the app installed so if needed it can search from the apps for OTT and then open the local app to get the link to it.
Also if there can be medicine management where I can have stock. As I take medicines it reduces and when stock reaches 4/5 left it reminds to refill. The health app can manage medication taken or skipped but doesn’t have stock or balance. This can be linked to marking medication taken or skipped in the health app too.
Thank you
Those are great additions! Will try to work on it
Show all photos (and videos) shot on this day (e.g. December 14) 🤞🏼
I got really close to that here! ua-cam.com/video/K4Zr-o9jm_g/v-deo.html&si=f8q7vD3Yd1wIjga3
@@beardfm Yessss, I can work with this! Thank you!
Hi, it would be nice if your videos had a multilingual audio track, a bit like everyone is doing, you would have a larger audience of visitors, greetings.
Would you give it a thought?
They’re processing now!
So my neverending struggle with making a shortcut is one, that would be automation triggered on shortcut activation with different input parameters which I found out is not possible. To clarify what I mean, I would like to be able to inform my mom when I arrive on a destination like my holiday house when travelling. I would like to run a shortcut, set the address where I am going and let it text my mom when I arrive there.
TL;DR (Yeah it is basically the exat same thing you can do with check in, but for my mom with Android phone.)
I can setup a shortcut with those actions for sure! And the automation trigger for “when I arrive” at a location will do most of what you’re looking for
@ I mean yes but that means setting the automation every time manually, since I can’t set up an automation via running a shortcut right?
👍👍
How can you change the criminal search to a different state
It will be a different website and url. But send it over and I’ll try and work on it!