How To (Actually) Use Shortcuts On Apple Watch
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- This is the ultimate tutorial on how to use shortcuts on your Apple Watch.
➡️ All Mentioned Shortcuts:
1) Share Wi-Fi QR-Code: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/92dd...
2) Create a Note: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/1686...
3) Share Contact QR-Code: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d4a0...
4) Web Browser for Apple Watch: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/bba4...
5) Log Health Sample: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/9784...
6) Control HomeKit Devices: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/a714...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - How to Add Shortcuts to Apple Watch
01:21 - Shortcut 1: Share Wi-Fi
02:07 - Add Shortcuts to Watch Face
02:51 - Shortcut 2: Create Notes
03:15 - Shortcut 3: Share Contact
03:50 - Shortcut 4: Web Browser
04:36 - Shortcut 5: Log Health Data
05:15 - Shortcut 6: Control HomeKit
05:41 - Outro - Наука та технологія
Thanks so much for watching! Really appreciate each and everyone of you who decided to subscribe after watching my last few videos! See you all in the next one! 😊
I love your production value of your videos. Especially when you are just using Canon M50. I am so hesitant to resume my youtube career since the death of my cat. I hope I can be your friend to learn more and get motivated.
@@MaiElizabeth Hey, thanks for your support! Hope you‘re back soon and can continue your UA-cam journey! If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Hi I loved your video but your shortcuts don’t work anymore
This was so helpful. I was searching how to add my audio device switching shortcut to my Apple Watch. Headsets without multipoint connectivity are a small pain in the back.
Loving this video!
Good video and some greta ideas. I always forget how powerful Shortcuts is! Thanks again!
Amazing video!
Immediately subscribed after I watch your first video. The contents are just to on point! Great job. Awaiting for more
Thank you!! That‘s great to hear. Welcome to the channel!
The Create Note and Web Browser shortcuts are dope! Thanks
Excellent - glad they are helpful to you! Thanks!
Very well done.
Amazing, but I need more of such kind a reviews plz
Is it possible to activate a shortcut using assistivetouch ?
the wifi one doesn't work? it says no usable data found
Continue making videos like this. Your explanation and the amimations are awesome!
Thank you so much! New video coming soon :)
Great video !!
But the note shortcut opens a folder on the iPhone please give me a solution ….
This was great! I like that you walk us through actually creating them so that we can learn how to adjust as needed. I know shortcuts can get fairly complex, but it's fun to build and learn. Not many out there that do that in an approachable way. But I also like the backup of having them created for us, too (though ran into some issues like the Note app demanding my phone be unlocked to run fully...would like to know how it was built so maybe I can dig in and fix). In any case, more of these please (esp HomeKit Automation tricks)!
Thank you for your great feedback! I'll certainly work on more Shortcuts videos, and I've recently published one for the Mac (if that interests you too): ua-cam.com/video/zlcQJXSFAAs/v-deo.html
Does the Note shortcut demand your phone to be unlocked when you run it on the Apple Watch? Because it's specifically built for the Apple Watch, if you run those shortcuts on your iPhone, you'll always have to unlock it first. Hope this helps and thanks again!
@@macvince thanks, and I’ll check it out! Yes, it won’t save the note until the iPhone is unlocked. It just acts like it keeps running until I unlock it and won’t save if it isn’t. I’m running the iOS 17 beta though so that may be why? Behaves a bit differently perhaps. I will check out the Mac shortcuts and eager for more videos like these for watch, phone, and home!
@@HollyKlingler You're right, I've also tried it out and it seemed to stopped working with the iOS 17 beta (it's also on my iPhone). Before, it worked perfectly fine. I hope this is fixed with the final release. Thanks again for your feedback and hope you'll enjoy the Mac shortcuts too!
Seems it's impossible to do the contact shortcut now or possibly on Apple Watch Ultra, a step by step guide on how to write it would be nice....
Thank you for such amazing and helpful video, this is what i'm looking for! Can we use Siri to voice command these customized shorcuts on watch?
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! Normally Siri voice commands should work, however for me, they often don't on my Apple Watch. Maybe they do for you - or maybe Apple will fix that in a future Apple Watch update... Sorry!
Your Videos are amazing, thank you so much! Even before watching your video I did create some own shortcuts on my watch for tracking my weight in the morning and add todos and notes to bear (Note taking app). Keep on your great work! :-)
Thank you so much, that's really great to hear! :)
Is there a way to get multiple email addresses and URL’s to send? I downloaded your iCloud and it is limited to only name # 1 email and address
Bless you my Son...You helped my put MyQ Garage Door opener on the Action Button on my Apple Watch Ultra !!!
that‘s really great to hear! Thanks for watching the video!
Amazing! 🎉
Thank you!
Awesome tips!
Great to hear, thanks for watching bud!
I’m using the ultra 2 and have done the safari shortcut however it does not show on my watch and only has backtrack features on the shortcuts. I have followed every step! Anyone else have this and have found a workaround? Thanks for the video, useful otherwise.
You can add watch face and edit in watch complications. It'll run all your shortcuts
@@AhmadSaeed-df2dw thank you mate.
Excellent danke schön
Great man! im looking for this
Amazing! Thanks man!
This is how a YT-video should be. Informative, quick and no fuss. Great! One question; How do i get the contact shortcut to show Swedish signs like Ö? Currently, it shows weird signs instead.
Hi Bosse, thank you loads for your kind words - that‘s great to hear! I‘m sorry the Contacts shortcut is not working as it should be - you mean when you share your contact using the shortcut it shows the weird signs? Or what exactly is happening?
@@macvince Hello, I applaud the fact that you take time to answer comments here :) I guess if your channel grows, which i think it will, you will reach a point where this won't be possible. Anyways, yes, my family name is spelled with an "Ö" and the shortcut transforms the "Ö" to weird signs (√ñ). And, if you don't mind, i would also lika to add my organisation but adding the Vcard code "ORG:" to the shortcut doesn't work. Cheers!
@@bostling Hi, thanks for getting back to me! I looked into it and experienced the same issue, very strange. However, I think I‘ve found a workaround and updated the shortcut. The new link is now in the video description, give it a try and let me know if it works! Cheers!
Thanks a lot. This solved the ”Ö” problem. However, the address doesn’t show (the field is there but empty) and i also tried to add ”ORG:” in the code for the Vcard above the telephone number and then the variable for my organisation, but that doesn’t show at all. Thanks again for fixing the sign problem!
Great video
I’m very happy for watching this video 🎉 you deserve a subscription
Thank you very much for your kind words! 😊
Thanks your video are amazing! :) I have question: How run shortcut immediately from widget without monit "Run Create Note?" (time 1:55) ?
Thank you very much for watching! Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t allow you to run to the shortcut immediately, you always have to confirm it. Sorry! However, I noticed this to be quite good as you would otherwise run a lot of shortcuts by mistake if you‘re tapping your display. Hope this helped!
Great video, nice tips 👍🏼👍🏼 thnx and keep up the good work 👊🏼👊🏼
Appreciate it! Thanks!
Allocated "Just Press Record" App to the Ultra 1 Action Button. Now have a mini Dictation device. Took a bit of effort to set up.
This sounds really useful. Thanks for mentioning!
Do one on time of day shortcuts for example workout during day and shortcuts for flashlight for the evening hours
That's actually amazing - thanks for the tip! Can imagine it being helpful in so many ways...
I liked the idea of the notes shortcut for the watch!!! I tried to modify the shortcut to have Siri prompt me for input and then append that text input to one note, but I can't get it to work on the watch. It would be nice to have one note with ideas rather than numerous notes. Have you had any luck with something like this?
Thank you. I have a shortcut that appends text typed in, to the end of note. But, since ios16 it freezes my watch? Have you found this? Have you a work around?
Thanks for watching! Sorry, not that I know of. Maybe try deleting and re-installing the Shortcuts app (but make sure all your shortcuts are synced to iCloud so you don't lose them) / restart your watch. Hope this helped!
does anybody know how to open microsoft documents (word,excel...) from mail (as a attachment) on Apple watch? Cant find anywhere some tutorial...thanks!
Great Video. Thanks.
Btw: Is it possible to change Watchfaces via shortcuts automatically?
So that it shows the homekit shortcut complication when I’m connected with my wifi network and something else, when I’m not?
Thanks! Yes, that's possible: In the Shortcuts app, you can tap on Automations. Then create a Personal Automation and select one of the triggers (you can also select your home Wi-Fi as a trigger). Add an Action and search for Watch. You can now select Set Watch Face and choose your wanted watch face. Hope this helped!
Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Any way to change the shortcut icon when I put it on my watch face?
Sadly, not. :(
Подскажите, на моих часах не отображаются команды,хоть они и есть в нужной папке на телефоне.
1:02 - Really important side-note for syncing your shortcuts with your Apple Watch: Go to your iPhone Settings > Shortcuts > Make sure iCloud Sync is on! Otherwise it won't sync with your Apple Watch!
I really love using shortcuts and I've learned a lot, from watching your video!
Thank you so much😁!
Good point! Thanks for mentioning it - and I really appreciate the kind words! Glad the video was helpful 😊
You are a clever dude. Outstanding!!! Great video info!!!
Thanks!!! :)
Glad it was helpful, thank you!!
Best video till date
Thank you!
Thanks Vince! These are great examples. I’m running into a problem you might be able to help with. I’d like to be able to turn on the flashlight with a shortcut. Although I can tell Siri to do it, I can’t seem to make it work from a shortcut. It thinks my device doesn’t have a flashlight when I try. Are you able to turn it on from a shortcut? Thanks!
Hey Barry, thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed the video! There's a shortcut action named "Set Torch", you can search for it when creating a new shortcut. Just make sure you're picking the one from the Watch category, not the iPhone category. To make it easier for you, here's a link to the shortcut: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/da6944fd4df4420999b6945219d52fd9
Hope this helps!
@@macvince Thank you! That worked perfectly. Keep up the good work!
You are the number one!!! :D
my apple watch always asks for permission before running the shortcut (I have to tap ‘Run’ in order for the shortcut to begin)
Hello! For some reason, even though I have my shortcuts set to “show on Apple Watch” they do not show up as an option to add them as a complication on the watch face… any troubleshooting ideas?
Hey! I actually currently have the same issue with watchOS 10 - I think it's a bug and hope Apple will fix it with a future update. Maybe try restarting the Watch, but for me this didn't work... Sorry!
Hello Bro, I got a new apple watch ultra-2. Please help me how to create a shortcut to increase or decrease the BRIGHTNESS of watch using shortcut ?
Hey man, I don't think that's possible on the Watch, sorry... :/
@@macvinceThanks bro for your reply. No worries 😊. Noted.
Apple Watch Ultra does not see my shortcuts what do you think could be the reason?
Of course, I marked the options on the iPhone show on Apple Watch.
I have versions of Watch 9.4
Hey, what helped me once when I had this issue was deleting the Shortcuts app from my iPhone and then reinstalling it - make sure iCloud syncing is turned on so your shortcuts are not being deleted + screenshot your Automations because those can't be synced to iCloud. This worked for me and they then showed on the Apple Watch after a few minutes. Hope this helps.
Great work! Your "Create Note" shortcut works great as a complication, but if I ask Siri on my watch to run it I get: "Sorry, I can't help you with notes on Apple Watch"
Thank you! Yeah, I also have problems with running shortcuts with Siri on my Apple Watch... I hope Apple will fix this some day... Sorry to hear that!
I’m adding shortcuts to my Apple Watch but is not work, how can I fix it?
Great tips, thank you. On the iPad, can I create a shortcut to press ‘1’, or ‘2’. I’m using a streaming app and they are the 2 keys you can use on a Bluetooth keyboard to swap camera angles. Then put the shortcut on my Apple Watch to change camera angles. Cool if works
Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed the video! Sorry, I don't think that's possible, as there's no way to control a Bluetooth keyboard using the Shortcuts app (none that I know of).
@@macvince oh well, maybe a guru will see your video and this post and invent a solution
@@wayneknetter Maybe Tim Cook himself… Hope there will be a solution someday so you can swap your camera angles even quicker!
If it has, you can use it with win32api, you can create a python script thats hears for api requests
Hoffe du siehst das, ich hab die Kurzbefehle bei dem Tab Apple Watch hinzugefügt, sie werden auf der Watch aber nicht angezeigt weißt du warum das sein könnte
Hey! Das Problem hatte ich auch schonmal. Ist leider ein bekannter Bug... Was helfen könnte: Die Kurzbefehle-App auf dem iPhone einmal löschen und neu herunterladen. (Vorsicht, Automationen werden dann gelöscht, da diese nicht gespeichert sind in der Cloud). Die Apple Watch neustarten. Wenn das immer noch nicht hilft: iCloud Sync für Kurzbefehle einmal in den Einstellungen deaktivieren und wieder aktivieren. Bei mir hat das geholfen... Hoffe bei dir auch!
@@macvince Vielen dank, hab ich alles schon gemacht nichts hat geholfen. Außerdem, jedes mal wenn ich die App öffne steht da “Icloud Kurzbefehle gelöscht”
Egal was ich abtippe die Meldung schließt sich und es passiert nichts die ist immer da wenn ich die App öffne hab die auch schon von der Icloud getrennt hat nichts geholfen hast du da ne Idee?
@@LachsChaos187 sehr komisch…. dann kann wohl nur noch der Apple Support helfen - das Problem hatte ich so noch nie… Tut mir leid
This is a great video with one big caveat. At this time, shortcuts do not sync to Apple Watch unless iCloud is on. Tech said to wait for next update or turn on iCloud. I don't iCloud. Not for much, anyway.
The Create Note shortcut works great if I am at home with my iPhone connected to Wi-Fi. However, if I am away from home or turn off my iPhone Wi-Fi, I get this message "Message send failed"
Yeah, unfortunately, it needs an internet connection because the Apple Watch itself can't store notes (it has no Notes app), so it sends it to your iPhone. Sorry for that...
Apple watch battery automation
is it possible to create a shortcut where apple watch will notify you that it is at 20%? thank you for your help!
and will notify you when charging is at 80% already
Hi, unfortunately, it’s not (yet) possible, and I couldn’t find a workaround. I‘m sorry! Thanks for watching!
Since last IOS update shortcuts are not showing on Apple Watch
i can confirm doesnt works for me
Can you choose another language then English for the notes input?
Hey, thanks for watching! Not sure what you mean, the shortcut should ask you every time what text you want to input, so you can type it in yourself... Or do you mean the keyboard language?
@@macvince I want to be able to write or speak in my own language or sometimes in English, but if it’s set to English and I speak my native language, then it will be really weird text. And the other way around.
@@musictheory4u153 You can‘t really change that in the shortcut, but you can change the default dictation/keyboard language in your Watch settings or just change your keyboard when inputting the text, by swiping the keyboard up.
This is how videos are made. Wow. A++++
Thank you so much! That's great to hear!
How do you make the contact qr code
It's linked in the description :) So you can directly add it!
ty!!@@macvince
Wow Kompliment absolut guter Kanal! Schon viele gesehen… auf der Liste und wieder runtergenommenen..
Da ich mich auskenne erkennt man leicht das du dieses alles mit Herzblut machst .. sehr sehr gut …
Als jemand der sich mit Sprechen auskennt, gebe ich dir einen Tipp…
Wenn du dabei etwas mit etwas langsamer sprichst wirkst du mehr glaubhaft als manch anderer … Begeisterung gehört dazu aber jeder muss dich verstehen können.. Also das Wort .. für die Begeisterung ist deine Mimik verantwortlich..
Ich habe deinen Kanal auf meiner Liste … mal sehen ob es noch besser wird
Viele Programme schon dadurch gefunden… Danke
Nach etwas zu Kurzbefehle
Seit IOS 16 laufen viele nicht immer korrekt und die Sync zwischen den Geräten ist nicht gegeben… Schade
Gute Arbeit …
👌👌👍👍👍👍🙏🙏
Danke für das nette Kommentar und Feedback! Ich habe in meinen neueren Videos das Tempo schon etwas verlangsamt :) Danke auf jeden Fall für's Vorbeischauen!
share WIFI doesnt work, it says not usable infromation when scanning the QR. Please help
Same bro
discord on apple watch will go HARD
I have a problem, I can't see the shortcuts on my apple watch even after activating the "show on apple watch" button.
Do you have a solution?
Had the same problem and many other viewers too - it often helps to delete the Shortcuts app on iPhone and reinstall it. Make sure you've got iCloud enabled for Shortcuts so they don't get deleted. Also, Automations don't sync over iCloud, so you'll have to create them again afterwards. Could fix the problem - and restart your Watch + iPhone. Hope this helps!
hi cool dude1
hi gangstaboss
funktioniert leider nicht. wo könnte der fehler liegen?
Habe folgendes versucht.Meine Automation ist auf meinem IPhone 15 folgende:Wenn ich mein WLAN Zuhause verlasse,soll WLAN ausgeschaltet werden.Wie bekomme ich diese A utomation auf meine Applewatch ? Es fehlen die 3 Punkte
Das geht leider nur auf dem iPhone, soweit ich weiß
It didn’t seem to work for me, any wonder why? I followed the steps & when I checked what shortcuts were showing on the app, it didn’t match what I saw on the Watch
Hey, first of all thanks for watching! I'm sorry to hear it doesn't work for you, which shortcut exactly are you talking about? Or do they just not sync to your watch?
You good but you need to slow down when talking through helping people to understand their device 😊
I use the Closed Captions
Thanks for the feedback - will try to slow down a bit in my next video!
Good I like that you have this excited to explain am glad for this don’t ever forget that be passionate about the tech world thank you
@@foforitolucerna3113you can use the settings in the video that slow the entire video so .75x slow is perfect
@@macvinceLife is short (cut). Keep up the speed. 👍
Zzzank you!
my apple watch is not syncing iwth the shortcuts and i have deleted and reinstalled it and still nothing. Any ideas?
Edit: IT WORKS. Thank you for this amazing video!
That‘s great to hear, thanks for letting me know that it‘s now working!
Hi Minty! I have same your problem, can you tell me how you fix it? Thanks
@@samakanan1597 all i did is look through the comments and none of it worked then 10 mins later BOOM it was there idk what did it but try everything :)
Ok, but the thing is when I shaver my shortcuts to my Apple Watch it doesn’t receive them.
Help my shortcuts aren't syncing on my watch, what do I do?
Hey, do you have both bluetooth and wifi enabled on iPhone and Apple Watch? Otherwise - delete the Shortcuts app from your iPhone and re-install it (make sure that all your shortcuts are saved to iCloud so you won't lose them) - had the same issue as you once and this fixed it. Hope I could help!
Same 😢😢
@@justinkuo5832 turn off iCloud for your shortcuts wait 3 mins then turn them back on. That helped me! 👍🏼
when i tell siri on my watch to run the shortcut it will always ask for a confirmation to run which is always annoying.. but it never asks confirmation on my iphone.. is there any way to change it?
Unfortunately, you always have to confirm it on the Watch - I guess it's to avoid accidental taps.
@@macvince okay, thank you
How about a shortcut that announces when your battery reaches 80% charge and falls below 20% charge
Unfortunately, this only works on iPhone, not on Apple Watch... Really annoying.
Précision : you NEED to be on iOS 16 and watch os 9 minimum si that you doesn’t get désynchronised shortcuts
Web Browser not working in my apple watch 😢
Hey, sorry to hear that! There's an empty variable where you have to type in the website you want to open every time you run the shortcut. To make it easier, it's no pre-set to Google.com. Try adding the shortcut again from the link in the description, the updated one should work. Hope this helps!
@@macvince Thanks... i can use it now🥰
The web browser doesnt do anything for me. It says its done but nothing happened.
Works after a restart. I guess icloud syncing needed to happen. as the shortcut has an empty variable it is provided and not ask every time.
Good that it's working now - you're right, you first have to set the variable to the website you want to visit. To make it easier, the shortcut is now already pre-set to Google.com.
@@macvince thank you for deciphering my poor grammar lol. Yes I think google works fine. I have set mine to ask every time though.
Also I needed to turn on icloud syncing to get the shortcuts onto the watch.
Bro it just asks me to run the shortcut it doesn’t do it immediately
Nice accent Apfel watch
Danke!
I can’t do what I want this is frustrating
Web browser doesn't work :|
Hey, sorry to hear that! There's an empty variable where you have to type in the website you want to open every time you run the shortcut. To make it easier, it's no pre-set to Google.com. Try adding the shortcut again from the link in the description, the updated one should work. Hope this helps!
@@macvince it worked thank you 👌
@@Raikas Great!
It’s so simple.lol.
Nice script reading 😂
I’m sorry for my resent message, but how the fuck do I get rid off that accept cookie shit that google wants me to accept?!! (There isn’t an accept button and I can’t do a shit cuz of it)
But you can’t CREATE them, just use existing ones. SERIOUSLY! 🤬
Nothing makes sense