Time-based automations can now trigger automatically at their assigned time. Thankfully, with iOS 14, we'll see some of those restrictions lifted by Apple. This is great for automations that run when you connect an accessory or tap an NFC tag, where you wouldn't expect them to run until you did something, but for things like location-based automations, it can be a frustrating experience. They don't work on their own, and all need some kind of trigger. One thing to be aware of when it comes to automations in Shortcuts is that some of them aren't genuinely automations in the strictest sense of the word.
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This triggers my automation that not only turns off the lights in my room but turns on the desk light in my office, as well as the Apple TV I have in there. When I'm ready to start working, I tap my iPhone to the tag in my room. For instance, as I work from home, I have two NFC tags set up for the beginning and end of my workday, one in my bedroom, one in my office. My favorite automation trigger is NFC because you just wave your iPhone in front of the right NFC tag, and it sets off a specific automation.
It could also be something in the settings, such as activating low-power mode when you open a certain app.Īutomations are great if you have repetitive tasks each day, or just often.
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This could be the time of day, a travel circumstance such as leaving a location or arriving at one it could be tied to something external, such as connecting to a particular pair of Bluetooth headphones or tapping on a specific NFC sticker or tag. AutomationsĪutomations are shortcuts with a specific trigger. The number will vary depending on which particular actions you choose. These sorts of parameters can be found in actions across the Shortcuts app. The same goes for things like a deadline and when you should be reminded about it. So, instead of asking for a list each time, this shortcut could automatically place new tasks into my Shopping list in the Things app, or my Road Trip list. Tap each piece of blue text (and this applies to any part of any shortcut) to edit it, either with any offered pre-made options or your own custom parameter. Shortcut anatomy showing an expanded view of the options potentially available for a single action (Image credit: iMore)Īs you can see, there are several parameters, such as on which list you want your to-do, when you want it, and its deadline, and when you should be reminded, and more. To give you an example of the kind of customization you might see in a particular shortcut action, let's take a look at this shortcut for adding a new to-do item to Things. Anything in blue text in Shortcuts is a parameter, and a parameter can be changed, either to a pre-defined option or a customized option you enter yourself. Well, Shortcuts allows you to customize different parts of several of your available actions, all depending on what action you're looking to modify. Maybe you want your to-do shortcut always to add an item to a specific list, or you want your "Play music" action to shuffle a particular playlist. Anatomy of a shortcutĪfter creating an initial shortcut or adding one from the gallery, you might find that, as it is, it doesn't do exactly what you're looking for. It's filled with a library of shortcuts and shortcut suggestions that will really help you get started, and each shortcut can be easily modified to work into your specific needs. If you're entirely new to shortcuts and feeling a little intimidated, I'd recommend that you start in the gallery, the tab on the right side of the Shortcuts app. You just go into Shortcuts, tap the + button in the corner, then start adding and customizing actions. You can also create something more complicated with multiple conditional parameters, but that's for a different time.įor instance, maybe you want to take advantage of the updated Shortcuts integration in Things to create a straightforward button that allows you just to start building a new to-do. Do you need something simple? You can create easy one- and two-step actions. The great thing about shortcuts is that they can adapt to fit what you need. So you can tell Siri to create a to-do in your task manager of choice, for instance, and if that app's shortcuts support it, Siri can follow up with different questions about things like title, due date, and what list to use. These are multipart conversations that third-party developers can take advantage of for, among other things, multistep shortcut creation. You can also have of conversational interactions with Siri in Shortcuts.
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I didn't have to record the name of the shortcut beforehand it just became a part of the system. All I have to do is say "End of Day" to Siri for that shortcut to run. For example, I have a shortcut called End of Day.
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