10 Genius Apple Shortcuts to Simplify Your Life

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Comment what shortcut would you like to see in a future video!

[@ahmmota9928]

I need a shortcut to put the ring in silent mode instead of close the side button . also if applicable shortcut to disable the pin password in case I am driving or the mobile connected to car Bluetooth. my phone is Iphone 13

[@wagnerbenjamin6863]

I am working on a SC that schedules my day. It basically lets me choose from a reminders list with different weekly meetings (+ address). Calculates the time I need to drive from the office to the meeting and creates a Kalender event starting at the arrival time based on the average duration of the past events with this title. Then asks for next meeting which should start after the estimated end of the first + driving time to the next meeting. I should get it to work soon, but would be happy to see how you would toggle this. Greetings 🖖🏻

[@MrGoMario]

I would like to automatically start up a program every 6 hours... Can it be accomplished with a shortcut?

[@wagnerbenjamin6863]

@@MrGoMario sure just sit 4 automations that trigger at specific time of day. Set thetime of each six hours after the one before. Et voilà! You could also put wait action in your shortcut but wouldn’t recommend it since it will run in the background all the time

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

@@ahmmota9928Hey, can you elaborate on what you want for the silent mode shortcut? With an example

[@Murderball9]

Great shortcuts! Only thing missing is this video is segments by time stamps. :)

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Sorry about that. Usually KZbin automatically does it for me 😔 I will have to see why it isnt doing it.

[@alexdemaris4878]

Great video. I've customized my action button prompts but am having trouble enabling it. Do I add the shortcut to an automation? I can't seem to get it to work

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey thanks! And you want to go to action button settings and choose the shortcut setting. This will make it so when you click your action button the shortcut will run. Does this help?

[@rogergranquist]

I like the social media timer shortcut. I only use instagram, but this will still be super helpful, thanks!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Your welcome! And yeah it’s great especially if you pair it with screen time limits on Instagram. It really makes sure you are not on there for hours. Which is easy to do 😁

[@resra6071]

Great video. Regarding the last action button shortcut tip there is easier and dynamic method - make folder in shortcuts, then in action button configuration select shortcuts and choose “show folder” (not “open folder” as that will open shortcuts app when you press the action button). Now when you press action button you will get a visual pop-up containing all automations in the folder.

[@SHADOWGIRL1971]

I learned of a shortcut that allows you to receive an "alarm", if you will, whenever you plug in your iPad/iPhone to be charged. Basically, what happens with this particular shortcut…You can set any song that you have in your iTunes library to go off when the battery is fully charged. I saw it in another KZbin video a long, long time ago.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

That is pretty cool!

[@vht_2410]

5:31 how to make the top of your phone screen show the remaining time. I tried multiple times but did not work

[@DJAnthonyGarcia]

8:14 Hey friend, if you need a quick nap to recharge, try sleeping for 20 minutes. That’s the perfect amount of time to make you feel more alert and energized without that groggy feeling you sometimes get from sleeping longer. If you nap for 30 minutes or more, you might enter deep sleep and wake up feeling sluggish. So, 20 minutes is ideal for a quick boost! 😉

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks for the insight! I’ve heard about that before but sometimes it’s hard to only do 20 min haha 🤣

[@nafessakassim3089]

This is great. Do you have any suggestions on shortcuts to open up a specific document in a writing app. So for example if you want to open up a specific document in Notabililty or have it open up when you open your iPad in the morning or something like that?

[@garciajero]

for someone that has automated his life to this point you look tired mate . great video !

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

The grind is real haha I made this video during a move too so I probably was a lil tired! 🥱 Glad you liked the video 😁

[@dylandavison]

Epic. Nice work.

[@stevehall3782]

Is there a way to add reminders into the daily summary automation?

[@OhSnapChuckie]

8:19 For number 7, to specify a time • add the “ date” shortcut, do “current date” -> add “Adjust date” then do “add [duration] to date” -> add “set focus mode” then “turn [focus] on until [adjusted date]”

[@nathanfinn4214]

Great video. How does the "Don't Be Late" shortcut get launched? Do I need to do automate a start or will it auto-detect the calendar event titled "Work" close to the event and calculate the driving time? For now I have it set to start at 00:00 each day, but this calculates the driving time without traffic.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey! You can attach the don’t be late shortcut to an automation. For example, you canattach it to an automation that gets triggered when your morning alarm goes off. So as soon as you turn it off the shortcut will activate. Does this help?

[@jimbridgeman5169]

Hi, how do I add the forecast for the day (low/high, precipitation)? Downloaded your shortcut and only sent me current temp and feels like Thanks!

[@nikhilkhadkikar]

Too many adds in your video bro

[@davidwagner8837]

That isn’t under his control. The end user can pay KZbin for an ad-free experience. The alternative is that he can create videos pro bono but then he’s got to make money somewhere else instead of posting videos on KZbin. If he posts videos here for free, it might mean he posts fewer videos.

[@AdenPostsAndReviews]

Huh?

[@user-bk9gj8rj9q]

@@davidwagner8837 It is under his control if he's earning money from his videos. You can set ads in particular places within the video, and increase the amount manually.

[@Fil4o08]

@@davidwagner8837He selects how many ads to put in a video😅

[@SeanTube2099]

KZbin premium

[@jamison216]

Was literally thinking just this morning that I need to make a nap shortcut, so this was awesome. Thanks for the walkthrough!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

You welcome! Happy Napping 😴

[@Caladen_]

With the upcoming day summary, when I get sent the message I want to receive a notification for it as well is there anyway to do that 1:50

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Yes there is! Just add a “show notification” action to the end of the shortcut and that should work 👍

[@AUbreyAhna-c6n]

Thanks for including the shortcuts!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

You’re welcome! 😊

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

These were very helpful. I will try the 1st Shortcut for sure 🌟

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Glad it was helpful 😁

[@RolemodelU]

Thanks Anthony. Is there a way to switch notifications of a particular App on for a specific period? For example, if I'd like to automatically have notifications for outlook turned on during work times (9am to 5pm) and off otherwise. Any help?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey Sorry for the late reply! This can easily be done using the focus modes so you don't even need shortcuts. For example, i have a "work" focus mode that blocks notifications from non work apps. You can even set schedules on focus modes. So you can input the 9 am to 5 pm it is on and outside of those hours it is off. Hopefully this helps! You can DM on instagram if you want a video example 😁

[@JohnnyGarton]

Great video, thanks for sharing the shortcuts, really enjoy the upcoming and next day summary

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Of course, glad you liked them! That is my favorite one too. I got so more I’m playing with in the background for a part 2 😁

[@MG-TXMX]

How do I change calendar in morning report to use outlook?

[@MarcusATruong]

Same question!

[@marcandredebruyne9708]

great video! i thinking of trying the calendar and the grocery list shortcuts. quick question - any way to display specific calendars? (and not all of them). i have a number of calendars that i use, that i don't need to display in the summary. thanks in advance. also - is there a nice way to display a birthday in the summary? as it lists it as a 12:00am entry. same goes with anything else that is a full day event. could be nice to simply have the even stated, without a time.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Good question and yes you can! Under the “find all calendars” part of the shortcut there is a “filter” option and you can filter by calendar name. This should allow you to choose which calendars you want to include or not include. 👍. The filter also has an option to choose all day events. I hope this helps!

[@maximilianovilla_]

Nice video, man. Well done!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks my guy 😁

[@TheREIstory]

Can you help me add text from the apple notes app titled "Todo"? I'd like to also include items on the note in mine. I tried it myself but couldn't quite get it.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey, Can you explain more? You want to pull text from a Apple notes titled “Todo” and add it where?

[@TheREIstory]

@@Anthonyrolivieri add it into the morning routine text. Just before the ending of have a nice day! However today is the first day I've had the shortcut active and in an automation and I keep getting random texts from different locations around the world updating me on the time and weather there such as Turkey, the Netherlands, etc. And I live in Michigan lol not sure why it's been sending texts randomly throughout the day when my trigger is set to when the wake up alarm stops. I've tweeked it a little bit in relation to the weather status and location it is pulling. I tried setting it to a specific location instead like my home town so we will see if that fixes it or not.

[@Life_Is_Adventure_Artic]

Thanks a lot, Your all shortcuts helped me a lot in daily use😊❤

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Awesome! I’m glad you found these useful 😁 I use them everyday too

[@MCCraftAdventure]

This is what Siri 2.0 should be. That would be true intelligence.

[@TheSuperStroker]

Thanks for the morning / evening report - great idea. How about some desk/laptop shortcuts?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

I will definitely look into creating some Mac shortcuts! Great idea 👍

[@kiato_chamoosh]

Really liked the video plz make more 🎉❤

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Working on Part 2 now! 😁

[@ryanpark2507]

Great vid bro. Sorry I am new to all of this. I am looking for an automation that will wake me up, tell me the date, notify me of calendar events and drive time to such events. Once I can figure that out I am wanting to connect it to my smart lights so it will turn colors based off my drive time as to when I have to leave. Any suggestions? Thank you again for your vid. It was very well done.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks man! 😁 Hmm that first part is 100% doable as I do most of that in the “Don’t be late” and “Morning Report” shortcuts. If you combine those two and do a little tweaking you can make that happen. The lights part of this shortcut you want might need some thinking. 🤔

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Actually I was able to make the first half here: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/85c02034e92c4a92a16a32cb9fd0413c For the lights part did you want it to change like red if you had only 5 minutes to leave or you will be late?

[@ryanpark2507]

@@Anthonyrolivieri thank you so much. Yeah I don’t know how to capture the travel time variable from my Apple calendar events

[@ryanpark2507]

@@Anthonyrolivieri yes, maybe one light turn from green to blue to yellow to red in 5 minute increments with the last one being red letting me know I need to go or I will be late.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Gotcha, let me look into this for part 2 👍 I’m developing a list of potential shortcuts for that 👍

[@eccabo0]

These are great! I added the tip/split/pay and it's great! Question - when I view a payment in the history and click OK, there is a pop up that says "Shortcut Not Found; Make sure a valid shortcut is selected in the Run Shortcut Action". Is there a way to fix?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Good catch! I fixed that here 😁 Here is the updated version: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7ea5e38a192f47b48c25a4f2477b0f80

[@tanjilrashid9250]

File doesn’t exist. How to solve this problem. How to add file.

[@jayandzeelive9481]

Ngl bro 😭 The charging sound gets my attention, but activates my anxiety, (as though my charger needs to be replaced or isn’t plugged in correctly) 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@eymbaque3446]

Great shortcuts and presentation. ❤ that the shortcuts were more than just the basics, tailored to solutions for everyday life. Ty

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks for the kind words! And yeah there is so many ways to use them 🤯

[@AshrafAteya-s6c]

plz help .xlex and .docx fils not open auto from uptate ios 18 but .xle open normally

[@mmthiollier]

Hi, Anthony, great tips. I am having a difficult time setting up an automation with the “if” condition. It doesn’t seem to work. I’m trying to set an automation to activate “do not disturb” and block all notifications when the Alexa app on my iPhone is playing a book to me. The problem is that I want to have do not disturb if the app is on and when I close the app the automation should turn off automatically the do not disturb mode. I tried to use the “if” condition so that “if” app is opened do not disturb is on and “if” app is closed do not disturb is off. The “if” condition doesn’t seem to work. Can you help? Thank you. Marcelo ( from São Paulo, Brazil)🇧🇷

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey Marcelo! Have you tried using shortcut automations function? There is an automation that is activates based off an app is being open or closed. You just need to make two automations. You would need to make an automation for when the app is open to be on do not disturb and then create another automation to turn off do not disturb when the app is closed. This should solve your issue 👍

[@mmthiollier]

@@Anthonyrolivieri thank you Anthony. I thought by using a “if” condition, I could make just a single automation which would recognize if the app is on or off. Thank you once again for your quick reply. Keep up with such great videos. Best

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Of course, and yeah that would be nice, but I haven’t found a way to do that either. Thanks for the support! 😊

[@shreyanmehta6999]

5th one is the best. Technology is only categorised as best if it saves us men scolding from our better halfs😂😂. Everything else is fine

[@jaykaslo]

Bro! I LOVE your audio cassette poster “Life has no rewind…”. Where’d you get that??

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks and it’s from a company called Ikonick! They make dope canvas art 😎

[@jaykaslo]

@@Anthonyrolivieri Cool thanks!

[@TekkitsWorkshop]

I love the first one. Tony Stark on the budget🙂

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Lol if only Siri can be like J.A.R.V.I.S. 😔

[@TekkitsWorkshop]

@@Anthonyrolivieri Siri 2.0 is slowly rolling out and you should watch the ChatGPT presentation from not a long ago, where their voice model had personality-like interaction, very fluid with puns and jokes, it was so impressive. Since Apple is integrating ChatGPT now, I bet we will get Siri that will be a true friend-like compaction. And that day doesn't have to be that far away.

[@monkeyboi685]

Amazing!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks! 😊

[@nathanbreeding4618]

Can the first shortcut be run with Google calendar instead of the native apple calendar?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Natively you can not, but you should just integrate the Google calendar to iOS calendar. That way it will work the same way 😁 Otherwise, you would probably have to pay for a third party software to find a way to integrate it into Apple shortcuts.

[@philmmp]

I could have sworn i saw you post a video where the shortcut sent you stock prices in the daily text with reminders. AM I correct?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

No lol but that would be an amazing shortcut. I will look into this to see if possible!

[@cesarrios4349]

I honestly forgot this thing existed when I got my iPhone 13. Don’t bully me I just use my phone for work, music and shows, investing.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

You are not alone. Most people just don’t know how to use it 😅 Tutorial coming soon!

[@myphamouslife6399]

Fantastic video!!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks! 😊

[@wagnerbenjamin6863]

Man your split bill sc is way more complicated than it has to be… 😅 The key for building such complex Shortcuts in general is to split the actions in separate (function-) Shortcuts, keep them as short and as simple possible, define your input and output data type and get the values from one (main) menu shortcut. This way you won’t lose track in your one monster shortcut and it’s much faster and easy to process for your device, cause it needs to store every variable you defined in the SC while running and this way has the opportunity to discard the ones you don’t need. Greetings 🖖🏻

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey and welcome 😁 I know right lol that is the one shortcut I got from the shortcut creator DjmannyD that I mentioned in the video. I could probably go back and shorten the shortcut he created by removing the unnecessary actions. All the other shortcuts I created and are short and sweet 😁

[@wagnerbenjamin6863]

@@Anthonyrolivieri Don’t get me wrong , I like the complex ones. But at one point you need to split it in smaller chunks. On the upside I reuse most of them in other SC-projects now so I don’t have to start from sketch every time since I already have my base functions.

[@rmadler2007]

How do I automatically display the upcoming day summary text? I will forget to look at the text unless it is open On my phone when I wake up.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey are you saying it doesn’t pop up as a notification like a normal text message does?

[@jojomanahan6354]

How to set the 1st shortcut to night time text of the schedule for the following day. I cant find it.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

It should be in the description but here is a link to it: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c699efe599544b0dbd063300fa724f2c

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

When you get it you will just have to add your number in to get the notification 👍

[@jojomanahan6354]

@@Anthonyrolivieri thank you so much. Btw, I tried setting it for the next 7 days but it lacks the date of the said schedule for each task. Any tips?

[@jojomanahan6354]

@@Anthonyrolivieri I was able to edit it out at 7 days but I dont know how to share the shortcut here for others to see. Thanks man!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Oh sweet, and that is cool 😎 Yeah share it with the community! On your iPhone, open the shortcut’s workflow, you will see on the bottom right the square with the upward arrow (the share option) and then hit copy the iCloud link. Then paste that link in here 👍

[@Rob-p2c]

Hey great video! Can you make a shortcut that does an hourly chime? I have this feature on my digital watch. I’d rather have it on my phone.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

I’ll see what I can do for part 2 :) Just curious, what is your use case for this?

[@Rob-p2c]

@@AnthonyrolivieriI like to hear the beeps throughout the day

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Gotcha! I will look into this for part 2 👍

[@Rob-p2c]

@@Anthonyrolivieri thanks!

[@gc84311]

Do you have a short cut for mass individual texts?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey, try this! www.icloud.com/shortcuts/bfc3913dd7984174a986f8cfbd81481e

[@gc84311]

@@Anthonyrolivierithank you. 🎉

[@David-sn9jw]

This is great, thanks!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Glad you like it!

[@iPlasticity]

Is it somehow possible to activate ChatGPT voice conversation without unlocking the iPhone?

[@rustyb78]

I click on a shortcut link and it just takes me to the app store. It will not open the actual shortcut so I can add it.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hmm I think you need to have the shortcut app to open it. You can direct message me on Instagram with a screen recording and I can see if I can help 👍

[@chesolder871]

Perfect thanks!

[@richardohughes]

For nap time, adjust date is more useful

[@puneetarora1714]

Can you try making a shortcut as following -> suppose you are typing something, and you have to enter your email address, now suppose you have 3 email addresses so you just type e1 for you primary email address and in the input where the focus is, the work e1 changes to your primary email, 1 downside to it would be you woulnt be able to type e1 if this action is set to run automatically, its actually a samsung keyboard feature, I was trying to recreate it but not yet very good with ios or the shortcuts app

[@puneetarora1714]

nevermind, there is a text replacement feature in the keyboard that does the job

[@austinsammielee3837]

Thought my charger was wigging out for the first 5 shortcuts.

[@nathanbreeding4618]

I love the first shortcut! However, it never runs for me. I’ve set it up 3-4 times. Any ideas?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hmm what does it do? 🤔 Sometimes shortcuts can be glitchy

[@nathanbreeding4618]

@@Anthonyrolivieriit never runs. I wake, turn off the alarm, and it doesn’t send text.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

You set it up as an automation right? You can send me a video DM on my Instagram and I can try and troubleshoot for you Instagram handle: @anthonyrolivieri

[@laquinceanera]

A step by step tutorial would be nice!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Good to know, I was thinking the same thing 👍

[@dlouievel]

For the low power mode dont you need to set an automation to turn it off when its above 20%

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

You definitely can, but your iphone turns it off automatically if you charge it to 80% or higher

[@leetownsend5082]

Part 2, please

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

On it! What would you like to see in Part 2?

[@ryanpark2507]

I agree part 2 would be appreciated. Maybe a tutorial for us newbies as well if you have time

[@Trackhoe075]

Didn’t even wanna see the first

[@TaylorLoverAJ]

Is there a way that the summary could automatically send every day?

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Yes the upcoming or next day summaries should be automatically sending everyday using the shortcuts I made 👍 if your having trouble you can DM me on Instagram and I can help!

[@TheSuperStroker]

Is it possible to pop notifications up instead of alarms? Or at least find a way to pick the sound? Timer always defaults to last used. Not great when u need multiple running timers in a quiet space.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

You can definitely set notifications in shortcuts. Can you give me an example situation on how you would you use this?

[@CertifiedAuthentic]

Is it possible to make the time of day short execute torch during dark hours and camera during daytime. i’m having trouble trying to edit your code

[@carlos53k]

Can you make an automation… Between the hours of 6AM-7AM when connected to CarPlay, then automatic launch Apple Maps and give me directions to work. Without me having to press anything.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hmm this seems very doable! I wrote this down for my next video 💪

[@LG4Eva]

Ask chat GPT link doesn’t work? both the links are for Live Chat GPT

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Thanks for letting me know! Just fixed that 👍

[@rpcvcar]

Thx

[@adnan_samyn]

Create an shortcut where phone TRIGGER ALARM when getting notification from specific app. Request!!

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey, making shortcuts for part 2! You want an alarm to go off when a notification is sent from an app? Isn’t the notification considered an “alarm”? Can you explain the use case for this?

[@adnan_samyn]

@@Anthonyrolivieri Thanks for reaching out! I’m looking for a shortcut that can notify me with an alarm whenever I get an important message from apps like Slack, LinkedIn, Fiverr, or Upwork. Since I deal with clients in different time zones, messages often come at inconvenient times, and it can be tough to keep track. On Android, there was an app that did something similar, but I haven’t found anything like it for iPhone. Ideally, I’d love something that makes a sound or keeps ringing like an alarm when a message comes in so I can wake up immediately and not miss anything from my clients. Hope this makes sense! Thanks again! Looking forward to that part 2 . Good luck man

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

​@@adnan_samyn thanks for explaining! That would be useful. I looked into this and unfortunately right now there is no action in shortcuts that is based off notifications of other apps. I use slack as well and there is nothing in the slack app that can do this either. I tried looking for third party app that do this, but they are all for android. Nothing for IOS. im sorry 😞 Hopefully in the future!

[@kubos5500]

I don’t have the “is between” option 😭

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hmm that is weird. Are you saying you don’t have the “get time between dates” option? Everyone should have this 🤔

[@connorhunter9394]

All of theses short cuts worked for 1 day then they all stopped

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Mine are still working, so this might be just your phone. I will say that once in a while the shortcuts app can get stuck. To fix this you simply turn off your phone and back on. This should fix the issue and your shortcuts will start working again. Let me know if that helps! 👍

[@TheREIstory]

Do not use the first automation it sends you the same SMS as everyone who has ever used the same thing! And it exposed your email to everyone too. I am now getting text from ppl all over the world who have used this automation throughout the day and it's terrible like constant spam messages. If anyone can help me fix this please let me know. I already deleted the automation and I'm still getting the texts from other people.

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Hey, I am not sure what is happening on your phone but I can ensure you that the shortcut is not causing it. Apple is known for privacy and there is no number in the template. Once you add it to your shortcuts, it is designed to be securely used for you and you only. Me, my friends, family, people who viewed this video and others use this shortcut and nobody has this issue. I think you have another issue happening. I would contact your carrier to see what happened. I hope you get that solved 🙏

[@TheREIstory]

@@Anthonyrolivieri okay, thanks! I'll check into it

[@whytellmewhy]

you definitely did not record this video on an iphone. if so probably and iphone 1 lmao

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

Dang my quality is bad? It’s 1080p using a Sony A7iii. I understand the zoom in parts may be less quality

[@Nekotaku_TV]

None of these are useful to me...

[@Anthonyrolivieri]

There is not a one size fit all so hopefully in part 2 you will find some you can use. Do you have any suggestions on what you would like to see made?

[@Nekotaku_TV]

@@Anthonyrolivieri All the things I want seem impossible. I looked it up.

[@swapnils835]

Why the fuck i bought iPhone 15 pro max. Such a wastage of money. Never regretted in my life so much