13 Useful iPhone Shortcuts YOU Requested! [Part 6]

[@chadunderwood]

Little tip I found somewhere for NFC tags. Add a vibration to the shortcut. So when it detects the NFC and starts the automation you know it started.

[@tdrg_]

How come I never thought of that? I was using Show Notification for letting me know it started instead! Thank you for the tip!

[@josealvarezn]

Awesome tip, thanks!

[@beardfm]

Oh so good!! Doing that for sure

[@joehayes22]

HEY ! How do you make a you tube shortcut to fast fwd or adjust the playback speed of a video? I wanna make the action button on the iPhone 16 a button that automatically fast-forward the playback speed to 2X on KZbin video while I'm watching it so I don't have to touch the screen

[@ozmozis6073]

Hey Stephen, have you done a shortcut for: 1. Scraping a website like eBay or Amazon, to lookup a product, when it was last updated and the current price - also if it's lower than a certain amount, i.e. potentially on sale? 2. I have a business phone and always forgetting my number. Is there a shortcut to query Settings > Phone > My Number? 3. Is there a way to view the device's storage i.e. current size, in real number and percentage, to the total? Thanks and you're always a thumbs up. Appreciate your work.

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that! Will try to figure that out for the next one!

[@Daedalus042]

Love the series. I live outside the U.S. and I’ve been trying to set up a shortcut that will automatically toggle the iOS system setting’s default temperature unit between F and C each day so I get more familiar with Celsius. (I’d even be game to switch up the phone’s Preferred language!) As far as I can tell, this part of settings (General > Language and region) can’t be connected to a shortcut, but I’d love to be wrong!

[@anand6008]

Shortcut request: Looking for a shortcut to download a utility bill (have to be logged in the provider’s website) that I am viewing in safari to specific folder from the sharesheet. For this, I created a shortcut but the outputted file has “the user is not authorized”. I execute the shortcut from the sharesheet in safari. Do you have shortcut that can do a download? I am aware that Save to Files is available in sharesheet (and it works) but we have to select the folder for each time.

[@thenewexperiencenetwork]

For deleting alarms, you want the find alarms action with a filter that has "Label is" or "Label contains" if you have similar but not exact labels. Then you want to add a "repeat with each" action focusing on alarms. If you want to differentiate enabled or disabled alarms, read ahead, if not skip to the next sentence. You can add an if action that is focused on the repeat item (Tap the repeat item and make sure it is type alarm and Is Enabled is checked). Then add your delete alarm inside and focus it on repeat item. Hope this helps!

[@beardfm]

Great tips! Thank you for this

[@jorden123]

Thanks for the video!! Just to let you know, about the first shortcut, if your desire is to run an automation on certain specific days, you don't have to format the current day in the shortcut, you can do it in the automation window by choosing the "Weekly" and choosing the days there :)

[@beardfm]

Great tip!

[@kenzie4870]

Shortcut request- Could you do some more shortcuts where you take transactions with the bank cards and put them in a spreadsheet or sm like that. Just to document each payment in a table

[@philippheinrich2308]

Shortcut Request - 1. Take a Foto 2. Create a Album in a Fix Folder/Subfolder-Structure with the Name „[current Year]-[current Calendar Week]_[Static Text(always the same)]-[Variable Text]“ 3. Move taken Photo to that new Album 4. Ask if you want to take more Photos for that Album? -> Yes -> Save taken Photo to the same Album -> Repeat Question ->No -> Stop Shortcut Hope that‘s not to much :D Thanks I love your shortcut Videos

[@guerragianluca]

Great video as always, Stephen, thank you! Request: is it possible to modify the second shortcut to update the sleep and wake up time instead of just regular alarm?

[@beardfm]

Thank you! And yes, will cover in the next one

[@marons85]

Auto directions to next event is exactly what I am looking for! However I have a request since the auto directions starts regarding the current time (even if you get into the car hours before the starting time of the event), so is there a way to have an if loop that triggers the shortcut only when you are close to the event’s time (let’s say 45-30 minutes before the start time) and do nothing before that? Cheers

[@antonioborrello9542]

Hi, do you remember that I asked you how to activate a shortcut when I put it on charge but only in the evening or after a certain time... how do you do it? thz

[@beardfm]

Will cover in the next one!

[@niveus61]

Hi Stephen, I enjoy your videos but as a senior, I am struggling to make the following shortcut. Are you able to make a shortcut to enable calls/messages/etc to be changed from my hearing aids to the car/Apple Carplay when I get in the car by pushing the shortcut on my iPhone 12 Pro (v17.4.1) and then another to revert calls back to the hearing aids? Can it be added to my Apple Watch (Series 3 with v8.8.1)? Also is there an automation to make the shortcut work when it detects Apple Carplay? Also to revert back to hearing aids when there is no CarPlay, such as getting out of the car. Thanks for any assistance with this issue. Best regards, Malcolm

[@beardfm]

Hi Malcolm! In my experience, hearing aid devices specifically don't act like normal bluetooth headphones, and may be difficult to automate like this. But I'll look in to it for a future video and see what can be done!

[@siddharthposwal3292]

Would it be possible to create an automation in iPhone to adjust the media volume automatically upon opening the app? For example, when I open up Spotify or KZbin, the media volume will automatically change to 50.

[@beardfm]

Absolutely! I show that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHfFYquFediVj8U&si=iNkuxDExqCl3WmGs

[@theovlassis]

Hello there! Can you create shortcuts for us that send a message when we've parked our car? Also, if possible, integrate with maps or even AirTags 😀

[@BTrisc0392]

This is a GREAT series. Kudos and hope everyone checks this out!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@darreng-g]

Great video! Can you set up a shortcut which checks the views to a website as would like to set up to track mine please.

[@bigseandaddy]

Thank you so much. For the automation, "Car Reminder," can we specify it to run on a certain date between a time range? Like on Sunday's between 4am-6am if CarPlay connects.

[@beardfm]

You can! It would just take two IF statements, one for the day and one for the time.

[@ItsRafaelRosa]

Request a Apple Watch shortcut: Toggle stopwatch (start a new or pause/resume if already running) I just found start stopwatch, but I can't get stopwatch "state" to make an If

[@davidfindley8517]

Question: I am a big fan and user of your many Shortcuts. Have you ever built a Shortcut that would turn a light On and OFF over a (say) scheduled 30 minutes?

[@beardfm]

Thanks! You can automate a light to turn on and then back off after 30 minutes or more right when creating it

[@jeh_here]

Hi, I don’t know if it’s possible or not, but can you make a video on Screen Time Shortcut - which gives us an option of using Screen Time limits on say Instagram for 12 hrs a week and not a daily one. In this way if I use Instagram less on weekdays I can cover it on weekends.

[@Donkishop]

When I’m biking I have shortcuts on my iPhone to display some infos on the weather volume battery level etc… but I have to click ok to close the message. Is there a way in shortcuts to display text but for few seconds only ?

[@LordRevan-jn4ks]

Do you recommend The Braided Solo Loop or the Ocean Band? I already have the Alpinr,Trail and Silicon Sportband.Hoe does the Braided Solo Perfrom in the Summer and while swimming? How Long does it take to dry? Love your vids!

[@tdrg_]

I have the Braided Solo Loop. Not good at all for sports. It gets wet and dries very slowly, and also gets dirty quickly. But as a day-to-day watch band for a more calm routine it’s awesome, crazy comfortable, you forget it’s on

[@LordRevan-jn4ks]

Thanks for an Everyday Band I have the Trail which is super comfortable too. Do you think I should get it eventough i have the Trail Loop?

[@tdrg_]

@@LordRevan-jn4ks I mean it is kind of expensive, $99 is not cheap for a band. But the Sport Loop (which is a simpler version of the Trail Loop) is just as comfortable. I would get one only if you get this specific band in a color which you like or matches your watch and, of course, have $99 to spend on it.

[@LordRevan-jn4ks]

Ok thanks I think I will skip the Braided Solo and will just continue using my Trail Loop that came with my Ultra 😃

[@tdrg_]

@@LordRevan-jn4ks great! That one’s very comfortable too!

[@rickchase2268]

is there a shortcut to disable/enable the notification for texts? The little bell icon in control center where the red diagonal lines appears? Siri doesn't know what to do with it. Siri won't / can't open control center. Thank you.

[@Graham_DB]

Could you create a shortcut that tells me I need to go to the store when I get within a certain distance of my local store, but only if my shopping list has something on it and I'm connected to CarPlay? My comment copy & pasted from a previous video, because it’s still something I’m definitely interested in 😁

[@beardfm]

Haha I saw your previous one but it's tough! Still working on it, will try to get one for you in the next requests video!

[@zabdielscoon3041]

Really cool. I hope iOS 18 has some really good shortcut improvements.

[@beardfm]

Thanks! And same, I’m hopeful

[@itsdavidfabian]

How this man doesn’t have more subs, is beyond me. Awesome content as always. Keep up the great work. It’ll pay off one day!!

[@beardfm]

I appreciate that! Means a lot 🙏🏻

[@choncho101]

Any idea to fix whatsApp communicates with shortcuts? Tried updating both apps, reinstalling and updating , turning on/off settings…sending reports…please help!!

[@ravipatilmj]

Is it possible to create a widget for lock screen which simply shows the “screen time”… so that, when I get the urge to check social media, I can decide not to

[@beardfm]

I know there are Home Screen widgets for screen time, but no Lock Screen ones just yet

[@5ammie_]

Request a shortcut that automates the function of a pilot logbook Records 1. The Start and Stop location 2. The start and Stop time 3. The type of aircraft and registration 4. Total time 5. Duty = Multi pilot or Single 6. Condition of flight = IFR or VFR 7. Special Remarks Can work using tapping an NFC tag or the start/stop function of the timer

[@beardfm]

This is great, will work on it!

[@5ammie_]

Just downloaded it. You're a legend@@beardfm 🙌🙌 Would like to request a few edits if possible: 1. 'The type of aircraft and registration' - Can it be a drop down list preset and stored in DataJar instead of typing it each and every time 2. The total time - Rounded off to the higher nearest one decimal place i.e. 14:00 - 16:35 = 2.6 09:00 - 10:49 = 1.9 3. Automatically Save in a folder in Notes

[@sabs06]

​@beardfm shortcut request :is there anyway we can control dynamic island using shortcuts. Since island use max usage of 1 or two apps live activity its not optimised its graphics and transition when another live activity of another come in play. For example i was wondering using shortcuts to freeze one app dynamic island usage when another app use its graphics. Anyway u could help me bro?

[@tfraley]

@Stephen Robles Question is their a way to make a shortcut take your current url and share it to facebook groups? Seeing Facebook removed some API's so many services you can't automate it any longer.

[@tdrg_]

Do you want to execute this shortcut from the Share Sheet?

[@k.sumanthsriharsha7326]

Is there any shortcut to schedule always on display between specific times ?

[@beardfm]

There is an always-on display action you can use! Create an automation for time of day and enable / disable as you'd like! Will cover in a future video too.

[@k.sumanthsriharsha7326]

@@beardfm always on display option is not visible in automation section😖

[@jamiehuggett]

Shortcut/automation request: when I connect to CarPlay, if there are any unplayed (or started but unfinished) episodes of a podcast (using Apple Podcasts), I want the podcast to automatically start playing. If there are no unplayed podcast episodes available then I want it to automatically play an Apple Music playlist instead. Hope you can help with this, thanks!

[@beardfm]

Great idea, and wish this was possible! Unfortunately there are no actions to get played / unplayed episodes of a show or of your following list

[@howard04138]

Request a Apple music shortcut: 1. Generate a menu to select the music to play first in my playlist 2. Start playing the selected music 3. After playing, shuffle and play next songs randomly from the playlist

[@rijsahota]

Question- when my ipad charged to 80 % & From ipad to send a text message to my iPhone telling that my ipad iOS charged 80 %is this possible to do , Thank You

[@drumdover]

Do you need a text message? If not, you can send a notification. For instance, my shortcut notifies me at 75% charge.

[@ramonpadilla2607]

Really good content, not sure what's up with the red paperweight to the right of the phone.

[@beardfm]

Haha 😏

[@SanGerardino]

The Shortcuts Master!

[@beardfm]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@gregoryrowden8615]

The GOAT

[@alexgunner2244]

Shortcut request - Turning on lights at set brightness at time of day with a twist - If I manually turn on light before or after the auto turn on I need the lights to stay at set brightness. I use Lutron light switch. Stephen Keep up the great work. Love your podcast as well. I like shortcut content.

[@tdrg_]

So if you changed the brightness manually, at time of execution the shortcut should just stop, turn on the lamp but at that set brightness and next time it runs at a default value, or turn on lamp once at that brightness and then if it’s not a set value (say 100%) make it said value (100% example)? I have the noon off and I can help you with an integration. If you can just clarify exactly what you want

[@martyparshall4368]

I’m sure some of this may exist but haven’t been able to create this automation since moving away from Alexa. I have all HomePods now and would love to see an automation of based on a time of day say after 9:30pm if one of my (now matter compatible Switchbot door sensors open) have a particular HomePod let me know which door was opened and sent a notification to my phone/watch. Thx love all these shortcuts! Has taught me quite a bit and LOVE I can download them.

[@BethePandaGames]

As a Locksmith I find myself sending a customer a thank you message after every service preformed. Is it possible to make an automation where I can copy the customers number and run the automation and paste the number in so it can send a customer a message with the thank you note?

[@beardfm]

That's a great use case! Will try to build that out.

[@BethePandaGames]

@@beardfm thank you that would be amazing 🤩

[@CheeChengHoo]

Hi! I have 3 shortcuts and need to run 1 after another, can I know how ?

[@beardfm]

You can use the run shortcut action with wait commands in between!

[@nefta8222]

Shortcut request - iPhone automatically changes EQ based on what you are listening. (Eg. listening to music = late night or listening to podcast = spoken word) Thank you so much

[@MiamiCoffee2023]

Is there a Siri shortcut to bypass “here’s what I found in the net?)

[@serna8815]

Could you make a shortcut that plays a sound file after your alarm going off?

[@jeffhale1189]

Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day,

[@beardfm]

Thank you too

[@alexbishop5870]

I set a shortcut a while ago for my garage door to open as I return home. However, all that happens is If I have AirPods in Siri asks if I want to run the shortcut, but never does it. I’m stuck (if I’m driving and not using AirPods nothing happens at all)

[@camerauk]

Any idea How I can set a action that gives me driving directions to work on certain days, (Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday) when my phone connects to CarPlay in my car, I use TomTom on my phone for directions

[@beardfm]

Hey there! Well I know how to do it with the stock Maps app, but I don't think Tom Tom offers Shortcuts actions, unfortunately.

[@camerauk]

Can you let me know how to do it with the stock maps app plz

[@TheSuperStroker]

I have two requests, oh sage of shortcuts. First, when I get a work email (anything that comes into a specific email address) I need a persistent reminder that pings me every 10 minutes until I answer it. Second, i'm trying to figure out a less abrasive timer/alarm. Ideally the shortcut would automatically run for (X) minutes at which time it would play a custom sound and/or speak a phrase like, "OK boss that's been 10 minutes do you want more," and give me the option to either extend by (x) minutes or quit. I currently have it set up to automatically create several timers. For example, 5, 10, & 15 minutes. But as far as I can figure, you cannot set the timer alert tone via shortcut. So you get whatever the last tone was… which can be very annoying/distracting if I am concentrating on something.

[@beardfm]

Will work on it!

[@kunalnanavati]

In the shortcut where you set up the pick up the kids reminder for weekdays, why would EEEEE be recognised as weekdays? I mean is there a glossary that can be referred to understand things that can be used for setting up shortcuts? I would’ve never thought 5 Es would be recognised as days let alone weekdays.. unless I’m missing something super obvious..

[@beardfm]

Those are Unicode abbreviations, you can learn more here! unicode.org/reports/tr35/tr35-dates.html#Date_Format_Patterns

[@MrVenkat8]

Lock certain apps when I leave my home wi-fi network?

[@beardfm]

You can’t really “lock” apps aside from just “locking” your screen. Like I showed when you open them the device just locks itself

[@DakChats]

Can you make a watch in KZbin shortcut for safari apps being open in the original app i.e. clicking a KZbin link and it redirects to the safari app instead of safari within KZbin?

[@beardfm]

Will try to work on it!

[@ashco124]

Shortcut idea! 1. Get days schedule from outlook 2. For each meeting set an alarm for 5 minutes before the scheduled time

[@ChristinJames-cs8fn]

Request: for creating a shortcut that locks specific apps with a new password when the timer is activated. To access the apps, you'll need to enter the password. It would be even more convenient if you could use the same password to stop the timer.

[@almtaani888]

Bro Can you make shortcut for Notion? I want enter from shortcut to Notion

[@ryanoleary9429]

Can you do a shortcut to get a KZbin’s transcript and summarize it using ChatGPT and display that with a notification please

[@beardfm]

I've been trying to, unfortunately I don't see a way to grab the subtitles / captions from a video to do something with the text output.

[@michaelcolis7336]

Steve, Request: Leave home, car play connects, Level lock locks front door. Return home, CarPlay disconnects, front door opens. Thanks, Mike.

[@gregoryrowden8615]

Shortcut request- turn on background sound. But I want the first action to ask me for a time input as to when I want the sound to turn off. I can get them started but can’t figure out how to get the shortcut to recognize the time input and stop them.

[@beardfm]

Hm that’s tough but will work on it!

[@Rickyjulian07]

I'm looking for a way to automate downtime based on the focus we're enabling, but it doesn't seem to be possible yet

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately screen time doesn’t have much control via Shortcuts. Maybe at WWDC!

[@leonsinko4328]

Hi, i need cellular data limiter, like on android.

[@turtleinashirt]

These would be super useful on the developer beta… IF I could open the Shortcuts app.

[@beardfm]

That beta 1 is always rough

[@luxor3749]

I’m getting crazy with the notifications…. Even if I toggle off “notify when run”, it still shows the notification. Why? I can’t solve this! I have iOS 17.4.1

[@beardfm]

What action are you getting a notification for?

[@PixZTech]

Shortcut request: Can you make a shortcut where you can use a double click, triple click and a hold button for the action button? And for every different click it does a different action?

[@thenewexperiencenetwork]

I don't know if it is possible because I have a iPhone 14, but there is double and triple back tap as well as a check phone orientation action which can give you many options to do many different shortcuts.

[@PixZTech]

The problem is I’m a case guy and when I tried to map it to do stuff it doesn’t register bcs for the phone to register to back tap it has to not have a case That’s why I’m asking if there’s a way to double click or triple click or hold the action button to do different stuff But I do like the idea of orientation for different actions

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately there are no multiple click options. You can program back taps for 2 and 3 taps in accessibility though!

[@hardik6700]

Pretty nice.

[@337jw]

Shortcut request - log intermittent fasting 16 hours, 24 hours or 36 hours and notify when time is up and add to the calendar event. :p

[@beardfm]

Oh that’s good. So you want to run it and start an intermittent fasting time period, and then get a reminder when it’s over, correct? And are you wanting to add the entire fasting time to the calendar as an even or just when it’s over?

[@337jw]

@@beardfm hi, thanks for your reply. yes, I want a notification to break my fasting when it's over and add the fasting time to calendar as an event so I can monitor all my fasting.

[@ga.vijaymuruganvijay9683]

I love Steve jobs I love apple 🍎

[@AM2PMReviews]

I want to make a short cut that works when I tap my NFC tag, it will play my shower playlist on Spotify. Or something like that

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately Spotify doesn't offer any Shortcuts actions!

[@serna8815]

Shortcut Request, a shortcut where it tells you how many hours/mins until your alarm will go off

[@Sananov]

Shortcut request- vibrate the phone when a person picks up the phone on their end during the call. 😁 Miss this from my android phone

[@vusheth]

The email reply is good. Can I have a reply all? The email received would have me in To and have others in cc. I want to be able to reply them all.

[@_pikachu_6378]

Shortcut request - Can you do a shortcut to switch off a meross socket when ur watch is at 100%

[@beardfm]

You can do “rises above 95%” but not exactly 100

[@ryanmorse4087]

Great Video: Shortcut Request: Send a Happy Birthday text to people in a certain list in my contacts to run every morning without any input from me. Have their first name appear in the text and have one of five or six various birthday text message sent. Thanks.

[@TazkinSalam]

I need youtube video downloaded shortcut plz

[@beardfm]

Shortcuts for that are pretty spotty, but may have another solution for you here: beard.fm/blog/download-any-video-with-downie

[@sebastianforkuoh2354]

Shortcut request - Stop alarm, read out the weather for the day and then automatically play a playlist from Spotify? I can do the first two elements, but I’m unable to get the automation to play a playlist from Spotify.

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately Spotify doesn’t offer shortcuts actions :/

[@sebastianforkuoh2354]

@@beardfm Thought that might be the case. Thanks for the reply. Loving your content on shortcuts.

[@ec31hbk]

Shortcut request - Set display on my MBP to reference mode = Photography. Love the Shortcut content, and getting new fresh ideas of my own. Thank you!

[@comiser]

Do one to remind me to take medicine when I come downstairs and the lights come on

[@beardfm]

Hm changing location in the home as a trigger will be tough, will see what I can do!

[@comiser]

​@@beardfm Thanks for the quick reply. Currently, I have motion sensors set up to activate the kitchen lights when I come downstairs in the morning at 8 am . I'd like to integrate an intercom system to remind me to take my medication when the lights turn on due to the motion sensors. I hope this is more clear. Thanks for all you do

[@charlieapple88]

I prefer to use “when device joins/leaves WiFi network” automations for known locations (home, work) instead of geofencing. Super predictable.

[@beardfm]

That’s a great alternative for sure

[@Daedalus042]

Good call-GPS is wonky where I’m at and when all my lights abruptly turn off, I know my phone thinks I’m in another country.

[@LuisEArias-ke1gh]

Stephen, Have you noticed any improvement in performance and battery life after the update to the R1? Maybe a follow up video to your original? Thanks

[@beardfm]

I haven’t been able to update mine successfully 😅

[@LuisEArias-ke1gh]

Guess that says it all lol

[@Donkishop]

You forgot to put the one I want "Turn on Apple TV for Doorbell" 😢 for dowload…

[@ecfriendsclub]

Lock an app so then you have to use a password to unlock it

[@choqao]

❤

[@ChristinJames-cs8fn]

Request: for creating a shortcut that locks specific apps with a new password when the timer is activated. To access the apps, you'll need to enter the password. It would be even more convenient if you could use the same password to stop the timer.

[@ChristinJames-cs8fn]

Request: for creating a shortcut that locks specific apps with a new password when the timer is activated. To access the apps, you'll need to enter the password. It would be even more convenient if you could use the same password to stop the timer.