15 iPhone Shortcuts YOU Requested: Auto-Texting, Alarms, Music, and More!

Learn how to build 15 iPhone Shortcuts, inspired by YOU. Automatically play music when an alarm is snoozed, schedule a text to auto-send, make your screenshots look pro, and more.
Apple Frames Shortcut
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Toggle Background Sounds
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/f0ee...
Scan Document to Folder
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/0b45...
Mute Ads
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d8a0...
Check My Subscriptions
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7c48...
Edit Calendar Events
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/6821...
Battery Health Settings
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/91b4...
Get Toolbox Pro
apps.apple.com/us/app/toolbox...
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Apple Subscriptions
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Battery Health
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Chapters ➡
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Alarm Automations
01:57 Auto Text at Time
02:50 Check Apple Subscriptions
03:13 Auto Rotate for Video
04:35 Mute Ads Automation
06:00 Scan Doc to Folder
07:50 Background Sounds
08:51 Apple Frames Shortcut
09:42 Apple Watch Automations
11:04 Play Song on HomePod
11:49 Toggle Cellular on Wi-Fi
12:48 Edit Calendar Events
13:58 Jump to Battery Health
14:22 De-Duplicate Action
15:07 Weather Report Help
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[@ridvanonal1114]

What about a morning alarm where it wakes you up with siri speaking. Tells you the weather, rain if any, birthdays that day if any, speaks the reminders of the day and finally wishes you a nice day with siri speaking again?

[@whode1o]

I created one that immediately runs the automation when the alarm goes off > find all calendar events where start date is today > get current weather conditions [as mentioned in the video, am struggling to get high temp or rain for the day] > create text write what you want Siri to say. include variable of previous two where desired in text > speak previous text > show notification of previous text. Update: I changed the initial setting to when is stopped

[@PauloRicardo-rx2fp]

Another automation that I have created runs every time I connect to any WiFi network. It searches in an iCloud Drive folder containing two files: "trusted" and "untrusted" networks. If the network name is listed in the "trusted" JSON file, the shortcut ends. If the network name is found in the "untrusted" JSON file, the shortcut turns on the VPN. If the network name isn’t in either file, the shortcut prompts me to indicate whether the network I'm connecting to is trustworthy or not. It then adds the connection name to the corresponding file and executes the appropriate action, either turning on or off the VPN. The only downside is that Apple doesn't allow the disabling of execution notifications for WiFi automations, so every time I connect or disconnect from a WiFi network, it displays a notification.

[@internet.story.teller.]

Been contemplating on whether I should switch back from Android to iPhone. By accidentally seeing your channel, now it's it a final YES for me. Damn. All thanks to you! Been wanting to know how I can further push an iPhone for efficiency and convenience. Watched three of your videos already! They're all freaking useful! Thank youuu! Subscribed! Please keep these videos coming 🤓

[@tiffanylovell6465]

Came across this video randomly, but some of these are absolutely life-changing. Thank you!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that! Just published a new one too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKPWaZZql9N8i68si=AzKNI57kjpNeow0X

[@eliass.4743]

For the Scan Document Shortcut you don’t need that extra app. You just have to add: File (choose the Path you want to save your Scan in) Open File (link this variable to the previous „File“) Scan Document. This will save it in that specific location. And with the choose from menu option you can even choose between multiple locations if you know how to use that shööfunction

[@beardfm]

Good call!

[@jobvantuijl]

5:10 I recommend first getting the current volume, than saving it to a temp file. So that when you finish the muting you can turn it back up to the original vollume

[@beardfm]

Oh that's a great idea! Data Jar would be a good use case for that too.

[@jobvantuijl]

@@beardfm I think best implementation would be to have a few variables saved somewhere. Then put a automation on double tap the back of the phone. Check if Variable Active = False - Then Save current volume to file. Set volume to 0 Set variable active to true End - If Variable Active = true Get volume from file Set volume to ^ Set variable Active to false. End You could also save current date time instead of a true false to check if the muting is active. That way you could make it treat it as the “deactivated” if more then xx minutes passed. In case you would manually turn the volume back up. Double tap the back of you phone when the ad starts. Double tap again if it ends.

[@user-gh5he6sm5t]

Thanks bud! Moving from Android to iOS after 10 years away in the next few days, these will come in useful.

[@beardfm]

Nice! Plenty more in the playlist too.

[@rohittrahim7602]

Thanks Stephen 🙏 the apple frames and the orientation shortcuts were so helpful 👌👌

[@beardfm]

Great to hear!

[@timeremag8732]

I have a good one: turn Siri louder when I am asking:” Siri where are you?”

[@farglemeister]

Thanks for the great tips! I’m looking to create a shortcut that will allow a timer to be announced through the HomePod system in my house. Not only would I like it to announce when the timer is finished, but also give me warnings as it approaches being complete. I was able to do this by making my own timer by using a 60 second wait and repeating it depending on an input, but it was horrendously inaccurate the longer it went. Thanks.

[@TakWorks216]

Hey Stephen, This may help with your weather shortcut problem. I was able to get the High temp by doing a get 'Daily' forecast at 'Current Location', then Get 'High' from 'Weather Conditions'. When I do a Show 'High' in Quick Look I'm able to see today's High, but also each of the next 10 day Highs in the icon list. Hope that works for you also! Thanks for all the shortcut ideas as always.

[@beardfm]

Oh good call! Will experiment with that too, thanks!

[@TakWorks216]

@@beardfm You're welcome, after I submitted I realized it doesn't solve the problem of what time the high will be, but perhaps you could do the daily and the hourly to find out when the high matches a specific time of day

[@BostonTerrierDad623]

God bless you, my son! Making my life easier all the time!

[@beardfm]

Glad to help!

[@dxmino7588]

That KZbin shortcut is genius

[@beardfm]

It was a great suggestion from a commenter!

[@doomerconsumer]

for some reason the orientation lock does not re-lock when exiting the app 😢 i double checked the automation a few times to make sure i did it right

[@UnpopularGameGuy]

@@doomerconsumermake sure you didn’t accidentally set it to open and close, and just “close” like me

[@satendranegi]

indeed

[@dxmino7588]

@beardfm do you think you can do a shortcut where the whole phone turns black and grey in low power mode or when the battery is almost dead ?

[@IrvingPiedra-kn7dd]

What about a shortcut for Apple Maps in regards to having multiple destinations, when I leave my home in the morning I have to go drop my son off to daycare then make another stop and then head to work, I would like to set up a shortcut to where I tap the shortcut button, and it automatically loads to directions from one place to another

[@AnilAtluriWord]

Wonderful tutorial Stephen. I have an alert / notification when the battery reaches 80% charge. However sometimes when the charge is more than 80% and discharge reaches 80% on its way down the notification appears again! Is there a way to stop that? 🙂

[@jeffhale1189]

Thanks for sharing these shortcuts. Blessings on your day.

[@beardfm]

You are welcome!

[@FadyRainier88]

Your videos are very informative and inspiring! Thank you for taking the time to share them with us. I wanted to ask if you can create a shortcut to send you notification before the sun sets on a daily basis. That way you can know what time the sunsets wherever you are. Also, more shortcuts automation for battery, if possible.

[@beardfm]

Will do in the next video!

[@maheAT]

There is a way to scan documents to a specific folder: Use the File action to select the folder of your choice Then use this as an input for the "Open File" action and afterwards use the "Scan document" action. (My phone is set to German, so the action names are translated by me to English)

[@beardfm]

Great call, will update in a future video!

[@najadnj1]

Awesome tip brother. Really works

[@user-km7bz7qd6z]

I was also wondering if you could make a shortcut to track deliveries and tell you if any deliveries are arriving today

[@beardfm]

Deliveries are tough as many companies block third-party access, but I'll take a look!

[@frustyak]

Shortcut Automations should have an 'undo' or 'reverse' toggle so you don't have to create two automations all the time. For example, instead of having to create a second automation to turn Rotation Lock back on when you exit KZbin, you can just create one automation that will both turn RL off when running KZbin and off when you exit. Samsung Routines has this and I loved this when I had my S21.

[@beardfm]

Oh that would be nice…

[@jackiechan212]

Thanks for the video! Is there any way I can set my Apple Watch to automatically go on low power mode when I get to work (or even immediately after I put it on?) my battery never gets me through the day!

[@GT-ho6co]

Thank you so much for trying to answer my shortcut request. I’m closer now and hope Matthew or one of the other shortcut experts have the answer. I really appreciate that you looked at this for me. Keep up the great work. I love these shortcut videos 👍🏼

[@BlakeFealy]

You will need to add a notification or a dictate text at the end for it to work perfectly

[@beardfm]

It was a great request! I'll keep you posted if they have a solution 👍🏻

[@beardfm]

Yes, just need to figure out how to filter the highest temp and hour marker.

[@GT-ho6co]

@@beardfm im half way there. I can get the highest temp but it gets all hours at that temperature. I can only speak the latest hour not the earliest.

[@mikeburghout227]

To get the highest temp I use "calculate statistics" and choose maximum. you can put this block right after the "get hourly forecast" I use a "round" block to make it a round number

[@GT-ho6co]

Is there a way to make the Say Cheese shortcut take a 24mp photo in HEIF Max format on iPhone 15 Pro to match the camera settings instead of just a 12mp jpeg?

[@user-km7bz7qd6z]

Hey Stephen. Love your videos! I was wondering if it is possible to make a ''Morning Summary'' shortcut where it will tell you the weather and calendar events for the day, as well as run homekit scenes. Thanks!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that! Viticci has a great Shortcut for that, you can grab it here: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e9889b4b8f74461d933e838acae9bd58

[@Mo55y]

Some of these are were very helpful. Thank you!

[@cgpaulslp]

What about an auto-reply text to work colleagues when you are off in the summertime, like a teacher

[@beardfm]

Good one, will work on that!

[@imjappo]

Love these videos! Thanks!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@CatJuiceSays]

The orientation on off is really useful thank you much

[@beardfm]

You're welcome! One of the most useful automations for sure.

[@papajohnny805]

Yes it is! You can also just use the toggle instead of making two automations of turn off and turn on. @beardfm

[@AnilAtluriWord]

Hi Stephen, how does one silence unknown callers when the Focus mode is work / sleep? Can you please help? Thanks for your time.

[@oldguydave7355]

These are brilliant, great video!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that!

[@kunalnanavati]

Is it possible to have natural language input parsing in shortcuts text input? Like in quick creating a reminder or calendar entry using a shortcut?

[@jibjones1233]

Hi great video. I was trying to do the scan shortcut and it kept saying I had to allow it from toolbox pro. I was wondering if that means I have to purchase the premium addition for this to work. Thanks for any info

[@barutibny]

Thanks for the great video. Is it possible for a shortcut to create an alarm 15 minutes before every appointment that’s on your calendar for the current day..

[@beardfm]

Oh good question, will try it!

[@JerryPoole-ih1vb]

Great videos on shortcuts and HomeKit!!

[@beardfm]

More to come!

[@morhafborgol9736]

Hi My device is always on silent as a lawyer I have a car tracking program Gypsum and it only gives an alert when the car is turned on Is it possible to create a shortcut that gives me a sound when the car is turned on Thank you for your understanding

[@kidamigo]

I think a auto text shortcut with a menu to choose from would be awesome!

[@beardfm]

Will cover in the next video!

[@kidamigo]

@@beardfm I am really looking forward to this!

[@trevorthai1685]

Awesome shortcuts and tutorial, man! Subbed for amazing content, and love your other tech reviews too 🔥

[@beardfm]

Much appreciated! Thanks for subscribing!

[@dandansfu]

Love it Keep them coming 😊

[@beardfm]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Berilith]

Does the “closed” keyword during the auto rotate portion apply only to fully closing out or does it work for switching between apps?

[@beardfm]

It will work if you switch away too!

[@herbertwilliams6415]

Something I've been curious about since I got my iPhone is if it was possible to utilize the shake motion to turn my flashlight on/of. My previous phone was a Motorola and I was a really cool feature. And if not, what could shortcut could I make that closely resembles this?

[@mohamedbakr4885]

Hey , is it possible to display a certain picture when I start charging my iPhone?

[@GT-ho6co]

I’d love to see an idiots guide to using DataJar as a future video idea. You have a great way of explaining things.

[@beardfm]

I have a video using Data Jar right here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqvdhXV3rNSWldk&si=M2jztMGK447SOtQD

[@GT-ho6co]

@@beardfm yes I watched that and loved the hotel shortcuts but would like a deeper dive into creating data jar stores and using the app in general if you ever have time 🤞🏼

[@vegan939]

id love an automation to send a text message (at random from a list of pre-written text messages) at a random time (say between 9am to 3pm). Is this possible?

[@willw6640]

Thanks for answering my request Stephen.

[@beardfm]

Glad to help!

[@AnilAtluriWord]

Thank you Stephen for this wonderful shortcuts video. Can you tell us how to create a shortcut that triggers calls from unknown callers / contacts not in one's contacts list?

[@beardfm]

You're welcome! And the only action available for this is to toggle the "Silence Unknown Callers" setting from Shortcuts. Unfortunately you can't run an automation for specific types of callers.

[@AnilAtluriWord]

@@beardfm Thank you for your prompt reply.

[@AnilAtluriWord]

@@beardfm Thanks Stephen for the tip. Will try it out. 🙂

[@raquinze]

Is there a way to apply an automation to switch to a specific wallpaper scene when an app is opened & stay that way while multitasking as well as being locked, while also reverting it back to the previous background when you close the app? I have tried to make this automation possible for the KZbin Music app but the background reverts when I lock it & return to the main menu.

[@beardfm]

Yeah even going into multitasking mode registers as the "app is closed" unfortunately.

[@strayjerry]

Would like to know how to turn on 80% limit on the battery at the certain time, thanks

[@thabo256]

I did the weather shortcut!

[@beardfm]

Nice!

[@hagalindo]

Great tips! Is it possible to create a shortcut to turn on the cellular data on the Apple Watch once it loses the connection with the iPhone?

[@beardfm]

Thanks! Unfortunately that's not an action available yet but will keep an eye out!

[@jorgesamuel2716]

Hi Stephen can you create the following automation?: Do Facetime call with contact and if call goes unanswered (either based on ring cycles/time based or not connected) then send an text message

[@PraneetTulshyan]

i'm wondering why would one need theatre mode on the apple watch, along with the sleep focus? when sleep focus turns on, watch screen goes completely off. in fact, the annoying part is to unlock it by holding down the crown for a few seconds. in both modes though, one can glance at the time by rotating the crown icon. so far in sleep focus mode on my watch, the screen hasn't turned on automatically.

[@bigseandaddy]

I’d love to see how to build a shortcut that reminds me on Sunday mornings before I leave for work to take my guitar because I use it for work. I occasionally forget it and have to turn around. I use Apple CarPlay in the car, so maybe there’s something there we can use in the automation.

[@beardfm]

That's a good one! Will work on it.

[@benbrouckaert]

This URL scheme used to jump to the charging optimization page, but post-17.4 it takes me right to the battery health page: prefs:root=BATTERY_USAGE&path=BATTERY_HEALTH_TITLE/CHARGING_OPTIMIZATION

[@beardfm]

Oh nice!

[@josuelugo7816]

Great video! Would be great if you could made a shortcut that only by tapping, it chance to “today” all the expired reminders. I’ve been trying for a while and I couldn’t find the solution. Could you help? Thank you!

[@beardfm]

Interesting, will try it!

[@tavey]

Question… I put a motion sensor in my mailbox. I get the notification BUT can you show how to make the phone AND HomePod say “Go get your mail” thank you in advance. I appreciate your sharing your knowledge.

[@beardfm]

Oh this is great, will work on that!

[@likhitdixit]

Is it possible to create shortcut when I connect airport, iphone should go to voice isolation mode and when airpods disconnected again to normal mic mode?

[@mewkeewoo3145]

Hi. How to create automation that runs after certain time. Example, arriving home during the day runs some automation and at night runs addition like turning on lights. TIA!

[@beardfm]

Great suggestion! Will include in the next video.

[@arielspalter7425]

Excellent video with really interesting ideas 👍

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that!

[@dyllainous]

Can you make a shortcut for scanning documents using the notes app?

[@beardfm]

I'll see if that's possible!

[@thatphokingguy]

Request: shortcut to open the default camera with one of the effect filters turned on. I tend to switch between original And noir quite often And it’s just so cumbersome with the cameras current UI.

[@Mapleri]

Thank you I can use three of your shortcuts I am interested if you can create a short cut to tell me the traffic on my state we have a bridge closed and I would like to know what time I should leave work if there is a lot of traffic or accidents

[@beardfm]

That’s a great one, will work on it!

[@user-dp8dr4wl8z]

Hello. Nice. Is there way to create alarm for normal people who work two or three shift regime. So you need different alarm every week? Or universal message shortcut that will ask you contact, text of message and time to send? Pick some pic on web then via share sheet tiger action to watermark image. But with option to set size of watermark say in percentage as on some pic it can be big on some it would disturb. Thanks

[@ricardosotoAET]

I love the Rumble pack !!!! 😮😂

[@alecsilvah]

This is amazing!

[@beardfm]

Thanks! And there’s even more Shortcuts in my playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLCnyeuWW0bgaj8ZykefmxpSLZYX9sHdlS&si=LDQZNql06e4-P9SI

[@JoePoynton]

I use the action button on my phone to continue playing whatever I’m listening to for 5 more minutes when I’m in sleep mode. After the 5 minutes is up my audio is stopped. I can get this to work on my iPhone but when I run it on my watch, it initiates the audio but doesn’t stop it after 5 minutes. I have no clue how to rectify this.

[@Tijme]

hey, I have my school schedule in my calendar. I want an automation where me sleep alarm gets edited to where the time is 1.5h before my first class starts. The problem is that at the moment you cannot edit the time of alarms. I already created a shortcut for when I arrive at school, it’ll turn on my school focus until the end of the last class.

[@beardfm]

Great request, will work on that!

[@TomZach]

Amazing video!

[@beardfm]

Thanks!

[@didoforteau]

Hi there. By chance is there a shortcut available for converting low quality videos to HD videos? I have been searching and can't seem to locate any. Thanks for the shortcuts you showcased though, just awesome.

[@beardfm]

You're welcome! And that's a tough task, and not something you can do strictly in Shortcuts. There are third party apps and services online for that, but you can't do on your iPhone directly.

[@didoforteau]

@@beardfm thank you very much for your response, much appreciated 👍🏾

[@rogeroshea3490]

Superb al Always Stephen 🎉

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@FlavioSLeite]

Hi there! Very nice the shortcuts you showed…

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that!

[@dariopuche847]

Thanks for a great video, can I also change to Alexa instead of HomePods?

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately not, there's no Alexa integration here.

[@eppyintl4569]

Love the content I was wondering if there is a way for Siri to read a reminder when it comes time the reminder to expire.

[@Piter689]

CHALLENGE: When you receive a notification from a specific App, to automatically send a text message to a friend with a specific text. For example: When I get a youtube notification, send a text message to a friend!

[@beardfm]

Oh shoot...that would be awesome, I'll need to see if that's possible!

[@djwaht]

Another great one. Can you make a shortcut for the watch, like the one for the phone, that allows me to turn off the homekit power socket, charging the watch, at a preset battery charge level?

[@beardfm]

I wish! Apple Watch doesn't have actions like that yet.

[@rustyir1666]

Hi could you please create a automation to dismiss a alarm before it runs(as in if u get up earlier than ur set alarm to have a option to dismiss it) 😊

[@beardfm]

Good idea, will try that!

[@IIXxSLAYERxXII]

There is also a force select all shortcut (so you can instantly select all the text of an entire website), a KZbin disklikes shortcut to "bring back" the dislike counter of videos (better with Userscripts) and an Always on mode shortcut for older iphones!

[@rupeshah07]

How to create short cut of call forwarding which specifies time and date????

[@rohanparmar6603]

How can we configure shortcut to switching between Network LTE-5G in IOS 17 ?

[@towsifmustafatowsif8667]

Hey Stephen.. can you make a video on how to find my phone when I place it somewhere in home a when ask Siri it should play an alarm

[@beardfm]

That's a good one! Will do soon.

[@englishrider2785]

Hi maybe you can help me I am trying to build an shortcut that would select which network provider I want use. I am in Europe so I cross the boarder everyday

[@ashagogineni6666]

Hey! Hope you are doing good!How to notify/set an alarm when the battery status is 100%. Can you please help me

[@beardfm]

Hey! Automations tab > Battery level > When rises above 95% (that's the highest you can automate) then send notification or speak text "I'm charged"!

[@vilniausvaidas]

Hey, great and useful content, thanks for your effort and work! As for the shortcuts - is it possible to make a shortcut/script for a Camera app to take 3 photos instantly, but with different exposure values with the main camera, preferably 48mpx? iPhone has a good HDR, but not a great one, so was thinking if that is possible. Thanks and lots of success!

[@YoonWhayChong]

Good guidelines 👍🏻

[@beardfm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yajanrjoshi]

Hey! Is there a way in ios 17 to create a shortcut or an automation that sets Haptics from "Never Play" to "Always Play" as soon as I leave my location?

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately you can’t adjust the haptics settings with Shortcuts actions :/

[@siddhantsharan2695]

To change “ turn off the display to never “ when opening a particular app. Like the caffeine mode on some custom roms on android. Is this possible?

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately there's no action to control this, best you can do it jump to the Settings for display using a URL scheme.

[@danielmarkivee2041]

I dont think it's possible but I am looking for a way to automatically push the check in notification, to another location to someone once I leave a specific location.

[@HARSHJAIN11008]

man you are great you have to get to million bro

[@beardfm]

Really appreciate that, shooting for 100K this year!

[@HARSHJAIN11008]

@@beardfm best of luck man you are a life saver for me

[@bincebee]

Can you suggest or make shortcut for whatever application we remove , it is uninstalled fully. No temporarily save fully uninstalled. So we save storage or apps..

[@beardfm]

If you delete an app from the Settings > General > iPhone Storage area, it should remove everything at once!

[@bhavesh516]

How to make short cut to feel data in numbers sheet

[@sibusisosithebe8800]

Hi Stephen, I like your Shortcut videos and was wondering if you could help create a Shortcut of posting a specific photo to my WhatsApp Status everyday or weekly. Thanks, Sbu

[@dynamitehitter4204]

You just earned a new subscriber dude

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@dean-fx]

Great video -- is there a site that has all/a list of URL schemes for iOS/iPadOS/macOS?

[@beardfm]

This is a great resource for that! github.com/FifiTheBulldog/ios-settings-urls/blob/master/settings-urls.md

[@sigdetcdr]

When I am driving home, I would like an automation to text my wife asking her to get the dogs inside so I can open the gate and drive in. At about a 2 mile radius away, a preset text would say, "Hey hun, I'm 2 miles out." I would like this to happen without me having to do anything other than drive across the digital geo-fence. Is this even possible? Great video!

[@beardfm]

Great idea, and will do in the next video!

[@mikebiasin1533]

Is there a shortcut that will use backtap to trigger silent mode? I'd like to have this when my action button is set to flashlight.

[@beardfm]

You can but only iPhone 15 Pro. Set silent mode is an option there

[@choqao]

Hi stephen awesome video btw

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@malthe7461]

Hey I wonder if you could make a shortcut that if you a do have an inear or headphones in and connect to your phone the sound couldn’t turn off in example when opening TikTok or any social app.

[@beardfm]

Oh that's a good one, will work on it!

[@malthe7461]

@@beardfm sounds good

[@subman656]

Hi Stephen, this is an idea for a shortcut, I almost have it working. The goal is to ensure your phone is locked whenever the camera is open. Use Case - So let's say you have opened up the camera app to take a picture and you are taking it. You opened it up through the icon, I know you can swipe to open and still keep it locked, this is just is case your phone is unlocked with the camera open. So you are taking the picture, camera app open, phone unlocked. Now someone walks by and asks "hey I'll take your picture", they would have an unlocked phone. So is there a way to always lock the phone when the camera app is open no matter what? Regardless of how it is open, the phone gets locked? Hopefully that makes sense. Kind of like changing screen orientation when KZbin is open. Thank you

[@backdraft999]

I don't know about a Shortcut, but if that scenario happens, but lock the phone and swipe to open the camera before you hand it to them. Yes, you'd have to remember to do that, but until there's a Shortcut, that's a solution.

[@Adrien-Drums]

Man! Lot of food for thoughts ! Thank you for sharing ! Do you know if it would be possible to turn an app (or functions) off on my Apple Watch when I go downstairs (underground level) ? I’m a drummer and when I go to my drum room and play, the watch thinks I’m walking or exercising and it messes up with my health data’s (like walking 38000 km/day) (Hope it make sense)

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that! And great question, but there are no actions or options to stop counting motion and movement from Apple Watch unfortunately. Will keep an eye out when iOS 18 is announced in June!

[@Adrien-Drums]

@@beardfm Thanks for the reply!

[@pascalblanchet4881]

I am trying to make an automation where I use adobe scan abd then move the file to a specific folder. However the automation will not allow me to add extra lines. I can only do one thing. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for a good KZbin.

[@davidjowers7672]

I would like to disconnect a certain bluetooth device with a triple back click. Is that possible?