Then, below that, Apple has suggestions for you, “Based on how you use your iPhone.” You’ll see Actions for people you call a lot, or called recently. The area at the top shows categories of actions. Launch the Shortcuts app, and then (depending on whether you’ve looked at Shortcuts before or not, and depending on which version of iOS you’re using) you’ll either see something like this: Then we’ll figure out how to trigger it automatically, when the iPhone’s battery is below 50%. The text message part is particularly handy, because if your iPhone is in another room you won’t hear the message, but you’ll still get a text message on your iPad and Mac to remind you.įirst we’ll make the Shortcut that does the work. We want an audible reminder saying “Time to charge!” and a text message saying the same thing. Let’s make a Shortcut that reminds you to charge your iPhone if the battery is below 50%. Making a Shortcut amounts to stacking the desired Actions in the desired order, and choosing a way to trigger the sequence. Shortcuts are built from individual steps called Actions. We’ll do ours on the iPhone here but if given a choice, use the iPad. The iPad, with its bigger screen, is a great place for making Shortcuts, so if you have a choice, do it on the iPad. Note: Shortcuts sync via iCloud, so you can make a Shortcut on your iPad and use it on your iPhone, and vice-versa. For example, if I want to hear my schedule read out loud to me, on demand, I can just say “Hey Siri, read my schedule” and it does. One more thing: in addition to being triggerable in all those ways, Shortcuts can also be launched using Siri.
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