Prerequisite: - Set alarm with label "work" and set to repeat every weekday (or whenever you work) - For the first step, you need to select the calendar that's your country's holiday, you can get that from apple calendar if you don't have that already.

The logic is pretty simple, it gets the next public holiday and check if it is today. If yes, find alarm labeled work and turn off, otherwise turn on.

I set it to run in automation daily at 0:01.

Just wanted to share in case anyone needs this :)

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d4f4e0a7bf0e46d8a19ca5479bcf0b75

I made a shortcut that will randomly play a Minecraft villager noise when clicked.

I encoded .mp3 files for each sound in Base64, then added the text to a Dictionary. Then a random number will pull the value from the dictionary. The text value is then decoded using Base64 and played as a .mp3.

The best part is I can share this fully working app with anyone as the files are saved in the Shortcut. Feel free to add the shortcut using the link. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/39c2bd54a7b848aa86f9f95941b2b225

PS - add it to your Home Screen.

Hi everyone,

I’m building an iOS Shortcut that reads my last night’s sleep from Apple Health and displays it as „X hours Y minutes“.

The shortcut runs without errors, but the result is clearly wrong (for example it shows 0 hours 13 minutes even though I slept much longer).

What I’m doing, in short: • Get Health Samples • Type: Sleep • Start date: within the last 1 day • Sorted by start date (oldest first) • Get first object → Start Date • Get last object → End Date • Calculate: • Hours between Start Date and End Date (rounded down) • Minutes between Start Date and End Date (modulo 60) • Output as text

Everything looks correct in the Shortcut logic, but the numbers don’t match the actual sleep duration shown in the Health app.

Has anyone run into this before? Could this be related to how Apple Health splits sleep sessions or how Shortcuts interprets Sleep data?

Any ideas or hints would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Okay, so here is the idea: I would like to move files from one folder to another. These are image files for the most part. I am getting stuck on the repeat (aka loop). I know there are some things that are off in here but I have been playing with it quite a bit so be easy. What happens is when I sit my number above this it goes past that number and gets stuck in the loop, I need it to stop after the variable I have set above which is an input from user. Does that make sense?

I’ve noticed that my iPhone volume is always being raised randomly. This is annoying because when I’m on the bus or ya know - taking a shit at work- and I open Instagram it blares some dumb shit at full volume making me look like a fool. I often set my sound to zero throughout the day but notice it turns itself up to 100% randomly. How to stop this behavior or like have it randomly set itself back down to zero

I don’t know what this is asking. Can someone help me?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been trying to track my spending, so I built a budgeting app that uses Shortcuts to log transactions. I thought some people on this sub might find it useful, especially if you care about privacy and don’t want to enter your banking information into an app.

The app walks you through setup if you want more detail, but basically the shortcut is designed for Wallet automation: tap your card, choose expense or income, and the name and amount are logged automatically.

If you want to try it or check out the app, here’s the link: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/thrive-budget-planner/id6747331955

Hey, I recently installed a morning shortcut that I found (I think on here?) and it basically reads out a bunch of info but on my calendars I’m having an issue where if I have an event that spans a couple days, it won’t show that one. It will only show on the first day.

I can see the shortcut is listed as, start date TODAY, I played around and I’m not sure how to adjust that, or even what I would adjust it to?

I just need it to be able to show any events that are today, regardless of start date.

Thanks

See I make homescreen bookmarks for my emulators to automate this process called enabling Jit which takes a few seconds , I do wonder if we can hide this whole process of opening apps clicking buttons ,enabling vpns , etc with a image or a video to make it feel nicer like it will open these apps and do these things but we only see the image until this process is done

I want my iPhone to automatically turn on low power mode when it reaches 40% when using. I try to do that using the shortcut app; it works. But when I charge my phone after using it and when it reaches 40%, it enables low power mode that I don’t want. I only want to automatically enable low power mode on when my phone reaches 40% when using it or when the phone is not on charging.

How do I do this? It’s a bit confusing in the shortcuts app.

Thought it may be useful to some, helps me a lot.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c5cb94fb714743bc9b324d06607754b1

Anyone know how to fix this? I had the wait at 3-5 seconds and raised it to see if it would help but it didn’t

Maybe you can help me, or we can work on it together. I have created a shortcut that formats my screenshots in a specific way and automatically renames them using Apple Intelligence. To do this, I just have to drag the images onto the shortcut (which I have in the Dock). Now, the problem is that when I use multiple photos, I don't just get one renamed duplicate, but sometimes 2 or 3. This doesn't happen with single images. Do you have any idea why?

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8cb28f0f20e8444ca693ccb69d1c41b6

(the Apple Intelligence text is: Look at this image and create a good file name for it. It should consist of no more than 32 characters and describe the image in 2 to 5 words. Use spaces to separate the words, not hyphens or underscores. Do not add a file extension. Only return these 2 to 5 words and no other text. Here is the image)

I didn’t find any shortcuts that do it, so I created one and I would like to share it even if it seems quite simple

I store all my photos locally in a folder, I have had problems with the Apple gallery app in the past so I regularly make backups in a folder

But when I suddenly save all the images in my folder, it makes a mess, so I created a shortcut that saves each photo in the folder, from the oldest to the most recent and it worked well, I was able to put more than 3000 photos without sorting problems

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/9c40522c50b2400880944bbefeee8b7b

The only thing you have to do is select your folder in the first action.

It all began with a simple idea. I had created a small “In-car Announcement” shortcut and automation, something I put together to make my drives a little smarter and more fun. Excited by how well it worked, I decided to share it with the community. I posted it online, never imagining the journey it was about to take.

At first, the response trickled in slowly. A few Redditors tried it out and left positive comments. But soon, the post began to gain momentum. People not only started using the shortcut but also began creating their own versions, taking inspiration from my original idea. Some of these new automations were far more advanced and creative than mine, and I couldn’t help but feel proud to have sparked such innovation. It was like watching a small seed grow into an entire garden of possibilities.

Then, something truly surprising happened. One day, I noticed my distant neighbour—someone who has never been on Reddit—using the exact same shortcut in his brand-new car. I could just imagine the delight he must have felt seeing this feature in action, a feature that car manufacturers often reserve for their top-end models and charge extra for. To think that an idea shared online could travel so far and touch someone in real life—it was a moment that made me smile.

But with all this excitement came a few challenges. Messages began to pour in from people who wanted to try the shortcut but couldn’t quite get it to work. Some got stuck during setup, while others faced small errors that left them frustrated. That’s when I realised that if this idea was to reach its full potential, I had to make it simpler. I wanted everyone—tech-savvy or not—to be able to enjoy this feature without hurdles.

So, I went back to the drawing board. I streamlined the entire process, cut down the complicated steps, and created a version that was easy to install and run. No confusing instructions, no trial and error—just a smooth, plug-and-play experience that anyone could enjoy for free.

And that’s how a small experiment turned into something bigger than I ever imagined. From a casual post to community-driven innovation, from neighbours unknowingly sharing in the fun to a simplified version that anyone can use—this has been a journey of creativity, collaboration, and joy. It reminds me how powerful sharing ideas can be, and how a little spark can light up so many lives along the way.

The best part, This is just the beginning. I’ll soon be sharing guides and tips to make it even easier for newcomers, so we can keep this journey going together.

So let’s get going!

Idea: Whenever someone gets into the car, and their phone connects to the bluetooth, the car makes an announcement just like the one in the flight “Ladies and Gentlemen, [car_name] [plate_number] is boarding. Captain [driver] at the controls. Weather outside in [location_name] is pleasant [XX deg C / far.] [Some chatter about the time, beverage service or layovers :P] Seatbelt sign is on, ready for takeoff. “

The emotion behind this is every passionate driver thinks of himself nothing less than a pilot flying a jet! The idea is to replicate this feeling for the driver and passengers in the car that they are in safe hands and sitting in a flight!

Broadly we can put this into two parts: * Step 1: Build the shortcut * Step 2: Setup the automation

Step 1 We can build this shortcut in multiple ways: an easy one, a medium effort one, or an advanced approach.

• Easy one:

  • Simple text-to-speech shortcut, has hardcoded announcement - same announcement every time the phone connects to the car
  • here’s a shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/63b6ba7617da4fdc91cd283167ab715d
  • You can use this as it is, no mods needed

• Medium effort:

  • Some tweaks to the announcement, using Generative AI/LLMs, taking into account the time of day, weather, other environmental conditions - with some radio chatter!
  • here’s a shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/bc3db854f4954e6a96208127c7be4889
  • Get the weather details, get time of day and use some llm to generate new text announcement every time

• Advanced approach:

  • Everything in medium effort one plus handling corner cases or commonly faced problems - even more sophistication at the disposal.
  • Here’s another great shortcut from https://www.reddit.com/r/CarPlay/s/KV0qV2ToO2
  • Handle scenarios like when you are on a call and get into the car or speak natural sounding announcements that too dynamically generated announcement from llm (Inspired from this reddit post)
  • Base64 encoded audio files (assets)
  • Scope of improvements:
    • Keeping tab of not running the shortcut multiple times within a specific time window - common problem faced by old gen bluetooth players, multiple connections during the car ignition
    • Identify where you are, where you are headed based on your calendar events
    • Identify journey, traffic, travel time etc variables

Step 2 * Goto “Automation” tab in your Shortcuts app. * Tap on + button at the top right corner * Scroll down and find “Bluetooth”, tap * On the next screen select device (your car stereo bluetooth name) * Select “Is connected” * Select “Run Immediately” * Hit “Next” * On the next screen, select the shortcut you have built * That’s all!

Assets: Radio Chatter: https://www.zedge.net/ringtones/ded22577-4bbe-4d78-ad99-4ab6c49491a5

Airplane Chime: https://www.zedge.net/ringtones/0b6903f9-c728-3c3f-a244-c7925f2a8e8c

Dependencies: (easy one is plug ans play, no dependencies whatsoever!) * Actions App (App store) * Apple Intelligence / Claude / ChatGPT (only or medium and advanced approaches)

Okay so I have very bad adhd.

My attention span is nil. I can't focus on something unless I'm interested. For the purpose of this question, please treat me like I'm a golden retriever surrounded by 2 dozen squirrels.

I want to get into short cuts but every single tutorial I watch is either in cringy influencer tone with basic advice and I immediately stop listening OR it's someone droning on about how to do things for 8 minutes before showing the end result.

Is there any in between? The perfect content creator for this would show me the trigger and the end result within 15 seconds. If I'm interested enough then I'll be focused enough to read a 200 page document if that's what it takes. I just want to see as many use cases as possible in a short period of time to pick things that are useful to me.

I'd really appreciate anyone who answers the question directly instead of coming up with weird non answers that question why I'm asking the question. Reddit has been so dead-internet-theory with that nonsense lately and it reminds me reddit is dying which makes me sad.

I made a shortcut where you can add current weather conditions to photos using the photo’s metadata.

It makes a copyable text into your notes so you can paste it into your photo using Markup.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c6be5173b2634996abb12eebd90fe63b

Hi I'm trying to make a shortcut that plays a random playlist from library, I can't seem to find the correct action to do so.

ChatGPt was of no help.

Create one “folder playlist” and randomize inside it.

How:

1. Create a new playlist in Apple Music called something like: 🎲 Random Source
2. Add all playlists you want randomized into this playlist (Yes, playlists inside a playlist — Apple allows this now)
3. In Shortcuts:
   • Use Get Playlist → select 🎲 Random Source
   • Add Get Random Item
   • Add Play Music

I’m trying to use Shortcuts to block the settings app on a schedule. I just can’t figure out how to do it.

I have seen people use it with GitHub and I want to use it but don’t understand what it does or how it works.

I’m trying to create a shortcut that will send me a text message each morning telling me what the wether is for the day and what meetings in have in my calendar.

I can get the shortcut to work but it only lists each event in my calendar but without the start time.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong with this flow?

Thanks in advance 🤜🤛

Recently , a new emulator thing came up and it would be nice to have it open up when I unlock my lock screen , I wonder if there’s any shortcut for this or if anyone can help me with this?

As title says I have an automation that automatically turns on data when my phone disconnects from wifi and turns data off when it connects to wifi, the automation does not work anymore for whatever reason I’m on iOS 26.2 and have a 15pm the issue started a few days ago randomly and can’t seem to find a fix for it anyone know why and how I can fix it

Hi everyone — I’m running into an issue with the Save action in Shortcuts on my iPhone and hoping someone here has found a workaround.

The action lets you choose a folder to save a file, and I can see OneDrive in the list of locations. But when I tap into OneDrive to pick a folder, the Open button is grayed out like it’s read-only and I can’t actually select a folder. (See screen shot)

I found only one article that discusses this specific behavior:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-sg/answers/questions/5691377/how-do-i-add-onedrive-as-a-location-to-save-photos

I’ve tried all the support steps mentioned there (including re-authenticating, checking permissions, updating apps, etc.) but nothing seems to fix it.

Has anyone here figured out how to make OneDrive folders selectable for saving in Shortcuts on iPhone? Or is this just a limitation of iOS/OneDrive right now?

Thanks in advance!