Thank you for the best tech channel on RU-vid I thought I knew a lot about the iPhone. I now realise I know nothing. A big thank you. This is my first ever comment on RU-vid and I’m 60 years of age😁
Very useful tutorial. I never really thought much about Automations. This video convinced me that I need to rethink that. More information about this topic would be welcomed. Many thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. I have been trying to get my iPhone to work with shortcuts for 6 months. Proper honest tech is the place I check for Apple tutorials that are easy to understand.
Love the smart tips. The send message when you want at a fixed time every day automatically is my favorite and the one I’d use more. Thanks for all the research you do to make videos like this. Would love more tips. Kindness, Teresa
Your videos are invaluable for revealing some of the ‘deeper’ capabilities of the iPhone to folk such as me. A follow-up video showing more automations would be most welcome, please?
Great video. Thanks. My two favourite automations: When CarPlay connects, a shortcut runs. If the time is between 8-10 am (work commute), my local radio station play, between 5-7pm (home commute), a different station plays. At all other times, a playlist runs on shuffle. The newest automation: When i touch an NFC tag on the iPhone charger by my bed, scenes run that turn the lights and some power points off, then displays a menu of my favourite radio stations so I can choose what to listen to to help me sleep. It also turns a dummy switch in Homebridge on. When the switch turns off after 30 minutes, the HomePod mini turns off.
Game changer for ADHD... automating texts is gonna help my relationships so much. Also just set up that when I turn off my wake-up alarm my 'morning pages' notion page opens and guided access starts so that I'll be encouraged to actually journal and can't just close it immediatly. Loved this video, thanks!
Thank you - very helpful. This is what RU-vid should be about - creating value with someone who has the expertise and knowledge. This was well explained and articulated.
I ride a motorbike to and from work most of the time and as a result I have created 2 automations. 1 sends a message to my wife that I have arrived safely and switches my Apple Watch to ‘work’ and the other gives her an estimated ETA and sets my watch to ‘normal’. I also have one set up for when I go to somewhere totally different so that she knows the address incase things go bad (eg when buying something from FB sales etc and going to someone’s house).
Your videos are golden. Thanks. I have a shortcut that runs 30 minutes before my target bedtime. It makes the iPad/iphone screen black and white and reduces the white point. I can finish anything I was working on and the visual appeal is reduced. A simple way to improve my sleep schedule.
Added the Siri voice to nag me when battery gets to 25% it’s a shame it’s not possible to do this for my watch too. Looking forward to your next video on automations 👍🏼
Thanks for the tips! I have just recently switched back to iPhone after many with android. There are several things that I missed switching back to iPhone and one of them was a preset text message to send at certain time. Looking forward to the next six tips for automation. I always learn something new and I watch your videos.
That was very helpful--thank you. I'd like to see that follow-up video. Also, I'd like to see a more advanced video on writing shortcuts using the various script commands, as the structure seems to be a bit different from standard programming languages.
Wow! I had no idea that these iPhone actions were available. I’m glad I can get the pdf of your video so I can practice and utilize each one! Thank you…..give me more!
These are positively brilliant! Thank you very much… and a follow up video with six other ways to employ this would be more than welcomed. It really should be incumbent on such a phenomenally profitable company as Apple to supply the purchaser of an iPhone with a book length manual covering everything. The functionality of these machines is staggering and most of the countless menu options are hardly intuitive, but for our hundreds of dollars what comes with the device? A decal of Apple’s logo, so we can enjoy the privilege of promoting them. Proper Honest Tech is nothing less than invaluable.
another really useful and entertaining video, thank you. Yes please, I would like to see the other six automations, whilst I knew this service was there I had no idea how it worked or how useful it is, thank you for educating me! I love this channel, are used to be a university lecturer, and I compliment you on your presentation skills, they are excellent. Keep up the good work, thank you once more.
Great video! One thing is that Focus Modes have a more efficient automation in the settings. For example, I have one for reading and any of the apps that I use for reading trigger the focus mode and automatically deactivate the reading focus mode when I close the app. No need to use Shortcuts.
Definitely do more please! For example, I have been trying to set up two shortcuts/automations. The first is to put my phone into silent and turn off vibration/haptic. This is only when in silent for invigilating exams, otherwise I want vibration/haptic on. The second is to toggle the show my caller ID. Sometimes I need to use my personal phone to call patients but I don’t want my personal number to be displayed. Other times I want the person to see it is me. Any help appreciated!
Yes please Tom that would be great. Love that you are English like myself so I can follow what you say easily, and love just the way you make everything so easy to do with automations and a clear instruction. I’ve learnt so much from your tutorials to which I’m ever so grateful. Thank you so much. Tina 👍🏻
Thanks for the video. I'm keeping my eye out for tickets for a sold out upcoming concert and receive mails when tickets periodically become available. However, as I keep my phone on vibrate it's sometimes 10-15 minutes later by the time I realise I've received one of those mails and find the ticket offer is already closed; I now have an automation set to play a song by the actual band each time one of these mails arrives which should hopefully do the trick - some of my work colleagues may not appreciate it though 🤭
So thankful I discovered your channel awhile back and have been subscribed for a bit now. Your videos have provided a wealth of information to this fairly long time Apple user. With your help my use of the previously unused capabilities has increased my enjoyment of my iPhone and iPad. Thanks much, keep up the good work. Cheers! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
@@imaadmalik7336 What do you mean? Can you explain this? I've been trying to create a couple of different Arrive automations and haven't been able to figure out why they don't work.
I have set up an automation to stop my iphone from playing a random music track, at full volume, when it connects to my Toyota car audio system. It works, but it only if I confirm it, by which time it is too late, and I have already been deafened! Anyone know how to make it just run, without confirming?
Very useful, thank you. I used to get a reminder at 8pm each day to charge my Apple Watch if it was under 50% but it's stopped. Think it was app related so I'll craft an automation shortcut instead. By the way, the paparazzi are now going to be hanging out at the Isle of Dogs Asda, waiting for you to turn up! 😉
Hey Tom, I have never used shortcuts but I have now set some up I'd like to see more as some of the ones you have put up in this video are very useful indeed
Thanks for this great video. I created 3 automations. I really like the one where I can add "Focus with do not disturb." Thanks for making this video. Love it! 😊
To save my phone battery from overcharging I set up an automation that triggers when my phone is >85% on the charger and it turns off my wifi outlet the charger is connected to. Its worked flawlessly for over a year! This feature of setting the max charge level really should just be built into the phone the same way tesla has built it into their cars to protect the battery.
Great videos! 👍 To lock the photo app even quicker, instead of setting the timer, just directly search for “lock the screen” and it will lock automatically. If you are the one opening the photos app, it will then scan your face and let you access it immediately.
Great video. I am going to have to think up a few automations of my own as this inspired me. I would love to see part 2 to this video when you have the time. Thanks again 👍👍👍👍👍
Wow! Very useful and FUN. Please do the follow up video. I’ve set up an automation to take the place of an alarm. When the Work focus ends I have Siri say: “Pardon the interruption, Professor. It’s time for class to end.”
Very cool. Is there a way to automate a birthday message to a contact when it’s their birthday (assuming I’ve added their birthdate to their contact Card?)
I would really appreciate a follow-up video. Your videos are so very helpful and professionally done. I have learned so much. Thank you and please keep them coming…😊
I have an automation which sets the Modular watch face (which displays heart rate, pace, duration etc. ) on my Apple Watch whenever I begin my workout and another automation which reverts it to California when I end the workout.
Super USEFUL video. I use Signal for text messaging and I didn't see an option to add the text I want to send. Definitely continue with more of these Automation tips.
What I don't like about the "automations" is that the "arrive at" and "leave" conditions won't automatically run an automation. They just provide a prompt to run it. It's not 'automatic'. You can work around that by having a shortcut run by a Focus that is enabled based on location.
Thanks for pointing out that you can adjust the radius of a location. I use a focus mode for Disney parks and the default would turn off when i left the parking lot. I expanded the radius for 15 miles and now I should be A OKAY
Great video! I love a walk-through on how to create a shortcut with an app that does not necessarily support Shortcuts… For instance, I would like to tell Siri to unlock my front door For those applications when my hands are full. Nest does not support this for my current door lock
Seems Apple in its ultimate wisdom has disabled the change focus command when an app is opened. I used your video to set do not disturb when screen recording. Realised recently it no longer worked. Finally found this video and discovered automation shortcuts have changed to a much more rigid guided creation when doesn’t include changing focus when an app is opened. I’m using iPad OS 17.4.1 but is same on iPhone. 😢
About the "app lock" automation: the change in the Timer app affects all the other times you will use in the future? If so, I think you should specify it as it seriously affects the utility of the automation.
