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[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a bunch.

Launch Waze and turn off WiFi when I connect to Bluetooth in my car

Turn down the volume on one of my headsets when I connect, since otherwise it blasts my ear drums

I use Federico Vittici’s multi button for my action button: one press turns on the flashlight, press again within five seconds does something else.

Pull my next appointment and give me directions to it

Check a price on KEEPA or camelcamelcamel without using an extension, just share from that URL and run the shortcut

Delete all my disabled alarms, leaving those that are still active.

Play a random music album

Find the album of the currently playing song and play the whole album.

Backup all my tabs in safari to a file

Send the newest photo to a contact of my choice (works great voice-only)

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am very interested in several of these. Would you be willing to make posts here for any of them? That would be huge. I can pay in lemmingbucks. They are totally legitimate, don’t question it.

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here’s a few: Open the “hide my email” in iCloud settings: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ca706ce969a4410dadf68240fa0854ab

Delete disabled alarms: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8294b2d3dca6477682194b5f8da053de

“safari Tabs backup” - look on routinehub, it might be https://routinehub.co/shortcut/16529/

(That’s one of my music shortcuts - let me know what else I can share)

Looking forward to combining my lemmybucks and fake internet points!

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Sorry, Lemmybucks®️are not combineable with any other offers or currencies. Void where prohibited.

[–] Mad_Punda@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I use it to refresh my apps installed via SideStore every couple days. They’d need manual intervention every 7 days otherwise. Works like a charm, now I have YouTube with adblock and sponsor block.

I also use it to turn my Apple Watch to cinema mode (screen off) whenever I enable the ”super quiet, don’t even buzz” mode on my phone when I’m bringing the little one to bed. And the watch goes back to normal when I turn off that mode.

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I use it to send links to my server over SSH

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just…links? I’m not sure I’m following?

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I share link to a list via SSH. The server downloads things from the list. I see the files from anywhere, kind of my cloud.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That sounds very cool, and also like something I want to learn how to do

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is kind of crazy when used with Tailscale. I essentially have a self hosted cloud over a VPN

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it possible to learn this power?

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, it is not so difficult honestly. You just have to be good at following instructions

[–] Chef_Boyargee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I actually use it to keep my kindergartner out of the settings app. It just sends them to the calculator app instead. I may have about six months left before they figure out how to get around it.

When I used a MagSafe mount in my car, I had a shortcut triggered by connecting to the car Bluetooth to automatically turn off the screen rotation lock so I could have my screen in landscape automatically. When the car was turned off, it would revert to portrait and screen rotation locked.

I had hoped to get it to work with our chamberlain garage door openers, but Chamberlain doesn’t play nice with HomeKit anymore.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

For your kindergartner, look into locking apps behind Face ID/Touch ID.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-or-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago

You, Sir/Madame/Other, are a genius of the highest order, and are deserving of many awards. Sadly, I have none to give, but I give them in spirit.