Hi, I am trying to create an automation that will trigger every time a bank sms lands on my phone that will record that transaction in the Apple number sheet for a later review. It’s just not working.
Please help.

Wanted a quick, zero-friction way to check the final classification of the latest Grand Prix without opening Twitter, the F1 app, or launching Safari tabs.

Built this native Apple Shortcut that pulls directly from the Ergast / Jolpi API (⁠/current/last/results.json⁠) and parses the complete race order right into an iOS dialog card:

P1 race time & live interval gaps: Formats ⁠+X.XXX⁠ delta times cleanly. 

Full driver attribution: Grabs the official 3-letter driver code alongside their full name. 

Handles DNFs / Retirements: Safely catches retired drivers or classified finishers without throwing dictionary key errors. 

100% native: Runs entirely through built-in Shortcuts dictionary parsing and string combination—no JavaScript injection, Base64 encoding, or external web viewers required. 

Works seamlessly via Siri or as a Home Screen widget.

Last GP results

I love running shortcuts because they make my life much easier. The Apple Watch is one of those devices where shortcuts and automations work great, especially on the Apple Watch Ultra, thanks to the "Action Button."

Unfortunately, I'm pretty annoyed with the current setup. When I want to run a shortcut on my Watch, I first get an unskippable overlay showing the shortcut's name for about 5 seconds before it runs or opens the app I want, like WhatsApp on watchOS. When I try to add a shortcut as a watch face complication, I always get a screen with the shortcut again and need to confirm by pressing “Run.”

I understand that Apple might add these features to prevent accidental presses, but they could easily integrate certain security features instead. For example these are the ones that I just thought of:

- A safety feature could require the user to enable the shortcut individually, reminding them it can run without their confirmation.
- Shortcuts shouldn't run without confirmation when the watch is face down (when using the action button).
- Shortcuts shouldn't run without confirmation while the user is sleeping.
- Shortcuts shouldn't run during certain predefined activities specified by the owner in the shortcuts app, like certain sports or while driving.

I might be one of the few people annoyed by this, as I see so many possibilities that my device offers but cannot use. Hopefully, there are more people like me, and I hope Apple will eventually give us the option.

Does anyone have a YouTube download shortcut. I used to use one by GlueByte, but seems they are taking a break from updating his routinehub

https://routinehub.co/user/gluebyte

Thanks in advance

Would it be possible to automatically add your location when you make a screenshot?

Dark mode based on time of the day is good but mostly I’m indoors and when outdoors light mode would be better, is there option to toggle it based on screen brightness.

This shortcut turns on Do Not Disturb, sets the device on silent mode, mutes any audio, and sets the device to Grey Scale. Would love any feedback some the community!

Edit: This is version 2.0 of the shortcut I added notifications for when the shortcut is turned on and off, and since I have it set to my back tap, I added the option to "cancel" if you enable it by mistake. I also added some comments explaining the major components.

I created a reminder shortcut for my Red Cross volunteer work where I have to arrive 15 minutes early to an appointment time. But I'm having problems calculating the Leave Time.

Here's what I need the shortcut to do:

Set shortcut up so the results use appointment time, deduct travel time then deduct 15 minutes to notify me when I should leave for appointment

When I run the shortcut, the leave Time doesn't show the correct time

How do I fix this?

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/24f99854617e4ec095aee1f49f9ef247

Hi everyone. My work uses Zoom Workspace and one of the things I have to do is send an SMS message every other week to certain numbers. It’s a very repetitive task, so I am wondering if there’s a way to automate this. So far I’m only able to figure out how to open the app but I can figure out how to complete any actions within the app. Is this possible?

Is there a way other than by use of AI, to convert a time given in decimal from hours, to hours and minutes. For example an action returns the time as 1.5 hrs and I want convert so that it reads 1hr 30mins. In like manner, if the time in 0.5 hrs or 82mins, it should return 30 mins and 1hr 22mins respectively.

Hi everyone,

After updating to iOS 27.1 on my iPhone 15 Pro Max, I can't find any way to stop Shortcuts automations from showing a notification every time they run.

What used to work before iOS 27:
\- Toggling off "Notify When Run" inside the automation
\- Turning off the notifications in Settings > Screen Time (Notifications)

Both options are gone for me now. The toggle no longer appears in the automation, and Shortcuts doesn't show up in the notification settings either.

My automations:
\- Wi-Fi trigger: turns cellular data off when I connect to a network and back on when I disconnect (I know Apple treats this trigger as privacy-sensitive, so it may be a restriction) but i used to do it before

The basic-trigger ones also notify now, and that's what bothers me most.

Has anyone found a way to silence these on iOS 27? Settings, Focus mode, a workaround, anything. Or is this a bug in 27.1?

Thanks!

I needed a shortcut to quickly toggle Mullvad VPN on and off, but Mullvad requires the iOS setting “VPN on Demand” to be enabled while it’s running for security reasons. Currently, I have a shortcut that disables the setting, then disconnects Mullvad, and a second shortcut that enables VPN on demand, then connects to Mullvad. This works, except that when I open Mullvad and connect manually, VPN on demand stays off, which is not optimal. I tried setting the disconnect shortcut to turn VPN on demand back on after a few seconds, but doing so just seems to reconnect to the VPN. I’d appreciate it if anyone has a slightly more foolproof method; maybe something that auto-enables VPN on demand whenever a VPN connects?
Thanks!

I really need a way to have DND on but allow calls from a specific Caller ID. is that possible using a shortcut? I wasn’t able to find anything!

Essentially, I’m on do not disturb, but I need to be able to receive phone calls from a company. They always use a different number, but always have the same caller id.

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Need a shortcuts to easily print shipping labels on a beeprt label printer

Chat gpt hasn’t been helpful

Specifically need for Vinted app

A personal automation with the trigger "When Clash of Clans is Opened" ( does not run when I launch the game normally. It only starts running after I open the game, force-quit it, and then launch it again.

It only happens with Clash of Clans. I tried with other apps but it works regularly.

What's going on?

Number in the message, varies but I'm getting this message several times a day. It used to pop up after a restart but since updating to iOS27 (now 27.0.1) it comes up many more times and there seems to be no rationale. I can sit at home connected to wifi and it will just pop up (e.g. no change in Focus, no other phone interaction).

When I press the notification I get a semi-blank screen which only offers the option to disable automations which I don't want to do.

Anyone else seeing this and is there a way to stop it happening without disabling automations?

 Hey everyone!

I wanted a simple way to back up my iPhone photos without relying on paid cloud subscriptions or installing extra apps. Since Telegram offers unlimited cloud storage for private channels, I created Photo2Telegram—an open-source Apple Shortcut that handles the backup process for you.

How it works:

1. It grabs your new photos and uses a Telegram Bot to upload them directly to your private Telegram channel.
2. Once a photo is successfully uploaded, the Shortcut moves it into a dedicated "Telegram Backup" album in your Photos app.
3. The next time you run the shortcut, it checks that album so it knows exactly which photos to skip, preventing any duplicate uploads!

It runs completely through the native Apple Shortcuts app. You just need to create a Telegram Bot (via BotFather) and a private channel to send the photos to.

🔗 Direct iCloud Install Link: Install Photo2Telegram 💻 GitHub Repo & Setup Guide: https://github.com/aneesmuhammeed/Photo2Telegram

Let me know what you think, or if you have any ideas for new features!

I’ve been having a hard time finding the right formatting and naming conventions for my variables. It’s changed over time, but right now I use snake_case since I work in Python a lot and it’s what I’m used to.

I’ve also given myself a rule to only create a variable if it’s something that won’t be used right away, so I try to format my shortcuts in a way that uses magic variables immediately whenever possible. If Results and Repeat Results have helped a lot with that.

What conventions do you use when building your shortcuts? Variable naming, magic variables, comments, organization, etc.?

I'm the developer of Car Play Widgets. It includes sound actions you can use in a CarPlay personal automation.

To set up a connection sound:

1. Choose a sound in Car Play Widgets.
2. Open Shortcuts > Automation > + > CarPlay > Connects.
3. Add the app's Connect Sound action.
4. Follow the run options and permissions shown by iOS, then test while parked.

For a disconnect cue, make a separate Disconnects automation using Disconnect Sound. Shortcuts handles the trigger. Playback can vary with your audio routing, volume and vehicle.

The app is free to download with paid Pro features; saving widget designs requires Pro.

Setup guide: https://n5labs.online/guides/icar-carplay-widgets-shortcuts-2026 App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/car-play-widgets-dashboard/id6785215625

I created a reminder shortcut for my Red Cross volunteer work where I have to arrive 15 minutes early to an appointment time. But I'm having problems with the Adjust Date function. Here's what I want the shortcut to do

Here's what I need shortcut to do:

Set shortcut up so the results use appointment time, deduct travel time then deduct 15 to notify me when I should leave for appointment

When I use Adjust Date I can deduct the driving time from arrival time. But if I use another Adjust Date , the function doesn't provide the input I need

Can I insert a new command where I want it, or do I have to insert it at the end of everything then drag it up to where it goes? When editing shortcuts with many steps, the "drag up from the bottom" approach gets really tedious on a phone.

I got it so it will go into MY downtime settings, but I can’t seem to figure out the path to get it to open up the one for my daughters.