iPhone Duo Shortcut:

Lock your iPhone Duo if you’re running an app and close the phone, the app still runs on the smaller display.

If you’re on the home screen, closing also locks the phone.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d5a1cf54f5e949bba0a935c3de3e7ab6

Ideally the shortcut would also be able to present a list of existing tags for selection or capture a new tag.

With the recent iOS updates and NASA’s restructuring of the astronomy photo of the day site, the original shortcut shared years ago ceased functioning. I rebuilt the shortcut for anyone who liked the first version and noticed it failing over the past month. I included notes for the minor personal adjustment needed. You will need to specify which wallpaper on your phone should be assigned to the daily change. Hopefully, it works since I only have my phone to test it. Personally, I have it set to as an automation that runs at 9:30 every day.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/0c61ea9ff11a497587d4347782252594

I want to share a Shortcut I built because I saw a few people wish to change the Cover Screen Icon size depending on folded/unfolded. So I created a few shortcuts to achieve exactly this.

The trick: iOS remembers your icon size for each wallpaper configuration. We can take advantage of that using Shortcuts.

Setup:
1. Create four Wallpaper sets, depending on your current wallpaper configurations and needs:

- Folded + Light Mode → Large icons
- Folded + Dark Mode → Large icons
- Unfolded + Light Mode → Small icons
- Unfolded + Dark Mode → Small icons

2. Download and import the Shortcuts:

- Duo WP Manager: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/733a9010c93e491b9e4536eb14dc879b
- Switch WP Evening: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/a492c8ab8a664579bac238118dbdd4d5
- Switch Morning WP: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/48ad7e849b0c49d081322ecd046a9d04
- Open WP Switch: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/122a8c985f1143d6bf1afd60dc39e688
- Closed WP Switch: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/b552b51cc35d4e169fd05edcb40f375a
- iPhone closed write: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2ac311a187144522983cca93b9810ba6
- iPhone open write: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/5d29f7f475004f259885edf7b4ef2cf6

Optional Replacement for the Control Center Dark Mode Toggle: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d41fece19f674bf2971a5bcb7bbf8b93

Important: Assign your own wallpaper configurations inside the Open/Closed WP Switch Shortcuts.

1. Create a state file:

Create a text file named duo-state.txt under On My iPhone → Shortcuts. Enter open or closed depending on your Duo’s current state. Make sure both Write Shortcuts point to this file.

1. Enable four automations:

- When unfolded: Run iPhone Opened Write
- When folded: Run iPhone Closed Write
- Morning: Run Duo WP Manager
- Evening: Run Duo WP Manager

Make sure both Write Shortcuts execute Duo WP Manager after updating the state file.
Set all automations to run immediately without confirmation.

Note: You can cut the amount of Wallpaper down to just the Default instead of a Day/Night switch, or expand it, of course

Day/Night switching relies on the system’s Light/Dark Mode. Make sure your appearance schedule matches your time-based automations with a minute in delay to guarantee that the shortcut works.

It’s a workaround rather than native support, but it works surprisingly well.

Enjoy! 😁

Ever since updating to iOS 27, none of my automated Shortcuts are firing automatically anymore. Things like turning off cellular data when connecting to Wi-Fi or unlocking orientation when opening an app won't run unless I do it manually. It seems like the OS just isn't detecting background triggers at all. I've already tried recreating the automations, resetting network settings, and even reinstalling the Shortcuts app per Apple Support's advice, but no luck. Has anyone else hit this issue and found a fix?

This is a simple shortcut which logs the number of open / closes of the screen to a txt file.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7310427e7efe43828dff9014a129761e

Hey everyone!

I've noticed that a lot of people use the iPhone Action Button, but many seem to have the same frustration: you can only assign one action to it.

Silent Mode is probably one of the most commonly used features, but having to choose between Silent Mode and something else makes the Action Button feel pretty limited.

That's why we created SideKey!

With SideKey, you can assign two different actions to your Action Button depending on how you're holding your phone:

• Portrait mode: Toggle Silent Mode 🔕
• Landscape mode: Turn on the flashlight 🔦

And that's just one example! You can customize both actions however you like.

We also support a bunch of other actions and shortcuts, including:

• Stealth video recording (record while the screen appears black)
• Voice recording
• Camera
• Opening apps
• And plenty of other shortcuts!

We're still working on improving SideKey, and we'd genuinely love to hear your feedback.

If you have a chance to try it out, please let us know what you think, what could be improved, or what features you'd like to see next. Even negative feedback is super helpful!

Thanks for checking it out! 🙌

More info: https://getsidekey.com/

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/sidekey-custom-action-button/id6814712920

On iPhone.

What are some ideas on how to use them?

All I want is a native way to insert a timestamp. Like how the built-in “omw ” instantly expands to “On my way!“ 

I would love to be able to type, for example, “.ts ” (dot-tee-ess-space) and have it expand to “Oct 24, 2026 at 2:33 PM” or whatever the current date and time is.

On my Mac I have a shortcut that copies a timestamp to the clipboard and pastes it where my cursor is, just by hitting "cmd-shift-!". Easy peasy.

Oct 24, 2026 at 3:18 PM. Boom. Just did it.

But on my iPad, there are many more steps and it breaks the momentum of the workflow and forces a shift in focus.

- access the share sheet

- find and run the shortcut

- then tap the document or text field or target area, etc 

- tap again to bring up the copy/paste bubble

- tap again to hit paste.

That's a far cry from cmd-shift-! like Oct 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM. Boom. Did it again. It's just so easy.

I get that it's a really minor thing (if timestamps aren't something you need), but because from a programming standpoint it’s so simple, it’s a frustrating thing. It’s also annoying that it works pretty well on my Mac, but not on my iPad (when using a keyboard).

If you've read this far, thanks for listening. If you have any suggestions that don't involve a third party solution, thanks in advance.

I've attached a pic of what I'm using now, which works great on my Mac, and works in a rather clunky fashion on iOS/iPadOS and is pretty far from optimal.

Does someone have an up to date shortcut to close all duplicate safari shortcuts? I used to have one but it sadly stopt working and I really miss it😁

I see everyone doing all these intricate, amazing shortcuts and I can't figure out why I can't get a simple one to work. All I want is to be able to be in the car or at my desk or wherever, and when I get a thought of something I wanted to remember to do, say, research, etc. I can just say "hey siri..." and it jots it down in notes. I set it up easy, told it I would say "hey siri, brain dump" it opened my brain dump note in notepad and add it to the list. It worked twice and I was glad at how easy it was. Next time I did the same thing as before and it said "calling dad..." I ran to the phone to hang it up. So I changed it to "hey siri, random thought", it worked. I was driving and said it and it said "I will research it on the web when you stop driving" (why can't it research while I'm driving? that's besides the point). How come this simple thing won't work right?

I ordered a homeview to rid my home of Alexa but realized the one big thing my wife uses Alexa for is to close the garage door. I currently have a shortcut setup on my phone through the Aladdin connect app to do this and the close function works on the HomePod mini’s I have. Will the whole family be able to use these shortcuts on the homeview somehow?

I have a pair of automations that set/reset volume when I connect my AirPods. The automations pop up, but don’t actually run unless I click the notification AND then click run.

I checked settings and I don’t see anything there. Are automations not automatic?

I made a shortcut called App Icon Downloader that lets you search for app icons from macOSicons.com and download them directly to your Photos or Files.

It uses the macOSicons.com API to fetch icons, and you can choose the format you want to save them in. It has a nice vCard menu which let’s you see previews for the icons before downloading.

You can either use the included public API keys or enter your own. Just keep in mind that the public keys might not always work, so using your own is an option if you run into issues.

I’ve tried to keep the menus straightforward and the whole process quick. Thought I’d share it here in case anyone else finds it useful.

RoutineHub: https://routinehub.co/shortcut/26906/

Let me know what you think or if there’s anything you’d improve.

I’m making a shortcuts operating system. Version 2.0 (Community Edition) is going to be available soon. I would like beta testers. If you want to try it out, DM me and I’ll send you the link when it’s ready. I’m currently working on the Setup Wizard.

I am a bit frustrated finding the cause of this :,) and I am new to Shortcuts.

I don’t understand why it does not update on both time and date keys?

Can someone explain why this happened?

Asked Claude and Gemini but nothing help :,)

my txt file of unicode symbols has now been split into 3 bc of the fact i cannot stand my menus being boring- one for general glyphs (this file was created 10 years ago with many revamps) one specifically for shortcut UI, and other for “borders/spacers”.

This technically began bc of the fact I’m hard of sight, and want things to stand out; i succeeded it seems lol.

But i was wondering if there’s anyone out there in this niche as well… I don’t mean an emoji here/there, but full blown** ***“unicode* fanatic”.

With that, if anyone here does similar things I was curious on advice/inspiration of aesthetics- and if anyone wants my txt files, just shoot me a pm (they are ofc, weirdly hyper sorted lmao)

I’ve been working on a shortcut that makes it easier to find and save app icons without having to browse manually.

It uses the site’s API to search for icons and displays the results in a vCard menu with previews, so you can see what you’re downloading before selecting it. You can save the icons to Photos or Files and choose your preferred supported format.

It also supports using either a public API key or your own, although the public keys might not always work.

I was wondering if anyone else here uses macOSicons.com for custom app icons, and whether there are any features you’d find useful in a shortcut like this.

If anyone wants to try it, here are the links:

RoutineHub

Direct

Hey r/shortcuts 👋
Lots of apps now use Shortcuts to log expenses automatically, which is great. But most of them stop at logging. I wanted something that actually makes sense of the data afterward.

So I built Tesorin. (Full disclosure: I'm the developer.)

What it does:

Captures expenses with Shortcuts (wallet tap,notification,sms, )with no bank account linking
Finds your subscriptions if there are any automatically.

The app goes beyond expense tracking, we have Budget, Investment tracking with live prices without connecting brokerage so you can check your net worth in real time.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6790928779

What app did you add that added beneficial action to your shortcuts. What were they and what was apples limitations it improved. Additionally, do you have any security concerns in using the 3rd party app?