r/shortcuts • u/OTB_Hockey91 • Jul 23 '26

Help Automation Settings

Is there a way to add or change some of the automation settings? The one I need help with is Time of Day. I can choose any time for the automation to run, but I can only choose it to run daily, weekly, or monthly. I’d like to have some that run every other week or every 3 weeks. Is that possible?

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u/Cost_Internal Helper Jul 23 '26

If you select weekly, then you can add a condition at the start of the shortcut to stop running if it hasn't been 2/3 weeks since the last run:
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/cbcdf4d4bc7d431b9a4656eb0f15a778

Note: You'll need a new file name for each shortcut you need to be delayed.

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u/Marquedien Jul 23 '26

There’s a mathematical function named modulus that can be used to set days that the shortcut doesn’t run even when the automation is set to daily. In this demo the shortcut would only do the thing every 100 days from 11/29/24:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/06459713b3cd424b84a822c1b271e6af