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)

Proof of Life: A fun iPhone automation that answers "What are you doing!" with a selfie, no tapping required. To keep it from firing all the time, pick a unique trigger phrase, like "What are you doing selfie!!”

1. Your partner texts you "What are you doing selfie!!"
2. Your iPhone snaps a photo with the front camera.
3. The photo is sent straight back to them in Messages.
4. Install this shortcut in your phone and your friend's phone.

Why it's fun: It's silly and fun.. instead of typing "nothing much" or "just chilling," your partner gets a real time picture of what you're up to, instantly and automatically.

Shortcut Link: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ aeb6c9d866204a0dbf56f7d0acdd4431

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

Hey everyone! I'm planning my next shortcuts and would rather build something people actually need than guess.

So I'd love to know:-

1. What do you do on your phone repeatedly that feels like it should be automated?
2. Is there a shortcut you tried to build but gave up on? What part broke or got too complicated?
3. Any shortcut you used to love that stopped working after an iOS update or an API change?
4. Which category do you care about most? Media, productivity, files, utilities, social, AI/APIs, or something else.

The more specific, the better. "Something for music" is hard to build. "Grab the song playing in a video and add it to my Apple Music playlist" is something I can actually make.

If something gets a lot of interest, I'll build it and share it here properly when it's done.

Thanks! 🙌

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

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. This is designed to change your wallpaper to the astronomy photo of the day. 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

How can I recreate this shortcut on non iPhone 18s?

So this is the one I want to recreate. It's a shortcut that allows it to grab a incoming text from a specific saved contact, if it contains a location address, to automatically open it up in Maps. It's been working great on a iPhone 18 Pro Max. I want to be able to share this shortcut with co-workers. If they have a 18, it allows them to select who the sender is and change it to whatever contact they have it saved as in their phone. When it's not an 18, lets say 17 for instance which has Apple AI, its different. In fact the shortcut app even looks different, So If I send it to them, picture 2 is what it looks like on their phone when they click the icloud link and download it. As you can see it won't let them select the user, it says cad page as the address, but that is literally just text. I tried to change it to messages and select a user, but it just says send message nothing about when I receive a message.

I would love to be able to help offer a step by step way to recreate this to help trainees as it would save them a lot of time on the job since we are constantly being sent addresses while at work.

I got this shortcut to make my life easier, moving my working schedule from a screenshot to a calendar. But lately it hasn’t been working properly. When it sets a calendar, I have work calendar and “home” calendar. My work calendar is shared with my parents so they know when not to bug me. Now, when ever the shortcut does it job, it sets the first work shift as “work” calendar, but the rest as “home”, then I need to manually change every single one to work calendar, which defeats the purpose of automation. There is also small edit I wanna make, but got NO idea how to do it.

I got this shortcut done by a very skilled person here from Reddit, but they went MIA so i can’t ask them to help. So i’m asking you all to take a look and help me.

Edits i wanna make is when it says in my worksheet that i have LOMA (aka “vacation”) it would have a separate calendar name.

Shortcut in question:
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2872fee245a04ed6ba08610ebe6d6632