A wildly underrated app. Siri gets a lot of crap. The Shortcuts app makes Siri an absolute superpower, though. Shortcuts are one of the main ways I do [[Ongoing Capture]] of [[Capturing Logs|logs]] in my [[PDW]]. It is [[Automatically Tracked, Manually Confirmed]]. It’s also quite easy to append to a new Daily Note in [[Obsidian]] via [[Obsidian URIs]]. You can even have [[Shortcuts Automating Python]]. ## Shortcuts Triggers Constructed with help from Gemini. | **Category** | **Trigger Type** | **iPhone** | **iPad** | **Mac** | **Notes** | | ----------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | **Events** | Time of Day | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Sunrise, sunset, or specific time. | | | Alarm | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | When an alarm goes off, is snoozed, or stopped. | | | Sleep | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Wind Down, Bedtime, or Waking Up. | | | Calendar | ✅ | ✅ | — | When a specific calendar event starts/ends. | | **Travel** | Arrive / Leave | ✅ | ✅ | — | Triggers by geofence (requires GPS). | | | Before I Commute | ✅ | ✅ | — | Based on predicted travel patterns. | | | CarPlay | ✅ | — | — | When iPhone connects/disconnects to car. | | **Communication** | Email | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | From specific senders or subject lines. | | | Message | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | From specific contacts or containing text. | | **Settings** | App | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | When a specific app is opened or closed. | | | Focus Mode | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | When a specific Focus is turned on/off. | | | Airplane Mode | ✅ | ✅ | — | Toggle state (On/Off). | | | Bluetooth / Wi-Fi | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | When connecting to a specific device/network. | | | Low Power Mode | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Includes "Power Mode" states on Mac. | | | Battery Level | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Reaches, rises above, or falls below %. | | | Charger | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Connected or Disconnected. | | **System** | Stage Manager | — | ✅ | ✅ | When Stage Manager is toggled. | | | External Display | — | ✅ | ✅ | Connect/Disconnect (useful for iPad Pro/Air). | | | File/Folder | — | — | ✅ | **Mac Only:** When files are added/modified. | | | External Drive | — | — | ✅ | **Mac Only:** When a drive is mounted/unmounted. | | **Transactions** | Wallet / Tap | ✅ | — | — | When tapping a card or pass (NFC/Apple Pay). | | **Physical** | NFC | ✅ | — | — | Scanning a specific physical NFC tag. | | | Apple Pencil | — | ✅ | — | Pro models only (e.g., Squeeze triggers). | | | Action Button | ✅ | — | — | Custom hardware button (iPhone 15 Pro+). | **** # More ## Source - self ## Related