Is there any possible way to have a shortcut to an app settings? I would like to streamline the process of turning on and off the location services of a specific app without having to go to settings, going to the app and then clicking location services, and then toggling back and forth between always or never. so a shortcut that would either make this toggle for me automatically, or at least get me right to the page where I can just toggle back and forth would be greatly appreciated. Any help? One iPhone is stock on the latest version iOS and the other iPhone I would also like this as a possibility on is jailbroken on the latest jailbroken firmware.
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Quick way / shortcut to toggle location services on and off for specific app possible?
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Did anybody answer you? I still can’t get to the actual app but I did get as far as the settings. Here’s that shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8c98defa44474e9c8246a0d55f83c577
This is very useful; thank you. Is it possible to toggle Location Services On|Off and perhaps have a shortcut for each?
I needed to do this for the State Farm Drive Safe & Save app - for me the URL was prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION/com.statefarm.DriveSafeAndSave
Open Shortcuts App / + / Add Action / Web / URL / input prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION/com.statefarm/DriveSafeAndSave / Add Action / Open URLs
For other apps, the URL follows the format:
prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION/bundle.id.here
And you can find the bundle ID of your specific app like this:
mrvirk.com
Here's where I found the URL - It has useful URLs for other settings, too:
Open Shortcuts App / + / Add Action / Web / URL / input prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION/com.statefarm/DriveSafeAndSave / Add Action / Open URLs
For other apps, the URL follows the format:
prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION/bundle.id.here
And you can find the bundle ID of your specific app like this:
How to Find Bundle ID of an iOS app ? Step by Step - Mr. Virk Media
In this article, we will cover How to quickly find an iOS app's bundle ID. Bundle ID is a unique identifier for each app published on App Store.
mrvirk.com
Here's where I found the URL - It has useful URLs for other settings, too:
Looking to expand on this. Any chance shortcuts has added functionality now to actually toggle the setting for you?
I have it setup for the Geico Mobile app (bundleid=com.geico.GloveBox in case anyone needs it) but I’m looking to make this even smarter so that the shortcut actually changes the setting. Is this possible?
On a related note, the State Farm app was actually really good about only tracking me when I was driving my car due to their use of a Bluetooth beacon. But Geico traces my every step! It’s insanely invasive.
I have it setup for the Geico Mobile app (bundleid=com.geico.GloveBox in case anyone needs it) but I’m looking to make this even smarter so that the shortcut actually changes the setting. Is this possible?
On a related note, the State Farm app was actually really good about only tracking me when I was driving my car due to their use of a Bluetooth beacon. But Geico traces my every step! It’s insanely invasive.