I guess not every workflow is going to translate properly into a Siri command.
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I guess not every workflow is going to translate properly into a Siri command.
It’s not a bug. Also workflow not work if you try this from widget in control center. So I was hoping that Apple implement something to get variables from the app in background.
Can you use workflows to change iOS wallpaper? It would be cool to ask Siri and then a random photo from a specified folder is choose daily.
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Yeah you can start a workflow from a Notification Center widget or from a share sheet or via Siri or from a home screen icon. Lots of flexibility.
One of my favorites is a share sheet shortcut to read the body of an article on a webpage. I used that to read myself the news last night as I drove home. Yes you could do this before via accessibility but I like how the shortcut finds the body of the article automatically, kinda like Instapaper.
One thing I don’t love about shortcuts is how they always launch the workflow app where you see it processing the workflow step by step.
Do you think Apple will ever make these shortcuts run I the background with maybe a status bar notification instead of taking over the screen?
For example after running “speak body of article” via the share sheet:
Do you think Apple will ever make these shortcuts run I the background with maybe a status bar notification instead of taking over the screen?
For example after running “speak body of article” via the share sheet:
I wish there was a way to share my location with a contact via Find friends. That would complete my "give my girlfriend an ETA of when I'll be there to pick her up" workflow. Besides that the ETA shortcut is pretty useful.
Gotta stick with Workflow for now :/. Hoping Shortcuts is an improvement to this.
There is a lot of things you can do with shortcuts (workflow) today that doesn't require direct third party app integration. I agree with you though but for another reason. The current workflow app is already working as intended and you can download it from the App Store. There is no reason really to test the app (shortcuts) that's mostly a direct port. If it was a brand new app and concept then yes they could release it in the public release to test UI, UX issues and bugs.
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It doesn't know what app you have open. A workflow can't assume anything. You have to tell it exactly what you want to do.
You could create a shortcut that grabs your clipboard and then executes the action. So hold the url bar in safari and copy. Then run the shortcut with Siri. Add the "get clipboard" in your shortcut.
If you are a registered Apple Developer, you go to https://developer.apple.com/download/ . It’s midway down the page and you select the “Request” button.
I assume he means her location can change so the eta will differ on both parts. This is not possible
I think he meant so she can follow him until he arrives. I just wondered cos you can share location from Messages for one hour / end of day / indefinitely and thought it might be worth looking under Shortcut’s Messages options instead of Find Friends options. I’ve not got the app so not really sure how it works
Ill take a look.
In my ideal shortcut I’d send her my eta and then share my location for one hour. Would be pretty neat and save me a few manual steps.
Not there. Boo. I can send my location as text (latitude longitudes, POI nearby, or street address) but can’t share my location via messages or find friends.
You just need to take your relationship to the next level and share indefinitely. Problem solved
Yes, this is what I have done, but it’s the same to run action from sharesheet, no need to invoke Siri.
I think one of the semi-frustrations for many right now is that many of the actions that can be invoked in Shortcuts can already be done as one offs via Siri and/or Share sheets. The real fun will come as more third party apps are exposed (several already are: Skype, Trello, Twitter and WhatsApp, among others).
Don’t forget apps that already support url schemes. They might not be listed in the app. But as long as the end result is a working link in the end it works great.
I have many workflows that add reminders to Things or notes to Bear. These apps are listed though but their url schemes are more powerful.