#IPHONE SHORTCUTS AUTOMATION DOWNLOAD#

Name the Shortcut something you can tell Siri to invoke it - I used “Talk to Coda” An automation, if you didnt know, is a type of shortcut that is activated automatically at a particular time or event, unlike a normal shortcut that needs to be launched manually through the app.

#IPHONE SHORTCUTS AUTOMATION DOWNLOAD#

Download or launch the “Shortcuts” App.

Since there is no Shortcuts action for Spotify to start playing, we need to create a shortcut to either open a playlist using link or to play something using Google Assistant. You can now run automations more easily, there are more options, and the Shortcuts app doesn’t open when you run a shortcut.

Copy the Webhook URL and API token and place them somewhere you can access on your phone later We can create shortcuts to automate the task of playing Spotify playlist on iPhone. 12 Best Siri Shortcuts and Automations for iPhone Power Users Siri Shortcuts have been around for a while now, but only with iOS 14 has Apple really made them truly useful.

Click the Create API token button to get a new token.

Add a new automation to the doc, using the trigger Webhook invoked.

Your iPhone will then prompt you to run the action when.

I am happy to say it works quite well! Here’s how I set it up -ġ.Create or select a Coda doc and find a table you would like to modify.Ģ,Next, Follow the same steps as in Eric’s doc to create the Webhook: Use Apples Shortcuts app to configure the action you want, and choose what location will trigger it. You can use the Shortcuts app to set up a personal or home automation and then have the automated shortcut run when you arrive or depart, when you change a setting on your iPhone, at a time of day, and much more.

After witnessing use Webhook automations to modify rows in a Coda doc, I figured I would give triggering automations directly from Siri a shot. Automation is a type of shortcut that’s activated by an event, rather than manually. I have long thought it would be amazingly convenient to modify a Coda doc handsfree from my iPhone.

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