This is the most thorough shortcuts/action button video I've seen so far. So many videos goes over the basics like "open the video camera" but never get into shortcut tailoring. Thanks, Snazzy
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@sarhan_
11 ай бұрын
No worries!
@DjangoGroen
11 ай бұрын
most do but not this deep. i love it. most of the shortcuts i don't like though. but he gets me on idea's to do.
@TheLemon420
11 ай бұрын
"I bet you're not using it to it's full potential" oh buddy... if I showed my shortcuts app to my grandpa, his head would explode on the spot
@User57655
11 ай бұрын
Let this KZitem user show you one weird trick to instantly find out if you’re in your Grandpa’s will
@tdrg_
11 ай бұрын
Shortcuts Show and Tell I have 373 shortcuts. Truth be told most are for Siri or just leftovers from experimenting. Because I have a 14 Pro with no Action button, I’ve created a set of 20 shortcuts. Back Tap runs a shortcut that displays those 20 at a double- or triple-press on the back.
@ronnxc
11 ай бұрын
@@tdrg_would you mind sharing your creations?
@Arnav_1102
11 ай бұрын
@@tdrg_please do share ur shortcuts.
@eljeffepatron3211
11 ай бұрын
@@tdrg_pls share
@StarlancerAstro
11 ай бұрын
I bought a 15 Pro max after being on droid for years and found shortcuts, as I started to explore, I couldn't figure out how this is not more prominently advertised, it's insanely powerful and love iOS even more now, my 15 PM is the best phone I've bought in years!
@choilive
11 ай бұрын
Apple doesn’t market the power user features too heavily because the “mainstream” consumer won’t really care.
@LillyMayhem
11 ай бұрын
@@choilive*and probably wont understand or be powe-user-enough to take advantage of it. Exactly my thought!
@hiryuimajin
7 ай бұрын
Bro! Same here! And S24+ came out and I'm like did I make a bad decision? Absolutely not because I can't have a phone without the shortcuts feature
@DoritosResidue
7 ай бұрын
OMG you can set up mere swipes to execute an action Samsung phones. I have 6 action swipes set up on my S24U I just bought . Apple action button is child's play . Apple needs to take advantage of the screen real-estate like samsung phones. Dang makes me realize a lot of samsung owners don't know thier own phones.
@silentgrind34
7 ай бұрын
Shortcuts is child play compared to android
@nielskersic328
11 ай бұрын
Shortcuts are seriously powerful and made me switch to iOS. The only thing I dislike is that some Auromations require you to confirm, which takes two extra taps for some reason
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
Luckily, they’re rare as of iOS 17. Almost all I come across can be run without confirmation which is great.
@prospekt_1
11 ай бұрын
@@snazzyAll the “events” under Automations can run without confirmation now
@jmunt
11 ай бұрын
@@prospekt_1 by far the most underrated iOS 17 feature. My only remaining complaint is it still needs confirmation to lock my door automatically. I get needing confirmation to UN-lock... but just let me lock it automatically when I leave, come on lol. But yeah its so SO much better now and no one is talking about it so most people probably don't know
@glujaz
11 ай бұрын
Honestly, iOS17 changed a lot, I can now execute an automation when connecting to a Bluetooth device automatically, thing which was not possible before without approving each time. I use this to turn off wifi and switch on battery saving and opens foreflight on on my iPad when my aviation headset is turned on and connecting to my iPad. And goes back to normal when turned off.
@JZL003
11 ай бұрын
You switched from android to iOS for automations? If you root your android phone you can do so much more and even unrooted android can do very powerful automations without waiting years for apple
@Tobi042
11 ай бұрын
I actually have the action button set to run a shortcut to simply play/pause media. I consume a lot of media on my iPhone and this makes pausing one-handed + one touch. Not a huge thing of course, but handy at times.
@townc2824
11 ай бұрын
How can I set this up?
@smallqwaro
11 ай бұрын
this is amazing
@Tobi042
11 ай бұрын
@@townc2824 Create a shortcut with the action "Play/Pause" and assign it to the action button. The action is built-in and you can find it under the "Playback" category :)
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
As simple as it gets, but nice! www.icloud.com/shortcuts/cef05b3676e843f1867efc5f6ec3bf11
@figeon
9 ай бұрын
That’s the thing I miss the most. My iPod Nano had a volume rocker, which allowed volume up,down, play, pause, skip, back skip, rewind, forward with a single additional button. I wish iPhones had volume rockers!
@ekiM2K
3 күн бұрын
I'm switching from Android to iOS for the first time. I didn't know anything about shortcuts and was just assuming this video would be pretty basic. This has completely changed my idea of how a phone can even be used and I'm absolutely stoked to start trying some of these.
@satoshistacks7755
11 ай бұрын
I never comment on videos. This was such a great walkthrough and thoughtful approach to the shortcuts app. I saw you were bummed on Twitter and had to come here and let you know that this type of content is what I love about your channel. Great work and keep this long form, thoughtful, content coming!
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. ❤
@skatcat743
11 ай бұрын
TRIPLE CLICK for Magnifier can also make a simple flash light :). I was frustrated with backtaps unreliability.
@ayehavgunne
11 ай бұрын
When I was using Android, Tasker was the same kind of thing as Shortcuts. So powerful. I automated so much stuff and it flawlessly transferred between phones. I carried the same Tasker config file around with me for years! I still can't believe that Apple, of all companies, built something like this.
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
They acquired a great app with an amazing team that they somehow convinced the bigwigs to make even more powerful and prominent. Pretty awesome.
@paraparapampew
11 ай бұрын
There are bixby actions on samsung phones but may be they aren't that powerful.
@wateriver
11 ай бұрын
The four shortcuts you showed off in the beginning, are very useful, and I appreciate that you provided links to add to my own Shortcuts library. Every time I see one of these types of videos I’m amazed of what people come up with. Maybe a series you could do is to Showcase some of the shortcuts like on the monthly basis or something. Great video!
@anianii
11 ай бұрын
As a developer and someone who is very familiar with the shortcuts app after years of use, it's really annoying to see how much you could simplify in your shortcuts to do the same thing 😂
@Mashnoor
11 ай бұрын
Do the simplifications for us 😌
@drewlop
11 ай бұрын
Please do tell; or, if you implement your improvements please link 'em here :)
@anianii
11 ай бұрын
I tried, but my comments with iCloud share links seem to get hidden automatically 😅
@jmunt
11 ай бұрын
@@anianii you can't post any links in KZitem comments lol. but I'm a software developer and I agree, but some optimizations make things harder for beginners to understand and tweak for themselves so they may be built that way intentionally for share-ability. I've re-written some shortcuts to be less efficient to share with my friends for that reason
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
@@jmuntThis is why. This video is intended for beginners and doing things the long way is often the most logical.
@sinek808
9 ай бұрын
Flippity doo-da is super usefull but I changed it little bit when I press the button in portrait it runs action menu shortcut. I made a little change with action menu too 😂 I changed summary with flashlight now its better for me. This is the best video about action button.
@Reverie-nu1nb
6 ай бұрын
It’s crazy! Using the dopple tipping on the back to change the focus mode (which I use to change the appearance mode + widgets + background) and triple tipping to change it back! That’s such a nice way to do it. Thanks for this video!
@SpookySkeletonGang
11 ай бұрын
I'm on a Pixel, and gave my phone the option to hold the power button only while the screen is off to toggle the flashlight, and it has been the most useful feature I've added to my phone lol. I use it ALL the time.
@brad1785
11 ай бұрын
You can simplify that flashlight focus shortcut btw. No need to do the variable stuff. Add "Get current focus" then the "if" and if you tap the "Current Focus" on the if statement, you can change it to the name which then allows you to match the same way as you did here with the variable.
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
It actually doesn’t let you select the name of the focus. Idk why, it’s bizarre. Try it.
@JamesR624
11 ай бұрын
Nope. You cannot select "what focus". The only thing the IF statement allows there is "has any value" or "does not have any value", so only able to select whether any focus AT ALL is on or not, but not WHAT focus. So yeah, you need the variable since one for "focus" doesn't exist in iOS currently.
@brad1785
11 ай бұрын
@@snazzy it's not the most intuitive, but you can get it to match the string of the focus name without having to use a variable. No way that I can find to actually pick from your focuses, which is annoying, but at least there is something. KZitem won't let me link, but here is the shared shortcut id: 60aaa227893b49089d254b3d143cae88
@brad1785
11 ай бұрын
@@JamesR624 right, the if will allow an "is" comparison if you tap on the "Current Focus" and change it from "Focus" to "Name". Here's what you do: 1. Create a new shortcut 2. Add "Get Current Focus" 3. Add "If" 3. Tap on "Current Focus" in the If 4. At the bottom, select "Name" instead of "Focus" 5. Tap "Condition" and select "is" 6. Then tap the text field and put in the name of the focus
@Potty8
9 ай бұрын
@@brad1785exactly
@Me-ld8bt
11 ай бұрын
Apple allowing shortcuts with the action button is like allowing you to respond “grant me three more wishes” to a genie.
@jonasiliaens5937
11 ай бұрын
A Snazzy Labs video 2 days in a row? What a treat! 🎉
@markdarc0448
11 ай бұрын
I want to send this to everyone who says the iPhone 15 doesn’t have any major changes. A button that lets you do basically anything is a MASSIVE change imo. This was highly overlooked in the Apple Watch ultra too. This is so useful and something that more people need to use
@townc2824
11 ай бұрын
What about play/pause?
@iankslife
11 ай бұрын
@@townc2824 you can do that in shortcuts
@helloukw
11 ай бұрын
It would have been even better to leave the old button as well since it had a tactile feel no other button is able to replicate that easy and it was even accidentally toggle proof.
@markdarc0448
11 ай бұрын
@@helloukw fair enough
@markdarc0448
11 ай бұрын
@@townc2824 shortcuts can let you do pretty much anything including play pause
@developerpranav
5 ай бұрын
Just switched to an iPhone 15 pro max and I have to say, I dont miss my custom ROMs on android anymore after looking at what shortcuts and automations can do for ya. Especially that "Actions" app. I'm gonna have a lot of fun
@caparalph
6 ай бұрын
I'm a first time iPhone user coming from Samsung S20. I am so frustrated that there are some features that I miss on Samsung like having a fixed back button, having the ability to flip the camera or pause it while on video and many more! I have to say however that using the action button and shortcuts combo made me enjoy my iPhone! It fulfills the tech geek in me. Thanks for the guide!
@adsmith_
4 ай бұрын
For the magnifier automation, I put 'go to homescreen' before the 'run action menu shortcut', there's a minor delay but it should help save battery and that extra swipe for going home.
@curiousurick
11 ай бұрын
Siri Shortcuts is basically super intro to programming. I love it so much
@Dygear
11 ай бұрын
Excellent video. The turn off rotation lock automatically is a super helpful "One More Thing."
@JahirFiquitiva
11 ай бұрын
I'd love to get those wallpapers you use in the lock screen depending on the charging state. Would you mind sharing them?
@TerraCotton
11 ай бұрын
2:23 You don’t actually need the text box to get the current focus mode and then set another variable. Simply (1) Get Current Focus, (2) Get Variable, tap on Current Focus, tap on Current Focus AGAIN, underneath Type, change from Focus to Name, (3) if Name is Sleep, (4) and so on
@freddygoodman
11 ай бұрын
I don't care what others say. I think it's neat that Quinn keeps us up to date with the latest and greatest in robot vacuum technology.
@KennyLiang
11 ай бұрын
Cool to get users into a engineering thinking of if-then-else-while for the customizations
@ylihao
11 ай бұрын
The way Quinn enthusiastically demonstrates the shortcuts somehow gives that long lost Steve Jobs vibe
@faiq_iftikhar
11 ай бұрын
Euphy as your sponsor seriously, and you’re talking about tech
@methus9812
4 ай бұрын
takes some time to understand how it works, but once you know, its pretty cool. Made a shortcut that reports when i started charging my phone, how much it charged, and the time it took to charge it to that level with an option to store it as a log file.
@perkulant4629
11 ай бұрын
The magnifier workaround is better than the action button and volume solution imo. Great find.
@hazrulk6444
11 ай бұрын
Love iOS shortcuts. All should learn how to use it. It will get very complicated and fun!
@black-n-gold
11 ай бұрын
The magnifier hack is galaxy brained and going to push this to its limits. (And since I have the action buttton I technically have two shortcuts (or 3 if the volume hack) now.
@Indrecius
11 ай бұрын
This is wicked. When I last tried backtap, it wasn't that reliable but perhaps it's time to give it another go and see if it's improved. In any case, this video is going to my "for future reference" playlist, for after I upgrade again a few years down the line. Much appreciated!
@elmedin26
11 ай бұрын
I love it how excited you are about all these shortcuts!!! 😁
@MrBoomerhawk
11 ай бұрын
This is great. I created an auto message shortcut (pair of them) to handle sending schedule updates to my kids. One shortcut takes selected text and saves it to a Note, the other shortcut runs automatically on certain days after school gets out, finds the latest message and sends it to the kids.
@TheNativeOtter
11 ай бұрын
Adding the “double click” functionality that way is GENIUS
@LJMOO7
6 ай бұрын
This video is amazing! One suggestion with the magnifier thing. You can chose new blank shortcut, then go to homescreen the run shortcut then your shortcut.
@idontgetnotifiedaboutrepli2332
11 ай бұрын
Best, most in depth shortcuts video in a a long while. Thank you. Just came back to comment this because I felt like pushing the algorithm.
@fulcrum8108
11 ай бұрын
all of this is going completely over my head 😭 i appreciate how in depth you got. time to learn!
@ChromeJob
7 ай бұрын
Since learning more about Shortcuts during the pandemic, I've explored running some on my Apple Watch. Tl'dr: some do, some don't. With Watch OS 10 they finally allowed us to set volume on the Watch. \o/. Alerts/Notifications work a little differently on the Watch, likewise on MacOS. So it helps to have IF…THEN statements checking Device Model (e.g. "Ipad" "Mac"). There's even a dedicated "Device is Watch" readymade for Shortcuts you want to run on the Watch. For a Shortcut that runs on Mac, iPhone, AND the Watch, a little nested Russian doll of IF…THEN statements is required, but it can be done. Some of the actions are hidden gems. One of my recent faves, "Shutdown." You can shut down, or restart your your device from the shortcut. It can even prompt you each time. No more holding buttons and sliding pills. Made installing that Actions 3rd party utility a breeze.
@Furnabulax1
7 ай бұрын
So i am in the process of saving money to get a new iPhone so my 12 can be given to my mom. Originally, i was like "Do i REALLY need the 15 Pro over the base model 15?" and after looking into the Action Button and how cool it is, i made the decision that i plan to get that one. I even tried it a bit last time i was at the local mall, and its fits great in hand and i cant wait to be able to own it and show what it is able to do.
@georgejajji3700
11 ай бұрын
Hi I have a swedish iphone 15 pro max. When using shortcuts I'm missing several actions like for the Flippity Doo-da I don't have the device orientation action. I have the latest iOS and latest Shortcut app. What could the problem be?
@Shazlys
11 ай бұрын
This is just ridiculously valuable! Your videos are in a universe of their own, Quinn! Grateful
@Melchirobin
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for having chapters and not an entire video dedicated to a robot vacuum.
@דודישמר-ז9ע
10 ай бұрын
Great video!!, When I try to make the “IF” to volume level I don’t get the option of “is not” … how do I find it?
@conspickerous
11 ай бұрын
This type of content is why I am subscribed to you Quinn! BTW, one other workaround for us that don’t have the 15 Pro is to add the shortcut on the lock screen. It’s really pretty handy.
@blakecwilson
11 ай бұрын
Been waiting for a video like this from you! You got me hooked on smart home stuff with your video from a couple years back and now I'm gonna dive further into shortcuts and action button stuff.
@Teub03
8 ай бұрын
These videos always get recommended to me right before I go to bed resulting in an entire night of making shortcuts and automations
@georgemalouf4298
11 ай бұрын
I never utilised back tap functionality, but I'm grateful to learn that you must remove your smartphone case in order to make it work.
@mastermike3940
11 ай бұрын
Very nice info. I've done a few actions before, but nothing like these. Thanks for sharing! Definitely wanting to try some out and make my own.
@Stan_sprinkle
11 ай бұрын
Flippity is my new favorite thing
@krebsgewehr
11 ай бұрын
This is amazing and a lot. Definitely a great run through of things that this can do!
@Pressbutan
11 ай бұрын
8:57 that's a cool workaround. I used to use automations to toggle LTE/5G and set manual night shift to 15 minutes after/before sunset/sunrise. This is handy. I wonder if us pre-action button people can do something like this with the toggle mute switches?
@Pressbutan
11 ай бұрын
9:45 lol realtime bugtesting
@Pressbutan
11 ай бұрын
12:00 Back tap is still, after all these years, really wonky. Lots of accidental pocket triggers and failures to launch on command. Hit or miss for me
@16bosshoss99
11 ай бұрын
I would love to hear more about the custom link shortener! I have an extra domain that I would love to use with one!
@leslievernon9870
11 ай бұрын
Your focus mode changes automatically in the bed? That's sweet
@retronymph
6 ай бұрын
If apple makes a decent folding phone, I'd honestly consider switching and it'll be because of this video.
@samuellong3934
11 ай бұрын
Incred video. Downloaded and installed a few already. Subscribed from a search that landed me here. You’re a LEGEND.
@derekbarbosa
11 ай бұрын
Ever since shortcuts were introduced I’ve automated so many trivial aspects of my phone. I have one that toggles power save mode below “x” percent, but is dependent on whether or not the charger is plugged in. That’s a trivial example, but I have toggle prompts for alarms, and other nifty things. As soon as I saw the action buttons ability to be set to a shortcut, i was fairly enthusiastic!
@raulsanchez4718
11 ай бұрын
I liked how he used a z fold phone to show the mapping of the eufy vacuum on a video about iPhones 😁
@darrentan6865
11 ай бұрын
*bow down" omg Quinn, thanks for the smashing intro and tutorial to shortcuts. I just made my very first one to toggle between mobile data plans!
@eltonmenezes
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic video. I love it. I'm a Computer Engineer and an IT professional and it's awesome
@michaelboyer4943
11 ай бұрын
As soon as the Action Button was announced, I was immediately waiting for the Snazzy video on how to be a power user with it. I KNEW you would have the most thorough review. Thanks!
@OliPutland
11 ай бұрын
Bravo.👏🏻 Love this kind of lateral thinking.
@calebrasak6941
11 ай бұрын
I’ve never really messed with shortcuts but this video inspired me to try them out. I hope in the future we can just ask Siri to build us shortcuts to simplify the build / tinkering process. Also what’s up Benjamin?!
@ketskoaleksa
8 ай бұрын
You actually can do the real double press the action button. Works well.
@michalklucz6907
11 ай бұрын
this is so great that I watched it as a happy owner of Pixel phone :D
@mikevr29
11 ай бұрын
love the "It's quite simple" phrase !
@dkursada
11 ай бұрын
I knew Shortcuts would make this simpleton button do all kinds of things based on context! This is "Baba is You" levels of logic play. Shortcuts is more powerful than Modes and Routines, Google Assistant Routines etc. The only thing that's more powerful than that is Tasker app for Android, but that's a power user app with a steep learning curve. The thing sets Shortcuts apart is that its actually intuitive UI, which is hard to manage when developing such a power user feature.
@aimanarifi12
10 ай бұрын
One thing that always bothering me is to decide when should I wake up tomorrow. So, I made a shortcut automation which run every night, where it goes through my calendar, see the earliest event, set an alarm 3 hours before that time. It's been few month and I haven't open the clock app since then😎. I never knew about the backtap stuff. excited to experiment what can I do with that🤩.
@TheNovgaihf7
11 ай бұрын
You were my favorite youtuber but after this i like you even more. Action button, shortcuts and automations are amazing. Thank you
@vivekpujaravp
11 ай бұрын
My favorite vid of yours. Awesome breakdown of one of the iPhone’s most powerful capabilities. Please do more like this.
@SeniorEliteStrike
5 ай бұрын
Does Steve Jobs speak to you from six feet under??? WOW. Great video bro.
@leaveamarc
11 ай бұрын
I’m too smooth brained to utilize shortcuts properly, so i’m glad i can rely on you to at least explain what can be done!! awesome vid
@dr.coconut
11 ай бұрын
Back tap isn't based on actually touching your phone, so it doesn't matter if you have a case. It should still work. It's just using internal sensors in the phone.
@snazzy
11 ай бұрын
Theoretically. But the reason I mentioned a case is that many cases dampen the effects enough that the sensors don’t pick up on it.
@dr.coconut
11 ай бұрын
@@snazzy That makes sense, I just wanted to clarify the wording. Interesting video regardless, I'll have to try out the auto message and lower power mode
@adiboy_223
11 ай бұрын
This is the single great video that has blown my mind the most.
@TechnologyGeek862
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip to get past the triple click power button stuff. Now I can open my camera little bit faster than before 👌
@cheekymonkeync
Ай бұрын
Do you have a link to the shortcut for your battery level/lock screen change?
@Karan_Thakkar
11 ай бұрын
In that flashlight shortcut, adding current focus to text then assigning that text to variable Focus is redundant :p you can directly assign current focus to the variable
@daniwello
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for making the action button super useful!!!!!
@MalyJohn3
11 ай бұрын
Woo, this motivated me to revisit Samsung automation routines. Thanks
@20Rewind
11 ай бұрын
He did a ecovacs sponsor yesterday and today he does a eufy vacuum 😅
@smallqwaro
11 ай бұрын
it will be great if apple can allow the action button to be changed by automation, for example, do a different thing when pressed in a certain app. This will increase functionality alot. btw forget back tap (I hate the accidental triggers), maybe use a widget on the lock screen if you can. (haven't tried it so don't ask how).
@LPRD
11 ай бұрын
Or when you're in a certain location or in a certain time. On samsung that's super easy to accomplish
@JR0298
6 ай бұрын
Remember when new devices actually ADDED functionality? Bring back the switch in addition to the button but give it assignable functions too.. ring/silent (classic), rotation lock, low power mode, dark mode, shortcuts, etc.
@Frederik-xk8og
11 ай бұрын
do you have to unlock the phone first every time ?
@gullevek
11 ай бұрын
One day I will dive deep into those shortcuts. One day!
@JZL003
11 ай бұрын
Just on android so it has "double click on power button" -> action. I'd love to do something fancier but I use it as a flashlight and use it so much every day, it's amazing. Even better than an EDC flashlight bc it's in my hand
@josesmith617
11 ай бұрын
Man once they officially add double press and triple press this will be so great
@alexis0a
11 ай бұрын
I love two things... Shortcuts and videos like this, really thank you! The app Actions is just perfect for me, I need something like this time ago, this weekend I'm gonna have so much fun with this 🙌🏻
@03cobrah
11 ай бұрын
I wish there was a tutorial on making shortcuts. This stuff is interesting
@abc17tg
11 ай бұрын
That's finally something that makes me jealous having Android. Maybe there is alternative, but no app can work as good as system app
@drdax
9 ай бұрын
Instead of using shifter I use the native bedtime and that works great
@perkulant4629
11 ай бұрын
Nice workaround but it’s hardly a double press on the action button. Hopefully we get a double tap implementation properly in a few updates time.
@dangelo2728
11 ай бұрын
Was waiting for someone to make a vid like this. Glad it was you Quinn
@drdax
9 ай бұрын
I have been trying to figure out why my maps keeps opening randomly and running a directions home shortcut. Today I finally figured out it was the double tap on the back of my phone. I must’ve done that and forgotten about it… lol. Maybe use triple tap instead of double bc the double tap gets triggered accidentally for me pretty easily
@SWinxyTheCat
11 ай бұрын
Oh my god I need to dig into the accessibility settings and shortcuts app. Amazing automation capabilities.
@User57655
11 ай бұрын
That ‘speaking of variables…’ Segway was slick 😂
@Bear_in_mind.
8 ай бұрын
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS!! THANK YOU!!
@scbond
11 ай бұрын
So after loads of people complained about the silent toggle switch and how it should be an action button, the best use people can come up with it for turning silent on and off 😂
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