-as of [2 MAY 2025]-
.
.
.
-TAP “NEW AUTOMATION”-
.
.
*TAP “TIME OF DAY”* —>
.
.
*CHOOSE “WHEN” TO [AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE] THE [AUTOMATION]* —>
“SUNRISE”
“SUNSET”
-[HOUR // MINUTE // AM/PM]-
.
*CHOOSE A “REPEAT CYCLE”* —>
“EVERY DAY”
“EVERY WEEK”
“EVERY MONTH”
.
-RUN AFTER [CONFIRMATION]-
-RUN IMMEDIATELY-
.
*TAP “NEXT” IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER]* —>
.
.
*SEARCH YOUR “SHORTCUTS”* —>
.
-GET STARTED-
-MY SHORTCUTS-
-CUSTOM SHORTCUTS-
-SHARED SHORTCUTS-
-APP SHORTCUTS-
.
*TAP A “SHORTCUT GROUP HEADER”* —>
.
*THE “SHORTCUTS” IN THE [GROUP] ARE NOW DISPLAYED AS [ICONS] ON A NEW [SCREEN]* —>
.
-TAP A [SHORTCUT] TO ASSIGN IT TO THE [AUTOMATION]-
.
*TAP “NEW BLANK AUTOMATION”* —>
.
.
*TAP THE [LEFT ARROW] IN [TOP LEFT CORNER] TO RETURN TO THE [“SHORTCUT GROUP” SCREEN] WITHOUT CREATING AN [AUTOMATION]* —>
.
*USE THIS [SEARCH BOX] TO SEARCH FOR [ACTIONS] TO ASSIGN TO “AUTOMATION”* —>
.
*TRIGGERS* —>
-time of day-
-alarm-
-sleep-
.
-arrive-
-leave-
-before I commute-
-carplay-
.
-[e-mail]-
-message-
.
-transaction-
.
-[wi-fi]-
-bluetooth-
-NFC-
.
-app-
-airplane mode-
.
-low power mode-
-battery level-
-charger-
.
-do not disturb-
-personal-
-work-
-2-
.
-sound recognition-
.
.
*TAP “SET UP HOME HUB”* —>
.
*TAPPING THIS BUTTON OPENS THE [HOME iOS APP]* —>
.
Personal automation is similar to a shortcut; however, rather than being launched manually, personal automation is triggered by an event.
Create a new personal automation
.
In the Shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad, do one of the following:
If this is your first automation: Tap Automation .
If you’ve previously created an automation: Tap Automation , then tap in the upper-right corner.
Tap Create Personal Automation.
Choose a trigger, such as Time of Day or Arrive.
See Event triggers, Travel triggers, Communication triggers or Setting triggers.
Select the options for the trigger, then tap Next.
Options appear for creating a blank automation, a suggested automation or use an existing shortcut.
Tap Add Action, then browse available actions in the Categories or Apps list, or search for a specific action by tapping and entering a search term.
To add an action to your automation, touch and hold an action in the list, then drag it to the position where you want it in the automation editor.
You can also tap an action to add it to the bottom of the action list in the automation editor.
Add as many actions as you need for your automation.
Tap at the top of the actions browser to return to the Categories or Apps list
.
Tip:
You can change the order of actions by dragging them to different locations in the shortcut editor
To test your automation, tap .
To stop the automation, tap .
Tap Next.
A summary of your automation appears.
Tap Done.
The new automation is added to the Automation screen
.
Helpful?
Character limit: 250
Please don’t include any personal information in your comment.
Maximum character limit is 250.
Thanks for your feedback.
Previous Chapter
Next Chapter
support.apple.com /en-in/guide/shortcuts/apdfbdbd7123/ios
Create a new personal automation in Shortcuts on iPhone or iPad
2-3 minutes
Select version:
Modifying this control will update this page automatically
.
.
*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
.
.
👈👈👈☜*-[iOS SHORTCUTS APP] INSTRUCTIONS-* ☞ 👉👉👉
.
.
💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
.
.
*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
.
.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥