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Less tapping. Useful automations, buttons and gestures.

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Automatic

Switch Wi-Fi off when you leave and on when you return.

In Shortcuts, create a personal automation with the Leave trigger. Choose your home location.

Add Set Wi-Fi and choose Off. Choose automatic running if available.

Create a second automation with Arrive at the same location. Add Set Wi-Fi → On.

Automatic

Turn on Work Focus when your workday starts.

Create a Work Focus in Settings → Focus. Choose which people and apps can notify you.

Create a Time of Day automation in Shortcuts. Choose your workdays and start time.

Add Set Focus → Work → On until a chosen end time.

Automatic

Lower brightness and quiet notifications at night.

Create a Time of Day automation for your bedtime.

Add Set Brightness and choose a comfortable level. Add Set Focus → Sleep with an end time.

Save the automation with your preferred run setting.

Automatic

Enable Low Power Mode below your chosen battery level.

Create a Battery Level automation in Shortcuts.

Choose Falls Below and set a threshold, such as 25%.

Add Set Low Power Mode → On. Save with automatic running enabled if offered.

Automatic

Get an alert when your battery reaches a target.

Create a Battery Level automation. Choose Equals and set your target, such as 80%.

Add Show Notification with a short message, such as “Battery reached 80%”.

Save the automation. This is an alert, not a charging limit.

Automatic

Start your chosen music when CarPlay connects.

Automatic

Show a shopping reminder when you reach the shop.

Create a shopping list in Reminders.

In Shortcuts, create an Arrive automation and select your shop.

Add Show Notification with “Check your shopping list”. Optionally add Open App → Reminders.

Tap to run

See weather and today’s appointments together.

Create a new shortcut. Add Get Current Weather for your location.

Add Find Calendar Events and filter Start Date to today.

Add a Text action containing the weather and calendar results, then add Show Result.

Tap to run

Dictate a thought straight into a note.

Create a shortcut with Dictate Text.

Add Create Note and use Dictated Text as its content. Choose a Notes folder.

Name it Capture an idea. Optionally assign it to Back Tap or the Action button.

Tap to run

Make smaller copies of selected pictures.

Create a shortcut with Select Photos. Enable Select Multiple.

Add Resize Image. Set a width such as 1600 and leave the height automatic.

Add Share to send the resized images.

Tap to run

Combine selected pictures into a PDF.

Tap to run

Record an amount and category in Notes.

Create an Expenses note. In Shortcuts, add Ask for Input with Number as the input type.

Add Choose from List with your categories, then a Text action containing the amount, category and Current Date.

Add Append to Note and select Expenses.

Set up

Assign actions to double and triple taps.

Set up

Put your most useful action on a physical button.

On an iPhone with an Action button, open Settings → Action Button.

Choose a built-in action, or select Shortcut and choose a shortcut.

Press and hold the Action button to run it.

Set up

Toggle an accessibility feature with three clicks.

Open Settings → Accessibility → Accessibility Shortcut.

Select the feature you need. Select one for an immediate toggle, or several for a menu.

Triple-click the side button, or Home button on models that have one.

Set up

Add an onscreen button with custom actions.

Open Settings → Accessibility → Touch → AssistiveTouch.

Turn it on, then assign Single-Tap, Double-Tap or Long Press actions.

Drag the floating button to a comfortable edge of the screen.

Set up

Type an abbreviation to insert a longer phrase.

Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.

Tap +. Enter your full phrase and a distinct abbreviation, such as @@ for your email.

Save it and type the abbreviation in a text field.

Ready to use

Move the cursor without tapping between letters.

Open a text field and touch and hold the space bar.

When the keyboard becomes a trackpad, slide your finger to move the cursor.

To select text, hold the keyboard with a second finger and move the first.

Ready to use

Undo a text edit with a three-finger swipe.

Ready to use

Move the keys closer to your thumb.

Set up

Bring the top of the screen within reach.

Open Settings → Accessibility → Touch and enable Reachability.

On Face ID iPhones, swipe down on the bottom edge. On Home button iPhones, lightly double-tap the Home button.

Tap the upper area to return to the full screen.

Ready to use

Return to a recent app with one swipe.

Open two apps on an iPhone with Face ID.

Swipe right along the bottom edge to return to the previous app.

Swipe along the bottom edge again to move between recent apps.

Set up

Keep your most-used controls within easy reach.

Open Control Center: swipe down from the top-right on Face ID iPhones, or up from the bottom on Home button models.

Use the add/edit controls option to add the controls you need. On older iOS versions, use Settings → Control Center.

Arrange your favourites so they are easy to reach.

Set up

Run an action with a phrase you choose.

Open Settings → Accessibility → Vocal Shortcuts on a supported iOS version.

Choose Set Up, select an action and enter a phrase.

Repeat the phrase as instructed, then say it to trigger the action.

Set up shortcuts on your iPhone. Automatic running and available actions depend on your iOS version and permissions.

iPhone shortcuts

Leave home / Return home

Work mode

Bedtime settings

Battery saver

Charging alert

Driving playlist

Grocery reminder

Morning briefing

Capture an idea

Resize photos

Images to PDF

Log an expense

Back Tap

Action button

Triple-click shortcut

AssistiveTouch

Text Replacement

Keyboard trackpad

Undo typing

One-handed keyboard

Reachability

Swipe between apps

Control Center

Vocal Shortcuts

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