Shortcuts can be quite powerful since you can create a shortcut which does 10 different things. There is a Shortcuts app and there are many shortcuts in a Gallery which are shortcuts others have created and made available. For example, I once came across a shortcut which was riggered by the phrase "I'm getting pulled over" so if you said that to Siri, it would start a video recording and at the same time send a message to people you specified should receive it. There are also the shortcuts from apps which offer them, one example is Seeing AI. If you open the Seeing AI app and tap on the menu at the top left, then Settings > Configure Siri Shortcuts, you can specify phrases which start the various functions of Seeing AI. Once you go into that option, it will say "Select the activity with which you want to use the Siri shortcut". If you swipe right you have: Read Describe Recognize World Recognize Person Recognize Products Recognize Light Recognize Currency Recognize Colour Find My Things Recognize New Person Browse Photos Recognize Documents Underneath all of this is the following explanation: Assign phrases to each activity to access it from Siri. You may choose custom phrases such as "What does this say" to recognize short text or "How much is this" to recognize currency. Of course you could enter whichever phrase you want, for example, if you had trained Seeing AI to recognize certain people, you could set the phrase to be "Whose ugly mug is this" or for currency you could set it to be "Hey baby, what type of dough is this". This is a simple application of Siri shortcuts, if you use the shortcuts app you can create a shortcut which opens a certain app and then does things and you can then assign a phrase just as in the example above to rigger the shortcut. You could also set a shortcut which isn't triggered by a phrase at all, for example, you could make a shortcut which would play a tone or jingle when your iPhone's charge reaches 100% or you could make one which says "Flashlight is now on" when you turn on the iPhone's flashlight. Shortcuts can be super simple and very complicated.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 5:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Shortcut related I haven't experienced any of that. If I put something in the oven, I say, Hay Siri, set timer for an hour, like today with dressing, then Hay Siri, set timer for 30 minutes for it to brown with foil removed. Carolyn Arnold -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Manan Trivedi Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 1:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Shortcut related Dear all. Sometimes I get suggestion regarding shortcut on my iphone. For instance, sometimes the notification would say “shortcut, set timer for 10 minutes” I assume it will set a timer if I double tap it. Can i do anything else with it? Like bringing the icon for that shortcut to home screen? Looks like I don’t understand the concept of shortcut especially most of the actions you want the phone to take can be achieved by telling Siri. Can some people share how and what for they use shortcuts for? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/01F2385F-10B9-4C35-A100-E9ECF4D72906%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/081b01dc5e75%24adc27860%2409476920%24%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY5PR02MB69293C4BE8D2054FE8A0540AC7DEA%40BY5PR02MB6929.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
