10 EXPERT Level iPhone Shortcuts!

Summary

This video script showcases 10 advanced shortcuts for iOS devices, enhancing productivity and convenience. It covers automations like enabling 'Always On Display' at sunrise, using OCR to digitize text, and directing photos to specific albums based on location. The script also demonstrates how to get directions to the fastest route among multiple destinations, activate focus modes for scheduled events, and even create a comprehensive pilot logbook. Each shortcut is meticulously explained, with links provided in the description for viewers to try them out.

Takeaways

• 🛍️ The script introduces 10 advanced shortcuts for iOS, including alerts for grocery lists and focus modes for calendar events.
• ⏰ An automation is demonstrated to enable or disable 'Always On Display' based on sunrise and sunset times.
• 📸 A shortcut using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is shown to extract text from a photo and create an Apple note.
• 📍 A location-based shortcut is presented to send photos directly to a specific album when near a predefined location like work.
• 🚗 The script explains how to create shortcuts for getting directions to the fastest route among multiple locations.
• 📅 A focus mode shortcut is discussed that can be triggered by calendar events, suggesting an automated approach to 'Do Not Disturb' mode during scheduled times.
• 🛒 A grocery alert shortcut is described that notifies the user of items on their shopping list when near a grocery store, with an added CarPlay connection check.
• 📷 A shortcut for organizing work-related photos into a specific album based on the user's location is detailed, with automation triggered by opening the camera app.
• 🚦 The script covers a shortcut to determine the fastest route to multiple destinations and automatically get directions to the quickest one.
• ⏰ An alarm creation shortcut from high-priority reminders is mentioned, which sets an alarm based on the reminder's due date and time.
• ✈️ An expert-level shortcut for creating a pilot logbook is introduced, logging departure and arrival details, flight times, and aircraft information using a third-party app called DataJar.

Q & A

What is the purpose of the video?

The video provides 10 advanced shortcuts for automating various tasks on an iPhone using the Shortcuts app.

How can you automatically enable or disable the always-on display based on the time of day?

You can create two automations: one to turn on the always-on display at sunrise and another to turn it off at sunset, using the automations tab in the Shortcuts app.

How can you use OCR to create a note from a printed document?

You can create a shortcut that takes a photo of the document, extracts text using OCR, and creates a note with that text, saving it to a specific folder.

What is the process for automatically saving photos to a specific album based on location?

You create a shortcut that checks your distance from a specified location, and if within a set range, it takes a photo and saves it directly to a specified album. This is combined with an automation that runs whenever the camera app is opened.

How can you get directions to the fastest location among multiple destinations?

You create a shortcut that calculates driving directions to multiple locations, sets variables for each location's travel time, and uses if statements to get directions to the location with the shortest travel time.

How can you enable focus mode automatically when you have a calendar event?

You create a shortcut that checks for events on a specific calendar and turns on Do Not Disturb mode if an event is starting soon. This is automated by creating time-of-day triggers throughout your schedule.

What steps are involved in getting an alert for groceries when near a grocery store?

You create a shortcut that checks if your phone is connected to your car and if there are items on a grocery list, then shows a notification. This is triggered by an automation set to run when you arrive at a specific location.

How can you use ChatGPT to summarize the content of a screenshot?

You create a shortcut that gets the latest screenshot, uses Toolbox Pro actions to recognize objects and extract text, then runs the text through ChatGPT to generate a summary.

How can you automatically add a night shift to your calendar?

You create a shortcut that asks for a date, then adds an event to your calendar starting at 4:30 PM and ending at 9:00 AM the next day, logging the shift details.

How can you create an alarm based on high-priority reminders?

You create a shortcut that finds high-priority reminders, gets the due date, and creates an alarm set to the reminder's due date and time.

What is required to set up a pilot logbook using shortcuts?

You create a shortcut using DataJar to log departure and arrival times, aircraft type, and other details. The shortcut calculates total trip time and logs all information in a formatted note.

Outlines

00:00

🛒 Grocery Alerts and Automations

This paragraph introduces a series of advanced shortcuts for iOS, starting with an automation that enables or disables the 'always on display' feature based on the time of day, specifically sunrise and sunset. It then describes an OCR shortcut that captures text from a photo and creates an Apple note, exemplified by digitizing a birthday list. The paragraph also covers a shortcut that sends photos to a specific album based on the user's location, particularly useful for organizing work-related photos. Additionally, it explains how to set up an automation to run these shortcuts when the camera app is opened, checking proximity to a specified location and acting accordingly.

05:04

🚦 Traffic and Focus Mode Shortcuts

The second paragraph discusses a shortcut that calculates the fastest route to multiple destinations and provides directions to the quickest option. It also outlines a method to automatically enable focus mode when a calendar event is approaching, using a combination of shortcut actions and time-based automations to activate 'Do Not Disturb' during scheduled events. The paragraph highlights the limitations of the current automation setup, noting the lack of direct triggers for calendar events and suggesting manual workarounds.

10:05

📱 Proximity-Based Reminders and Screenshot Summaries

This section presents a shortcut for generating reminders when near a grocery store, provided there are items on a predefined list and the user is connected to CarPlay. It details the setup process for an automation that triggers upon arrival at a specified location and checks connected audio devices. Additionally, the paragraph introduces a shortcut for summarizing the content of screenshots using object and text recognition, powered by a third-party app and ChatGPT, offering a spoken summary for accessibility.

15:05

🌗 Night Shift Scheduling and High Priority Reminders

The fourth paragraph focuses on a shortcut for scheduling night shifts, allowing users to select a date and automatically create a calendar event from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. the next day. It also addresses a shortcut for creating alarms from high-priority reminders, setting the alarm time to match the reminder's due date. The paragraph notes the need for regular time-based automations due to the absence of specific triggers for creating reminders.

✈️ Pilot Logbook Automation

The final paragraph introduces an expert-level shortcut for creating a pilot logbook, capturing data such as departure and arrival times, trip duration, and aircraft information. It explains the process of logging data using a third-party app called DataJar and formatting the log with details like single or multi-pilot trips, flight conditions, and remarks. The paragraph also covers the setup required in DataJar and the customization options available for the shortcut.

Keywords

💡Shortcuts

Shortcuts are customizable actions or sequences of actions that can be created within the Shortcuts app on iOS devices to automate tasks. In the video, the creator is demonstrating how to set up various shortcuts for different purposes, such as enabling 'Always On Display' at sunrise or creating an Apple note from a photo using OCR, which is central to the theme of streamlining daily tasks through automation.

💡Automation

Automation refers to the process of making a task or a series of tasks to be performed automatically. In the context of the video, the script discusses creating automations in the Shortcuts app, like enabling 'Always On Display' at specific times or sending photos to specific albums based on the user's location, showcasing the power of automation to simplify user interactions with their devices.

💡OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

OCR is a technology that converts various types of documents, such as scanned paper documents, PDF files, or images captured by a digital camera, into editable and searchable text. In the script, the creator uses OCR to extract text from a photo of a birthday list and create an Apple note, illustrating how OCR can be integrated into shortcuts for document digitization.

💡Focus Modes

Focus Modes is a feature on iOS devices that allows users to limit distractions by customizing which apps and people can reach them. The video script mentions using shortcuts to automatically enable Focus Modes when there is an event on the calendar, demonstrating how the Shortcuts app can be used to enhance productivity by reducing interruptions during scheduled activities.

💡Pilot Logbook

A pilot logbook is a record of all flights made by a pilot, including details such as departure and arrival times, aircraft type, and trip durations. The script describes an expert-level shortcut for creating an entire pilot logbook, which involves logging various flight-related data points, showing the advanced capabilities of the Shortcuts app in professional contexts.

💡DataJar

DataJar is a third-party app used for logging and storing data. In the script, it is used in conjunction with the Shortcuts app to record and retrieve data for the pilot logbook shortcut, highlighting how third-party apps can be integrated with iOS features to create comprehensive solutions.

💡CarPlay

CarPlay is a feature that allows users to connect their iPhone to their car's infotainment system, providing access to various apps and services. The video script includes a shortcut that alerts the user of groceries when they are near a grocery store and connected to CarPlay, illustrating the integration of iOS features with automotive technology for enhanced convenience.

💡Toolbox Pro

Toolbox Pro is a third-party app mentioned in the script that provides additional actions for the Shortcuts app, such as recognizing objects and text in images. The creator uses Toolbox Pro to create a shortcut that summarizes content from screenshots, demonstrating the app's capabilities in enhancing the Shortcuts app's functionality.

💡Calendar Events

Calendar events are scheduled appointments or activities recorded in a calendar app. The script discusses creating shortcuts that interact with calendar events, such as enabling Focus Modes when an event is upcoming or creating alarms from high-priority reminders, showing how calendar integration can be leveraged to automate personal and professional tasks.

💡Reminders

Reminders is an app on iOS devices used to set and manage tasks and to-dos. The video script includes a shortcut that creates an alarm from a high-priority reminder, indicating how the Reminders app can be automated to ensure important tasks are not overlooked.

Highlights

Introduction of 10 advanced shortcuts for iOS devices, enhancing user productivity and convenience.

Creation of an automation to enable or disable 'Always On Display' based on sunrise and sunset times.

Use of OCR technology to extract text from images and automatically create Apple Notes.

A shortcut to send photos directly to a specific album based on the user's location, like work.

Development of an automation that provides traffic information and directions to the fastest route among multiple destinations.

Enabling focus modes automatically when calendar events are scheduled, aiding in time management and concentration.

A complex shortcut for pilots to log flight details efficiently, using departure and arrival data.

Utilization of Toolbox Pro to get the name of the connected audio device, enhancing the functionality of car-related shortcuts.

An innovative shortcut that alerts users of grocery items when near a grocery store, provided they are connected to CarPlay and have items on their list.

A shortcut that summarizes and speaks the content of screenshots for users, aiding accessibility.

A method to create alarms from high-priority reminders, ensuring users don't miss important due dates.

The ability to log night shift details with a simple shortcut, streamlining the process for workers with irregular hours.

A comprehensive pilot logbook shortcut that captures various flight-related data in one go, simplifying administrative tasks for pilots.

Integration of third-party apps like DataJar to enhance shortcut capabilities, such as logging and retrieving data.

Discussion on the limitations of current automation triggers and the anticipation of new features at WWDC.

A call to action for viewers to subscribe and stay updated on the latest iOS features and technology news.

Transcripts

These are 10 more shortcuts that you've requested, and we're getting into hard mode.

Get an alert while you're by the grocery store, but only if there's items on your list.

Get directions to multiple locations, and then start directions to whichever's fastest.

Turn on focus modes when you have something scheduled on your calendar.

Send photos directly to an album based on your location, and we go all the way to expert level,

building an entire pilot logbook from one shortcut.

Links to all these shortcuts are down in the description.

Use the chapters to jump to a shortcut that interests you,

And this might be the first time you've ever seen--

one of my shortcut videos, but trust me, you're going to want to subscribe.

All right, to start out, we're just going to warm up with a quick automation.

Someone asked, "Can I automatically enable or disable always on display based on time?"

Well, we're going to go to the automations tab here in shortcuts, hit the plus button,

and we're going to have to create two of these, but we're going to go with time of day.

To make it easy, we'll just choose sunrise every day.

This is going to happen every day, and we want this to run immediately.

That step is important, so you never have to confirm or click yes.

We're going to do new blank automation, and this is a one-step shortcut.

For always on display, you'll see that as an action here,

and we can turn always on display on at sunrise every day.

That's the entire automation.

We'll hit done, and if we wanted to, we can create a second automation.

This will also be time of day.

Let's do sunset.

This will be weekly, run immediately, hit next, and we're going to do the same process,

adding a single action, set always on display, and this time we'll choose off.

Now, if you have a 14 or 15 Pro, always on display will enable

every day at sunrise and disable every day at sunset.

Number two, we're going to use OCR to get text from, let's say,

a piece of paper and automatically create an Apple note.

This is my daughter's birthday list.

She took the time to print it out, which is cool, but I want this in my phone as a note.

So here I've created a shortcut.

We start with the action, take one photo from the back camera.

If I expand this action, you'll see this toggle show camera preview.

You want to toggle that on.

If this is off, it's going to take a picture without ever showing you like the preview window.

So keep that toggled on.

We're going to add this action, extract text from photo,

and we're simply going to create a note with the text from that image.

And then we're going to add it to one of our note folders.

I've chosen shortcuts here and I'm going to have the note open as soon as it runs.

That's the whole shortcut.

So let's hit done.

I'll put the list here.

Now, when I run the shortcut, it's going to open the camera.

I'm simply going to take a picture of the document.

You can choose to retake, but I'm going to use the photo.

It's going to use OCR to recognize that, create the note, and boom.

I have a perfect note of everything that was on that document right here.

You can add actions like copy this to clipboard,

Send it in an email.

It will work for handwritten notes as well, but depending on the handwriting, your

mileage may vary.

Next up, someone requested, they want to be able to take a photo, but upon taking

it, if they're at their work location, it actually gets sent directly to a specific

folder on their iPhone.

This way they have all their work images in a single album in photos, but everything

else will be taken like normal.

So what I've done here is actually created a shortcut.

You would put your work address here in the top action.

Next, we're going to get distance from your current location, meaning the phone's

location to that address.

So how far are you away from work?

Then we're going to have an if statement here, and we can actually adjust the if

statement to choose if the distance from the previous action is greater than, and

it's returning number of miles.

If you're outside of the U S number of kilometers, and we could say is greater

than two miles.

So if I'm more than two miles away from my work location, I'm actually going to do

nothing and I'm putting this in an automation.

So it'll make sense in a moment.

Otherwise in the if statement, I want to open the camera right here from the

shortcut.

Toggle on that show camera preview action, and then we can specifically choose to

save that photo to an album.

This is the save photo to specific album action.

And you can pick any album on your iPhone.

Now, the reason why I set it up like this is because we're actually going to create

an automation.

I'm not going to put it on camera, but I'm actually going to put my home address

here because that will act like we're at work.

This shortcut that you download in the video description, just make sure to put

your work address here.

Now that we have that shortcut set up, I'm going to go over to the automations tab.

I'm gonna add a new automation.

And this time, we're going to choose when an app is open.

We want this to run immediately, don't notify when run,

and the app, we're going to choose camera.

This way, whenever you open the camera, whether it's from the lock screen or swiping over,

this automation will always run.

Now let's hit next.

We're going to do new blank automation and simply search for the run shortcut action.

Now we can choose our proximity photo.

There's our photo by proximity shortcut.

I'll expand this.

Nope, nothing to do there.

And hit done.

Now, whenever I open the camera, it's going to check.

Am I near work or not?

If I'm within two miles of work, it's actually going to go into the different camera mode

and then add that photo directly to my wallpapers album.

So again, I changed the address to my current location, meaning work.

Now, when I open the camera, it's actually going to run that shortcut in the background

and we're going to see the interface change.

Now this is actually taking a photo directly from that shortcut.

And if I take the photo, this time, this photo will be added directly to that album that I specified.

Let's check that wallpapers album.

And sure enough, there's the picture I just-

went directly to that album. Now I made it seem like I'm not at my work

location and now when I open the camera nothing's gonna happen. I can just use my

iPhone camera like normal. I'm not at work so it's not gonna do anything

different. Now you have a couple options with this. You can add it to the home

screen and just run the shortcut from there or instead of a nothing command

here you can choose to open the camera and then when you run the shortcut it'll

check. If you're at work it'll run the action that adds it directly to an

album or if you're far from work then it'll just open the camera app like

next shortcut is to actually get traffic from multiple destinations, calculate

which is the fastest and then get directions to that location. So what I

have here is I've added three street addresses. I've only put in city and state

just for quickness but you'll want to put the three location addresses here.

You can do this with as many as you'd like but after every street address I'm

getting driving directions from my current location to the address that I

specified above and then I'm setting a variable for each location. So here I

have location one, here's location two,

and then here's location three.

I've added this text block just so we can see it when we run the shortcut,

but this is going to tell me the driving time to each location.

If you don't even want to see this, you can just X out the actions.

Then next we're going to add an if statement.

Now we have our first if statement for this.

I chose if travel time is shorter than or equal to 60 minutes for location one.

I chose those variables. Once you tap in these if statements,

you can choose which variable and you'll see this is location one.

Then I'm going to open driving directions from my current location to location

Automatically.

Now we have to add a second if statement.

This commenter had some specifications

where he wants to go to location 3

but only if it's less than 90 minutes.

So we have another if statement here

saying "If the driving time

is shorter than 90 minutes to location 3,

get directions there,

otherwise get directions to location 2."

That might be a little confusing, but let's run it

and it'll make a little more sense.

So it's first going to just tell us the driving time to all three locations.

That might be enough for you.

Then you can choose which location you're going to go to.

And as you can see, the shortest drive right now

is going to be location two, and so once I hit done,

the rest of the shortcut is then going to get directions

from my current location to that specified location.

Here it opens maps, and we now have directions

to the location with the shortest commute time.

All right, number five.

Someone asked if they can have focus mode

automatically enable when there is something

on their calendar, like an event.

Now, there is that serious suggestion

that pops up on the lock screen sometimes,

but that's a manual process.

You have to actually click enable.

This is kind of an imperfect method,

but it might work for you.

So you're getting one event from a specific calendar.

Ideally, you'll have your school schedule

or classes on a single calendar,

and you'll want to choose that calendar here.

Let's choose from events.

Then for the second if statement,

what I've done is if the start time for the next event

is in the next 15 minutes,

and we're going to use this in an automation,

so I'll show you that in a second,

then turn on do not disturb.

And one of the options in the do not disturb action

is you can say until the event ends.

So we can actually have this automatically disable

as long as that calendar event is over.

But in order to automate this,

we have limited options for triggering the shortcut to run.

So let's go to the automations tab,

and unfortunately there's no calendar event trigger

or anything else.

Maybe we'll get some new actions at Dub Dub this year,

which is next week as I'm recording, I hope so.

So basically what you would have to do is,

depending on how many classes you have during the day,

I would schedule a time of day trigger for this automation.

Now this is imperfect,

and it's going to be a little cumbersome setting it up,

but once it's set up, you should be good to go.

It was actually set up an automation to run every hour

that you might have classes running.

So maybe this runs on the hour every hour,

which would be an automation every hour.

You'd have to create each one manually,

but let's say every day at 7 a.m.,

we're going to go ahead and run it daily

because it's going to be based on our calendar.

So it shouldn't bother us on the weekends.

We're going to run immediately, hit next,

new blank automation.

We're going to choose our run shortcut action,

and we'll add the focus during class.

That's all we have to do and hit done.

Now at 7 a.m. every day,

you'll see is there an event on that class calendar,

and if so, turn on the focus mode

for the duration of the event.

Now I would go through and add an automation like this

for every hour of my school day.

So 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, however long your school day is.

Then it's just going to automatically cycle every day,

and if there's a calendar event,

it'll set that focus mode.

The setup is going to be a little cumbersome.

I wish there was an event trigger,

but this was the best option I could come up with

at the moment.

All right, number six.

Someone asked if they could be alerted of groceries

when they're near the grocery store, but only if there's something on the list,

and if only they're connected to CarPlay. This one gets a little more complicated.

I'm using a Toolbox Pro action here at the top,

which can actually get what audio device is currently connected to your iPhone.

You'll need to know exactly what the name of your car is, or how it shows up on your phone.

I put soul here because my key is soul, that's how it shows up as an audio device.

So this shortcut is going to run, it's going to check what device is connected,

and if it's connected to my car then the next action is get any reminders from

list and then if upcoming reminders has any value, meaning if there's anything on

that list, show a notification and we can type whatever we want here. And I also

put a vibrate device just for good measure if it's in our pocket or

something. Now if we want this to run whenever we're near the store we're

going to go to the automations tab, hit the plus button and we can choose arrive

as the trigger. And for location we're going to choose the store. I'll choose a

grocery store here and you'll see the map at the bottom where you can adjust

the proximity. So if you know you drive on that road there and that's when you

want to be reminded, just increase that proximity.

Let's hit done. Now this automation is going to run when we're near the store.

This can be run anytime or you can choose a specific range like from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

We're going to run immediately, hit next, and we're just going to do new blank automation.

You know the drill. We're going to run our groceries by proximity shortcut and then hit done.

Now whenever we drive by the store, that shortcut is going to run in the background

and it will alert me if there's anything on that groceries reminders list.

Alright in my last shortcuts video, which I'll link above and down in the description-

I did one powered by ChatGPT, which you can access in the share sheet. Whenever you're looking at a picture,

or even if there's something on the web, it uses a Toolbox Pro action.

That's a third-party app, again, link in the description, where I extract objects and text, runs it through ChatGPT, and summarizes it for us.

I'll put a link to that shortcut from the share sheet in the description,

but someone asked about doing it specifically for screenshots.

So what I've created here is the first action gets the latest screenshot on your device.

I've used the same two actions to

box pro recognize objects and then the extract text action which is built into shortcuts from

that latest screenshot. I still run it through chat gpt 4.0 it's going to create a little summary

of what's in it show it to me and then also speak it to me. I did that because if the person is

visually impaired you might want to remove that quick look action and just keep the speak action

so it will tell you what's in the screenshot. For reference here was the last screenshot I took it

was of my website so let's just run this shortcut we don't have to be looking at the screenshot

and let's see what it does. And here's the description.

It also tells us how accurate it believes the description is and then goes into the details,

but you can remove this quick look action and then it will just speak to you.

And there you go. All right, for this next shortcut, it has a lot of actions,

but it does something pretty simple. This person has night shifts that are typically scheduled

from 4 30 p.m. one day to 9 a.m. the next day, and they just want to be able to select the date on

on the calendar and then add that calendar event.

You can change this to hours, but if you do that, you can't do like 0.5 hours, so that's why I did minutes, just cleaner that way.

And for that end time, you can change this to hours, but if you do that, you can't do like 0.5 hours.

So that's why I did minutes, just cleaner that way.

And for that end time, you can change this to hours, but if you do that, you can't do like 0.5 hours.

So that's why I did minutes, just cleaner that way.

And for that end time, you can change this to hours, but if you do that, you can't do like 0.5 hours.

So that's why I did minutes, just cleaner that way.

And for that end time, you can change this to hours, but if you do that, you can't do like 0.5 hours.

hours. So that's why I did minutes. Just clean it that way. And for that end time...

I actually set a variable. This way it makes it easier to create the event. And now I have this

adding to my calendar. The event is titled night shift. And then for the start time it's going to

be the text, which is the date that I chose at 4 30 pm. And then the adjusted date, which is the

end time of their shift. Again you can adjust some of these numbers if you have a different

night shift time. But when I run this shortcut all I have to do is choose a date. So let's say

Saturday. I don't even have to worry about the time. I've automated so it'll automatically start

at 4.30 pm and you can see it already created that event.

Here it is in my calendar and you can see it's running from Saturday,

June 8th to Sunday, June 9th at those specific times.

Alright number nine, an alarm from reminder. Someone wanted to check

are there high priority reminders and if so create an alarm

with the time of that reminder due date. So here I have a find all reminders

and you can use this filter priority as high. There's lots of filters you can

choose from here but they just wanted high priority

reminders. I'm just getting the latest one and you can limit it to a certain

amount of reminders. I did.

Just one reminder. I get the due date,

which is a get details from reminders action,

and then simply create an alarm and the due date that you have that alarm or the

alert set, that's going to be the time of the alarm.

And we're going to call it high priority reminder. Now,

like the previous shortcut with focus modes for classrooms,

this you would have to run automations kind of regularly scheduled by time.

There's no trigger and automation when you create a reminder or anything like

that. But if we run this, it'll get whatever high priority reminders,

the next one that I just added and will automatically create.

an alarm on my phone called high priority. if I go over to the clock app

you'll see there's my high priority reminder at the time that I had set and

that was from the due date in the reminder. alright number 10 and this is

the expert level shortcut. this is an entire pilot log book that runs with one

shortcut. now this person which I assume is a pilot wanted to be able to log

things like departure and arrival times, the total time of the trip, and some

other data like aircraft type. So what I have here is choosing from a menu.

so you can do everything with one shortcut.

But you do have to choose departure or arrival.

So let's say you're leaving on a trip,

you tap departure,

it's gonna get your current location

and log that using a third-party app called DataJar.

I'll show you how that's set up in a moment,

it's real easy,

but we do need that in order to get things

like the travel time between the departure and arrival.

We're also gonna format the current date,

this way we get our leaving time,

log that to DataJar,

and we're also gonna get the aircraft and registration

and log that as well.

So that all happens at departure.

Then when we arrive at our destination, we would have chosen arrival.

So we're going to run the shortcut a second time, pick arrival.

It's going to get that data from data jar, calculate things like the total

time of the trip between the start time and the stop time.

It's going to ask a couple of other things like single or multi-pilot, whether

or not there's any remarks that they want to write manually, conditions of the

flight, and then I'm going to show all of that in quick look.

Now you can swap this out to just create a note in Apple notes or another note

app, but we just want to see what it looks like.

Now I'm going to run this a little back.

I want to show you the departure because I already ran this before and logged some data.

So let's just say we arrived at our destination. I'm going to tap arrival. It'll ask me what was

the duty. I'll say single pilot. What was the condition? I don't even know what these letters

mean, but let's choose one. Any remarks? I'll tap no. And when it hits done, this is going to tell

me the start location. I chose city. I'll show you how you could change that in a moment. And so the

start and stop time is the same. But you'll see the start time is when I ran the shortcut and chose

departure. Now this is the time when I

ran Arrival. I have the aircraft registration there that I logged when I

left. Total time in hours. Now we can change that number to be minutes or

something else but that's total time in hours. The other information that I logged

in those menus and then that's it. I've also put a title here which uses the

current date. So if you add this to an Apple note using a last action then the

title of the note will be that. Now a couple things we had to set up for this.

One is DataJar. Again this is a third-party app. I'll put a link to it

down in the video description. I use this for a couple different things but

all I had to do was create a new list. So I added a new value. Key is whatever you

want to type. I did pilot aircraft and pilot departure and then I chose the

list option. I created three different lists and you'll see them here. Pilot

time, pilot aircraft, pilot location. That's all I had to do in DataJar.

Nothing else. Then over in shortcuts for the departure side of this shortcut I

logged things like the current location which was the city and set pilot

location. So this is the set value action for data jar. And

I expand this, I actually chose to overwrite the last data. This

is important. Every time you run this shortcut for the departure

side, it's going to overwrite the last data, because ideally

should be saving to a note or you should have it elsewhere. So

if you accidentally run departure when you mean arrival,

I'm sorry, but it's going to overwrite whatever data you had

there before. But this just keeps it cleaner and it's easier to

set up. Now you can also choose things besides the city, like if

you want latitude and longitude, or any of this other data, you

have that for the location of departure and arrival instead of

just the city name. But I just chose city. You can also add a

text block here and format things like city and state if

you want multiple and then add that to data jar. You can

customize that if you like. And you'll see another data jar

here. It's my pilot time. That's the pilot time list I created.

And then again, the pilot aircraft. And so this whole

shortcut, if you download data jar and this shortcut together,

it will all work. You just have to create those lists with these

specific names, pilot location, pilot time,

and pilot aircraft, create those in data jar and you'll be good to go.

This was a really fun one to create. Love this suggestion. Overall,

I just really have fun building these,

especially when they're complicated and they're a bit of a challenge.

Now there are some that just don't have answers yet.

A lot of you are asking for automations like when an app sends you a

notification. There's no triggers for things like that just yet. Again,

maybe we'll get actions at WWDC and I'll cover it right here on the channel,

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