How to use shortcut commands? How to use shortcut commands on iPhone? The operation of "Shortcut command" may not be difficult for many friends who are already familiar with iPhone or iOS, but for many netizens who usually only use their mobile phones for basic communication, browsing websites, and posting new news, it may be difficult. I don't know what the "shortcuts" we often introduce are for or how to use these shortcuts. Today's article will introduce to you how to use Apple's iOS shortcuts?
How to use the shortcut? Let’s first understand what shortcut commands are
The early name of the "Shortcuts" App was "Workflow", which was a third-party workflow software. After being acquired by Apple, it was renamed "Shortcuts" in September 2019, and then built into the iOS system.
What is "Shortcut Command"?
The main purpose of "shortcut commands" is to help us complete a series of actions in one breath, even operations that we usually don't want to perform step by step, so as to achieve the effect of quickly obtaining results, so it is called "shortcut commands " , is a concept of quick operation process .
What is a "script"?
"Shortcut command" is a general term for these quick operation processes, and it is also the name of the App , but each process, such as executing A first, then operating B, and finally opening C, such a process, we call it "script" , and " Executing A" and "Operating B" are called "actions" .
Therefore, the shortcut contains many "scripts", and each script is composed of many "actions" .
for example:
In the past , if we wanted to change the tablecloth, we had to
- Go to the photo gallery yourself
- Find a photo you want to use as a wallpaper
- click into this photo
- Click to share"
- Click "As Background Image"
If we want to change a different tablecloth every day, we have to perform this action every day.
Now , as long as these actions are set once in the "Shortcut Command" using the "Script", when you want to change the wallpaper, you only need to click to execute this "Script", and it will help you set all the above points 1 to 5 in one go. done.
How to use the shortcut? Do you have to order it yourself?
In addition to manually clicking each shortcut script to execute the actions in the script, the "shortcut command" also includes the "automation" tool. The so-called automation tool is to "automatically execute a shortcut script for you when a specific condition is met" , so it can be done without clicking the shortcut script with your fingers to start executing the actions in the script.
for example:
I have written a shortcut for changing the tablecloth. I want my tablecloth to change according to the day or night. Then I can set the condition as "When the sunset Execute the shortcut script of "changing the wallpaper" at any time" and "execute the shortcut script of "changing the wallpaper" when the sun rises" , so that as long as each sunrise or sunset, the shortcut script of "changing the wallpaper" will be executed once, and you can achieve day and night Change the wallpaper from time to time.
How to use shortcut commands? What else to do but change the tablecloth?
"Shortcuts" can be used in a wide range. Changing the wallpaper is just a fairly basic and common way to play. "Shortcuts" can also download Facebook videos, download YouTube videos, help you send messages, and when you arrive somewhere Notify you of what to do, help you turn on navigation or play music when you get in the car... etc. There are too many applications that can be operated.
In the future, I will release some usages of shortcut commands one after another, so stay tuned...