Useful iPhone Tips You Might Not Know

[davidjschloss]

One of the first things I do when setting up a new iPhone is turning off AirDrop. This has me rethinking that practice.

I leave it on but set to contacts, I use it all the time with my family. I do however remember fondly plane rides when you'd get on the plane and people would try airdropping things to you and people would get SO confused.

 

[davidjschloss]

Messages, latest contacts list. Who wrote it, you or them?

Every other messenger service starts yours with "You:"

Apple? Have to look into the thread to determine it.

Yeah that's a good point.

 

[Salmon_Man]

Snapdrop.net - very cool for file transfers between pc and iOS. ive tried a few options and this is the easiest to date! Thanks.

amazing service! just used it to transfer my voice/music memos over to my PC into my iTunes!

 

[robfoll]

• Help please - I can't make this work, "Get Battery Level" OK ditto "Turn Low Power' ON
• BUT no way I can find to select or see an actual battery level in/from "Get Battery Level'
  
  
  
• Auto Schedule Low Power Mode - You can create a quick shortcut for turning on Low Power Mode when the battery dips to a specific level. In the Shortcuts app, create a new Automation, and start out by choosing "Battery Level." From there, select your desired percent. For the next action, search for and choose "Low Power Mode." Deselect "Ask Before Running," and the next time your iPhone battery drops to the target level, Low Power Mode will activate automatically.

 

[Wando64]

• Help please - I can't make this work, "Get Battery Level" OK ditto "Turn Low Power' ON
• BUT no way I can find to select or see an actual battery level in/from "Get Battery Level'
  
  
  
• Auto Schedule Low Power Mode - You can create a quick shortcut for turning on Low Power Mode when the battery dips to a specific level. In the Shortcuts app, create a new Automation, and start out by choosing "Battery Level." From there, select your desired percent. For the next action, search for and choose "Low Power Mode." Deselect "Ask Before Running," and the next time your iPhone battery drops to the target level, Low Power Mode will activate automatically.

I think you have been trying to create a new shortcut with scripting.
That wouldn’t work.

When you enter the shortcuts app, select “Automation” from the icons at the bottom of the front page.
Then, create a new Automation with the + button, Then select “Create Personal Automation”.
From there, scroll down and select “Battery Level”

 

[wadek]

For the auto-straightening of shapes, so far I've found it works for a line, triangle, square, rectangle, circle, oval, pentagon, five pointed star, and parabola.

 

[robfoll]

I think you have been trying to create a new shortcut with scripting.
That wouldn’t work.

When you enter the shortcuts app, select “Automation” from the icons at the bottom of the front page.
Then, create a new Automation with the + button, Then select “Create Personal Automation”.
From there, scroll down and select “Battery Level”

THANKS, that worked and it's great, yes I was in the wrong area. Should have watched the video (-:

 

[PowerMacBook]

For the auto-straightening of shapes, so far I've found it works for a line, triangle, square, rectangle, circle, oval, pentagon, five pointed star, and parabola.

Tried them out, yes, works.

 

[one more]

Re: Snapdrop.net - it is great, yet it does not work with Private Relay enabled as of January 2022.