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I now have sometimes (!) the issue that it triggers the outlet (Meross brand) on and then right away off again. So odd! It’s supposed to go on when fitness focus comes on and off when fitness focus is disabled.

Could it be that it’s a Meross plug issues?

I have a huge shortcut-tool to share!

Over the last few months I worked on "Calendar Agent". It works like a smart calendar assistant that schedules your events, tasks and habits for you (inspired by reclaim.ai, but as reclaim does not work for iCloud calendar, I decided to re-create this in Apple Shortcuts).

Here is a teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1y5DyYXX0I

If you want to install it, follow the instructions provided on: https://www.lukaslindnermusic.com/calendar-agent

iCloud-Link to the installer shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/9ea7795b1c3347deadaaeec8b2eb1af2

(but there are steps necessary before and after running the installer)

I am really curious on what you think! If you checked it out, feel free to give me your feedback! :)

Here is a feature-list:

REARRANGE EVENTS

Add events that automatically take a free slot on your calendar based on how you want it. You can change the following settings for each new event:

Event-Duration

Shrinking: An event can try to shrink down to a specified minimum duration in case there is no fitting slot for the full duration.

Deadline: Events will get planned only before the defined deadline. If there is no fitting slot before the deadline, Calendar Agent will warn you.

Priority: Important events can claim slots of other, less important events if necessary.

Pre/Post Timeblock: Block time before your event starts or after it ends.

Allowed Days: The event will only be scheduled on the selected days.

Assigned Categories: see below under "Settings"

Calendar: The calendar in which to schedule the event.

TASKS

A Task adds daily Rearrange Events (work sessions) over a specified period of time and is perfect for longer projects. There are the following settings:

Task Duration: The total duration you need for your task.

Task Deadline: Work sessions will get planned only before the defined deadline. If there is no fitting slot before the deadline, Calendar Agent will warn you.

Task Priority: Important work sessions can claim slots of other, less important events if necessary.

Session Duration: Minimum and maximum duration for each work session. If you set a task duration as well as a task deadline, the necessary duration for each work session will be suggested/calculated based on those two settings and the selected days.

Session Pre/Post Timeblock: Block time before your work session starts or after it ends.

Session Rearrange Limit: By default, if a daily work session collides with other events, it will get rearranged to the next best slot. This slot could be on any day within the Operation Days. Optionally you can limit the rearranging of work sessions only to the scheduled day of the work session.

Allowed Days: Work sessions will only be scheduled on the selected days.

Assigned Categories: see below under "Settings"

Calendar: The calendar in which to schedule the work sessions.

FIXED EVENT

Create a regular, fixed Calendar Event that won't get rearranged.

HABITS

Habits are reocurring events (like meals, workouts, time for meditating, naps, etc.). You can set up the following options:

Preferred Time: When should the habit take place ideally.

Duration: How much time do you need for the habit.

Pre/Post Timeblock: Block time before your habit starts or after it ends.

Protected: By default, habits get deleted if there is not enough time left on the day in question. A protected habit will defend its place.

Allowed Days: The habit will only be scheduled on the selected days.

Assigned Categories: see below under "Settings"

Calendar: The calendar in which to schedule the habit.

EDIT TASKS

Edit your existing tasks, for example in case you need more time for a project.

EXCLUDE SLOT

Exclude a Timeslot so that no events will get scheduled within that timeslot.

SETTINGS

Operation Days: The amount of days Calendar Agent will plan ahead.

Active Calendars: The calendars used for creating events, tasks and habits.

Collision Calendars: The calendars used for calculating free timeslots and collisions.

Categories: Categories are defined timeslots on a day (for example the category "Morning" could be set to 09:00 to 12:00). Each event, task or habit gets assigned to one or more categories. Events of a category are only scheduled within those timeslots.

Preset for new events, tasks and habits: Set up a preset for the selected days and categories to create events even faster.

Rearrange Mode: By default, everytime you close your calendar app, Calendar Agent checks and resolves new collisions. You can change this for each device. Calendar Agent could alternatively ask you if you changed something (this reduces battery drain), or you could disable it entirely.

I got a message a couple of times now over night that a shortcut was activated. I am pretty new to this so I don’t have much. I only get these messages on and off now since I created a shortcut that activates when I switch to fitness focus. I have other automations, mostly manually triggered (outlet on/off stuff). And one that is timed for Sunday night. I can’t figure out what triggers these messages now. Like last night at 10:40pm while I was asleep and my sleep mode on.

Hello friends. Shortly before I made the move to iPhone back in the beginning, I had a short stint with Blackberry as my device. One thing I LOVED that the Blackberry did, was Profiles (at least I think that's what it was called). It was a one button push to a menu where I could decide which profile I was using. This "profile" was essentially a settings overhaul, that allowed you to change things like ringer/notification volume, vibration settings, and maybe that was it. Either way, I've been wishing for this function in iOS ever since.

What I have: iPhone 14Pro, latest iOS version (iOS 16.5)

What I've done: Set up shortcuts that are on my home screen as buttons, which change my Focus. I have 3 Focus modes right now.

1. Daytime - Full volume and long vibrate, easy to hear notification sounds
2. Vibe - 35% volume, same notifications as Daytime
3. Sleep - No notifications except calls/texts from my favorite contacts. It's essentially an all-but-an-emergency setting

What I'd Like: I want to be able to add any necessary steps to these shortcuts to change the notification sounds for the "Vibe" focus. This focus is meant for when i'm sitting at home or with friends and can hear my phone easily. I don't need to change all the sounds. Just texts, email, ringtone, voicemail. You know, the stuff that I'm most likely to receive.

Does anyone know how I can do this? Like I said, I've already got the shortcuts set up, I just need to add the notification sound changes. Is this possible? I cannot figure it out!

P.S. Hope you're all enjoying Lemmy! I know I am.

For WWDC this year, I created a shortcut that would allow me, or anyone, that uses Mona for Mastodon to easily be able to easily post their take on the events happenings to their Mastodon account via Apple Shortcuts.

Just run the shortcut, add what you want to say, and voila! it posts it to your account. It also automatically adds the event hashtags for you.

I am also going to be working on updating the shortcut to make it work to were you can select hashtags you would like to add before you post.