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IOS Shortcuts
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E30-4ME
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I’ve done the shortcuts with my MyQ garage door. Downloaded the SimpleCommands app to create the routine, then created the shortcut straight from the app. Good walkthrough included, so even a simpleton like me could do it. I like it better than a clicker and free is better than $325 for homelink.
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Did it too to open on arrival but several month ago it did work (I created for testing) and now when I need it it doesn't work. Did you create shortcut? I did not figure out where I should paste (I think I knew but did not work) and it doesn't work Any help?
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Yes. Number 5 "Next select 'Show More' in the Network section of the Shortcut. Paste the (previously copied) token into the text field next to 'Authorization' I don't see this. "Number 6 needs more details but maybe it is just me. So it is working for you now even with iOs15? Also SimpleCommands log out all the time so I need to add credentials on opening
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That looks the same as mine does. Except mine doesn’t have SimpleCommands at the beginning of the shortcut. When I run the shortcut, I just say, “hey Siri, open garage” and it works. Doesn’t open SimpleCommands at all. I just used SimpleCommands to create the shortcut, but it isn’t needed as part of it. Hope that helps. Still working for me with iOS 15.
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Can you send me your shortcut screen? I can't find "Next select 'Show More' in the Network section of the Shortcut."
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I downloaded a "get my car ready" shortcut from reddit. After waking the car up, it looks at external and internal temps and decides what the climate control should be set at and whether or not to turn on the heated seats and steering wheel. After a few tweaks (what temp to set to, when do heated parts turn on, changing time out values), it has been pretty reliable.
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Thanks After paste and execute I got this message. Can you also insert lower part of your script Sorry for more info
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Great. Thanks. It did work (executed at work and garage opened) So now when I come home it should open? Are you use Siri for it? Or by location?
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E30-4ME
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Glad it's working! It isn't location aware, although I'm sure that could be added (I'm not a Shortcuts expert...). I just say, "Hey Siri, open (or close) the garage" and it works great. It hasn't failed yet and I'm going on about 1 month of use. We still have a clicker in the car as backup (as well as the MyQ app itself), so we've got redundancy built in!
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So you have 2 separate shortcuts or just one is working for open and close? I have clicker too. Before I played with it (just simplecommand app) for location and it did work not anymore for some reason. Will see when I get home what will happen. Thanks for help
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You can create "Automation" shortcuts in the Shortcut app that are location based. When adding it, select "Arrive" and then tell it to run the Open Garage shortcut. Then do another automation and select "Leave" and assign the Close Garage shortcut.
The only problem with this is that you have to confirm the running of the shortcut on your Phone/Watch. Kind of annoying, I haven't been able to find a way around that. Using Siri is actually easier I find.
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I'll just share this, because I'm a geek. In MyQ I named my garage door, "Pod Bay Door". I then changed the name of the Shortcut to "Open the pod bay doors please HAL".
Then, I learned a little Shortcut "coding" and downloaded some MP3s from 2001 Space Odyssey. Long short, I could pull up my watch (Siri starts listening automatically if you do it right) and say:
"Open the Pod bay doors please HAL."
Then I had an MP3 clip play the "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
Then when the doors started opening Siri's voice would come up and say: "Your pod bay door is opening".
I think I had a few too many glasses of wine and definitely too much time on my hands that night.
Then, I learned a little Shortcut "coding" and downloaded some MP3s from 2001 Space Odyssey. Long short, I could pull up my watch (Siri starts listening automatically if you do it right) and say:
"Open the Pod bay doors please HAL."
Then I had an MP3 clip play the "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
Then when the doors started opening Siri's voice would come up and say: "Your pod bay door is opening".
I think I had a few too many glasses of wine and definitely too much time on my hands that night.
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I still find iOS Shortcuts to be far too limiting to be worth the hassle of setting them up. I’m not even sure why Apple bothers keeping it as a feature given how minuscule the adoption is and the generally bad customer feedback
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Anyone know of a shortcut to get hotspot to automatically enable on my iphone when it connects to bluetooth or something? As it stands, i have to login to my iphone, go to settings, go to the hotspot page, and only then will it start discovering. Thanks to the recent Tesla 24.x update, at least i don't have to manually turn on wifi in the car every time as well.
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