<!-- SC_OFF -->Boost Your Focus with This Fully Customisable Pomodoro Shortcut for iPhone Tired of rigid timers that force the classic 25/5 split. Meet a pair of Apple Shortcuts that turn the Pomodoro technique into something that actually fits your brain and schedule. Functions One shortcut lets you launch a full custom Pomodoro session in seconds. You choose: • Work duration 🍅 • Short break length ☕️ • Long break length 🏖️ • Number of sets ⏱️ Everything gets automatically added as events to the calendar of your choice, so your day stays organised and visible. A companion automation runs in the background. It tracks which phase you’re in (focus, short break, or long break) and automatically switches your Focus Mode to match — no manual tapping required. Note: The automation requires iOS 27. The main customisable Pomodoro shortcut works on earlier versions, but the automatic Focus Mode switching is iOS 27-only. Key features • Completely customisable timings (no more fixed 25-minute blocks) • Calendar integration so sessions show up where you already plan your day • Automatic Focus Mode switching based on the current phase (iOS 27) • Clean, set-and-forget automation once it’s configured The set up Add the main pomodoro shortcut: 🍅 (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/5da78b884c264411afd44324140a8052) pomodor (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8f3f9d2ebfaf4040991137841f1d0b81)o Add the tracking automation (iOS 27 required): automation (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/af46bed648bd490188e3840afed61013) Open the main shortcut and select the calendar you want sessions written to. Set up the automation (it should trigger on the relevant calendar events or time-based checks — follow the prompts in the Shortcuts app). Create or assign the Focus Modes you want for work, short break, and long break. That’s it. Next time you need deep work, just run the shortcut, dial in your preferred timings, and let the system handle the rest. Perfect for students, remote workers, or anyone who wants a Pomodoro system that adapts to them instead of the other way around.
Give it a try and reclaim your focus. 🍅 <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Far_Albatross (https://www.reddit.com/user/Far_Albatross)
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Time of day shortcut not triggering
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x84edx/time_of_day_shortcut_not_triggering/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I have a shortcut that should repeat on the 1st Saturday of every month at 8 am. However, it doesn't trigger. If I set it to trigger daily, it works; if I set it to repeat weekly, it works. But if I set it to repeat on the first Saturday, it doesn't. https://preview.redd.it/ja28pysbgzvh1.png?width=1179&format=png&auto=webp&s=42239c5a2781fba4b21dc5e4d278b1d81c8d42a4 <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/krrish15 (https://www.reddit.com/user/krrish15)
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Reddit Shortcut stopped working – has Reddit blocked something?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x852q0/reddit_shortcut_stopped_working_has_reddit/

<!-- SC_OFF -->For over a year, I’ve been using an iOS Shortcut that allowed me to share a Reddit comment via the iOS Share Sheet, extract the comment text along with its URL, and send everything to Notion. This worked perfectly fine for a long time, but for the past three days, I’ve been getting an error whenever I try to run the shortcut. Has Reddit recently changed or blocked something that might be causing this? I vaguely remember reading something about Reddit restricting access. Has anyone else experienced this issue? And does anyone know of an alternative shortcut or workaround that would allow me to save Reddit comments, including their text and links, to Notion? Any help would be appreciated! <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/ajdfzwiq_2312312 (https://www.reddit.com/user/ajdfzwiq_2312312)
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Bed Warmer On If Cold
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x85hac/bed_warmer_on_if_cold/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I have a bed warmer plugged into a smart plug. I had it automatically turning on at about 9 pm, which works great when it’s consistently cold. But around here the weather is all over the place at this time of year.
Set up a shortcut to only turn it on if it’s below a certain temperature, as measured at my home address. Then I set up an automation to run the shortcut at 9 pm, and another to turn it off later. Now my bed is warm when it’s cold, and cold when it’s warm. Perfect! I can let this run all year. Bonus: I’m not sure if I have the temperature right yet, but another automation is recording the temperature at 9 pm each night into a notes doc so I can adjust it. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/MundaneMoments (https://www.reddit.com/user/MundaneMoments)
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Share your best shortcut you have made
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x87wtr/share_your_best_shortcut_you_have_made/

<!-- SC_OFF -->iOS 27 has gone wild with shortcuts, share your best one you have made so far. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/TheS4m (https://www.reddit.com/user/TheS4m)
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Want to create project folders for client work, named by date, client and project title
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x89n8w/want_to_create_project_folders_for_client_work/

<!-- SC_OFF -->New to this and find myself stuck. I'm trying to automate the creation of project folders and sub-folders. I would like for each folder to be named like so: 2026-10-17 John Johnson Painting, with the current date automatically filling in in that format, and me being prompted to input the client and project names. I would also like to create subfolders in that main folder titled 01 References, 02 Drafts, 03 Master, 04 Client Deliverables, and 05 Socials. Any help would be much appreciated! <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/juniper4774 (https://www.reddit.com/user/juniper4774)
[link] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x89n8w/want_to_create_project_folders_for_client_work/) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x89n8w/want_to_create_project_folders_for_client_work/)

Pressy is back from the dead (on the Mac, at least)
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8buo7/pressy_is_back_from_the_dead_on_the_mac_at_least/

submitted by /u/tumtum (https://www.reddit.com/user/tumtum)
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Pulls random wallpaper from Earthporn. Why has this started happening a few days ago?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8dk3l/pulls_random_wallpaper_from_earthporn_why_has/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Full shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/87a4f16bf00048859612db93304ef975 <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Mario-Speed-Wagon (https://www.reddit.com/user/Mario-Speed-Wagon)
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Daily Automations Started Failing - Trying to Debug
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8fkhl/daily_automations_started_failing_trying_to_debug/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Hi all. I've been working on this seemingly all week and out of ideas. For a year or two we've had a series of automations running a few times a day to adjust the blinds in our apartment. The gist is: get the weather. is it hot or sunny? close the blinds. The automations have been rock solid. Until suddenly last week. Apple tv is hub newest model up to date OS Seemingly working fine. Restarted and unplugged. In AppleHome it shows the Apple TV as the hub Automations These are time triggered automations When you run them manually (such as clicking the 'play' button in the screenshot) it all works correctly. Testing In the attached example, I've eliminated a lot of the IF/THEN conditions for simplicity. The IF/THEN and weather conditions seem to be what is failing. If I modify the example above and change the IF/THEN to something like, "is a certain light on?" then it works. In the example above, I have lights set as well to help debug. So, if it's TRUE, then the blinds would be triggered and the light turns yellow. If not, the blinds are triggered to just close a small amount and then light turns blue.
The order of those conditions within the IF/THEN don't seem to make a difference. The example above, it appears to fail with the IF/THEN. The only statement that appears to run is the first one which changes the light to RED. I can't get a timed automation to work if it's querying the weather and doing a IF/THEN. Something is failing there. Otherwise, blinds and lights are happily working. Wild Card Wife got new iPhone right as these issues started. Her phone is of course part of the HOME and I see the automations mirrored on her phone. Interestingly, when she first got the phone, only one automation appeared. A few days later, they were all there. Would normally chalk this up to “new phone downloading all the data” delay. I can control/edit automations on her phone just like I can on my phone. On my MacBook Air, under LOCATION SERVICES, I have two listings for SHORTCUTS. One of the icons is white like it's an old version. In that list of apps, they literally keep changing position. For example, the white one will be on top, and then they switch position. I suspect we have an issue here. I've been bothering ChatGPT about this and not getting anywhere so I had the groundbreaking idea to ask humans :) <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/nycrobot (https://www.reddit.com/user/nycrobot)
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I made a one-action Shortcut for one-tap receipt scanning (Clerkly App Intent)
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8g4f0/i_made_a_oneaction_shortcut_for_onetap_receipt/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I'm the dev behind Clerkly, a receipt scanner for iPhone: full disclosure, it's my app. Clerkly 4.0 shipped with an App Intent for instant scanning, so I wrapped it in the simplest Shortcut possible: one action. Tap it and you're in the scanner. Get the Shortcut (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/f6868c530e614901a397275737ef178c) It's for anyone who keeps receipts for taxes, business expenses, or an HSA and wants the capture step to be one tap: put it on your Home Screen, tie it to an automation, however you like to run things. It works on paper receipts, invoices, any piece of paper with a total and items listed. Clerkly extracts the line items, categorizes them, and makes them searchable. Requirements, honestly stated: the Shortcut launches Clerkly's scan intent, so it needs the free Clerkly app installed, all scanning happens in the app, and the Shortcut can't do anything without it. Free tier: 10 lifetime scans (keep up to 5 receipts saved at a time), zero ads, no sign-up or credit card required Privacy: no accounts, no logins, zero trackers. Receipts are stored on your device and your personal iCloud, and I run no servers Pro: exists if you outgrow the free tier ($4.99/mo or $29.99/yr, or $99.99 one-time Lifetime covering every future Pro feature), but nothing about this Shortcut needs it App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clerkly-receipt-scanner/id6796799265) Happy to answer questions about building on App Intents, and curious how you'd chain a scan step into your own setups. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Prestigious-Most-915 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Prestigious-Most-915)
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Ideas for Home Screen?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8gnn3/ideas_for_home_screen/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I’m looking for some shortcuts to put on my parents’ Home Screen for them to have easier access to stuff on their phone. So far I have a switch for dark mode. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/forest-crunch-music (https://www.reddit.com/user/forest-crunch-music)
[link] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8gnn3/ideas_for_home_screen/) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8gnn3/ideas_for_home_screen/)

Why is this picture getting blacked out when I add it to homescreen?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x8h85h/why_is_this_picture_getting_blacked_out_when_i/