Ask HN: What are your favorite iOS/macOS automations? I set up an automation to "reduce white point OFF" at night and back ON in the morning, so if I pick up my phone in the middle of the night my eyes don't burn |
Ask HN: What are your favorite iOS/macOS automations? I set up an automation to "reduce white point OFF" at night and back ON in the morning, so if I pick up my phone in the middle of the night my eyes don't burn |
I've made changes since then and I haven't documented them :-/ I'll try to find the time to write it up.
I have those cheap paper nfc stickers hidden in random spots around the house and we have the same shortcuts setup on our phones so we can add dog food/loo roll/cleaning supplies etc etc to the shared shopping list in todo.
Similarly i like being able to tap my phone on the way out my home office to run script over ssh and shut everything down, turn off the lights and plugs etc
Bonus: I went the extra mile and wrote a script that bootstraps my entire setup: https://github.com/fastily/autobots/blob/master/macOS/setup/...
I was using text files before as well to manage it.
iOS: Activate low power mode when battery drops below 95% - neat workaround since there is no way to have low power mode turned on permanently. Also, activate Airplane Mode from 1 am to 6 pm to save energy.
Actually, this is indeed possible. Create an automation with the trigger "Low Power mode switched off" and add a single "turn low power mode on". Every time iOS switches it off, it should automatically retoggle back on.
I have an automation which sets several at various increments, enables the sleep focus mode on my phone and sets the Home Assistant alarm script at that time too.
URL -> ssh -> shell script for actions not possible on iOS.
Sometimes I want to know so I can disconnect and move about for extended periods of time ASAP.
Don't get me wrong, it serves the general users with 4.6k stars, must be very useful for many people. But mine only serves me and serves me better than that—not that my code is better, but because I know what I need.
I've made changes since then and I haven't documented them :-/ I'll try to find the time to write it up.