Run Automation Shortcuts Quietly
If you haven’t tried automating things with Apple’s Shortcuts app, you really should. It opens up a whole new world of possibilities, from customizing your charging sounds and making sure your AirPods are always connected to controlling what plays when you jump in the car. You can even change your watch faces based on time or location or use NFC tags to launch shortcuts, such as tapping your night table to run a bedtime routine.
As powerful as these shortcuts are, there’s been one small but persistent annoyance: every time an automation shortcut ran in the background, you’d get a notification on your iPhone. While we can understand Apple’s desire to make sure you know what’s going on behind the scenes, there are a lot of cases where it just gets in the way of having a seamless experience.
Fortunately, iOS 15.4 has finally addressed this. You’ll see a new “Notify when Run” toggle when creating a new automation shortcut or editing an existing one. Switch this off, and your routine will become silent and unobtrusive.
Note that the “Notify when Run” toggle only appears when Ask Before Running is switched off.