IOS 14 Shortcuts on Apple Watch

Have you tried creating shortcuts from the iPhone "Shortcuts" app? These can be triggered by Apple Watch.

Example:
I created this basic Rule Machine 4.0 rule

  • Trigger: Cloud endpoint
  • When triggered: Set the dimmer in my bedroom to 1%

I have this shortcut on my iPhone

On my Apple Watch

  • I just say "Hey Siri, Bed Time" and she says "Ok" and runs the shortcut on my phone. It closes just like any other alert on my watch.

This took about 5 minutes end-to-end to setup. The WAF is higher than ever with her Apple watch. We've been using this since iOS 13 for the past year. I expect this would still work with iOS 14 but haven't checked yet.

Link to info on the Apple Shortcuts app: Run shortcuts with Siri, the Shortcuts app, or Siri Suggestions - Apple Support

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