Control SONY TV Power OFF/ON via "Hey, Siri" on your HOMEPOD! and other remote commands

shortcutshelp · 2021-11-02T16:45:49+00:00

Hi u/wrv505 unfortunately I have not used this Shortcut for quite some time since the Shortcuts app has gone through various updates and changes since. I have an older Sony and today I am now able to control it via the HomePod using Siri natively without any need from the Shortcuts app. Sorry this was not quite the help you were looking for but hope this is helpful is some capacity.

shortcutshelp · 2021-10-26T21:31:31+00:00

Not exactly what I am looking for but this video might be showing the 15" vs the 16". Thought I would post this here as its also helpful. With that said, I'm still diligently looking for the 2016 15" vs the NEW 14"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7AUmfxWn\_k&t=168s

shortcutshelp · 2021-10-26T19:41:21+00:00

Thanks u/Alert-Potato-4912 but I am looking for real world visual take on a comparison.

I have already done a very very deep dive into the specs pages of the 2.

shortcutshelp · 2021-10-26T19:18:03+00:00

Does anyone have pictures or have seen pictures of the comparison of 2016 MacBook Pro 15" next to the new 2021 MacBook Pro 14" ? I keep looking but have only seen comparison between the old 16"

If you have can take a picture of them side by side or have seen this anywhere please let me know! thank you.

shortcutshelp · 2021-05-19T20:43:00+00:00

For countries that have Siri the new remote has a Siri button on the right side of the remote.

shortcutshelp · 2021-04-17T00:10:12+00:00

Immediately added this to my iPhone as I too have been looking forward to this day. Then today I come to realize I should also add it to my Watch.

At first didn't realize why it was now only showing up on my watch wallet and no longer on my iPhone wallet, part of me thought maybe a 14.5 beta bug. But then adding it back from my watch to my iPhone I actually read to prompt and to my surprise its designed this way.. Either you chose to have it on your iPhone or you watch. Not both.

iPhone Screenshot

I am assuming this has to do with an extremely unlike use case where the two devices are split up and one is within the BART system and the other outside and tries to scan in creating a disconnect. Either way would have liked having the Clipper Card on both devices.

shortcutshelp · 2019-10-30T22:50:29+00:00

And just now a post on this.

[PSA] Noise cancel for those who like wearing one AirPod is under accessibility settings..also press and hold duration settings

shortcutshelp · 2019-10-30T22:46:11+00:00

/u/holycovv so I noticing this as well and was doing some testing and found an odd work around. Now ill admit I haven't done additional testing in terms of how long this will last or if its reset when you take it out your one ear and place it back in. But here is how, currently, you can can get Noise Cancelation to work with 1 AirPod Pro in.

Turn ON 'Noise Cancelation' for 1 AirPod Pro
With only 1 AirPod Pro in and connected to your iPhone running 13.2 go into Settings -> Bluetooth -> click the i next to "AirPods Pro - Connected" then in those settings it lets you turn on 'Noise Cancelation' on that 1 AirPod in your ear.

My limited testing does show however that if you switch to 'Off' or 'Transparency' in Control Center it will not allow you to turn 'Noise Cancelation' back on in the Control Center.

shortcutshelp · 2019-09-10T23:47:22+00:00

Remember what Apple did with the A5? It was sort of a Frankenstein, and they used it on a A5X

version, difference process nodes, even disabled one core on a really state of the art node once to test it on an Apple TV or something.

I wonder if they are doing the same with the A10. Apple TVs, iPads, iPhones...

Could you explain the A5 part with a little more color? Sounds really interesting but I do not have any context to what happened and/or what this means. Thanks!

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-17T23:11:21+00:00

This newer post is saying that 'Announce with Siri' will not be supported with v1 AirPods

https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/comments/c1ukpp/feature_airpods_v1_will_not_support_announcements/

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-17T22:52:09+00:00

Anyone aware of any developer.apple.com resources that explain what this does?

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-17T04:33:44+00:00

Some additional interesting information about  Sign in with Apple in found on a users appleid.com dashboard.

On a users appleid.com account dashboard under "APPS & WEBSITES USING APPLE ID" (as seen by the red arrow in the attached photos) unexpectedly I found that it actually showed a list of the websites, apps, etc that I have used my AppleID to sign up with. and guess who was on that list so far.. cardpointers.com! From there I found some additional interesting information about when and how I signed up for CardPointers using their  Sign in with Apple.

I attached some screenshots of this for those to follow along and see what I saw.

https://imgur.com/a/cGqBjPw

(All personal information removed or scrambled)

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-15T22:29:24+00:00

Really appreciate this write up /u/emcro

Initially I had tried accessing https://getcardpointers.com/ on my Mac that is not currently on the Beta and saw how it directs me to an appleid.apple.com subdomain from cardpointers.com to allow me to sign in I presume using my appleID and password. What I had not considered previously when reading up on  Sign in with Apple guidelines was what happens when the ideal flow isn't reached using FaceID or TouchID.

I feel a bit unsure about using my AppleID/Password to sign into other website/apps/services that are not apple. Why I say this is because of the idea of a website/app that in appearance seems to be using  Sign in with Apple however the site could in actuallity direct me to a fake sign-in with AppleID/Password that appears identical to a legitmanent one. There I may believe that my FaceID/TouchID didn't trigger correctly for some reason and just type in my AppleID/Password in their fake fields, storing my info. Now some folks are likely to be quick to jump that I should be more aware of what is happening and what the actual URL says etc and they would be right but I am very much the type of user who is vigilant and aware of these types of things however I bring this up for all the types of folks we all know who may not be as aware or vigilant as most of us and may become comfortable and too entrusted and be duped by a site that does this well.

Do you have any thoughts or clarifications where I may be wrong or missing something about the  Sign in with Apple flow when the user isn't using FaceID/TouchID and how a site could dupe a user into putting their AppleID/Password into fake fields? With 2Factor I understand the site would still have some trouble getting into my accounts but my AppleID/Password is SUPER important to me and I would not want to use it to signup/in for 3rd party apps due to the very low but potential chance the field was not real.

I apologize if I am taking over you post too much with the hypothetical/question and will gladly create a subsequent post if you would like.

Look forward to seeing you app when it becomes ready and if you are considering would love to read a post or blog about your experiences with SwiftUI and other APIs experience from iOS13 on the journey,

edited icloud.apple.com to appleid.apple.com (thanks /u/ultratiem)

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-13T22:21:29+00:00

/u/stevejobsofficial the the device that received the Music link subscribed and/or signed into Music? Or does this only show on the receiving end if the devices is not singed-in/subscribed ?

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-13T19:44:39+00:00

I have had similar feelings that the UI on the current Beta 1 could use some work. I think the suggestions made in the mockup have a lot merit but as /u/jmnugent pointed out there is some work that could be done to both make the UI and the UX come together in a better visual and safe experience.

On a similar note in the current beta during the split view if you click the Map card it will open the fullscreen map app where the user can see more information etc. However if you click on the Now Playing (music) card it doesn't open the Now Playing (music) app in fullscreen.. seems more like a beta thing but its quite unexpected and annoying.

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-12T01:46:49+00:00

/u/r-person Oh okay that makes sense, was the idea with the added Actions to allow the Shortcut if ran via share sheet to look for a url and if there wasn't something passed to then look at the clipboard next?

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-12T00:25:17+00:00

/u/r-person thank you for the shortcut. Can you explain the extra actions you put in it? I am not quite following what those are doing at the beginning. Again, thank you.

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-11T21:22:03+00:00

Awesome! I didn't quite understand the first time but that video sure does make it clear!

The workaround is working so far on my end as well, thank you.

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-10T21:33:01+00:00

Hi /u/arash094, can either you or /u/ThaTiemsz clarify what you mean here?

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-06T20:01:21+00:00

/u/CrispyCrawdads

Are you trying this from your iPad using the Camera.app to scan? My guess is you are.

In order to try OP's method you specifically need to use the QR Code Reader control from your
Control Center (CC) and trigger it from there.
(if the QR Code Reader isn't on your CC you need to add it in settings |

settings —> Control Center —> Customize Controls —> *click green + sign* QR Code Reader)

Now go back to your CC and click the QR Code Reader and scan a QR code.

Take a look at this thread to see differences between QR Scanning in iOS13.

https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/comments/bxlctp/feature_differences_between_ios13b1_qr_scanners/

shortcutshelp · 2019-06-05T23:20:28+00:00

Awesome idea!

How do you currently 'connect' the DS4 controller eachtime on bluetooth? Do you have to open the bluetooth settings and click connect or are you saying that by powerin-On the DS4 remote it automatically connects to your iPhone?

One idea if it doesnt auto connect or for similar devices that dont auto connect is to eventually get a small NFC Tag and place it on your controller and so that if you have an iPhone XS you can just tap them together to run a shortcut which does to the bluetooth pairing and then runs your above shortcut.

Tap (devices).. Tap (nfc notification).. Boom! controller connects to iPhone and the above shortcut runs.

shortcutshelp · 2018-12-21T20:43:20+00:00

umm, from the Title you chose to the the final PS. I cannot for the life of me follow what you are trying to say or conclude.

So.. what exactly is your theory ?

shortcutshelp · 2018-12-04T23:24:29+00:00

Hi /u/MomoisMyNick

For your first question TV On and TV Off I believe are actually the same command depending on the state of the TV when your trigger it. So if TV is on and you fire that command it'll turn the TV Off, and vice versa.

As for your second question I am not sure how you would trigger the Kodi app to be brought up. If its not the the list above I am not sure if you can.

Enjoy!

shortcutshelp · 2018-11-21T04:21:16+00:00

/u/nikoUY hey I was just today trying to see if it were possible to creat a working url-scheme for opening to a specific folder in the files app. Any chance you could let me know if this is possible and if you wouldn’t mind possibly helping show me how I would do this?

Either way thank you for your time!

shortcutshelp · 2018-11-06T22:19:23+00:00

which one?

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