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Hello Community,
I recently started to work on shortcuts with AppIntent and I want to have an image output on my shortcut action.
The output of a string is simple and working:
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ReturnsValue<String> {
let myString : String = "Hello World"
return .result(value: myString)
I am having trouble to return an image. Ideally I want to load an image from iCloud Drive or from a website and throw image result.
I tried
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ReturnsValue<Image> {
and
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ReturnsValue<INFile> {
, but was not apple to write a proper code to
return .result(value: myImage)
.
Any help is very welcome and highly appreciated.
Have a good week
Eric
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@MainActor
perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
// ...
switch locationManager.authorizationStatus {
case .denied, .restricted:
throw UserLocationError.permissionDenied
case .notDetermined:
await locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization() // to ask permission
default:
break
}
// ...
}
Here is my code.
When the authorizationStatus is .notDetermined,
it invokes requestWhenInUseAuthorization() method on the main thread,
but throws UserLocationError.permissionDenied immediately, eventhough I didn't deny the permission.
It's really weird and unexpected that it throws UserLocationError.permissionDenied when the status is not .denied or .restricted
Even it invokes requestWhenInUseAuthorization(), there's no alert for asking permission
If there's any solution, please let me know
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We have an app that uses Siri Shortcuts in iOS 16. WWDC '23 announced more flexible shortcut phrase matching in iOS 17 when apps are built with Xcode 15 run on Sonoma. I've downloaded and installed (Xcode and Sonoma) and rebuilt the app. I've ensured that "APP_SHORTCUTS_ENABLE_FLEXIBLE_MATCHING = YES" in the Build Settings. Unfortunately the App Shortcuts Preview Window shows the following error when I click on my build "No Flexible Matching Assets - This target is for a platform which is not supported by Flexible Matching or does not have Flexible Matching enabled"
Other things I tried: I set our minimum deployment target to iOS 17 and built for an iOS 17 Simulator.
Any ideas on how to get flexible matching for shortcut phrases?
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Hello, I'm working on my first app. It's also my first encounter with App Intents.
I have a data structure for events that has an ID (String), a name (String), a Date and an image (Data). The user can create them in the app and they are stored with CoreData.
I wanted to have a widget that would allow the user to choose from their list of events and display that event in the widget. The list should appear in the widget configuration and it would be a list of the names and (if possible) the image.
I think I have found how to access the information from the widget, but I cannot figure out how to have the list appear in the configuration. I have been following this guide: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/widgetkit/making-a-configurable-widget?utm_source=pocket_saves. But that one shows hardcoded elements in the list and I haven't been able to find how to have the list change in relation to the content of the app.
This is what I have made so far in the AppIntent file:
import WidgetKit
import AppIntents
import CoreData
struct EventDetail: AppEntity {
static var defaultQuery: EventQuery = EventQuery()
var id: String
var date: Date
var image: Data
var title: String
static var typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation = "Event"
var displayRepresentation: DisplayRepresentation {
DisplayRepresentation(title: "\(id) \(title)")
}
}
struct EventQuery: EntityQuery{
func entities(for identifiers: [EventDetail.ID]) async throws -> [EventDetail] {
return fill_event_details(events_list: getEventDataIntent())
}
func suggestedEntities() async throws -> [EventDetail] {
fill_event_details(events_list: getEventDataIntent()).filter { $0.id != "-" }
}
func defaultResult() async -> EventDetail? {
try? await suggestedEntities().first
}
}
struct ConfigurationAppIntent: WidgetConfigurationIntent {
static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Select an event"
static var description = IntentDescription("This is an example widget.")
// An example configurable parameter.
@Parameter(title: "Event")
var event: EventDetail
// init(events: [UserCountdowns]) {
// self.event = fill_event_details(events_list: events)[0]
// print("AppIntent")
// print(self.event.title)
// }
init() {
}
}
func fill_event_details(events_list: [UserCountdowns]) -> [EventDetail] {
var entities_list: [EventDetail]?
let events = getEventDataIntent()
for event in events {
entities_list!.append(EventDetail(id: event.id!, date: event.date!, image: event.image!, title: event.title!))
}
return entities_list ?? [EventDetail(id: "-", date: Date(), image: Data(), title: "empty")]
}
func getEventDataIntent() -> [UserCountdowns] {
let context = PersistenceController.shared.container.viewContext
let request = UserCountdowns.fetchRequest()
var result: [UserCountdowns]!
do {
result = try context.fetch(request)
}
catch {
print(error)
}
return result
}
I have been trying a few things in the widget's code but I haven't been able to make anything work, so I don't really have anything worth sharing, I think.
This is the code for the UserCountdowns structure:
extension UserCountdowns {
@nonobjc public class func fetchRequest() -> NSFetchRequest<UserCountdowns> {
return NSFetchRequest<UserCountdowns>(entityName: "UserCountdowns")
}
@NSManaged public var date: Date?
@NSManaged public var image: Data?
@NSManaged public var title: String?
@NSManaged public var id: String?
}
Could anyone help me with this, please? What am I missing or what would the next step be?
Let me know if there is any other part of the code I should share.
Thank you in advance!
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I have an app that relies heavily on AppIntents and Shortcuts and it seems like the latest iOS update broke those but I can't quite figure out what's the issue.
The is that no matter what parameter I pick, when running the shortcut it always uses the defaultResult()
Here's an example AppEntity:
struct IntentBrokerAppEntity: AppEntity {
static var typeDisplayRepresentation = TypeDisplayRepresentation(name: "Intent Broker")
@Property(title: "Name")
var name: String?
@Property(title: "Ip")
var ip: String?
@Property(title: "Port")
var port: String?
@Property(title: "Username")
var username: String?
@Property(title: "Password")
var password: String?
@Property(title: "Tls")
var tls: Bool?
struct IntentBrokerAppEntityQuery: EntityQuery {
func entities(for identifiers: [IntentBrokerAppEntity.ID]) async throws -> [IntentBrokerAppEntity] {
return try await suggestedEntities().filter { identifiers.contains($0.id) }
}
func suggestedEntities() async throws -> [IntentBrokerAppEntity] {
let context = PersistenceController.shared.viewContext
let brokerService = BrokerService(context: context)
return brokerService.getFavorites().map { IntentBrokerAppEntity(broker: $0) }
}
func defaultResult() async -> IntentBrokerAppEntity? {
try? await suggestedEntities().first
}
}
static var defaultQuery = IntentBrokerAppEntityQuery()
var id: String // if your identifier is not a String, conform the entity to EntityIdentifierConvertible.
var displayString: String
var displayRepresentation: DisplayRepresentation {
DisplayRepresentation(title: "\(displayString)")
}
...
This used to work perfectly fine before 17.2, but now instead of choosing the entity the user picked it always falls back to defaultEntity().
In the console I get this warning
Failed to build EntityIdentifier. IntentBrokerAppEntity is not a registered AppEntity identifier
But I'm not sure if that's related.
Does anyone have any ideas on what's going on here? Input much appreciated!
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I'm writing an application with App Shortcuts support. My task is to write a command that will check whether a certain application is open and runs the command. For example:
The user installed a command through my application that responds to the Instagram application
The user goes to Instagram
My team is starting
Question: Is it possible to organize this?
When using just the application name in a phrase, it works great and the shortcut can be invoked via Siri:
e.g. "Show books in \(.applicationName)" // This works
But introducing a parameter in a phrase fails to create a working shortcut that can be invoked via Siri:
e.g. "Show \(\.$book) in (\.applicationName)" // Does not work
where $book is a parameter for BookEntity in my intent.
i am calling updateAppShortcutParameters() and i only have a single book titled "Frankenstein". When my App is launched after a fresh install, i can see that a shortcut is automatically created in the Shortcuts App but has the following title:
"Show %@ in MyAppName"
Even though the title looks incorrect, tapping the shortcut works and the correct book title is passed to my Intent. However, i cannot invoke the shortcut using Siri. i.e. saying "Show Frankenstein in MyAppName" does not work.
Has anyone run into this particular issue? i am running Xcode 14 Beta 6 and iOS 16 Beta 7 on my iPhone. Also tested in iOS Simulator and got the same results.
This is arguably the biggest selling point for App Shortcuts (zero setup required by the user) so i am hoping it is addressed before iOS 16 becomes officially available.
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Hi, according this WWDC session https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10170
App Shortcuts are defined in Swift code, by implementing the AppShortcutsProvider protocol. To implement the protocol, I'll simply create a single getter that returns all the app shortcuts I want to set up for the user. Note that in total, your app can have a maximum of 10 app shortcuts. However, most apps only need a few.
there is a limit for up to 10 AppShortcuts. Could you please clarify how that limit handled? 🤔 (e.g. project failed to build / app will crash or malfunction / only 10 shortcuts will be handled on random/ordered choice by iOS) I suppose there is some way to manage shortcuts amount but see no details at documentation yet.
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I've created a barebones Multiplatform app and added an App Intent and App Shortcut. When running on iOS, I can see my app show up in Shortcuts and use the intent or App Shortcut as normal. On macOS, my app does not appear in the Shortcuts app, neither the App Shortcut nor the intent.
Is there additional configuration required to enable Shortcuts / App Intents on macOS?
This is the only code I've added to a brand-new Xcode Multiplatform project:
import AppIntents
struct OpenIntent: AppIntent {
static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Open MacShortcut"
static let description: LocalizedStringResource = "Opens the app"
/// Launch your app when the system triggers this intent.
static let openAppWhenRun: Bool = true
/// Define the method that the system calls when it triggers this event.
@MainActor
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
/// Return an empty result since we're opening the app
return .result()
}
}
struct MacShortcutShortcutsProvider: AppShortcutsProvider {
static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] {
AppShortcut(
intent: OpenIntent(),
phrases: [
"Open a session of \(.applicationName)"
],
shortTitle: "Open",
systemImageName: "arrow.up.circle.fill"
)
}
}
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See the image attached.
What are the APIs needed to add an action here that shows up across the system.
Not a share extension, but the list of actions that are below that.
How did Pinterest add theirs here? And it shows up for almost everything you share.
I've been looking around and the only thing that looked like maybe is UIActivity. But when I implemented it doesn't show up across other apps.
I was also lookin through app shortcut and app intent documentation but I can't find exactly how Pinterest is providing this action here.
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I want to "pause" an Intent ( iOS Shortcut Automation ) how can I achieve it? Basically we have a small task to execute, whenever we setup an automation for one app, lets say LinkedIn, our app runs and asks the user whether they still want to continue with LinkedIn or whether they don't want to.
The automation to open our app when LinkedIn is opened is working fine. What we want to achieve is that once a user taps on "Continue to LinkedIn" it should "pause" the automation this time and open LinkedIn instead of opening our app again.
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I am trying to create a simple app that "blocks" other apps if a certain condition is not met. I am currently using the IOS shortcuts and have set up an automation that opens my app A whenever another app B opens.
If the condition is not met i imagine the flow to look like:
Open app A.
My app B opens instead.
I check a box in my app B.
I navigate back to app A and it works as expected.
If the condition already is met the app A would work as expected from the beginning.
What is have tried so far
My first attempt involved using an AppIntent and changing the openAppWhenRun programmatically based on the condition. I did however learn pretty quickly that changing the value of openAppWhenRun does not change if the AppIntent actually opens my app. The code for this looked like this where the value of openAppWhenRun is changed in another function.
struct BlockerIntent: AppIntent {
static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Blocker App"
static let description: LocalizedStringResource = "Blocks an app until condition is met"
static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = false
@MainActor
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
return .result()
}
}
Another attempt involved setting openAppWhenRun to false in an outer AppIntent and opening another inner AppIntent if the condition is met. If the condition in my app is met openAppWhenRun is set to true and instead of opening the inner AppIntent an Error is thrown. This functions as expected but there is an error notification showing every time I open the "blocked" app.
struct BlockerIntent: AppIntent {
static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Blocker App"
static let description: LocalizedStringResource = "Blocks an app until condition is met"
static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = false
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & OpensIntent {
if (BlockerIntent.openAppWhenRun) {
throw Error.notFound
}
return .result(opensIntent: OpenBlockerApp())
}
enum Error: Swift.Error, CustomLocalizedStringResourceConvertible {
case notFound
var localizedStringResource: LocalizedStringResource {
switch self {
case .notFound: return "Ignore this message"
}
}
}
}
struct OpenBlockerApp: AppIntent {
static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Open Blocker App"
static let description: LocalizedStringResource = "Opens Blocker App"
static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = true
@MainActor
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
return .result()
}
}
My third attempt look similar to the previous one but instead I used two different inner AppIntents. The only difference between the two were that on had openAppWhenRun = false and the other had openAppWhenRun = true.
struct BlockerIntent: AppIntent {
static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Blocker App"
static let description: LocalizedStringResource = "Blacks an app until condition is met"
static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = false
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & OpensIntent {
if (BlockerIntent.openAppWhenRun) {
return .result(opensIntent: DoNotOpenBlockerApp())
} else {
return .result(opensIntent: OpenBlockerApp())
}
}
}
Trying this gives me this error:
Function declares an opaque return type 'some IntentResult & OpensIntent', but the return statements in its body do not have matching underlying types
I have also tried opening the app with a URL link with little to no success often ending up in an infinity loop, I did try the ForegroundContinuableIntent but it did not function as expected since it relies on the users input.
Is there any way to do what I am trying to accomplish? I have seen other apps using a similar concept so I feel like this should be possible.
Many thanks!
Hello, I'm attempting to learn the basics of AppIntents.
My test Hello World intent takes a number and doubles it.
This page (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appintents/providing-your-app-s-capabilities-to-system-services) seems to imply that you can return types from the perform() function.
My code compiles, but crashes at runtime with the error
perform() returned types not declared in method signature - Did not declare ReturnsValue but provided one
Code:
struct DoubleANumber: AppIntent {
static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Double a number"
static var description =
IntentDescription("Given a number, gives back twice that number.")
@Parameter(title: "Start Number")
var inputNumber: Double
static var parameterSummary: some ParameterSummary {
Summary("The number to double")
}
func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ReturnsValue {
let outputNumber = inputNumber * 2
return .result(value: outputNumber)
}
}
The value returned in the value property of the IntentResult is a Double. I would have assumed that this would be a valid primitive type (as mentioned in the earlier section of that docs page, covering parameters) and that the actual type returned is the wrapper .result type would be covered in the type in the method signature some IntentResult & ReturnsValue
What am I missing?
Thanks.
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When I add AppEnity to my model, I receive this error that is still repeated for each attribute in the model. The models are already marked for Widget Extension in Target Membership. I have already cleaned and restarted, nothing works. Will anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Unable to find matching source file for path "@_swiftmacro_21HabitWidgetsExtension0A05ModelfMm.swift"
import SwiftData
import AppIntents
enum FrecuenciaCumplimiento: String, Codable {
case diario
case semanal
case mensual
}
@Model
final class Habit: AppEntity {
@Attribute(.unique) var id: UUID
var nombre: String
var descripcion: String
var icono: String
var color: String
var esHabitoPositivo: Bool
var valorObjetivo: Double
var unidadObjetivo: String
var frecuenciaCumplimiento: FrecuenciaCumplimiento
static var typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation = "Hábito"
static var defaultQuery = HabitQuery()
var displayRepresentation: DisplayRepresentation {
DisplayRepresentation(title: "\(nombre)")
}
static var allHabits: [Habit] = [
Habit(id: UUID(), nombre: "uno", descripcion: "", icono: "circle", color: "#BF0000", esHabitoPositivo: true, valorObjetivo: 1.0, unidadObjetivo: "", frecuenciaCumplimiento: .mensual),
Habit(id: UUID(), nombre: "dos", descripcion: "", icono: "circle", color: "#BF0000", esHabitoPositivo: true, valorObjetivo: 1.0, unidadObjetivo: "", frecuenciaCumplimiento: .mensual)
]
/*
static func loadAllHabits() async throws {
do {
let modelContainer = try ModelContainer(for: Habit.self)
let descriptor = FetchDescriptor<Habit>()
allHabits = try await modelContainer.mainContext.fetch(descriptor)
} catch {
// Manejo de errores si es necesario
print("Error al cargar hábitos: \(error)")
throw error
}
}
*/
init(id: UUID = UUID(), nombre: String, descripcion: String, icono: String, color: String, esHabitoPositivo: Bool, valorObjetivo: Double, unidadObjetivo: String, frecuenciaCumplimiento: FrecuenciaCumplimiento) {
self.id = id
self.nombre = nombre
self.descripcion = descripcion
self.icono = icono
self.color = color
self.esHabitoPositivo = esHabitoPositivo
self.valorObjetivo = valorObjetivo
self.unidadObjetivo = unidadObjetivo
self.frecuenciaCumplimiento = frecuenciaCumplimiento
}
@Relationship(deleteRule: .cascade)
var habitRecords: [HabitRecord] = []
}
struct HabitQuery: EntityQuery {
func entities(for identifiers: [Habit.ID]) async throws -> [Habit] {
//try await Habit.loadAllHabits()
return Habit.allHabits.filter { identifiers.contains($0.id) }
}
func suggestedEntities() async throws -> [Habit] {
//try await Habit.loadAllHabits()
return Habit.allHabits// .filter { $0.isAvailable }
}
func defaultResult() async -> Habit? {
try? await suggestedEntities().first
}
}
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I have a custom intent with multiple parameters. Two of the parameters are set up to handle disambiguation dialog. The intent definition file for each of these parameters is almost identical except for the parameter names and the wording in the siri dialog. Similarly, the code in the intent handler to resolve these parameters is nearly identical. But when disambiguation is invoked, the Disambiguation Introduction is only spoken by siri for one of the two parameters. What triggers the Disambiguation Introduction to be spoken in one and not the other?
Here is the intentHandler code to resolve the first parameter (in which siri will speak the Disambiguation Introduction:
- (void)resolvePartsListNameForAddPart:(AddPartIntent *)intent withCompletion:(void (^)(INStringResolutionResult *resolutionResult))completion NS_SWIFT_NAME(resolvePartsListName(for:with:)) API_AVAILABLE(ios(13.0), macos(10.16), watchos(6.0)) {
...
NSMutableArray *options;
options = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
NSString *anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Use '%@' ", intent.partsListName]; // option 1
[options addObject:anOption];
anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"test1"]; // option 2
[options addObject:anOption];
...
anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"test5"]; // option 6
[options addObject:anOption];
completion([INStringResolutionResult disambiguationWithStringsToDisambiguate:[options copy]]);
return;
...
}
Here is the intentHandler code to resolve the second parameter (in which siri DOES NOT speak the Disambiguation Introduction:
- (void)resolveChangeForAddPart:(AddPartIntent *)intent withCompletion:(void (^)(INStringResolutionResult *resolutionResult))completion NS_SWIFT_NAME(resolveChange(for:with:)) API_AVAILABLE(ios(13.0), macos(10.16), watchos(6.0)) {
...
NSMutableArray *options;
options = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
NSString *anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:WOOD_TYPE_PARM]; // option 1
[options addObject:anOption];
// Option 2
anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:PART_NAME_PARM];
[options addObject:anOption];
// Option 3
anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:QUANTITY_PARM];
[options addObject:anOption];
// Option 4
anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:DIMENSION_PARM];
[options addObject:anOption];
// Option 5
anOption = [NSString stringWithFormat:CANCEL_PARM];
[options addObject:anOption];
completion([INStringResolutionResult disambiguationWithStringsToDisambiguate:[options copy]]);
return;
}
Here is the Intents definition for the working parameter where Siri speaks the Disambiguation Introduction:
Here is the Intents definition for the non-working parameter
Again, what triggers the Disambiguation Introduction to be spoken in one and not the other? FYI: it does not make any difference whether or not the Disambiguation Introduction has the parameters 'count' and 'change' (i.e. if I make the introduction be Hello World, it still doesn't get spoken).
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Hello,
i got the issues after upload my binary.
/**
ITMS-90626: Invalid Siri Support - Localized description for custom intent: '***' not found for locale: ar
ITMS-90626: Invalid Siri Support - Localized title for custom intent: '***' not found for locale: ar
*/
Actually, I didn't use Arabic.
Could someone tell me how to solve it?
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According to the (very sparse) documentation, SiriTipView should be available on macOS (13+), but I cannot get it to resolve in XCode -- I also can not verify availability for macOS in the public headers for the AppIntents or the SwiftUI frameworks?
Is this simply a mistake in the documentation and it is NOT available on macOS, or am I missing something?
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I have my app that works perfectly fine with app intents and shortcuts in the Shortcut app. I can find my shortcut when I look for my app in spotlight, the only thing that it are not displayed are the suggested entities, even if the param and suggested entities appear on my Shortcut app.
I call to the function updateAppShortcutParameters, and I see this error pop up.
Could anyone help me understand what I need to do to make it work?
Failed to refresh AppShortcut parameters with error: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-10814 "(null)" UserInfo={_LSLine=159, NSUnderlyingError=0x600005417540 {Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-10814 "Unable to find this application extension record in the Launch Services database." UserInfo={_LSFunction=_LSPluginFindWithPlatformInfo, _LSLine=679, NSDebugDescription=Unable to find this application extension record in the Launch Services database., SK=MyDemoAppBinary, IS=false}}, _LSFunction=+[LSBundleRecord bundleRecordWithBundleIdentifier:allowPlaceholder:error:]}
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I've created a shortcut using an AppIntent and AppIntentProvider.
When I try to run the shortcut in the shortcuts app it works well, but if I assign that same shortcut to the new Action Button it shows that something is working (icon shows up on the island) but the perform function is never called.
Am I missing something? should I add extra configurations for the action button?
thanks
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I have a shortcuts to read out the weather and my schedule for the day after the alarm is off. However I am UNABLE to find any functions to read out the time.
Currently, my shortcuts will perform the following:
Hello Name
It is sunny/raining today,
Currently x degrees celsius.
You have N schedules today,
from x o'clock to y o'clock, you will be meeting abc
"read all my schedule"
I want it to read the time before telling me the weather.
How could I achieve it in the shortcuts?
Thanks a lot.