I am trying to create an "OpenShowIntent" that allows the user to open a show from outside the app by either invoking the shortcut and provide a showName and/or by asking Siri "Open (.$showName) in (.applicationName)". Currently the shortcut works and but Siri doesn't recognize the showName and keeps on loading when I say the phrase with a show name. I was wondering where I am going wrong. Here are some of the code below: OpenShowIntent.swift: import Foundation import AppIntents import Models @available(iOS 16.0, *) struct OpenShowIntent: AppIntent { static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Open a Show" static var openAppWhenRun = true @Parameter(title: "Show", optionsProvider: ShowEntityQuery()) var show: ShowEntity? @Parameter(title: "Show Name") var showName: String static var parameterSummary: some ParameterSummary { Summary("Open \(\.$showName) in (APP NAME)") } @MainActor func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ProvidesDialog { var showToOpen: ShowEntity if let show = show { showToOpen = show } else { let params = ElasticSearchParams(query: showName) let searchResults = try await IntentsHelper.getShows(searchParams: params) let entities = searchResults.map { show in ShowEntity(id: show.id, name: show.displayName, posterUrl: show.posterImageUrl) } showToOpen = try await $show.requestDisambiguation( among: entities, dialog: "Choose a show from this list?" ) } let deepLink = DeepLink( type: .show( showId: showToOpen.id, showDateStr: nil, voucher: nil, reviewModalParams: nil ) ) let url = try deepLink.createURL(source: nil) IntentsHelper.openLink(url: url) return .result(dialog: "Show '\(showToOpen.name)' opened successfully.") } } ShowEntity.swift: import Foundation import AppIntents import Models @available(iOS 16.0, *) struct ShowEntity: AppEntity { typealias DefaultQuery = ShowEntityQuery var id: Int var name: String var posterUrl: URL? static var typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation = "Show" var displayRepresentation: DisplayRepresentation { var image: DisplayRepresentation.Image? if let imageUrl = posterUrl { image = DisplayRepresentation.Image(url: imageUrl) } return DisplayRepresentation( title: LocalizedStringResource(stringLiteral: name), subtitle: nil, image: image ) } static var defaultQuery = ShowEntityQuery() init(id: Int, name: String, posterUrl: URL?) { self.id = id self.name = name self.posterUrl = posterUrl } } ShowEntityQuery.swift: import Foundation import AppIntents import Models @available(iOS 16.0, *) struct ShowEntityQuery: EntityStringQuery { func entities(for identifiers: [Int]) async throws -> [ShowEntity] { let params = ElasticSearchParams(showIds: identifiers) let searchResult = try await IntentsHelper.getShows(searchParams: params) return searchResult.map { show in ShowEntity(id: show.id, name: show.displayName, posterUrl: show.posterImageUrl) } } func suggestedEntities() async throws -> [ShowEntity] { let params = ElasticSearchParams( showIds: BookmarksManager.sharedManager.getBookmarkShowIdsAsArray() ) let searchResult = try await IntentsHelper.getShows(searchParams: params) return searchResult.map { show in ShowEntity(id: show.id, name: show.displayName, posterUrl: show.posterImageUrl) } } func entities(matching query: String) async throws -> [ShowEntity] { let params = ElasticSearchParams(query: query) print("entities(matching:) called with query: \(query)") let searchResult = try await IntentsHelper.getShows(searchParams: params) return searchResult.map { show in ShowEntity(id: show.id, name: show.displayName, posterUrl: show.posterImageUrl) } } } ShortcutsProvider.swift: import Foundation import AppIntents @available(iOS 16.0, *) struct TTShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider { static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { return [ AppShortcut( intent: OpenShowIntent(), phrases: [ "View show in \(.applicationName)", "Open \(\.$showName) in \(.applicationName)", "Show \(\.$showName) in \(.applicationName)", "Find \(\.$showName) in \(.applicationName)", "Search for \(\.$showName) in \(.applicationName)" ], shortTitle: "Open show", systemImageName: "pencil.circle" ) ] } static var shortcutTileColor: ShortcutTileColor = .blue }

Hi, I am working on creating a EntityPropertyQuery for my App entity. I want the user to be able to use Shortcuts to search by a property in a related entity, but I'm struggling with how the syntax for that looks. I know the documentation for 'EntityPropertyQuery' suggests that this should be possible with a different initializer for the 'QueryProperty' that takes in a 'entityProvider' but I can't figure out how it works. For e.g. my CJPersonAppEntity has 'emails', which is of type CJEmailAppEntity, which has a property 'emailAddress'. I want the user to be able to find the 'person' by looking up an email address. When I try to provide this as a Property to filter by, inside CJPersonAppEntityQuery, but I get a syntax error: static var properties = QueryProperties { Property(\CJPersonEmailAppEntity.$emailAddress, entityProvider: { person in person.emails // error }) { EqualToComparator { NSPredicate(format: "emailAddress == %@", $0) } ContainsComparator { NSPredicate(format: "emailAddress CONTAINS %@", $0) } } } The error says "Cannot convert value of type '[CJPersonEmailAppEntity]' to closure result type 'CJPersonEmailAppEntity'" So it's not expecting an array, but an individual email item. But how do I provide that without running the predicate query that's specified in the closure? So I tried something like this , just returning something without worrying about correctness: Property(\CJPersonEmailAppEntity.$emailAddress, entityProvider: { person in person.emails.first ?? CJPersonEmailAppEntity() // satisfy compiler }) { EqualToComparator { NSPredicate(format: "emailAddress == %@", $0) } ContainsComparator { NSPredicate(format: "emailAddress CONTAINS %@", $0) } } and it built the app, but failed on another the step 'Extracting app intents metadata': error: Entity CJPersonAppEntity does not contain a property named emailAddress. Ensure that the property is wrapped with an @Property property wrapper So I'm not sure what the correct syntax for handling this case is, and I can't find any other examples of how it's done. Would love some feedback for this.

Is there anything that can be done to speed up the execution of a Shortcut? There is a Shortcut that many users opt to use with my app that is only effective if it runs immediately - the reality, though, is that it often takes 1-2 seconds for the Shortcut to trigger, rendering it largely useless (the Shortcut is meant to prevent users from being able to disable Screen Time in Settings). Has anyone had success with this, and/or are there other approaches we could be taking?

I’ve two automations set. Send a notification when battery rises above 80% Set Always ON display off on apple watch (via Shortcuts Automation, everyday at 12 a) For these aforementioned shortcuts I get the following errors frequently, on my Lock Screen, Wha is INCExtensionErrorDomain error 1307 and Remote execution timed out error? And how can these errors be mitigated?

I'm getting widespread reports from users trialling iOS 17.6 public beta that Siri Shortcuts are failing whenever they enter any text that looks like a URL. It's getting reported to me because my app happens to have an app intent with a string parameter which can contain a URL in some circumstances. However it's easily reproducible outside of my app: just create a 2 line shortcut like the one below. If you change "This is some text" to "https://www.apple.com" the shortcut below will fail: In iOS 17.5 entering "https://www.apple.com" works fine. I've raised feedback on this (FB14206088) but can anyone confirm that this is indeed a bug and not some weird new feature of Shortcuts where the contents of a variable can somehow change the type of a variable? It would be very, very bad if this were so.

I haven’t figured out a way to have my phone automatically restart between the hours of midnight and 6am when the battery reaches 100%. Is there a way to do this?

I want to implement AppIntent in my Objective-C framework, because we need to design a fast pass to certain function. However, I create a struct inherited from AppIntent, and create a projectName-Bridging-Header.h in my framework just like I did in my project. It seems like framework don't work, I can't find it in shortcuts

It would greatly benefit the entire community if there was a "Once" button under the "automation" section that is apart of "shortcuts" app. Currently there are 3 selections - Daily, Weekly, Monthly. Please add a 4th selection - "Once" I'm asking because I was told that I could do this here. Thanks for anyone that supports this as I feel it would benefit us immensely.

I'm trying to use a custom system image for my App Shortcut: AppShortcut( intent: AppOpenIntent(), phrases: ["Open \(.applicationName)"], shortTitle: "Open App", systemImageName: "custom.image" ) I've added custom.image to Images.xcassets for my project, but the shortcuts icon is always blank in the Shortcuts app. Is it possible to use custom system images for app shortcuts?

Using App Shortcuts with app intents, Siri only responds to the first shortcut defined in the app shortcut below. struct MementoShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider { u/AppShortcutsBuilder static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { AppShortcut( intent: SaveLinkIntent(), phrases: ["Add a link to \(.applicationName)", "Add \(\.$url) to \(.applicationName)", "Make a new link in \(.applicationName)", "Create a new link in \(.applicationName) from \(\.$url)"], shortTitle: "Add Link", systemImageName: "link.badge.plus" ) AppShortcut( intent: LinkViewedIntent(), phrases: [ "Mark a link I saved in \(.applicationName) as viewed", "Mark \(\.$link) as viewed in \(.applicationName)", "Set link in \(.applicationName) to viewed", "Change status of \(\.$link) to viewed in \(.applicationName)", ], shortTitle: "Mark Link as Viewed", systemImageName: "book" ) } } I have tried switching the order and she always uses the one that comes first. Both show up in the shortcuts app as an app shortcut, but only one shortcut is recognized by Siri even if I say the other one's phrase.

Anyone else not able to open shortcuts on IOS 18 beta. I dont know if it Is for my phone only. I have a iPhone 12 pro

APP Intent is generated through the "Extract app intents metadata" swift compiled step, thus make it difficult to delete. Is there any API can delete an APP Intent at runtime instead of wait for the version release ?

I have a Shortcuts action via an App Intent that I want only for active subscribers to use. I have a shared class that handles all the subcription related things. But for some reason my code only works if the app is active in the background. Once the app is quitted and the user performs the Shortcut, the not subscribed error is thrown – even though the user is subscribed. How can I ensure that my subscription check is done correctly, if the app isn’t open in the background? My Code App Intent excerpt: @MainActor func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ReturnsValue<MeterIntentEntity> { // Validate that the user is subscribed. // Cancels action with error message if not subscribed. if SubscriptionManager.shared.userIsSubscribed == false { throw IntentError.notSubscribed } // More Code … // Finish and pass created value as result. return .result(value: something) } Subscription Manager excerpt: class SubscriptionManager: ObservableObject { // A singleton for our entire app to use static let shared = SubscriptionManager() let productIds = ["my_sub1", "my_sub2"] @Published private(set) var availableSubscriptions: [Product] @Published private(set) var purchasedSubscriptions: [Product] = [] public var userIsSubscribed: Bool { return !self.purchasedSubscriptions.isEmpty } init() { // Initialize empty products, and then do a product request asynchronously to fill them in. availableSubscriptions = [] Task { await updatePurchasedProducts() } } @MainActor func updatePurchasedProducts() async { for await result in Transaction.currentEntitlements { do { let transaction = try checkVerified(result) if let subscription = availableSubscriptions.first(where: { $0.id == transaction.productID }) { purchasedSubscriptions.append(subscription) } } catch { Logger.subscription.error("Error loading users user's purchased products.") } } }

I'm experiencing an issue with microphone recording in my app when launched from a Shortcut. The app works correctly when launched directly, but launching it through the Shortcut results in the "Session activation failed" error (code 561015905). Here's what I've done so far: My app has microphone permission granted. The startRecording function sets the audio session category to .playAndRecord. I've implemented error handling within startRecording to catch the error code. The Shortcut workflow includes an action to launch the app (no explicit microphone permission request within the Shortcut). xcode version - 15.2 iphone ios version - 17.4.1

This is a follow up to my previous post, this time using the visionOS 1.2 simulator and Xcode 15.4. I am trying to set the background colour of my app shortcut platter for the visionOS version using NSAppIconComplementingColorNames but it doesn’t take effect when I check the shortcuts app. I see the built in Music Recognition app has a background colour but I am unable to set one for my app. Please note that this feature is working correctly on iOS. But on visionOS it has no effect and returns a plain background. I noticed the documentation doesn't mention it works on visionOS. But if that's the case how was the music recognition app able to set a colour?

I am developing a shortcut for an application that is currently in production. The shortcut essentially involves opening the application and launching a notification so that the AppDelegate initiates a process to scan NFC tags. To achieve this, I have an AppIntent that overrides the variable openAppWhenRun = true and an AppShortcutsProvider to implement this intent. The problem arises when a user updates to the latest version of the application and tries to implement this shortcut through an automation. The following error appears: "When 'Reader' is detected" encountered an error: The action 'Scan DMA tags' could not run because an internal error occurred. This does not always happen, only on some devices. However, if we uninstall and reinstall the application, it works perfectly. But this is not a viable solution since the application uses a database and data loss from frequent uninstallations is not acceptable. Any solution? I have tried to replicate the error but have been unable to do so. This issue has occurred on both iOS 16 and iOS 17.

I'd like to know how to test behavior in Swift on Desktop that needs to interact with external elements, in my case the Finder. My goal is simple: add an option in the right-click menu of the Finder that will open my application with the selected entry or entries (file or folder) from the Finder. I have thus set the elements NSMenuItem, NSMessage, NSPortName, NSRequiredContext (NSApplicationIdentifier: com.apple.finder) etc. I also created a class FinderService with a function performService having this declaration: func performService(_ pboard: NSPasteboard, userData: String, error: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer&lt;NSString&gt;) { NSLog("performService called!") } And I instantiated my class like this: NSApplication.shared.servicesProvider = FinderService(). However, when I build and launch the application nothing happens, well my application runs fine and the instantiation of the class seems to be correctly called. But when I open my Finder, my action is not displayed in the right-click context menu. And in the logs of my application, no error appears. How can I test this?

I have recently started using apple shortcuts to connect to a server to control a remote device. This remote device replies using JSON and depending on the request, it replies with a different status message. I would like to be able to read the reply in the shortcut and change the icon and/or the colour of the shortcut on the home screen depending on the reply. This could be used for locking a door where the reply indicates if the door is locked/unlocked by way of a closed/open padlock or by changing the background colour of the shortcut.

I've created widget that opens app on specific view: .widgetUrl(URL(string: "myapp://Dashboard/SpecialView")) It works alright so i know deep links are working. So after that i created Shortcuts.swift file in my main app and added this: import AppIntents import UIKit @available(iOS 16, *) struct StartRecordingIntent : AppIntent { static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Special" func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult { let url = URL(string: "myapp://Dashboard/SpecialView") DispatchQueue.main.async { UIApplication.shared.open(url!, options: [:], completionHandler: nil) } return .result() } } This intent created shortcut "Special" in shortcut list, and when run, should open exactly the same view as the widget. But all im getting is error: Failed to open URL myapp://Dashboard/SpecialView: Error Domain=FBSOpenApplicationServiceErrorDomain Code=1 "The request to open "com.myapp" failed." UserInfo={BSErrorCodeDescription=RequestDenied, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000dd7960 {Error Domain=FBSOpenApplicationErrorDomain Code=3 "Application com.myapp is neither visible nor entitled, so may not perform un-trusted user actions." I don't understand what i'm doing wrong and why can't i open app from shortcut exactly like widget does

according to: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appintents/appintent one should be able to create an optional parameter to a shortcut with "@OptionalParameter". But it seems that macro doesn't exist anywhere outside of that 1 web page. Is it not implemented?