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Show HN: Trigger iOS Shortcuts from Anywhere
- simonleeb 7y agoHi everyone, for years now I have been playing around with automation and DIY smart home technology, sliding deeper and deeper into this amazing world of fun projects and possibilities. I found that one piece was missing: "semi-automation" For certain things, fully automatic was not a good option for me (like turning off lights at night, or opening doors, etc.) - any automatic rule you would write would be very complicated and possibly still work against you sometimes. What was/is really big of course is voice controlled stuff - and while it works ok most of the time, I just never got all to comfortable negotiating with these "smart" assistances. I wanted quick, silent access to automation actions when they are relevant. Combining webhooks with iOS shortcuts was the best solution for me: Smart notifications to give me the right options at the right time. With added location/time-based triggers and integrations for services like Zapier and Integromat, Pushcut is a great puzzle-piece for any automation project you want to have a say in. Let me know what you think, internet!