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Downloaded – and then tried to implement the three work workflows I use on my iPhone all the time. (That I can think of off the top of my head). It succeeded i

by nmcfarl 12y ago

Downloaded – and then tried to implement the three work workflows I use on my iPhone all the time. (That I can think of off the top of my head). It succeeded in two of the three cases and on the third it still reduces the number of clicks. 1). Choose a selection of photos (of the kid) and txt them to the grandmas. 2). Take a photo, then open Swarm so I can do a photo check-in without using Swarms photo panel. 3). Reduce brightness to the minimum, set volume to minimum, turn on Do Not Disturb mode. This failed because Workflow has no access to Do Not Disturb. It can act as a brightness/volume preset though. On the whole I think that’s a fantastic success rate, and I’m already a fan.

scrumper 12y ago
I wanted to create a workflow to turn on bluetooth and turn on personal hotspot (and vice versa), but couldn't make it do either step. I also want a 'weekend mode' workflow which shuts off banners and lock screen notifications for my work email (a poor man's Blackberry 'profile' feature), but I couldn't do that either. I'm sure I'll find uses for it but I haven't yet. It's undeniably clever and I'll keep playing, but it's not the magic scripting bullet I've been craving. Edit: I created "loud" and "quiet" volume preset workflows; they're pretty heavy - tap the home screen icon and the phone launches two apps, sets the volume, then leaves you in the workflow editor. Feels clunky for simple stuff like that. I think it's of more use for orchestrating multi-app flows than doing simple tasks like that. It's actually quicker to just press the volume key a few times.
- wingerlang 12y ago
  You might be totally unintersted but if you jailbreak your phone you can automate just about anything with Activator (etc).
- nmcfarl 12y ago
  So far the double app doesn't bother me (we'll see if it gets wearing ) - but staying in Workflow is clunky, so I finished my "Nighttime" workflow with opening safari. There's at least some chance I'll want to do that, and it's certainly better than staying in WorkFlow.
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- tomf64 12y ago
  None of the things you mentioned are possible without jailbreaking, but I think workflow's creators are planning to bring extra features like those to it through a jailbroken plugin of some kind.

by nmcfarl 12y ago

scrumper 12y ago

I wanted to create a workflow to turn on bluetooth and turn on personal hotspot (and vice versa), but couldn't make it do either step. I also want a 'weekend mode' workflow which shuts off banners and lock screen notifications for my work email (a poor man's Blackberry 'profile' feature), but I couldn't do that either. I'm sure I'll find uses for it but I haven't yet. It's undeniably clever and I'll keep playing, but it's not the magic scripting bullet I've been craving. Edit: I created "loud" and "quiet" volume preset workflows; they're pretty heavy - tap the home screen icon and the phone launches two apps, sets the volume, then leaves you in the workflow editor. Feels clunky for simple stuff like that. I think it's of more use for orchestrating multi-app flows than doing simple tasks like that. It's actually quicker to just press the volume key a few times.

wingerlang 12y ago
You might be totally unintersted but if you jailbreak your phone you can automate just about anything with Activator (etc).
nmcfarl 12y ago
So far the double app doesn't bother me (we'll see if it gets wearing ) - but staying in Workflow is clunky, so I finished my "Nighttime" workflow with opening safari. There's at least some chance I'll want to do that, and it's certainly better than staying in WorkFlow.
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tomf64 12y ago
None of the things you mentioned are possible without jailbreaking, but I think workflow's creators are planning to bring extra features like those to it through a jailbroken plugin of some kind.