{"id":1931,"date":"2021-08-04T17:43:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T15:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2025-01-31T19:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:45:32","slug":"howto-launch-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/howto-launch-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to launch a Shortcut from iCarMode?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-94461888\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-94461888\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-045e55a2\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-045e55a2\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-045e55a2\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-035318c3\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-035318c3\">\n<p>If you are a fan of automation, you probably already know Shortcuts app by Apple.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you are a fan of both Shortcuts and iCarMode you probably already heard and used the option to automate iCarMode launch (if not - read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/siri-shortcuts\/\">iCarMode and Siri Shortcuts<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<p>This tip is on a new feature added in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/version-6-5\/\">version 6.5<\/a> allowing you to not only call the Shortcuts app from within iCarMode, but also launch a specific Shortcut by name and even pass a parameter if required.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>So how you add such Shortcut?<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to iCarMode's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/settings\/\">settings<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li>In the Shortcuts section choose one of the shortcuts to replace the app.<\/li>\n\n<li>Choose Shortcuts.<\/li>\n\n<li>A popup will ask for your Shortcut name and additional input if required.<\/li>\n\n<li>You can choose a small icon to be added at the bottom of the button this will help you better distinguish between different shortcuts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/version-7-9\/\">version 7.9+<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n<li>That's it!<\/li>\n\n<li>If you want to replace the Shortcut name - just do these step again.<\/li>\n\n<li>If you want to delete the Shortcut name or just launch the app, just leave it empty and press Ok.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-id=\"2413\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-2413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-472x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-472x1024.png 472w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-138x300.png 138w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-768x1665.png 768w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-709x1536.png 709w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-945x2048.png 945w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-320x694.png 320w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-480x1040.png 480w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1-800x1734.png 800w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-1.png 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img data-id=\"2414\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-image-2414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-2.png 295w, https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shortcuts-2-138x300.png 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 53px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<p>Enjoy! and as always - Drive Safely...<\/p>\n\n<p>PS: for more tips on iCarMode, tap <a href=\"https:\/\/icarmode.com\/blog\/category\/tips\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-c738566d-bca6-4342-9032-29495d7bf827\">Download iCarMode from the AppStore:<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2433\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icarmode.onelink.me\/sSCh?pid=Blog&amp;c=shortcuts&amp;af_dp=iCarMode%3A%2F%2F\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/appstore-1.png\" alt=\"Download\" width=\"200\" height=\"60\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a fan of automation, you probably already know Shortcuts app by Apple. 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