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Setting a shortcut to change auto-lock? Possible?

Yendog

macrumors regular

Original poster

Jul 26, 2010

Sonoma, CA

Does anyone know how to do this? I'd like to make shortcuts that set auto lock on screen to never and then one to set back.

Yendog

macrumors regular

Original poster

Jul 26, 2010

Sonoma, CA

ok! there you have it.

adrianlondon

macrumors 68040

Nov 28, 2013

3,379

3,963

Switzerland

Not possible. The best you can do is open settings at the right page.

I wanted to create a shortcut to run a backup (as I very rarely have my phone on while it's charging) but it's the same problem. My shortcut can open the settings app at the backups page, but not actually run the backip itself, hence can't be automated.

alfon_sico

macrumors regular

Oct 3, 2015

I want a shortcut to turn off wifi when go out home and turn in with go in

problem is that it show a notification to run the shortcut and I want that do it automatically

a-bob

macrumors member

Aug 15, 2011

Does anyone know how to do this? I'd like to make shortcuts that set auto lock on screen to never and then one to set back.
Old thread but it is possible.

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oddx

macrumors newbie

Mar 6, 2019

Old thread but it is possible.
Kind of, best you can do linked above still seems to be the case unfortunately. Tl;dr make a shortcut that opens the url: prefs:root=DISPLAY&path=AUTOLOCK

This will at least make it faster to change the setting. I just use siri to set auto lock and adjust — better than nothing..
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