RoutineHub • Hidden Actions

Hidden Actions

A collection of actions that are not normally available and you won't find in the app

Description

Hidden Actions is a collection of actions that are not normally available and you won't find in the app, but they work in the indicated versions of iOS.

Actions available in this shortcut

Get Variable
Get Detail from Shortcut (iOS14)
Get Detail from Note
Get Detail from Shazam media (iOS14)
Get Detail from Appearance (iOS14)
Open SpringBoard
Open Preboard

Preview

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Credits

Thanks to AShortcuts for Get Variable, to atnbueno for Get Detail from Shortcut, Get Detail from Note, Get Detail from Shazam media and Get Detail from Appearance, to supermamon for Open SpringBoard and to FifiTheBulldog for Open Preboard.

Latest Release Notes

1.0.0 - Aug. 19, 2020, 9:17 p.m.

• Initial release

Past versions

Feedback

@scottdwr Member

Awesome! Thanks. I changed Get Variable back to “Discoverable” but I don’t recall seeing too many others. I know trying to set a Siri Kit donated action as discoverable is a quick trip to a delete / reinstall operation on Shortcuts. I haven’t tried doing the same with a User Activity action, but I know both can be embedded the way you’ve done here. I’m collected some very useful and rare (apparently) actions for numerous apps. Any idea if SiriKit or user activity actions can be shared
Reply · 1 month, 4 weeks ago

@atnbueno Member

Ohhh. All that sounds interesting. Have you published anything about it?
Reply · 1 month, 3 weeks ago

@scottdwr Member

I have not. I did some work on a shortcut to decrypt user activity actions, but I’m not sure that’s even useful. Once I have iOS 14 jailbroken on my phone I’ll resume exploring what’s possible. The entire interface for choosing actions is uselessly infuriating to use. It needs to be completely replaced.
Reply · 1 month, 3 weeks ago

@Joexg

I’d really appreciate if there was a comment on this shortcut explaining these actions and how to use them. I don’t see how to use “Get Detail from Appearance” to check if dark mode is on (what option do I select for “Appearance”?), and I don’t understand what “PreBoard” is. Is it the Lock Screen? Why does it take me to the Apple logo screen?
Reply · 1 month, 3 weeks ago

@atnbueno Member

In iOS 14 "Get Device Details" has a new possible value, "Current Appearance". Use that before the new "Get Details of Appearance" action. And about "PreBoard": https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki//Applications/PreBoard.app
Reply · 1 month, 3 weeks ago

@surrender

How do you use the get variable action in your own shortcuts?
Reply · 1 month, 3 weeks ago

@atnbueno Member

An example: Sometimes, as the last step in a "Repeat with each" loop, I want a variable so it gets added to the "Repeat with Each Output". If it's a text, I can put the variable in a Text action. But what if it's an image? Or a contact? There are workarounds, but using a "Get Variable" feels more natural.
Reply · 1 month, 3 weeks ago