10 Shortcuts to Automate Your AirPods!

Learn how to automate noise control, volume adjustments, and more, all with Shortcuts! Perfect for podcasts, music, and customizing by your locations or by app.

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00:00 Introduction
00:23 Set Playback Destination
01:17 Noise Cancelling by Location
03:26 Set Volume Per Source
03:51 Auto Introduction Podcast
04:38 Choose Music or Podcast
05:45 Auto Good Morning Routing
06:14 Dictate Podcast to Play
07:44 AirPods to CarPlay
08:53 Move Audio to HomePod
09:42 Mute Social Apps Unless…

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[ivanradi]

Excellent, I don't know how I skipped it. Very good Stephen.

[doyouknowmeforsure]

This is feeling like Shortcuts is your niche!! Noice! Good for you! Btw awesome and consistent content! Thanks Stephen

[MichelBouman]

never knew there were so many shortcut ideas for AirPods. Amazing video!! Thanks

[jeffhale]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your shortcuts videos. Blessings on your day.

[cptcharmin]

Thank you for sharing. So useful! Couldn’t help but notice your alternative AirPods tips. Which one are those?

[ridgevalentine]

It is a very good idea and equally great way how it's done. Hats off Sir!

[edilsondev]

Nice video! Are there any way to get the battery percentage and send a notification?

[johnl]

This is great! Didn't know there were actions to switch AirPod modes! I have already added those actions into a couple of my outdoor running actions. I always want noise cancellation when running and then to switch back to Adaptive when I am done running. One question though... Is there a shortcut action to toggle Conversational Awareness? I also like to have that off when I am running... Thanks!!

[kemmerlyerazo]

Stephen I saw one video and it was enough to made me a fan of this channel. I got a request for you. I take a lot of photos in my job, I want those photos to be saved in an specific album, it is possible to make an automation to save pictures in an specific folder based in a location range?

[josealvarezn]

3:19 - Hi, Stephen! Thanks for your videos. There’s a way to share your the major part of the Shortcut’s automation. Instead to create a blank automation, you can use an existing Shortcut and run it using the automation parameter in this case the Bluetooth. In the automation, select “Run Shortcut” and you can save the hard work in the automations, and also share it. 😊

[darshansheth]

Thanks for sharing! Mr Shortcut guru! Haha, i have a question, can we create an automation or shortcut, to show the airpods battery as soon as we disconnect it?
Thank you 🙏🏼

[ijmclark]

Hi love the videos!! Do you have link to download the Good Morning routine shortcut?

[m.nikola]

Is it possible to set morning routine, to tell date, weather etc when connected to airpods but JUST in the morning, not every time when it connects?

[charliesaigon]

Is it possible to create a shortcut that plays the next song in Apple Music when you do the two finger pinch gesture? That would be a game changer. How about 3 finger pinch for previous? Thx!

[devinjohnson]

can I do this voice memos? can I select a specific voice memo trigger at a certain time of day when I connect to CarPlay?

[Isac]

Hi!
First of all great video as per usual.

I have a question regarding the Shortcuts app and identifying when a bluetooth device is connected.

I want my action button to do one thing if my AirPods are connected and another thing if the AirPods aren't connected. Is this possible?

"If Airpods are connected do X otherwise do Y"

[Degloved]

Hey, ive had some issues where the automations wont run if the phone screen is locked. when i open the phone and unlock it, then the automations run. any work around for it

[JessicaTartaglia]

Hi Stephen and thanks for this video! I have a question about the Auto Good Morning Routing: is it possible to add a "time" condition to avoid the shortcut to be run every time I put my AirPods on?

[alexnaranjo]

I been trying to make a shortcut that alternates between transparency and ANC but have not been able to figure it out

[a.s]

shortcut when connecting AirPods phone lowers to a lower or silent volume due to having my ringer volume high but when connected to bluetooth notifications are extremely loud . Please and thank you for anyone able to do it