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Flag for Follow Up

When driving, sometimes a song comes on and I'd like to remember to make a change to it in iTunes when I get home. This shortcut lets Siri ask you why you're flagging it, then it sends that to your own email so you can deal with it later.

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Flag For Follow-up

For example, I might want to change the star rating of a song so it doesn't show up in my playlist anymore, or change its metadata so it shows up in a different playlist. Unfortunately this is necessary because the Apple Music APIs don't allow a song's metadata to be changed except on a desktop computer. Why is this, Apple?!

How to use

How to use

  1. When driving, say "Hey Siri, flag this song."
  2. Siri will ask why you're flagging it.
  3. Then Siri will send you the timestamp, the name & artist of the song, and the reason for flagging it in an email.

How it works

How it works

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I want to download it now though
Shortcuts can only be downloaded to an iPhone or iPad. Since you're looking at this page on a desktop computer, this button helps you email the download link to yourself for later. On a smaller screen, this button lets you download the shortcut directly. I'm typing out this message because I want to impress you.

How to get started with Shortcuts

If you have iOS 13, you already have the Shortcuts app. That means that if you're on your iPhone or iPad right now, you can just click the Download button to download a shortcut. If you're not on your phone, you can email the link to yourself to download it later.

You can can start using most shortcuts right away, unless they work with another app that you need to have installed. That will be indicated on the in the post above. Once you have downloaded a shortcut, it belongs to you and you can make any changes you like. The shortcuts I make and publish here don't send any data back to me and I don't make any money from publishing them.

Once you have download a shortcut you can choose how to run it. These are your options:

  1. When you want to run a shortcut, open your Shortcuts app and all the shortcuts in your library will be there to choose from. Just tap on it.
  2. To save the step of navigating to your Shortcuts app you can add a shortcut to your iPhone’s home screen so it’s easily accessible.
  3. Some shortcuts will automatically show up in your phone’s Share menu under “Shortcuts”.
  4. In the shortcut’s settings you can “Add to Siri” by recording a phrase that will trigger it. Later you can say “Hey Siri” followed by that phrase and Siri will run that shortcut for you.
  5. You can also set up shortcuts to run automatically in the Automations tab in the Shortcuts app. You can select from a good variety of triggers such as "When my wake up alarm stops" or "When I arrive at work".
Author:
Tara Devlin
FIRST POSTED:
January 10, 2020
LAST UPDATED:
September 25, 2020
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