Problem Shortcuts after update 14.5

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Problem Shortcuts after update 14.5

Hi, I have some shortcuts that execute when an app opens and when it closes. For instance, when I open the Camera app I have a Low Power Mode shortcut set to turn on, and another one to turn it off when closing the app.

Since the 14.5 update the part that executes when closing an app no longer works. This happens for all shortcuts that should execute when closing an app.

I have tried restarting the phone, deleting and recreating the shortcuts, deleting and redownloading the Shortcuts app, but nothing is helping…

Anyone else have this problem?

Thnx for reading all this 😉

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 12:19 AM

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Fabmini Author

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May 25, 2021 7:00 AM in response to Fabmini

I’ve just updated my iPhone SE2 to iOS 14.6 and my shortcuts are behaving normally again, yay! 😀

Thank you both for thinking along with me! And that was a good workaround btw JEmGar 😁 Now I’ll have to get used again to just pressing Home rather than double-tap haha 😉

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Alancito

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Apr 29, 2021 2:02 AM in response to Fabmini

Fabmini ~ I just created a shortcut automation in iOS 14.5 triggered when an app is opened & closed. It worked. For a community which specializes in Shortcuts, try posting here:

Shortcuts on Reddit

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JEmGar

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May 20, 2021 11:45 PM in response to Fabmini

I have the older iPhone 7 Plus with the iOS 14.5.1 update. The automation "When App Is Closed" is broken for me as well.

So instead of just pressing Home when closing the triggering app, I found Double-Tapping to bring up the App Switcher causes the "When App Is Closed" sequence to then run, curiously 🤔. Afterwards I tap the blurry portion of the screen to get to the Home Screen. A clumsy workaround but it lets me still use my automations versus not being able to at all 😛.

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Alancito

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Apr 29, 2021 8:15 AM in response to Fabmini

Fabmini ~ Let Apple know about the problem via this page:

iPhone Feedback

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Fabmini Author

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Apr 29, 2021 8:33 AM in response to Alancito

Many thanks for your replies Alancito! I have indeed let Apple know about this. It seems it might be a bug (I’ve got an iPhone SE2, should have mentioned that, sorry!)

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