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Shortcuts asking permission to share data before running on iOS 15

Previous shortcuts I have made in iOS 14 aren't running unless I grant them permission to.


It's really annoying as it defeats the whole 'shortcut' idea. I've tried reinstalling the app and deleting the shortcuts. But it still won't work.


The current shortcut i'm trying to use is to open a chrome URL (furaffinity.net), but it keeps asking me permission everytime I try and run it.


Posted on Sep 20, 2021 3:50 PM

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Sep 21, 2021 10:33 AM in response to SamTheWingo

Hello SamTheWingo,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities!


We understand that some of your shortcuts are not working as expected after updating your device. We'd like to help.


Have you tried restarting your device to see if the issue persists?


What happens when you create an entirely new shortcut? Does it work as expected? Or are you still getting Privacy notifications? Test with a new shortcut if you can.


Here's some information on How to enable shared shortcuts on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.


Take care.


Oct 28, 2021 6:08 PM in response to SamTheWingo

I was having the same problem, hence my search for this very question. What seemed to fix it for me was a restart, then select my shortcut, press ALLOW, then close the program. After I did this, it seemed to work without having to do it every time. It’s really annoying, though. I wish they could have kept well enough alone.

Nov 2, 2021 9:04 PM in response to Schneb

This is because of a new added feature in iOS 15 to protect access to data by shortcuts. If you go to Shortcuts, go into editing mode, then open the settings in the upper right, you will see the new Privacy tab. Once you grant access the first time, you should see the app or other data location listed with the slide switch On. You ‘could’ toggle it to Off but then your shortcut most likely would not function correctly. If you select Reset Privacy, it will clear the saved info. The next time you run the shortcut, the privacy prompt will reoccur. On the positive side, it looks like privacy items are automatically added as On when creating new shortcuts within the Shortcut app.

Shortcuts asking permission to share data before running on iOS 15

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