Automations not working properly on iOS 16.2

moinmann ~ Please post a screenshot of the relevant actions in your automation:

Take a screenshot on your iPhone

In iOS 16.2 "Get Battery State can now check charging state (charging, connected to charger)" – so you may need to delete the old battery-related actions and re-create them. Tap the 'Get Battery Status' action's parameter to see the new choices:

What’s new in Shortcuts - Apple Support

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moinmann ~ Here's a cleaner solution without the Calculate action: In the IF action, tap Battery State, tap Number, scroll down to Number and tap it. Then tap the 'X' at upper right. See screenshots:

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moinmann ~ It appears to be a bug. A workaround is to add a 'Calculate' action to force the value to be a number:

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moinmann wrote: "Thanks Alancito, it works like that. I hope they fix this bug nevertheless :)"

You're welcome. I found that workaround on this Shortcuts sub-Reddit — it has many more Shortcuts experts than here on ASC. And if you want to let Apple know about the bug, use this form:

iPhone Feedback

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Someone may be able to help with that if you start a new thread and include some screenshots.

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moinmann ~ This is just a tip about posting screenshots in these communities... Viewed on iPhone in landscape mode or on iPad/Mac, your screenshots are overly large and make it difficult to scroll & read through the thread. But their dimensions can be easily reduced:

1. Add the original sized screenshot to your post.

2. Tap the screenshot – handles should then appear at each corner like this:

3. Drag a corner to resize.

4. Post.

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