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Automation for sending photos not working as intended…

Hey everyone,

So, I am someone who forgets birthdays all of the time and I recently discovered shortcuts and automations. When I did I thought “Woah! This is exactly what I need!” I am trying to automate sending a gif to my brother on his birthday every year and when I tested it out it brings me to a screen that prompts me to send it. When I do this for holidays and send a text it does it automatically and just notifies me when it’s done. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong here. I have iOS 16.2.

That’s the shortcut.

That’s the result when I run it with an automation or without, i.e. directly via the short cut.

That’s my automation.

Thanks everyone!

iPhone XS Max

Posted on Jan 10, 2023 7:52 AM

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Alancito

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Posted on Jan 10, 2023 8:07 AM

"Send Message" via an automation is one of several actions viewed by Apple as a potential security risk if allowed to run completely automatically. They are triggered automatically, but will ask you for confirmation before actually running the automation:

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