How do I add a shortcut to a folder to the home screen?
How do I add a shortcut to a folder to my homescreen on my iPhone? Navigating through the Files application every time is inefficient.
iPhone SE
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How do I add a shortcut to a folder to my homescreen on my iPhone? Navigating through the Files application every time is inefficient.
iPhone SE
profanitylacedtirade ~ As an example, here's a custom Shortcut on the Home Screen which navigates to the On My iPhone > Downloads folder with a single tap:
The above shortcut consists of just two actions – Folder and Open File:
...Then:
Add a shortcut to the Home Screen on iPhone or iPad
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profanitylacedtirade ~ As an example, here's a custom Shortcut on the Home Screen which navigates to the On My iPhone > Downloads folder with a single tap:
The above shortcut consists of just two actions – Folder and Open File:
...Then:
Add a shortcut to the Home Screen on iPhone or iPad
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Thank you. The part I had trouble with was getting the open command to take the folder variable as the file argument. I had to hold down on the file argument to get a pop up menu, otherwise it just opens a file selection dialog.
How do I add a shortcut to a folder to the home screen?