Open the camera
They take a photo
Have that photo sent to me through Messages
This elderly person has extreme difficulty navigating the device and I live across the country.
Maybe it could be activated by: "Hey Siri, take a picture".
Any helpful figuring this out will be much appreciated!
iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16
stephon628 Said:
"Shortcuts - Send a photo through messages."
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You're not mistaken.
Q1. "I’m sorry but it seems to me like you didn’t take the time to read the question, and this is something I see all the time with highly rated 'specialists' on this forum. It seems like you make up answers just to get more points. I’ve never seen anyone with a high rating actually answer a question. I might be mistaken.[...]"
A1. No one is a specialist on these forums. We're just everyday users like yourself. I start my replies, briefly, and then proceed from there as necessary. It's the way I author my posts.
Recommend this Feature:
Q2. "[...]The question was 'how can I create a shortcut that when activated will open a camera and send the picture to me' and you answer about a bug that has to be reported. Either I’m terribly mistaken and really misunderstood the question, or you really didn’t read it at all."
A2. At the time of authoring your post, this was a commonly-reported occurrence on these forums. You cannot create such shortcuts --even with Siri. The GUI is designed by Apple. So, recommend to Apple that they make it such and option. And I'll leave it at that.
Do your Part: You can recommend this to Apple. Apple won't get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is their customers prefer, and what features to include in iOS versions to come.
stephon628 Said:
"Shortcuts - Send a photo through messages."
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Getting Messaged-Photos to Go Through:
This seems to be a commonly-reported bug. It's seen all the time on these forums. Question is: How many people actually report it to Apple?
Report this to Apple:
Do your part: Let Apple know what is going on here. Provide them with feedback on this. They may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback they received on this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed in updates to come.
Is it a bug?
I was thinking it's me not knowing how to set it up correctly.
Ideally, he's says, "Hey Siri, open camera". Aims camera at subject of photo, presses white, round button to capture image and it composes a message and sends to me.
Thanks for your reply!
stephon628 Said:
"Is it a bug? I was thinking it's me not knowing how to set it up correctly. Ideally, he's says, 'Hey Siri, open camera'. Aims camera at subject of photo, presses white, round button to capture image and it composes a message and sends to me."
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You are welcome.
This seems to be a bug between Android and iPhone. So, if you are able to send it, then all seems fine.
I’m sorry but it seems to me like you didn’t take the time to read the question, and this is something I see all the time with highly rated “specialists” on this forum. It seems like you make up answers just to get more points. I’ve never seen anyone with a high rating actually answer a question. I might be mistaken. The question was “how can I create a shortcut that when activated will open a camera and send the picture to me” and you answer about a bug that has to be reported. Either I’m terribly mistaken and really misunderstood the question, or you really didn’t read it at all.
Shortcuts - Send a photo through messages.
