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iOS Shortcuts: will a “Time of Day” personal automation run if the phone’s not been picked up for a few hours?
I want to use use my iPhone to make a daily call to a web URL; much like a cron job if I had a home server. In theory, this should be so simple: Open iOS Shortcuts app Go to the Automation tab Tap the ➕ icon Choose Create Personal Automation Choose Time of Day Set a time and choose next Use the “Get Contents of URL” action in the “Web Requests” section Disable “Ask Before Running” ✅ The above works great if I set the time of day to something like 9am, when I will likely be using my phone. ❌ It never runs if I set the time of day to 6am when: I am still asleep (so the phone hasn’t been picked up for 6–8 hours) The phone is on charge and connected to WiFi Do not disturb is enabled (note: I have tried disabling “Do not disturb” without success) My theory is perhaps if the phone is inactive for x time then daily automations won’t run but hoping someone has a definitive answer. Thank you!
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