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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