Commands gets new actions and scripts in iOS 16.4 and macOS 13.3
Miscellaneous / / April 03, 2023
Now you can automatically turn on any VPN when you launch specific applications. We tell you how to do it.
Released on Monday, iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, macOS 13.3 and watchOS 9.4 received a number of new features, about which Lifehacker told in a separate article. And the MacRumors editors drew attentionthat the "Teams" application has been replenished with new features. In particular, now 17 new actions and scripts can be used in automation scripts at once:
- Configure VPN - allows you to enable or disable VPN on the device, or change the VPN connection setting on demand. Works on iOS and macOS.
- "Configure AirDrop Receiving" - do not receive content via AurDrop, allow only for contacts, or allow everyone for 10 minutes. Works on iOS and macOS.
- Customize Stage Manager - Allows you to enable, disable, or customize the Stage Manager on iPad and Mac.
- "Configure Announce Notifications" - Enables or disables the feature on iOS and watchOS.
- "Configure the function" Muting unknown "" - enables or disables the function on iOS.
- "Adjust Night Shift" and "Adjust True Tone" - change screen settings on iOS and macOS.
- Set Screen Always On - Turns Always On on or off on compatible iPhones.
- "Find applications" - searches for programs installed on macOS according to the specified parameters.
- Find Displays - Searches and filters available monitors for Mac.
- "Find Books" - searches your library for books or PDFs by the given parameters (title, author, genre, purchase date or format).
- "Announce over Intercom" - allows you to send a message up to 60 seconds long, including media files and text (it will be read by Siri). Works on iOS and watchOS.
- Turn Off, Lock Screen - Available on iOS and macOS.
- Sleep, Restart, Put Display to Sleep - available on macOS.
How to set up automatic VPN on iPhone
It is important to understand that the list does not contain commands as such, but only actions that you can use in your scripts. For example, here's how to make your smartphone always turn on any VPN when you launch the Twitter app:
1. In the "Automation" section of the app, click "Create an automation for yourself."
2. Select "Application" and search for the program that you need a VPN to use. In our case, this is Twitter.
3. At the bottom, select "Open" to get the logical chain: "When the Twitter app is open." Click next.
4. On the next screen, in the search bar, find "Set up VPN" and click on this item.
5. In the action editor, click on "VPN" and select the desired application.
6. After confirming that the action chain looks like "Connect to VPN (VPN name)", click "Next".
7. Uncheck the boxes next to "Ask about launch" and "Notify me about launch". Click Done.
Now, every time you open the Twitter app, the VPN of your choice will be automatically enabled. You can also set up automatic shutdown. To do this, in step 3, select "When the Twitter application is closed", and in 7 - "Disconnect from VPN (VPN name)".
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