Pauses execution until you leave the Shortcuts app and return to it. This action might be useful after an action that switches apps, to pause execution until you return to the Shortcuts app.

Score
Type
InterActivity
Expertise
4/5
Type
InterActivity
Expertise

Action Information

Parameters

Wait to return

Input

This action passes input through as output.

Result

This action passes input through as output.

Comments

Doesn’t work great when apps are open next to Shortcuts in Split View – try opening one in Slide Over instead.

Useful for scripting the process of opening apps, doing tasks manually inside, then returning to Shortcuts to continue on. Works well to copy content in the resulting app and use Get Clipboard after this to grab that data.

Shortcuts Using This

Works Well With

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Open App
Opens the specified app.
Wait
Waits for the specified number of seconds before continuing with the next action.

Details

Type
Interactivity
Expertise Needed
Matthew's Score
4/5
Date Added to Shortcuts
11/12/2014
Identifier
is.workflow.actions.waittoreturn