Activate Sound Recognition
Tells your device to start listening for any sounds you’ve chosen.
Listen for coughing
Activates Sound Recognition and turns on the option to listen for coughing.
Shortcut Information
Designed for tracking symptoms, this shortcut can be used with Personal Automations to log every time you cough.
I first saw this as an option for folks monitoring COVID-19 symptoms, which provides an extremely useful set of data points over time.
I first saw this as an option for folks monitoring COVID-19 symptoms, which provides an extremely useful set of data points over time.
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Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Listen%20for%20coughing
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Listen%20for%20coughing
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Listen for coughing”
end tell
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Reset Sound Recognition
Turns off all the sound recognizer options, while leaving Sound Recognition active.
Pause Sound Recognition
Pauses the Sound Recognition feature (rather than fully disabling it).
Monitor The House
Activates sound recognition for smoke alarms, cats or dogs, appliances, door bells, knocking, glass reaking, kettles, and water running.
Stop Monitoring The House
Pauses Sound Recogntion and disables the option to listen for home lifestyle sounds.
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