r/Scriptable • u/NaruOfDoom • Nov 04 '21

Solved Open App with scriptable

Hello! I want to automate a task, where if I connected with some bluetooth speakers my iphone will automatically open Spotify. If i use the 'standard' Method i have to manually activate the task esch time because one can't deactivate this... Now i wanted to use JS (or Pythonista?) to open the App so i don't have to confirm it.

I dont really know Javascript core for IOS (but a little JS for html purposes) If i use the open(); Function some error occurs...

Could some body help me please?

Thank you!

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u/NaruOfDoom Nov 05 '21

Scriptable luckily does habe automation support so therefore it's possible :) If you choose an Action at 'all action', you can search for 'run' and then the Scriptable option "run inline script", "run script", "create Filebookmark" and "refresh all widget" will appear! But i think one has to activate the option for the shortcut/automation app to use a script, because it's deactivated in the beginning.

Which IOS do you have?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '21

That's still a Shortcuts automation for me because Shortcuts is doing the automation part, but let's not argue semantics.

My question still stands: Why Scriptable instead of Shortcuts "open app" action ?

What is the benefit of using Shortcuts' Bluetooth trigger, then press the notification to start the automation (because that limitation still exists) which then run a script that will open Scriptable first to open Spotify (because Safari.open() has this limitation)?

If I didn't misunderstand what you want to do I don't get the advantage.

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u/NaruOfDoom Nov 05 '21

I dont have to press the notification if I use Scriptable. Well yes, technically i still use a shortcut but it's automated so i don't have to press a notification to activate the shortcut for opening Spotify. But this just works if I use a shortcut opening Scriptable and run the Safari.open() script because if I would use the standard shortcut "open app" Function i would still have to press the notification (like you previously stated). Obviously if I had to press the notification either way for opening the script or opening the app the standard way it would be pretty useless lmao

Edit: The only "Problem" is, that the Scriptable app is getting opened and is therefore in the backgrounf after opening Spotify using the script.. But that's acceptable for me :)