Once you add it to the Shortcuts app on your iPhone, head to Settings > Action Button > Shortcut, and then hit "Choose a Shortcut." Then select the "Set Orientation Lock" shortcut in the Shortcuts ...

Apple lets you use your iPhone's Action button for just one action at once, like enabling the flashlight or running a Shortcut. If this feels limiting, you can use the following workarounds to ...

I know Shortcuts is intimidating to a lot of people, so here’s a very simple guide to creating a basic Action Button shortcut with behavior that varies based on some specific parameters.

The Action button is available on nearly every iPhone Apple sells, offering a quick way to access a feature, app or shortcut on your phone, just by pushing a button.

Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone. Scroll down and select Action Button. Swipe over to Shortcut. Select the “Choose a Shortcut…” drop-down menu. Scroll down and select the Notes app. Select the ...

Shortcuts is a powerful tool once you learn how to use it, and having a button on the outside of your iPhone that can trigger any shortcut you want is a game-changer. Author: Jason Cross , Senior ...

The iPhone may have launched the current trend of Action Buttons, but one Android phone maker has figured out a better solution. Here's why the iPhone should copy this specific feature.

All iPhone users can lock their iPhone screen with a custom automation, a Home Screen button, or with Siri (although the latter is available without the Shortcut but is not customizable).

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max introduced the new Action button on Apple phones, and it's a very useful tool if you know how to use it correctly.

The iPhone 16 (as well as the 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max) will have two new buttons that unlock new features, Apple announced Monday. The first is called the “Action button.” ...

The Action Button on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 provides one-click access to features, but strangely it can only perform one action. With a quick workaround in the Shortcuts apps, it's possible ...