Continued from Reddit: [iOS 16.3 → 16.4] New actions and parameters
New Actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Delete Alarms | Deletes one or more alarms in the Clock app. |
| Edit Sleep Alarm | Skips, unskips or toggles the next Sleep alarm. This action can be used if a Sleep schedule is set up in the Health app. |
| Start Stopwatch | Starts the Stopwatch in the Clock app. |
| Stop Stopwatch | Stops the Stopwatch in the Clock app. |
| Lap Stopwatch | Laps the Stopwatch in the Clock app. |
| Reset Stopwatch | Resets the Stopwatch in the Clock app. |
| Get Current Timer | Returns the total duration or remaining time of the current Timber in the Clocks app. |
| Pause Timer | Pauses the Timer in the Clock app. |
| Resume Timer | Resumes the Timer in the Clock app. |
| Cancel Timer | Cancels the Timer in the Clock app. |
| Get Hotspot Password | Returns the password of your Personal Hotspot. |
| Set Hotspot Password | Sets the Personal Hotspot password. |
| Set Default Line | Sets the cellular plan used by default for voice calls or data. |
| Toggle Cellular Plan | Enables or disables a cellular plan on this device. |
| Find Cellular Plans | Finds/filters cellumar plans. |
| Set Data Roaming | Sets the Data Roaming setting for a given cellular plan. |
| Reset Cellular Data Statistics | Resets the cellular data usage counters for the current Data line in Settings. |
| Set Silent Mode | Switch between Silent and Ring for calls and alerts. |
| End Workout | Ends the active workout on your Apple Watch. |
| Open Camera | Open the Camera app in a specified mode (photo, selfie, video, portrait selfie, slo-mo, time-lapse, pano). |
| Scan Document | Scan a document using the Files app. |
| Search in Files | Opens Files and performs a search for the specified text. |
| Make Image from Rich Text | Creates an image from the rich text, web content, or URL passed in as input. |
| Transcribe Audio | Transcribes an audio file to text. |
| Listen to Page | Asks Siri to read the article contents in Safari, if available. |
| Stop Recording (Voice Memos) | Stops the current recording. |
| Create New Freeform Board | Create a new board for Freeform. |
| Open Freeform Board | Open the specified board in Freeform. |
| Open Collection | Opens a specific Collection in Photos. |
| Open Collection | Open a Tip collection in the Tips app. |
| Show Passwords | Opens your saved passwords. |
| Set Left/Right Balance | Left/Right Balance can be used to adjust the audio volume balance between left and right channels. -1.0 represents full Left balance and 1.0 represents full Right balance. Left/Right Balance can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings. |
| Start Time Machine Backup | Starts or stops backing up your data with Time Machine (macOS). |
Removed Actions
- Folder
- Merged into the File action (automatically converted when importing from pre-iOS 17).
Updated Actions
- File
- Passes the specified files or folders as output. Backward incompatibe if folder is selected.
- Get Network Details
- Gets Wi-Fi Standard, RX Rate, TX Rate, RSSI, Noise, Channel Number, Hardware MAC Address in addition to Network Name and BSSID for Wi-Fi.
- Set Volume
- New parameter - Volume Setting (Media or Ringtone)
- Set Focus Mode
- Can now toggle as well as turn on/off
- Set Wi-Fi
- Can now toggle as well as turn on/off
- Find Alarms
- Renamed from Get All Alarms with full search capabilities
- Recognize Music
- Renamed from Shazam It with new parameter - Add to Library. Backward incompatibe because the Action ID has changed as well (automatically converted when importing from pre-iOS 17).
This info is mostly based on the following files and may not include other app-specific actions:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WorkflowKit.framework/WFActions.plist/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WorkflowKit.framework/WFActions.plist
And here’s Apple’s official What’s new in Shortcuts for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14, and watchOS 10
Please comment if you find more.