Timing a shortcut every night

iOS
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I’m trying to setup an automation to run every night at 1 am. (Specifically open DEVONthink so it can sync)
It’s a simple « open app… » action with a « time of day » trigger.
It NEVER works: in the morning I get a pop up saying « tap here to run » - which does work but défets the purpose.
1- ask before running is CHECKED OFF
2- I’ve tried adding « dismiss Siri and continue »

I have read in a few places that « time of day » triggers never run automatically … which seems bonkers to me (and should be better documented if true)

How do other Automators deal with running their « maintenance » routines in the background?

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Time of day triggers do work automatically, although opening apps via Shortcuts requires your device to be unlocked. I assume at 1am this will not be the case.

I’m not a DevonThink user so I don’t know how the sync works. Perhaps you could run the automation at an earlier time when your device is unlocked (for example, before you go to bed)

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Yeah, having to be unlocked to launch an app is a very annoying restriction.