Currently I just have mine set up for camera because I went on holiday and it was used more often. Now that I’m back working I don’t need the camera nearly as much and was wondering what’s a more useful setup for Action Button?

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    I have long used the double back tap to run a shortcut to set the media volume to 0 and switched it to the action button. I work in video production which involves long hours of sitting around and moments where absolute silence is crucial. This was I confirm a video isn’t going to loudly announce itself in the middle of a take. It’s also just generally useful in public.

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      TIL you can set double back tap and triple back tap to individual Shortcuts.

      Have you had any issues with the shortcuts firing inadvertently?

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        Yeah occasionally, not super often, I wouldn’t set it to something you aren’t ok with triggering accidentally like turning on all the lights in the house or something. The back tap also doesn’t work all the time either so I’m glad for a action button as a more reliable replacement. But yeah it’s nice to have.

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    I have the camera during the day and when the focus switches to night mode it toggles the light to the bathroom, so I can easily turn on the lights when I have to go at night.

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    Toggle on/off the always-on display. That way if I’m at dinner with friends or whatever it doesn’t distract me, but when I’m at my desk I can see things anytime.

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      You can also have this automated with focus modes, I have a “party” mode that’s like a half-dnd when I’m being social, and it turns AOD off and a bunch of other stuff

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    I open Authy with it. 2FA is pain in the ass but with this is it’s much more convenient.

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    I use it as an automation to go to the homescreen. I miss having a home button

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    I have mine set to toggle orientation lock akin to the iPads of old. I’m LOVING it, and easily use it many times a day as I watch videos look at photos and play games, it’s especially useful in bed laying sideways and useful as sometimes it’s a game to see which corner control center is in

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    Mine runs a Siri shortcut that triggers a script on my home assistant server to remote start my car. Incredibly useful.

    If I felt like porting the python script to Siri Shortcuts, I could do it natively, but that seems like too much work

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    I am using it for the flashlight. I hope to get fancy with a shortcut, but I don’t have one picked out yet.

    I’m thinking maybe I will try it for my receipt scanning shortcut on a future business trip.

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    Not iPhone, but I’ll reply anyways.

    Double click on wake up button opens the camera. One click on the programmable side button for notes, long press for my expenses logging app and for the another programmable button, one click for flashlight and long click for my fuel consumption and expenses tracking app.