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PeteFr
User level: Level 1 (27 points)

Siri using a shortcut can’t open a numbers spreadsheet - responds “which spreadsheet”!

iOS 27 - A Shortcut containing an explicit Numbers spreadsheet reference opens the spreadsheet correctly when run manually and works via Siri exactly once. Every subsequent Siri invocation produces “Which Spreadsheet?” with no opportunity to select the spreadsheet. The same Shortcut works repeatedly by manual execution and repeatedly via Siri on macOS 27. Simple non-Numbers Siri Shortcuts continue to work repeatedly on both platforms. Shortcut name and creation device make no difference.

Posted on Oct 8, 2026 9:13 AM

4 replies

PeteFr Author
User level: Level 1 (27 points)

Oct 9, 2026 5:51 AM in response to 6x6

Tried those things that used to work on OS26, but this is a whole new Siri and it is also ChatGPT enabled.I used ChatGPT to fault-find this issue and posted the output to Apple "Feed Back", but I thought there could be someone in the community that had a fix.


Just by-the-way, the way I'm working around this issue is to add a widget to my Lock Screen and changing it's focus to the numbers file in question. This is in fact a shortcut but it means I don't have to open the phone and search for a shortcut - quite a nifty addition.

Adding Apple widget to the iPhone Lock Screen - iOS27

PeteFr Author
User level: Level 1 (27 points)

Oct 8, 2026 9:18 AM in response to PeteFr

Additional observation: changing the shortcuts name to a simple string, is then successfully called by Siri which uses a pop request for permission to open the designated numbers spreadsheet - which, when given OK works as it should - but - every subsequent invocation gets a response “Which Spreadsheet”!

6x6
User level: Level 7 (26,777 points)

Oct 9, 2026 6:51 AM in response to PeteFr

Adding the shortcut to the Lock Screen is a good idea. You could also/instead add the shortcut to the Control Center.


In iOS 26, one could prevent Siri from learning from a particular app. This was done in Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > Apps > [app]. I believe in iOS 27 Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri was replaced by Settings > Siri. It might be worth investigating.

6x6
User level: Level 7 (26,777 points)

Oct 8, 2026 5:42 PM in response to PeteFr

I'm still on iOS 26 but I'm suspecting that the new Siri is learning your command.


I'm not sure how to get around that but you could prefix your Siri command with "Run" followed by the name of the shortcut. For instance if you have a shortcut named "Budget", invoke Siri by saying "run budget".

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256372593