Hi everyone!
I’ve been experiencing an issue with the Shortcuts app on my iPhone 16 Pro for about a month now, and I haven’t been able to find a solution.
The problem is specifically with personal automations that use the “App Is Opened” trigger. For some reason, my iPhone doesn’t seem to recognize when I open an app, so none of these automations ever run.
The issue originally started on iOS 26. I was hoping that updating to iOS 27 would fix it, but unfortunately, it didn’t. I’m currently running the latest available version of iOS 27, and the problem is exactly the same.
What’s strange is that other automations work perfectly fine. For example, I have an automation that changes my wallpaper when I turn off a Focus mode, and it works without any issues. Regular shortcuts also run normally. It’s specifically the app-opening trigger that seems to be broken.
Here’s what I’ve already tried:
- Creating completely new automations from scratch.
- Testing the trigger with multiple apps, including built-in Apple apps like Settings and Phone.
- Using different actions, such as vibrating the device, showing a notification, and playing a sound.
- Making sure the automations are set to “Run Immediately” without asking for confirmation.
- Enabling notifications for Shortcuts automations.
- Deleting and reinstalling the Shortcuts app.
- Updating from iOS 26 to the latest version of iOS 27.
Unfortunately, none of these steps helped.
Whenever I open an app that should trigger an automation, absolutely nothing happens. No notification, no vibration, no sound, and no indication that the automation was even triggered. It’s as if iOS doesn’t recognize the app-opening event at all.
I’ve also contacted Apple Support, but they weren’t able to help me troubleshoot the issue and suggested posting here.
Has anyone experienced anything similar, especially after updating from iOS 26 to iOS 27? Could this be an iOS bug, or is there some system setting or permission that might be preventing Shortcuts from detecting when apps are opened?
I’d really appreciate any suggestions, especially if there’s a way to fix this without completely resetting my iPhone.
Thanks in advance!
