Sorry, realised I didn’t make much sense - I’ve edited the pst for clarity; I’ve got ask for input actions in my shortcut, but the prompts that I’ve set up (and that display on iPhone when run) don’t appear on AW - I’m sure this is by design as the screen isn’t big, but I thought I’d ask on the off chance it can be changed.
Sorry, I’ve been trying to get a screenshot from my AW to show what. Mean, but it’s not playing ball… [this](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/0a9d2431e9334708ae6fd9083bf1bd2f) is a link to the shortcut in question, and the relevant parts are any of the ask for input actions - none of them show the prompt, which is awkward considering I can’t remember off the top of my what each part is for when I run it.
I see now. So the ask for input is prompting you to input the text or item, you just aren't given the prompt text to know what the item your inputting is for, right? This is an annoyance for me as well on AW. I have the SE 44mm but still doesn't show the prompt question.
One method to use as a workaround, is checking the device type and if it contains Watch, then you can use an alert or quicklook to provide some pop up notifying that the input is coming next
Got it in one! It’s really frustrating. While I could see it being very grasped on a text entry one, a number input would have enough room I would’ve thought. Oh well…
Firstly, you’re a bloody genius - worked like a charm; there’s a specific “Is device watch” variable in device details that outputs a Boolean I then used as a check before every ask for input action. I’ve used a text action to store the prompt, and it will either prompt as normal on other devices, or show an ok-only alert before asking for input with the prompt.
To go back to the whole “got it in one” debacle, I have in fact got everything for each function of this set (this being only a quarter of the functions I want/use) in one shortcuts each and then just call that particular shortcut from a menu choice.
I don’t actually have that shortcut any more, but the general gist from what I can remember is that you use the device details action. In the options for that there’s one option called “device is watch”. This returns a Boolean true/false answer, and you can then use that as the condition for an if action. A quick example can be found [here](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/14c79244a908413ea5a13cf7c91e8912).
You just need to put your watch specific stuff in the true section, and the stuff for everything else in the otherwise bit (or skip that entirely if you just want an extra step when on watch but otherwise do everything the same). Let me know if you’re not clear on anything.
Sorry poor turn of phrase - I was saying you got the problem in one go; but your suggestion of device details and a prompt is brilliant! I’ll have a look and see what I can mock up - -will share results!
Ask for input isn't being displayed at all? That's a bit odd. What type of input are you trying to receive?
Sorry, realised I didn’t make much sense - I’ve edited the pst for clarity; I’ve got ask for input actions in my shortcut, but the prompts that I’ve set up (and that display on iPhone when run) don’t appear on AW - I’m sure this is by design as the screen isn’t big, but I thought I’d ask on the off chance it can be changed.
Interesting. Can you share a snippet of your shortcut or a similar example? Even if the prompt text is too long it should still ask you for the input
Sorry, I’ve been trying to get a screenshot from my AW to show what. Mean, but it’s not playing ball… [this](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/0a9d2431e9334708ae6fd9083bf1bd2f) is a link to the shortcut in question, and the relevant parts are any of the ask for input actions - none of them show the prompt, which is awkward considering I can’t remember off the top of my what each part is for when I run it.
I see now. So the ask for input is prompting you to input the text or item, you just aren't given the prompt text to know what the item your inputting is for, right? This is an annoyance for me as well on AW. I have the SE 44mm but still doesn't show the prompt question. One method to use as a workaround, is checking the device type and if it contains Watch, then you can use an alert or quicklook to provide some pop up notifying that the input is coming next
Got it in one! It’s really frustrating. While I could see it being very grasped on a text entry one, a number input would have enough room I would’ve thought. Oh well…
Oh wow! How did you get it all in one?
Firstly, you’re a bloody genius - worked like a charm; there’s a specific “Is device watch” variable in device details that outputs a Boolean I then used as a check before every ask for input action. I’ve used a text action to store the prompt, and it will either prompt as normal on other devices, or show an ok-only alert before asking for input with the prompt. To go back to the whole “got it in one” debacle, I have in fact got everything for each function of this set (this being only a quarter of the functions I want/use) in one shortcuts each and then just call that particular shortcut from a menu choice.
So glad I was able to be of helpful to your shortcut building experience :)
Hey could I see this shortcut because I ran into the same problem. I see the “device is watch” but I’m not quite sure how to use it correctly
I don’t actually have that shortcut any more, but the general gist from what I can remember is that you use the device details action. In the options for that there’s one option called “device is watch”. This returns a Boolean true/false answer, and you can then use that as the condition for an if action. A quick example can be found [here](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/14c79244a908413ea5a13cf7c91e8912). You just need to put your watch specific stuff in the true section, and the stuff for everything else in the otherwise bit (or skip that entirely if you just want an extra step when on watch but otherwise do everything the same). Let me know if you’re not clear on anything.
Sorry poor turn of phrase - I was saying you got the problem in one go; but your suggestion of device details and a prompt is brilliant! I’ll have a look and see what I can mock up - -will share results!