Saturday, November 9, 2024

Schedule automatic iPhone reboots (sort of ...)

How to Automatically Restart iOS Every Day
https://medium.com/@bjammin/how-to-automatically-restart-ios-every-day-4b3bfdba7a90

"Experts ... say forcibly closing apps could stop criminals from monitoring …
Persistence is difficult on iOS, and restarting it will clean up running processes.

We could use the Reminders app to set a reminder and then go through the process of holding the buttons, swiping, etc. But, there's a better way.
Shortcuts app! We still get a pop-up prompt and still need to be there to hit "Ok." Apple probably doesn't want to allow scheduled restarts because of the risk of a phone turning off in the middle of an emergency. But I'm pretty happy with this one-click approach.

On your iPhone, open the Shortcuts App which should be installed by default. Then:
  •     Tap on the Automation tab
  •     Create Personal Automation (or click the plus if you have some)
  •     Time of Day (or use another trigger)
  •     set your schedule & tap Next
  •     tap Add action
  •     search for shutdown and tap add
  •     Tap the word "Shutdown" and change it to "Restart"
  •     Next
  •     Done"

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