Actioner

Give Apple Shortcuts access to useful device actions, sensors, and system features.

Actioner is currently an alpha preview. Features, action names, and behavior may change, and some actions may require the app to open so iOS can request permission.

About

Actioner is an iPhone and iPad utility built with SwiftUI and App Intents. It extends Apple Shortcuts with actions that expose hardware feedback, biometric authentication, motion data, ambient sound estimates, camera access, and notifications.

The project is currently known as Actioner Alpha Preview, version 0.0.8, codename PrimimâGradus.

Available actions

Action	Category	Result
Try Demo	Test	Runs the demo action
StringOutput	Test	Returns the supplied text
OpenCam	Test	Opens the camera interface
Light Feedback	Haptic Feedback	Plays light haptic feedback
Medium Feedback	Haptic Feedback	Plays medium haptic feedback
Heavy Feedback	Haptic Feedback	Plays heavy haptic feedback
Rigid Feedback	Haptic Feedback	Plays rigid haptic feedback
Auth	Authenticate	Returns true or false after biometric authentication
Get Device Motion	Information	Returns accelerometer data as JSON
Get Ambient Decibels	Information	Returns an estimated ambient sound level
Notify Feedback	Test	Schedules a local notification with a title, body, and delay

Example output from Get Device Motion:

{
  "X": 0.01,
  "Y": -0.02,
  "Z": -0.99,
  "TotalG": 0.99025
}

Requirements

• iPhone or iPad running iOS/iPadOS 26 or later
• Swift 6
• Xcode with the iOS 26 SDK, or a compatible version of Swift Playgrounds
• An Apple development team for installation on a physical device

Getting started

1. Clone the repository:

(Note: this repo is Private)

git clone https://github.com/TheActioner/Actioner-App.git
cd Actioner-App

2. Open Package.swift in Xcode or Swift Playgrounds.
3. Select your development team and, if necessary, replace the bundle identifier with one available to your account.
4. Build and run Actioner on an iPhone or iPad.
5. Open Apple Shortcuts, add a new action, and search for Actioner.

For actions that use protected system features, launch Actioner at least once and approve the requested permissions.

Permissions

Actioner requests only the permissions needed by the action being used:

Permission	Used for
Camera	OpenCam
Face ID / biometrics	Auth
Microphone	Get Ambient Decibels
Motion & Fitness	Get Device Motion
Notifications	Notify Feedback

Permission availability and behavior may differ between devices. The camera action falls back to the photo library when a camera is unavailable, such as in the simulator.

Project structure

File	Purpose
MyApp.swift	SwiftUI application entry point
Intents.swift	App Intents exposed to Apple Shortcuts
Func.swift	Haptics, authentication, motion, and sound helpers
Cam.swift	Camera and photo-library interface
Info.swift	Version, license, and maintainer metadata
Package.swift	App package and capability configuration
WHATSNEW.md	Release notes

Contributing

Issues, ideas, and pull requests are welcome. When adding a new action:

1. Keep the action focused on one task.
2. Add a clear title, description, category, and search keywords.
3. Request only the permissions the action actually needs.
4. Document its inputs and output in this README.
5. Test it both inside Apple Shortcuts and in the Actioner app.

License

Actioner is available under the Apache License 2.0.

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