Can I use the iOS Shortcuts app to wake up to 主播大秀 Sounds?

With iOS 13.1 and above, you can use Apple's Shortcuts app to set your favourite 主播大秀 radio station to play via 主播大秀 Sounds when听you switch off your alarm in the morning.听

The iOS alarm is guaranteed to go off and wake you up with the sound you set in the Alarm app, even if the 主播大秀 Sounds app isn't open听and your device's display is switched off.听

The shortcuts suggested for you will depend on how you use your phone or iPad. So if you regularly listen to Radio 6 Music on the 主播大秀 Sounds app, you'll see a suggested shortcut to listen live to Radio 6 Music. To add a different shortcut, follow the steps below.

How can I wake up to 主播大秀 Sounds?

  1. Open the 主播大秀 Sounds app and Listen to the听station you鈥檇 like to connect to your alarm
  2. Open the Shortcuts app and select the 'Automation' tab. On iPads, this option can be found by selecting the menu icon on the top left of the Shortcuts app.
  3. Tap听'New Automation'
  4. Under 'Personal Automation,' select 'Alarm'
  5. Make sure听'Is Stopped' is ticked and then select the alarm you want 主播大秀 Sounds to start playing after

    Three screenshots from the Shortcuts app on an iPhone showing the first three steps to settings 主播大秀 Sounds Siri alarm shortcut. The first Highlights the Automation tab and the New Automation button, the second highlights the Alarm option and the third shows the options screen for alarms
  6. Tap听'Next,' then select听'Play music' from the options on screen
  7. Search for '主播大秀 Sounds' and choose the station you would like to start playing once the alarm is switched off
  8. Select 'Done' to set up the shortcut.听

    Three screenshots from the Shortcut app when setting up a shortcut for 主播大秀 Sounds. The first highlights the 'Play music' option, the second shows the 主播大秀 Sounds options and the third shows the automation set up in the 'Personal' menu.

Now when you switch off your alarm in the morning, your favourite station will start to play via 主播大秀 Sounds.听
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