Action Button & Shortcuts

You can trigger Swifly actions instantly using iOS shortcuts!

Quick Dictation to Clipboard: Press once to start and once to stop; your text copies straight to the clipboard. Ideal for apps that don’t support the Swifly keyboard or when you just want to bypass it entirely. 

You can install the shortcut for IOS by tapping this link! (iCloud Shortcuts)

Action Button

 (iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max and newer)

1. Open Settings → Action Button. 
2. Swipe through the action choices until you see Shortcuts (or Shortcut) as one of the options. 
3. Tap the arrow or the selection area under Shortcuts to choose which specific shortcut will be tied to the button.
4. From the list, pick the Swifly dictation or note-taking Shortcut you want.
5. Once set, pressing and holding the Action Button will run that shortcut. 

Tips:

• The Action Button is designed to avoid accidental presses, so you’ll feel a haptic tap when the action triggers. 
• If you later want a different action, you can go back to Settings → Action Button and reassign. 

Back Tap

This is a handy “tap the back of your phone” gesture that can trigger your Swifly shortcuts.

1. Open Settings → Accessibility → Touch. 
2. Scroll down and tap Back Tap. 
3. Choose either Double Tap or Triple Tap. 
4. Under the list of actions, scroll to the Shortcuts section and pick the Swifly-related shortcut you want. 
5. Once selected, double- or triple-tap the back of your iPhone to run that shortcut. 

Tips:

• Back Tap is sensitive; thick or rugged cases might reduce reliability, so you may need firmer taps. 
• Some users report occasional slowness depending on the complexity of the shortcut. 
• Back Tap works even when other apps are open — no need to be in the Swifly app. 

Control Center (via Shortcuts or Accessibility shortcut)

You can also trigger your Swifly shortcut via a Control Center icon — useful if you prefer tapping rather than back-tapping or using the Action Button.

1. Go to Settings → Control Center.
2. Under More Controls, find Shortcuts (or “Accessibility Shortcuts”) and tap the + to add it to your Control Center.
3. Now when you open Control Center (swipe down from the top-right), you’ll see the Shortcuts icon.
4. Tapping it will show your available shortcuts; tap your Swifly shortcut to run it.