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Welcome to the Dynamic Background Setup Guide! If you are new to using the Shortcuts App, start from step one. If you are experienced with the app then skip to step four.
Step One
Step One
Click the 'Automation' tab in the Shortcuts App
Step Two
Click the '+' icon in the top right of the screen
Step Three
Click the 'Create Personal Automation' button
Step Four
Scroll down the list of automations until you see 'App' and click on it
Step Five
Make sure the 'Is Opened' has a blue check underneath it then click 'Choose'. Once you click the Choose button a list of your apps should pop up. Select all apps that have the same colour logo (eg: Mail & Weather)
Step Six
Once you have selected your apps, click the 'Next' button in the top right of the screen
(Note: Make sure the apps you chose are one of the following colours: Yellow, Blue, Green, White, Grey, Red, Orange, Purple and Pinkish Red!) Refer to step nine if you would like to use gradient colours instead
Step Seven
Click the 'Add Action' button
Step Eight
Search 'Text' in the search bar that appeared and click the first one
Step Nine
Type a colour into the text box that appears
Supported colours: yellow, blue, green, white, grey, red, orange, purple and pinkish-red
Supported Gradients: g/rainbow, g/instagram, g/blue_yellow, g/pink_cyan, g/blue_white, g/red_black, g/red_white
Make sure the colours are typed exactly how they are typed in the supported colour list!
Step Ten
Click on the search bar at the bottom of the screen and type 'Run Shortcut' and click the first result
Step Eleven
Click the blue 'Shortcut' text and select the Dynamic Background shortcut that you installed
Step Twelve
Your automation should look like the screenshot below. Once it does, click the 'Next' button at the top right of the screen
Step Thirteen
Turn both of the highlighted options in the screenshot off and then click 'Done' in the top right of the screen
Congratulations!
You finished the setup guide!
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