The action button on iPhone 15 and later is one of the most powerful yet underused features on the device. Most people leave it set to silent mode and forget about it. A custom action button shortcut lets you wire the button to anything: launch a specific app, trigger a complex automation, log a health metric, or run your morning routine. Turin makes it simple to design exactly what you want to happen with a single squeeze.
Turin builds a shortcut designed to run the moment the action button is pressed. You then assign that shortcut to the action button in Settings. From that point on, a single press of the button executes your custom automation, whether that is starting a focus timer, logging water intake, or sending your location to a contact.
Go to getturin.com and describe what you want the action button to do (e.g., 'Log a glass of water when I press the action button').
Wait a few seconds for Turin's AI to build the shortcut.
Tap 'Install', then assign it to your action button in Settings → Action Button → Shortcut.
Trigger any automation without unlocking your phone or navigating to an app.
Build a shortcut that does different things depending on the time of day or your current focus mode.
Replace a single-use button with a dynamic shortcut that evolves as your routine does.
Ready to build this?
Just describe it in plain English and tap install. No coding, no App Store, no subscription.
Describe this shortcutCredit is required before Turin builds it. Review the actions, then install.
Signed-in users can build one custom AI shortcut each day for free, subject to free-model availability. Continued generation uses prepaid credit according to model usage, and a 0.1 credit compile fee applies only when an installable paid shortcut is stored. No subscription or App Store download is required.
Compatibility depends on the actions the shortcut uses and the software on your device. Review the generated actions before installing, especially when a shortcut relies on newer Apple features or third-party apps.
It depends on its actions. Device-only actions can run locally, while web, weather, AI, and other online services need a connection. Turin needs a connection to build and install the shortcut.
Absolutely. You can describe any changes to Turin and get a new version in seconds, or open the shortcut in the Apple Shortcuts app and edit the actions directly.