bazaar apparatus posted:

Essentially, IFTTT is tied into the APIs of about 60 websites and apps, which they refer to as 'channels'. Evernote is a channel, Dropbox is a channel, Twitter is a channel, RSS is a channel, etc.

Each channel has its own set of triggers and actions. An example trigger for RSS would be, "An article has been posted to [x]'s RSS feed." IFTTT can take this trigger and perform an action on another channel, such as Twitter. This whole process is called a 'recipe'; it's always comprised of one trigger channel and one action channel.

Here are some of my own recipes, just to give you an idea:

Whenever I post a new article to my blog, IFTTT automatically tweets that article from a dedicated Twitter account I've set up.
Whenever I post a photo on Instagram, IFTTT automatically saves it to a folder in Dropbox.
If I mark a Youtube or Vimeo video as "Watch Later", IFTTT saves it to my Instapaper account.


This is nowhere near the number of things you can do with it. Some people have IFTTT text them the weather each morning. Some people download all their Gmail attachments directly to Dropbox. Some people make it so that when they change their Facebook profile photo, it changes their Twitter photo as well. Some people schedule a text message to be sent to them while they're in a meeting so they have an excuse to leave.

The number of possibilities is crazy. Here are some of their most popular recipes if you need more ideas. The nice thing is that it's easy to directly add them to your own recipe list.

Mr. Fix It posted:

LastPass has had iOS8 integration since September 17th

the kawaiiest posted:

Gonna recommend Day One because it's the best journal app out there (trust me, I tried literally all of them). There's a Mac app, too, and if you happen to have Hazel, you can set it up to automatically create entries from your social network posts.

Feenix posted:

Another vote for Plex being awesome!

Feenix posted:

I don't take the bus anymore but Transit (which last I used it was a solid transit/bus app) now has a Widget as of today.

ScarletBrother posted:

It's also hard to find because it has the poo poo Post tag instead of the Apple one.

noirstronaut posted:

Also, I feel like this thread is pretty sparse because it's hard to find. I'd put a link in the final post of the old thread.

Digital Jesus posted:

Really should change the poo poo post tag on this thread.

flosofl posted:

I ended up deleting my account information from it and uninstalling as soon as I found it it's actually delivering your mail by proxy. I also changed my password right after I did that. Your credentials are stored on their server which retrieves your email and then serves it up to you in their app. That makes me very uncomfortable. No thank you.

I really should have been more thorough researching the app before I set it up.

The Devil Tesla posted:

In any case, I think it's kind of funny that we have have a warning for Acompli, and none for Mailbox. Mailbox also uses a proxy service, doesn't promise to delete all your data when you leave, and is owned by a company with Condoleezza Rice on its board of directors. And there's no way to delete a mailbox account, meaning that I had to manually deauthorize Mailbox from each of my gmail account when I was done with their service.

Feenix posted:

Everyone has a different life in a different place you loving poo poo birds. I, for one, don't loving care what the weather is 10 miles away in Downtown Seattle when I'm technically in Seattle but just barely.

Also years ago I lived in SF where weather knowledge wasn't as important as it is now in the Pacific Northwest. I also have a kid and plan activities.

How about you live and let live you weather app fascists?

Question Mark Mound posted:

Not sure if the iOS thread is the right thread for that question, but anyway: https://ifttt.com/recipes/149174-automatically-retweet

noirstronaut posted:

You've got lots of Japanese porn in your notification center.

Feenix posted:

is that a multi-hour EDM mix?

noirstronaut posted:

Shouldn't someone from the UK be super aware as to what EDM is

Last Chance posted:

The iOS app thread is caught in a perpetual loop of grocery list app and podcast app recommendations.

decypher posted:

I too would like to know how to do this.


I like the looks of the weather widget. Some might consider it busy, and they'd have an argument, but there's something to be said about getting all that weather info right from the notification center without needing to load an app. gently caress yeah. WEATHER BABY!

madept posted:

teraflame posted:

I don't understand why people just don't use Paper as a replacement.

Croc Monster posted:

I am not a clever man.

Andrast posted:

Did it always have that? I probably just missed it when I was looking for a podcast app.

Sheriff posted:

Which of the popularly suggested password managers (Lastpass/1pass/Dashlane) works best for someone that bounces between Windows, iOS, and Linux? I know Linux support is pretty light for all 3 and I've heard rumblings that 1password is lovely outside the Apple ecosystem, should I just stop being a baby and choose one? Sorry, I know password managers come up a lot here, at least I'm set for weather and podcasts.

flosofl posted:

As always, Nilay shows what a class act he is.

I hope all that Comcast money can help assuage the angst he feels.

Unacknowledged posted:

I bought sleepCycle the other night and wanted to know from other users if I have to set the alarm every night or if I can just schedule it.

tuyop posted:

I browse by subscriptions and that's now really lovely on the iPad because channels are just tiny circular logos instead of a vertical list with the channel name. It really sucks. The menu that displays the vertical list is also not very good because it's two clicks away and fills the screen.

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

really stupid question- my job's wifi network is idiotic because instead of running one unified network they have separate networks, and if you walk too far away from one you're stuck on low strength until you switch manually to the stronger network.

is there a widget available for iOS that just shows a network list so that I can jump over to a different wifi network quickly without having to go into the settings each time?

goodness posted:

I need a recommendation for some games that would be good for a couple to play on an iPad. Pass/Play or cooperative are both good options, even iPad vs iPhone if there is any good possibilities there.

Thirst Mutilator posted:

For iOS game related things in general please go here

TraderStav posted:

Tinkering around with iOS for a bit. What's the best swipe keyboard for iPhone that most closely resembles the stock Android google swiping keyboard? On Android, Swype and Swiftkey are not that hot.

Thanks in advance!

Minidust posted:

Is there an app that lets you check off all the subscription services you have access to, and browse their respective movie catalogs in a unified search? And going one step further, is there such an app that lets you add your own video collection as well?

Use case scenario - my wife wants to watch a romantic comedy when we get home. She pulls up the app, selects a genre filter, and sees results from Netflix, HBO Go, and my own blu-ray collection. That sort of thing.

P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:

Battery percentages, weather apps, and making sure to clear out background apps every half hour or so.

smr posted:

Polymail's really nice, it's like Airmail with a UI that isn't on the spectrum. If anyone else needs an invite, PM me, I've got some.

Vanellope posted:

Any good cross-platform eBook readers other than the Kindle app? I can't read PDFs on the Kindle app so it's basically worthless for what I need it for.

gypsyshred posted:

I'm looking for a to do list app, but with group support. Basically, I just took over a management position in a retail store, and task management is getting too tetris for my liking. So what I want is a way to generate a list of tasks, some are every day, some every week, some once a month on certain times. To make things difficult, sometimes my district manager will schedule a random meeting and it fucks my short term planning up. So what I want is a to do list that has the ability for my boss to put in tasks manually, and have it pop up in my app. Bonus points if they can flag tasks for priority. iPad/notification center/watch/ect support would be cool, but not a deal breaker. Don't mind paying a reasonable amount for the right app. Can anyone recommend something for me?


While I'm at it, is there a good sales tracker app? Something I can calculate goal projections for profit/boxes sold/ect. I'd especially appreciate something that let me track sales rep performance. Anyone use anything like this?

Gwyrgyn Blood posted:

2) Keyboard replacements still suck or are they okay now? The one thing that really kills me about my iPhone is the drat keyboard, I'd really like something good with swype or other smart typing tech of some sort.