Siri, Shortcuts, and quick actions¶

xDrip4iOS exposes an App Shortcut for the latest glucose, a Live Activity restart action, and an app-icon quick action for spoken readings.

Ask for the latest glucose¶

Use Siri with a phrase such as What is my glucose in xDrip4iOS? The action reads the latest stored glucose, describes its trend, and can show a short chart.

If the latest stored reading is more than seven minutes old, the response includes its age. If it is more than thirty minutes old, the response says that no recent glucose value is available.

Use the Shortcuts app¶

Find xDrip4iOS actions in Apple's Shortcuts app. The available actions include:

• What's my glucose level
• Restart Live Activity.

You can use Restart Live Activity in a personal automation when iOS regularly ends a Live Activity. Frequent automation does not override iOS background or ActivityKit limits.

App-icon quick action¶

Press and hold the xDrip4iOS icon on the Home Screen. The menu offers Speak Readings when speech is off and Stop Speaking Readings when speech is on.

Privacy and age¶

The glucose shortcut is allowed while the device is locked so that Siri can answer. Consider who can hear or request the response. Always check the spoken or displayed reading age.