How to use iOS Shortcuts to launch ‘Camo Mode’

If you’re a Camo user, chances are you’re interested in the various ways you can make your video calls better. Using your iPhone as a webcam is going to give you a much better picture quality, but what about the setup? Once you’ve got the perfect mount, you can just plug your iPhone in and go. We recommend that you also turn off notifications on your iPhone while on calls, to prevent distractions. Luckily, you can use shortcuts in iOS 14 to toggle notifications off and on automatically when launching and closing Camo.
We’ve outlined the process below, including incorporating the back tap feature to launch Camo, and turn on Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode all at once by double-tapping the back of your iPhone.
- Go to
Shortcuts
on your iPhone. - Select
Automation
→+
→Create Personal Automation
→ scroll down and selectApp
Creating a personal automation for an app - Tap
Choose
and scroll down or use the search bar to find Camo, tap to select Camo and selectDone
. - Select
is opened
and clickNext
. - Add action, type ‘do not disturb’ and select
Set Do Not Disturb
. - You will see the scripting shown below left. Tap
Off
to change the scripting to that seen on the right.You want your automation set to turn Do Not Disturb on until Turned Off for this step - Click the blue
+
and add airplane mode, formatting the shortcut to read ‘Turn Airplane Mode On’.Create actions to turn Airplane Mode and Do Not Disturb on - Click
Next
, uncheckAsk Before Running
to allow this shortcut to run automatically, and tapDone
.
Now, when you open Camo, your shortcuts should run automatically. Now you need to create shortcuts to turn these settings off when you come out of Camo.
- To create a shortcut to turn off Do Not Disturb and Airplane mode:
Create Personal Automation
→App
→ chooseCamo
→ uncheckIs Opened
and checkIs Closed
→Next
→ tapAdd Action
and selectSet Do Not Disturb
→ scripting should readTurn Do Not Disturb Off
, untickAsk Before Running
tapNext
→Done
. Add airplane mode in the same manner.Here’s how your shortcuts should appear once you’ve completed the steps above
Once you’ve added these shortcuts, you can create a final shortcut that will trigger Camo to launch (this will, in turn, trigger Airplane Mode and Do Not Disturb) when you double tap the back of your iPhone.
Go to
Shortcuts
→My Shortcuts
→+
→+ Add Action
→ type ‘open app’, selectOpen App
→ tapChoose
, selectCamo
. Tap the three dots to rename your shortcut to ‘Launch Camo’ or similar.Create a shortcut to open Camo Next, go to
Settings
→Accessibility
→Touch
→Back Tap
→Double Tap
→ scroll down to the shortcuts section and select your new shortcut ‘Launch Camo’.Instruct Back Tap to open Camo
You can test these shortcuts by tapping the back of your phone twice (it should work through a case) and checking that Camo is running, and Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode have toggled on, then closing Camo and checking that Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode have toggled off.