To turn off Shortcuts on iPhone, the exact steps depend on what you mean: deleting a shortcut, disabling an automation, or stopping shortcut notifications. Appleā€™s Shortcuts support says you can disable a personal automation by opening Shortcuts > Automation > select the automation > turn off ā€œEnable This Automationā€ > Done.

Turn off an automation

  1. Open the Shortcuts app.
  2. Tap Automation at the bottom.
  3. Tap the automation you want to stop.
  4. Turn off Enable This Automation.
  5. Tap Done.

Delete a shortcut

  1. Open Shortcuts.
  2. Go to My Shortcuts.
  3. Swipe left on the shortcut and tap Delete , or open it and choose Delete Shortcut.

Stop shortcut notifications

If your issue is the pop-up alerts, one guide shows you can open the automation and turn off Notify When Run for that automation, and another says you may also be able to disable Shortcuts notifications in **Settings

Notifications** or through Screen Time > See All App & Website Activity depending on iOS version.

Best match for your situation

  • If a shortcut runs by itself: disable the automation.
  • If you donā€™t want the shortcut saved at all: delete it.
  • If you only hate the alert banner: turn off notifications.

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