[Feature] iPhone Shortcut for Backup

[iswaterbad]

I have searched the existing feature requests to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

Having support for apple shortcuts would let users set their own rules for when to back up photos in the background. This allows for more customization on the conditions of when to back up photos.

The photosync app has a similar feature (it’s a paid app though).

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[radh21301]

This would be awesome to have. Maybe it can help with the horrible background backups on IOS!

[Encotric]

Hi, I started working on a PR for this feature. I hope it will work using the current background task solution, otherwise it would require a lot of new work, unfortunately.

[exelix11]

For android feature parity i'd also like to request integration with Tasker, Samsung's modes and routines and similar automation apps. On android this can be accomplished with a static app shortcut combined with an exported intent.

This would allow to configure when to run backups with extreme flexibility instead of relying on the current foreground/background logic.

[EthanG45]

This service is a non-starter for iOS without this. I'd love to see a backup and delete system where we can run a shortcut to back up our photos and pair it with a shortcut to delete the photos from Apple Photos (this already exists).