FAQ, Tips and Tricks

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Building Chat Actions
Alloy provides everything needed to build powerful chat Actions. Such Actions provide communication with some chat service like ChatGPT service utilizing fa...
Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Action Reminders
An Alloy's Action is a work need to be done on iPhone or iPad. A ToDo or "Reminder to do something" is a work to be done in general. So there ...
Sun, 12 Feb, 2023 at 1:46 PM
VIDEO: Making a clock Action with Glance
In this video we will guide you how to make a sample clock Action showing the current time and date using Glance. Glance is an alternative way to render Act...
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 11:57 AM
VIDEO: Using location-bound List Templates
This video demonstrates how to use List Templates to make Lists that will be automatically created when entering or leaving some locations.
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 11:58 AM
VIDEO: Using Action Reminders
This video shows how to use Alloy 3 to automate your reminders. An Alloy's Action is a work need to be done on iPhone or iPad. A ToDo or "Reminder ...
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 12:08 PM
VIDEO: Binding Actions to NFC Tags
This video shows how to bind Alloy's actions to NFC tags. So a certain Action can be promptly launched just by moving your iPhone over an NFC tag.
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Using NFC Tags to Launch Actions in Alloy
It is possible to bind Alloy's Actions to NFC tags so a certain Action can be promptly launched just by moving your iPhone over an NFC tag. You may chec...
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 12:14 PM
VIDEO: Using Siri Shortcuts
This video demonstrates how to setup Siri to launch an Alloy's Action in foreground and background modes. So you would be able to open Siri and say &quo...
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Siri Shortcuts
Alloy includes an ability to launch Alloy Actions using Siri by speaking certain phrases, associated with that specific Actions. You may check the Using Sir...
Wed, 25 Jan, 2023 at 12:19 PM
Use AI to Recognize Photos
Photos Recognition Alloy now employs AI to analyze photos and find what objects are pictured. There are a new "Classify Photos" task and several ...
Wed, 21 Dec, 2022 at 1:23 PM