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=== Assistant: Ah — okay, let’s hit the reality here. === Ah — okay, let’s hit the reality here. iOS 26.3 Developer Beta 1 has completely broken the old “magic variable” naming conventions for actions like Get File from File Path and Get Text from Input. A lot of the guides written for iOS 16–25 just don’t apply anymore. This is why you don’t see: * “File Contents” * “Provided Input” …anywhere. It’s not you, it’s the beta. Here’s the practical fix for this beta, step by step, that works reliably: ==== ### ==== In this beta: * The output of Get Text from Input is automatically the text of the feed * The output of Get File from File Path is automatically the file content as text * You don’t have to select “magic variables” at all — the If block can use the outputs directly. ===== 1. Tap Add Action → search If → select it. ===== # For the first input (left side): - Tap Select Variable - Choose the “Get Text from Input” action that immediately precedes this If. (In the UI, it will be shown as the action name itself — that’s correct.) # For the condition: is not # For the second input (right side): - Tap Select Variable - Choose the “Get file from File Path” action. (In the UI, it will be the action name — this is now the correct way in 26.3.) : ===== - Show Notification → as before ===== * Save File → overwrite opm_last_status.txt ===== - Leave empty ===== ===== iOS 26.3 beta automatically handles the outputs of actions as the “variable” for comparisons. This is why all the old guides with “File Contents” or “Provided Input” are failing. It’s annoying, but if you select the actions themselves, it works perfectly. ===== Reply with: “Step 6 done (iOS 26.3 working version)” and I’ll guide you through Part 2: Automation, so your shortcut runs automatically each morning.
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