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How to set several Siri triggers for the same action (automation)

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I am someone that is pretty forgetful and have the tendency to not remember exact sentences that trigger automations on the Shortcuts App. This leads to me having to open the app every time I want to trigger an automation to see what's its name. Since I have to open the app and see the actual sentence, I often just click it instead of just telling Siri the sentence. I would like to **set several sentences as the triggers** for Shortcuts actions so that I can associate more generic sentences to the correct action. Example:
I want to preheat the car.

- "Hey Siri, preheat the car."
- "Hey Siri, warmup the car."
- "Hey Siri, I'm going to drive."
- "Hey Siri, heat the car."
- "Hey Siri, cooldown the car."
All of those sentences should trigger the same action. So can I define several sentences as a trigger for the shortcuts when interacting with Siri? Or, is the only input going to be exactly what you type in the name of the shortcut action?
Asked by Alejandro Vales (161 rep)
Feb 22, 2021, 11:02 AM
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