Encore
They stop the alarm. Two minutes later: another alarm, called "jk".
Open in Safari on your iPhone. Download the file, open it from Safari Downloads or Files, then follow the prompts to add it in Shortcuts.
What happens
The first time they stop an alarm each day, the shortcut quietly creates a new alarm for two minutes later, labelled “jk · shortcut-to-hell:encore”. Once a day only, so it can’t loop.
Setup
- Open this page in Safari on the iPhone, download the file (or AirDrop it), open it from Safari Downloads or Files, and tap Add Shortcut.
- Long-press it in Shortcuts → All Shortcuts → Rename and call it Alarm Helper, so it doesn’t give itself away.
- Run it while unlocked and choose Always Allow where offered. Check in Clock that jk · shortcut-to-hell:encore is enabled for about two minutes ahead. Run the cleanup afterwards. The test uses today’s one-run allowance; delete only
encore-date.txtin Files → iCloud Drive → Shortcuts → shortcut-to-hell to rearm it today. - Shortcuts → Automation → + → Alarm, choose Is Stopped and Any Alarm, select Run Immediately, tap Next and choose the shortcut.
Undo
Run the cleanup shortcut (download below). It deletes only what this prank created, which here means alarms labelled exactly “jk · shortcut-to-hell:encore”. Older versions created alarms called just “jk”; remove those manually in Clock. Then delete the automation.
State and testing
The saved state lives in Files → iCloud Drive → Shortcuts → shortcut-to-hell: encore-date.txt. Keep iCloud Drive available. Manual runs affect the same counters as automation runs. Deleting this shortcut does not delete its saved state.
Test the trigger
Installing the file does not create its automation. After the manual test, trigger the event once and check the result. If the shortcut picker is unavailable, create a blank automation, add Run Shortcut, and select this shortcut. Menus, previews and app-opening actions may still need interaction or an unlocked phone even with Run Immediately selected. If it stops, run from the shortcut’s … editor to identify the failing action.