Rickroll Charger
Plug in. Never gonna give you up.
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
Every time they plug in their phone, it requests Never Gonna Give You Up in Apple Music or opens the track in Spotify. Spotify may need a tap to start playback.
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.
- While importing, it asks which music app they use (
appleorspotify). Fill it in before tapping Add Shortcut. - Long-press it in Shortcuts → All Shortcuts → Rename and call it Charging Chime, so it doesn’t give itself away.
- Run it while unlocked and choose Always Allow where offered; allow any other requested access. Confirm its effect before creating the automation.
- Shortcuts → Automation → + → Charger, choose Is Connected, select Run Immediately, tap Next and choose the shortcut.
Undo
Open Shortcuts → Automation, swipe left on the automation and tap Delete. Then delete the shortcut. Restore media volume and audio output in Control Center.
Variations
- Apple Music needs a subscription to play the full song. On Spotify it opens the track. Playback can require a tap in Spotify; this shortcut does not guarantee autoplay.
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.