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Hide LiveActivityIntent Button from Shortcuts App


I'm using LiveActivityIntent in the following way to add interactive buttons to my Live Activity:

struct Test: LiveActivityIntent {
    
    static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Test"

    public init() { }

    func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
        return .result()
    }
}

This works as expected. However, the LiveActivityIntent also shows up in the Shortcuts app. That does not make sense because the buttons should not be user-configurable. How can I hide the button intents from the Shortcuts app?

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Solution

  • Looking at the AppIntent protocol (which LiveActivityIntent also inherits), there is a static property isDiscoverable:

     /// A boolean value that determines whether system features such as Shortcuts
    /// and Spotlight can discover this app intent.
    ///
    /// App Intents must be discoverable to support App Shortcuts. If your
    /// app intent isn't discoverable, people can use it only when it's directly
    /// connected by a button in a SwiftUI app or a widget.
    ///
    /// This property is `true` by default.
    ///
    @available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *)
    static var isDiscoverable: Bool { get }
    

    In your case, you can set isDiscoverable to false

    struct Test: LiveActivityIntent {
        
        static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Test"
        static var isDiscoverable: Bool = false
    
        public init() { }
    
        func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
            return .result()
        }
    }