Make This Shortcut for IPhone Downloads
After a long decade, the iPhone finally added a downloader to Safari with iOS 13 so you can download files and have them automatically saved on your iPhone in your Downloads folder. But where exactly is the downloads folder? How do you actually access files downloaded from Safari?
Well, Safari doesn’t have them. They are in another app called Files and you can find it by going to Files > Browse > iCloud Drive > Downloads . But instead of taking four steps, you should use the Shortcuts app to create an automation that opens your Downloads folder (or whatever folder you want, for that matter). Add this shortcut to your home screen and you’ll have your own dedicated download app.
To get started, open the Shortcuts app, click the Plus in the top right corner, and click Add Action in the shortcut editor. Here, add the Folder action from the Files app. Tap the empty Folder icon in the shortcut, navigate to your Downloads folder, and tap Open . This will make the Downloads folder the target for your shortcut. To easily open this folder, find and add the ” Open File ” shortcut. When it is added, it will automatically take the folder from the previous step as input, but be sure to click the Default Application button and select the Files application.
Then just tap on the shortcut title at the top, give it a name like “Downloads” and tap ” Add to Home Screen “. You can add a special icon there if you like, then just click ” Add ” to add it to your home screen. When you click on your new makeshift Downloads app, it will take you straight to the Downloads folder on your iCloud Drive (or local storage, depending on your settings).