Don't Open It
Someone knocks. The phone screams DON'T OPEN IT.
Download shortcut⏱ 1m 10s setup
Open this page in Safari on an iPhone. The file goes straight into Shortcuts.
What happens
Someone knocks on their door. Before they get up, their phone jumps to full volume and shouts “DON’T OPEN IT.” Then, slower and lower: “Don’t. Open. It.”
Setup
- Turn on Settings → Accessibility → Sound Recognition, open Sounds and enable Door Knock.
- Open the download on their phone (or AirDrop it over) and tap Add Shortcut.
- Long-press it in Shortcuts → All Shortcuts → Rename and call it Door Helper, so it doesn’t give itself away.
- Shortcuts → Automation → + → Sound Recognition, pick Door Knock, select Run Immediately, tap Next and choose the shortcut.
- Run it once now and tap Always Allow on every prompt, or the prank fizzles on a permission dialog later.
Undo
Open Shortcuts → Automation, swipe left on the automation and tap Delete. Then delete the shortcut. Turn Sound Recognition back off if they weren’t using it.
Variations
- Swap the line for “Who’s there? …Nobody’s there.”