Rickroll Charger
Plug in. Never gonna give you up.
Download shortcut⏱ 35s setup
Open this page in Safari on an iPhone. The file goes straight into Shortcuts.
What happens
Every time they plug in their phone, Never Gonna Give You Up starts playing.
Setup
- Open the download on their phone (or AirDrop it over) 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.
- Shortcuts → Automation → + → Charger, choose Is Connected, 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.
Variations
- Apple Music needs a subscription to play the full song. On Spotify it opens the track and Premium autoplays it.