[GH-ISSUE #210] request Add way to query what app is currently open #189

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opened 2026-03-03 15:31:24 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-03 15:31:24 +03:00

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Originally created by @dragonplus8 on GitHub (Nov 15, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer/issues/210

Sorry if this is already possible but could there be a way to check what app is currently open in Livecontainer, from the shortcut app

This would be useful for automations

Originally created by @dragonplus8 on GitHub (Nov 15, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer/issues/210 Sorry if this is already possible but could there be a way to check what app is currently open in Livecontainer, from the shortcut app This would be useful for automations

kerem commented

2026-03-03 15:31:25 +03:00

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@hugeBlack commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2024):

Yeah, LiveContainer currently doesn't have any shortcut since you can launch an app directly by launch url and it will switch to the LiveContainer that has already opened that app. It's hard to achieve this function since iOS tends to kill your app without even telling you. What kind of automation are you trying to achieve?

@hugeBlack commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2024): Yeah, LiveContainer currently doesn't have any shortcut since you can launch an app directly by launch url and it will switch to the LiveContainer that has already opened that app. It's hard to achieve this function since iOS tends to kill your app without even telling you. What kind of automation are you trying to achieve?

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2026-03-03 15:31:25 +03:00

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@dragonplus8 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2024):

okay so for example there are some apps that when playing audio pause when you go to the home screen so when live container closed -> check what app is currently open in livecontainer -> if livecontainer app = X -> play audio.

@dragonplus8 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2024): okay so for example there are some apps that when playing audio pause when you go to the home screen so when live container closed -> check what app is currently open in livecontainer -> if livecontainer app = X -> play audio.

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2026-03-03 15:31:25 +03:00

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@dragonplus8 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2024):

This probably wouldn’t need a shortcut to do by the way just that when an app is launched save a text file with the name of the current app this could then be gotten by a shortcut action

@dragonplus8 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2024): This probably wouldn’t need a shortcut to do by the way just that when an app is launched save a text file with the name of the current app this could then be gotten by a shortcut action