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CHARGING MESSAGES / IPHONE

Your charge.
Your words.

Type a message. Let your iPhone say it.

Personal announcements when you plug in, unplug, or reach a charging milestone. Choose your words and an available Apple speech voice—no recordings or sound pack needed.

Download Charging Messages ↓Installation guide ↗

Free · iOS 27 · Seven shortcuts · Early release

A separate edition. Prefer recordings or effects? Get Charging Sounds ↗

“Charging started. Battery is at 67 percent.”

Interactive illustration · Text preview only. Choose the actual voice on your iPhone.

YOUR WORDS → ONE SHARED VOICE → FIVE TRIGGERSMake it yours ↓

01 / GET STARTED

Add it. Then activate it.

The kit includes the triggers. Importing them does not switch them on.

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Add all seven shortcuts.

On your iPhone, download the ZIP and tap it in Files to unzip it. Add Speak Charging Message first, then Test Charging Messages, then the five files whose names begin with Spoken Charging. Keep their names; the triggers call the shared helper by name.

In Shortcuts, create a Charging Messages folder and move all seven into it. This edition needs no audio library or settings.json file.

The package uses the native trigger format tested on the owner's iOS 27 Duo. If your iOS version doesn't import the triggers, use the manual automation steps under “If the triggers aren't listed” below.

SEVEN INCLUDED SHORTCUTS
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SHARED SETTINGS + SPEECHSpeak Charging Message
Test Charging Messages Preview
Spoken Charging Connected Plug in
Spoken Charging Disconnected Unplug
Spoken Charging at 50 Percent 50%
Spoken Charging at 80 Percent 80%
Spoken Charging Fully Charged 100%
02

Test each route once.

Run Test Charging Messages and choose an event. Allow it to run Speak Charging Message if asked. Preview all six messages at a comfortable media volume.

Connect your phone to power, then manually run each of the five Spoken Charging shortcuts and approve any helper-running prompt. The milestone shortcuts skip speech when unplugged; their first-run permission must be cleared while power is connected.

If a Run Shortcut action is blank or cannot find the helper, select Speak Charging Message in that action. A manual milestone test speaks the current battery reading; it doesn't simulate reaching that percentage.

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CHARGING EVENTConnected
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RUN SHORTCUTSpeak Charging Message
▂▅▇▃▆▇▃▅▂ Your message is spoken.
ILLUSTRATED ACTION FLOW
03

Enable the five triggers.

Open Library → Automation in Shortcuts. Enable the five Spoken Charging automations and check that they run immediately. Check Allow Running When Locked where available.

Already use Charging Sounds? Keep its files and your audio. Turn off its five automations before enabling the spoken edition's five. You can keep both editions installed; enable only one route for each event to avoid duplicate announcements.

Unplug and reconnect the cable. Listen for one disconnect message and one connection message, unless the current Focus is excluded. Check locked-phone behavior and the battery milestones on your own device.

Charging SoundsOFF
Charging MessagesON

Both installed.
One active route per event.

ILLUSTRATED EDITION SWITCH

02 / MAKE IT YOURS

Say what you want.

Edit one helper. Every charging trigger uses those settings.

Change the message text.

Open Speak Charging Message → Edit. Near the top, find the Dictionary below the “TYPE YOUR MESSAGES” comment. Tap a sentence on the value side to change it. Keep the six keys exactly as they are.

Type anything you want spoken. Include {battery} wherever you want the actual battery percentage, or leave it out for a fixed phrase.

For example, Power connected. I'm at {battery} percent. becomes “Power connected. I'm at 67 percent.” when your battery is 67%. Close the editor to save, then run Test Charging Messages to hear it.

ILLUSTRATED MESSAGE EDITOR
Dictionary 6 messages
Low batteryTime for a recharge.
ConnectedPower connected. I'm at {battery} percent.
50 percentHalfway there.
80 percentReady when you are.
Fully chargedAll charged up.
DisconnectedLet's go.

Keep these keys. Edit these words.

Choose the speaking voice.

In the same helper, scroll near the bottom to the final Speak Text action. Tap its disclosure arrow to expand the options. Choose Language first, then Voice. Pick an available voice and adjust Rate and Pitch to taste. The download starts with English (United States), Siri Voice 4 where available. Keep Wait Until Finished on.

The voice is chosen in this action. Changing Siri's voice in Settings does not guarantee that Speak Text follows it. Available voices vary by device, language and downloaded speech assets; the latest conversational Siri voice may not appear.

If you need more voices, check Settings → Accessibility → Read & Speak → Voices (called Spoken Content on some versions). Download the voice there, then return to the shortcut. Use the list actually available in Speak Text. Apple’s speech settings guide ↗

Speak Text ▾
Wait Until FinishedON
Rate
Pitch
LanguageChoose your language
VoiceChoose an available voice ↗

One shared voice for all five triggers.

ILLUSTRATED SPEECH CONTROLS

03 / KEEP YOUR QUIET

Skip selected Focus modes.

The List below the message Dictionary excludes Sleep and Do Not Disturb initially. Add or remove entries using the exact Focus names shown on your phone. Matching ignores capitalization. An empty list allows every Focus.

Every announcement uses this check. Exclusions skip new messages; they don't stop speech already playing or mute Apple's charging chime.

THE USEFUL DETAILS

A little more help.

Which message plays when?
EventMessage key
Plug in below 20%Low battery
Plug in at 20% or aboveConnected
Reach 50%, connected50 percent
Reach 80%, connected80 percent
Reach 100%, connectedFully charged
UnplugDisconnected

The battery selects the message. Nothing is randomized. Plugging in at 80% does not replay earlier milestones. The three milestone automations listen for their own battery events and require power to be connected.

If the triggers aren't listed

On iOS versions with a separate Automation tab, create five personal automations manually: Charger → Is Connected; Charger → Is Disconnected; and Battery Level → Equals 50%, 80%, and 100%. In each automation add Run Shortcut and choose its matching Spoken Charging shortcut. Select Run Immediately. The shortcut already contains the battery/Focus logic; do not add a second active automation if an imported one exists.

If nothing is spoken

Run Test Charging Messages first. Check media volume, the selected speech voice, audio output and Focus list. Connect power before manually testing milestones. Check all five automation switches and helper permissions. With iPhone Mirroring, speech may come from the Mac. Keep the helper's name unchanged.

Requirements and test status

This is an early release built with iOS 27 Shortcuts and installed on an iPhone Duo. Seven signed files and their five trigger definitions were checked; fourteen native routing/text/Focus fixture cases passed. All five production routes completed manual phone calls after helper permission. The owner confirmed hearing the connection preview.

Real Sleep and Do Not Disturb manual runs completed, but listening confirmation is pending. Actual 50/80/100 crossings, physical charger triggers for this edition, standalone locked playback, MagSafe and a complete clean-phone installation remain unverified. Manual runs do not prove natural event delivery. Test these on your device before relying on it.

Can I keep both editions?

Yes. Charging Sounds uses recordings or sound effects; Charging Messages uses typed text and Apple Speak Text. Their shortcut names and folders are separate. Keep both installed and switch their five automations off/on as needed. Enable one route per event. Your original audio library is unaffected by the spoken edition.

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