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Your Duo, counted

Count while the app is open

That’s Duo Fold Count’s main job. No Shortcuts are needed for manual logging or hinge counting while the app is open. For anyone who wants more, two optional Shortcuts are a bonus: they log folds when the app isn’t open.

Add optional background logging Automatic-run settings
No Shortcuts neededFor in-app and manual counting
Optional background bonusTwo automations when the app isn’t open
Runs silentlyUses Log Duo Opened and Log Duo Closed

This setup is optional. iOS requires you to create and enable personal automations in Shortcuts; Duo Fold Count can’t silently install them for you. Set them up once if you want this extra, or simply use the app without them.

1. Set up “Duo opened”

For optional background logging, create the Opened automation in Shortcuts with this action sequence. Use Log Duo Opened — not Open App.

  1. Start in Shortcuts. Tap +, then tap Edit to begin a new shortcut.
  2. Choose the trigger. Search for and select the Automation category. Under Display, choose Opened or Closed, then select Opened.
  3. Choose the app. Select Duo Fold Count.
  4. Add the logging action. Add Log Duo Opened.
  5. Name it. Open the shortcut name menu, choose Rename, and enter Duo opened.
  6. Save. Finish editing and save the shortcut.
Show the 12 Opened walkthrough screenshots
Shortcuts library with the new-shortcut plus button visible
1. Open Shortcuts and start a new shortcut.
New shortcut editor with Edit highlighted
2. Tap Edit in the shortcut editor.
Automation category highlighted in the action browser
3. Choose the Automation category.
Opened or Closed trigger under the Display section
4. Under Display, choose Opened or Closed.
Opened selected as the trigger
5. Select Opened.
Duo Fold Count highlighted in the app list
6. Select Duo Fold Count.
Log Duo Opened action highlighted
7. Add Log Duo Opened.
Shortcut name menu opened above the Log Duo Opened action
8. Open the shortcut name menu.
Rename command highlighted in the shortcut menu
9. Choose Rename.
Shortcut name field set to Duo opened
10. Enter the name Duo opened.
Opened shortcut shown with its trigger and Log Duo Opened action
11. Finish editing and save.
Duo opened shortcut tile in the Shortcuts library
12. Confirm Duo opened appears in your library.

2. Repeat for “Duo closed”

Create one more shortcut using the same process, but select the Closed trigger, choose Duo Fold Count, add Log Duo Closed, rename it Duo closed, and save.

In short: Closed trigger → Duo Fold Count → Log Duo Closed → rename Duo closed → save.

You can use the Closed screenshots below as a quick reference; the full step-by-step walkthrough above is for Opened.

After setup, leave the tiles alone. Both matching automations run their Log Duo actions silently on their triggers, without opening the app. A manual tile tap only runs it once; it doesn’t enable ongoing counting.

Show the two Closed reference screenshots
Closed selected in the Opened or Closed trigger
Closed trigger. Select Closed for the second shortcut.
Log Duo Closed action added to the Closed trigger
Closed action. Add Log Duo Closed.
Shortcuts library showing Duo opened and Log Duo Closed tiles
Example Shortcuts library view with Duo opened and Log Duo Closed visible.

Let Shortcuts run automatically

Use these settings if iOS asks how the automation should run or if you want it to work while the Duo is locked.

Choose automatic run behavior

If Shortcuts offers a run-behavior choice, choose Run Immediately rather than Ask Each Time. Once both shortcuts are saved with the matching triggers, their actions run automatically and quietly when those triggers occur.

Allow it while locked

Shortcuts → open the saved shortcut → Edit → Info (ⓘ) → Privacy → Allow Running When Locked

Turn on Allow Running When Locked for the shortcut. Apple notes that an automation can run without user interaction and will not notify you when triggered; some actions may also have their own automatic-run setting.

Read Apple’s Shortcuts instructions.