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How Birthday Shortcut Works: Setup, Privacy, and Reliability

September 8, 2025

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The Birthday Shortcut runs on your device and uses the Contacts data that already lives on your iPhone. No servers to trust, no third-party data sharing—just reliable automations.

Setup

Add birthdays to contacts, install the shortcut, and enable a daily automation. You can customize the message template and time of day.

Privacy

All processing happens on-device. The shortcut only reads birthdays and names to compose your messages. Nothing leaves your iPhone.

Reliability

Because it uses built-in iOS features, it is consistent and fast. If you keep your contacts updated, your wishes will go out on time.

Get started with the Birthday Shortcut today.

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