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Welcome to the Push2Run set up page for using an Apple iPhone/iPad and
Pushover.
Of note, Push2Run is not released nor supported by Apple or Pushover.
This page explains how to setup Push2Run and control your Windows computer using an
Apple iPhone/iPad
and Pushover.
The example below shows you how to open the Windows calculator on your PC or laptop.
What you will need, a:
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1. Apple iPhone/iPad with Siri enabled
2. Windows computer
3. (free or paid) account with
Pushover
4. (free) copy of Push2Run
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What to do:
Now comes the part that's kind of like Mousetrap, here is how it all fits together ...
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Go to the Pushover
website and sign on to your account (if you don't have one
you'll need to create one)
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Take note of 'Your User Key' (top right of the window) you will
need it for step x below
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Scroll down to where it says 'Your Devices' and click on where
it says 'Add Phone, Tablet, or Desktop'
Select 'Pushover
for Desktop'
Enter a device name, for example:
Push2Run_YourComputerName
click 'Register Web Browser' |
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Scroll down to where it says 'Your Applications' and click on
where it says 'Create and Application/API Token'
Enter a
name for your application, for example 'Apple iPad'
accept the Terms of Service (if they are acceptable to you)
click 'Create Application'
Take note of the API
Token/Key you will need it for step x below
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Install and run Push2Run on your PC or Laptop
When
Push2Run is first run you should be prompted to setup up
Dropbox, Pushbullet, Pushover, or MQTT; these instructions
explain how to setup Pushover. |
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On the Push2Run - Options window, in the Pushover settings:
- check 'Enable Pushover'
- enter your Pushover user id (the email id you use to sign onto
Pushover)
- set the Pushover device name to the device name you used in
Step 4 above
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- click the 'Authenticate' button, and enter your
Pushover password
(your Pushover password is not stored by Push2Run but is passed
to Pushover to authenticate
your use of Pushover by Push2Run),
- click OK in the window which confirms that the Authentication is ok,
- click OK to close the Options window
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Sign on to your Apple iPhone/iPad |
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Open the Apple Shortcuts application; one way to do this is to
say "Hey Siri, open shortcuts" |
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A screen should appear, tap on the "+" beside the
'Select' at the top of the screen |
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While perhaps not obvious, the screen will be waiting for you
to enter a name for your shortcut, enter "Tell my computer to"
(without the quotes) for the name of the shortcut |
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In search box, search for and add "Dictate Text"
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In the search box search for and
add "Get contents of url" |
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For the url of the Get contents of, use:
https://api.pushover.com/1/messages.json
For the Method
select 'POST' from the drop down menu
Leave the section
under Headers unchanged.
Under
Request Body add:
token type in
your API Token/Key from Step 4 above user
type in your User Key from Step 2 above
device
type in your device name from Step 3 above message select
Dictated text
Notes:
A. Do not
include quotes around any of the information you type in above
B. Dictated text is a 'Magic Variable' in
the Apple Shortcuts app - do not type Dictated text, rather select
it in the Apple shortcuts app.
C. the words
token, user, device and message should not be capitalized
Your
settings should look like this:
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Tap on 'Done' |
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(optional) Press and hold on the shortcut, a window
should open, press "Details", and then press the option 'Add to
Home Screen" |
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Give it a try by saying
"Hey Siri tell my computer to"
pause
speaking until you hear Siri say "What's the text"
say "open the calculator"
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Final notes:
I know of no easy way to copy your Pushover
token or user key from your PC to your iPhone/iPad. I manually typed
mine in. However, I suspect you could sign on the Pushover
website from a browser on your iPhone/iPad and do a copy and paste
from there.
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