Shortcut to disable phone for the night

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Hi everyone,

I’d like to create a shortcut that triggers when I hold my phone near a NFC tag before to bed. The idea is to disable apps like Instagram, YouTube, etc., and keep them blocked until I scan the same NFC tag again in the morning.

I’m not very experienced with automations or Shortcuts, so my questions are:

•	Is this even possible on iOS?

•	Has anyone already made something like this (maybe without using NFC)?

•	Or does anyone have an idea how such a shortcut could be set up?

Posted Jan 31, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC

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