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iOS Auto Recording

Use iOS Shortcuts + screenshot recognition to quickly record after payments.

Video Tutorial​

How It Works​

  1. Create a Shortcut: Screenshot → BeeCount recognition
  2. Bind to "Back Tap" gesture
  3. Double-tap the back of your phone after payment
  4. The app runs silently in the background: screenshot → AI recognition → result delivered via a system notification — the app is no longer pulled to the foreground (since 3.2.3). You get two notifications: an "in progress" and a "final result" with the specific failure reason on errors.

The whole flow doesn't interrupt the payment page / current app — you can keep scrolling WeChat / Alipay. Tap the notification to jump back into BeeCount and review the just-recorded transaction.

Configuration Steps​

  1. Open BeeCount, go to "Me" → "Smart Billing" → "Shortcuts"
  2. Follow the guided steps on the page
  3. Tap "Add Shortcut" to auto-create
  4. Follow the prompts to bind to Back Tap

Option 2: Manual Setup​

1. Create Shortcut​

  1. Open the "Shortcuts" app, tap "+" in the top right to create a new shortcut
  2. Add "Take Screenshot" action
  3. Search and add "BeeCount - Screenshot Auto Recording" action
  4. Set the BeeCount screenshot parameter to the previous step's "Screenshot"
  5. Save the shortcut
  1. Go to "Settings" > "Accessibility" > "Touch" > "Back Tap"
  2. Select "Double Tap" or "Triple Tap"
  3. Select the shortcut you just created
  4. Done! Double-tap the back of your phone after payment to quickly record

✅ Recommended: After binding the shortcut to "Back Tap", double-tap the back of your phone after payment to auto-screenshot and recognize for recording, no manual screenshot needed.

How to Use​

  1. After completing payment, stay on the payment success page
  2. Double-tap the back of your phone (or manually run the shortcut)
  3. The system takes the screenshot + runs AI recognition in the background, then surfaces a notification with the result
  4. (Optional) tap the notification to jump back to BeeCount and review / adjust

✨ Improved in v3.2.3: the whole flow runs silently in the background — the app is no longer pulled to the foreground. Notifications are split into "in progress" / "final result", and failures show the specific reason (network / API quota / AI not configured, etc.) instead of always saying "AI not configured".

✨ Since v2.3.3: screenshots are automatically saved as transaction attachments, and a "Shortcut Screenshot" tag is added for easy filtering later.

Other Trigger Methods​

Besides Back Tap, you can also trigger via:

  • Say the shortcut name to Siri
  • Tap from Shortcuts Widget
  • Add to home screen as an icon

FAQ​

Back Tap not responding?

  1. Confirm your iPhone model supports it (iPhone 8 and later)
  2. Check if the shortcut is correctly bound
  3. Try adjusting tap force and position

Recognition not accurate?

  1. Ensure screenshot includes the complete payment amount
  2. Stay on payment success page long enough
  3. Can manually adjust in BeeCount

Screenshot fires on iOS 27 but nothing gets recorded?

iOS 27 tightened notification permissions: calls from unauthorized apps now fail outright (previously they failed silently).

  • App ≥ 3.4.0: handled — bookkeeping completes even without notification permission; you just won't see progress notifications. Enable notifications in Settings for the full experience.
  • App ≤ 3.2.5: the whole flow gets interrupted in this scenario — upgrade the App or grant notification permission.