u/epicrivas

I'm watching ALDS Game 5 on HBO Max, and the volume difference between the game and commercials is ridiculous. Every commercial is drastically louder than the actual broadcast.

I have the Premium ad free plan, and I completely understand commercials during live sports. That's not my issue. It's the absurd volume increase every time an ad comes on.

I'm in California, and I thought there were laws against this by now. If this is widespread, I wonder if there's grounds for a class action lawsuit.

Anyone else experiencing this?

I’m trying to figure out whether this is an iOS 27 beta bug or if there is something wrong with my Shortcuts / Focus configuration.

My setup used to work reliably on iOS 26, but since updating to the iOS 27 beta, the automations are no longer triggering consistently.

Here is the flow I’m trying to run:

When I start an Apple Watch workout, my phone should turn on Fitness Focus. I also have the built-in Focus setting enabled that automatically turns on Fitness Focus when a workout starts.

Once Fitness Focus turns on, a separate Shortcut should run that changes my device appearance to Dark Mode. My Home Screen and Lock Screen layouts then change through the Focus settings themselves, separate from Shortcuts.

Previously, for the workout ending flow, I had it set up more simply:

When an Apple Watch workout ended, that automation would only turn Fitness Focus off.

Then I had a separate automation listening for when Fitness Focus was turned off. That second automation would run the full set of checks/actions:

It would check whether it was daytime and, if so, set the device appearance back to Light Mode.

It would check whether I was within 0.5 miles of home, since I use my apartment gym. If I was close to home, it would turn on Home Focus until I leave.

It would also check whether I was connected to the apartment gym’s guest Wi-Fi and then turn Wi-Fi off / disconnect from it.

The main issue seems to be the triggering itself. The actions are straightforward, and the whole setup worked before. On iOS 27 beta, the automation chain is just unreliable. Sometimes the Focus change does not trigger the next Shortcut, and sometimes the workout start/end automations do not seem to fire correctly.

I already submitted feedback to Apple, but I wanted to ask here:

Is anyone else seeing unreliable Shortcut automations with Apple Watch workouts, Fitness Focus, or Focus status triggers on iOS 27 beta?

Does this look like a configuration issue, or is this likely just a beta bug I have to live with for now?

Turn on Focus Mode When a Workout is Started

When Workout is Ended

When Focus Mode is Turned Off