Quick Menu v4.2.1
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vv4.2.1
Quick Menu v4.2.1 is a tiny bug fix that is only really an issue when QM gets factory reset or if you are a first time user. If you aren't factory resetting everyday or something, don't worry about this update.
Description
## **Quick Menu: A Dynamic Action Button**
Built entirely in Apple Shortcuts. No external helper shortcuts required.
Quick Menu is a lightweight utility menu activated via Action Button or Back Tap. Most shortcuts use popups for extra information. Quick Menu does things differently by using Dynamic Toolbars at the top of menus to display information unobtrusively.
**Quick Menu has many features; some examples of features would be:**
• Landscape Menu
• Weather Forecast
• Many System controls (e.g Brightness, Orientation Lock, Focuses)
• Where Am I?
• Updater (Fetches infomation from GitHub and compares infomation)
• Media Panel (Contains Playback controls, Spotify Launcher, AirPlay and Volume slider)
• [**Plug n Play**](https://routinehub.co/shortcut/25026/ ) support
• And **50+** more features, neatly in their own menus!

(**Left:** ASCII Magic 8 Ball | **Middle:** Quick Menu home page | **Right:** Controls submenu)
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### Your Action Button, Your Quick Menu
Quick Menu is designed to be _your_ Action Button, not just _my_ Action Button, so I designed it with you in mind. It looks good in any environment, as proven in the images below, and there are multiple things you can customise, such as the fifth slot, or whether you want Spotify or Apple Music in the Media menu.

(Note: All wallpaper photos shown above were taken by me! If you want them, they will be available on my GitHub soon.)
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### Landscape Menu

(**Top**: Quick Menu Landscape Launch menu, with _**GTA Vice City**_ running in the background)
(**Bottom**: Quick Menu Landscape Media menu, with _**Angry Birds Rio**_ Beach Volley running in the background)
Quick Menu v4 features a Landscape menu, designed for Gaming.
The menu features:
• Network check on launch
No scrolling required
Button to go straight back to Portrait QM
If you do not find QM Landscape to be of any use to you, you can disable it in QM Configs under “LandscapeMenu”.
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### Dynamic Toolbars; How do they work?
Instead of popups in QM, Dynamic Toolbars are used, down below are some examples:

(**Above:** Dynamic Toolbar for Launch Screen, annotated)

(**Above:** Dynamic Toolbar for Control submenu, annotated)
#### Why are they used?
So have you ever used a shortcut, its a really cool shortcut lets say, and you are really hyped about using it, but then you are flooded with tons of popups, like you are trying to browse the web on Internet Explorer 2.1? Yeah, it sucks and blocks your flow. Dynamic Toolbars solve that issue by putting non-essential information up at the top of the screen, where you can glance at any time.
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### Day-to-day usage
Quick Menu has been designed in a way that it can be used one-handed or when you don't want to think at 2am, with features such as easy-to-read menus with emojis, sliders and toggles. With all these QoL features you would expect it to feel heavy, right? Not at all, Quick Menu has a launchtime of only 200-300ms (1000ms = 1 second) and feels fluid throughout, even with heavier features in Launchpad, but this keeps the core experience instant and fulfilling for any toggles or media.
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### System & Controls
Quick Menu includes a configuration system that lets you customise how QM behaves. For example, if Apple Music is your default instead of Spotify, you can change the media setting in Settings > QM Configs so media actions open Apple Music instead. You can also switch interaction styles — such as enabling Numpads instead of sliders, letting you enter precise values instead of dragging.

(**Left:** QM Configs Menu | **Middle:** QM Configs Viewer | **Right:** Updater: Update Available)
Quick Menu also features one of the most advanced Updaters in a shortcut; It has the ability to roll back, tell you if you are up to date, or tell you there is a update available, and from there you can even view the newest changelog, inside Quick Menu itself! Everything runs natively inside QM using a simple JSON-based system, with no external helper shortcuts required. Updater also respects your privacy, only running when prompted with the Updater button.
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### **Compatability**
• iOS 26 Recommended (Cannot run on iOS 16)
• iPhone Xs or newer (Back Tap)
• iPhone 15 Pro recommended (Action Button)
• iCloud Drive activated
• Not going to run (as intended) on macOS
If you want Quick Menu on **any** iPhone capable of Back Tap (Or _really_ hate permissions), try **v1.5.1**: [Quick Menu v1.5.1](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/abba695861644bc5b03b0f4c5ab927c3 )
**Quick Menu v1.5.1 requires:**
• iPhone 8 (Back Tap)
• iOS 14.5+
There is a full README, all versions older than v2.1.0 and Changelogs on GitHub
**GitHub Link:** [https://github.com/LewisRB26/Quick-Menu](https://github.com/LewisRB26/Quick-Menu)
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