Siri and Shortcuts Automation for Trips

Hands on the wheel. Odo handles the rest.

Say “Start a trip in Odo”, or set things up once so trips start the moment CarPlay or your car’s Bluetooth connects. No tapping, no remembering.

Why it matters

The best recording is the one you never have to think about. Automations remove the step most people forget, and voice commands keep your hands where they should be while driving.

Just ask Siri.

Odo’s commands run without opening the app, so they work hands-free and inside automations. Starting a trip brings up the Live Activity straight away.

  • Start, pause, resume and stop a trip
  • Start or resume: picks up a paused trip, or starts a new one
  • Set speed limit: “Set speed limit to 50 in Odo”
  • Siri commands are in English

Automations that fire on their own.

Odo’s actions plug into the Shortcuts app, and an in-app guide walks you through the most useful triggers step by step. Two ready-made shortcuts install in one tap.

  • When CarPlay connects or disconnects
  • When your car’s Bluetooth connects
  • When Driving Focus turns on
  • With an NFC tag on your dashboard
  • With the Action Button on supported iPhones
  • Chain Odo with music, Focus and your navigation app in one shortcut

Or skip setup entirely.

Prefer no shortcuts at all? Turn on automatic detection and Odo starts trips from motion. Use both and whichever fires first wins.

  • Motion-based auto-start, auto-pause and auto-end
  • Shortcuts automations are the most battery-friendly option
  • Ignore Early Stops protects against flaky car connections ending a trip too soon

Questions about Siri and Shortcuts

What Siri voice commands does Odo support?

Trip controls (start, stop, pause, resume, start or resume), setting a speed limit and navigating to a place. Siri phrases are in English. Full answer

How do I auto-record trips when CarPlay connects?

Create a Shortcuts automation: trigger "CarPlay connects" → run Odo's "Start or Resume" action, and "CarPlay disconnects" → "Pause". Full answer

How do I auto-record trips with my car's Bluetooth?

Trigger "Start or Resume" when your iPhone connects to your car's Bluetooth, and "Pause" when it disconnects. Full answer

How do I use an NFC tag to start or stop a trip?

Stick an NFC tag on your dashboard, then create a Shortcuts automation: NFC trigger → Odo Start / Pause / Resume / Stop action. Full answer

Works well with

Trip tracking

Automatic trip detection, full trip stats, saved places, tags, photos and video.

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Lock Screen and widgets

Live Activities with 17 layouts, the Dynamic Island and Home Screen widgets.

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Apple CarPlay

Live speed, trip controls, saved places and engine data on your car’s screen.

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Download Odo.

For iPhone and iPad with iOS 18.6 or later, and Apple CarPlay.

Offers in-app purchases.