New Member Benefit: App Discounts! 50% Off Annual Subscriptions
August 1
As part of my membership program, you can now get discounts on subscriptions to select partner App Store apps – sign up today.
Fill out my Membership Benefits Partner Interest Form
July 31
Hello folks! I am preparing new membership benefits from partner apps & services – from discounts to free passes – and looking for a set
New in the Shortcuts Library: DoorDash shortcuts
July 8
Get my shortcuts for the Doordash app, modeled after their App Shortcuts. use these to find restaurants or dishes, check your past orders, order groceries, or shop retail.
New Member Discount: Get MindNode For 30% Off The First Year
August 4
Markus from MindNode has offered 30% off the first year – and I helped build their Shortcuts integration. Get brainstorming today!
New Member Discount: Get Tasks For 50% Off The Lifetime Purchase
August 3
Developer Mustafa Yusuf has generously offered 50% off the lifetime subscription of Tasks, his kanban to-do list app – thanks Mustafa!
New Member Discount: Get Progress For 50% Off The First Year
August 3
My thanks to developer Stephen Hayes for offering 50% your first year of Progress – get tracking with Shortcuts!
New Member Discount: Get Paku Pro For 50% Off The First Year
August 2
Kyle Bashour from Paku has joined my Partner Apps program to offer a 50% off Paku Pro for the first year – that’s $6.99 savings.
New Member Discount: Get Plinky Pro For 50% Off The First Year
August 1
Developer Joe Fabisevich has offered 50% off the first year of Plinky for subscribers of my membership program.
You need to try this CarPlay customization trick that no one talks about »
August 1
Nate Pangaro from How-To Geek explains how to use Shortcuts automations for CarPlay to play a custom sound.
New Member Discount: Get Together Board For 50% Off The First Year
August 1
Developer Cory Bohon has offered 50% off the first year of Together Board, his shared pin board app – get your discount as part of my membership program.
This $0.33 NFC tag replaced my most annoying car habit »
July 31
Nate Pangaro from How-To Geek has a walk-through for how he’s using NFC tags to run shortcuts just by tapping his iPhone.
This Thursday: Siri AI Automators meetup in Portland
July 20
Join me in downtown Portland this Thursday, July 23, for another Siri AI Automators meetup about Siri, App Intents, Shortcuts, and practical automation.
WVFRM’s complete conversation about App Intents and the new Siri
July 10
The complete WVFRM conversation about App Intents, third-party developer support, and what the iOS 27 beta can and cannot show us about the new Siri.
New in the Shortcuts Library: Waveform podcast shortcuts
July 8
If you’re a fan of the Waveform podcast from MKBHD & team, check out these shortcuts for interacting with the show, the YouTube Playlist, the clips channel, and the main channel.
OpenAI introduces new GPT-Live voice models »
July 8
OpenAI has introduced a new-and-improved voice model called GPT-Live that sounds much more natural to interact with.
New in the Shortcuts Library: Notion Agents shortcuts
July 7
Get my new shortcuts for the Notion Agents app. Use these to activate Notion AI, plus start and stop meeting.
Meet the Notion Agents iOS app »
July 7
Notion has released their new Agents app which lets you chat directly with your data.
iOS 27: Open Shortcuts to Editor instead of Describe a Shortcut
July 6
New in iOS 27, there’s a setting for Shortcuts to default to the Editor instead of Describe a Shortcut.
Apple Adds Restore Setting for “Shortcuts On This Device That Aren’t Currently In Your Library”
July 6
For shortcuts stuck in sync, Apple has added a new Restore button that adds your shortcuts back to your library.
Entity Enhancements: Help Siri AI Better Understand Your Apps’ Content
July 5
With Siri AI, Apple has updated App Intents to better understand data from your apps – with IntentValueRepresentation, RelevantEntities, EntityCollection, and SyncableEntity.