What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #078
September 11
Welcome to Issue 78 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — did you order an iPhone too? After this week’s keynote, I opted for a black
iPhone pre-orders: Apple Store shortcuts to help get your order in
September 8
Ordering online or in the app? These shortcuts will help you place your preorder on-time and check on your delivery as it ships.
You can set the new Action button on Apple Watch Ultra to anything in Shortcuts
September 7
The new Apple Watch Ultra features a dedicated Action button — and it can be customized with any shortcut.
Automating the Apple keynote: 5 shortcuts to use on any event day
September 7
Time for the Apple Event with these shortcuts for tuning in, setting up, and tweeting out your hot takes.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #077
September 4
Welcome to Issue 77 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — we’re just a few days away from the iPhone event and likely only a few
16 ways to use Personal Hotspot with Shortcuts in iOS 16
September 3
I asked the Twitter community about Personal Hotspot — and made different Personal Automations for their responses.
How the Shortcuts widget makes the Home Screen much more powerful
August 31
From Shortcuts stacks to entire screens of App Suggestions — here’s how to make your Home Screen smarter.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #076
August 28
Welcome to Issue 76 of “What’s New in Shortcuts!” I took last week off after moving into a new apartment all week took longer than
Shortcuts for Mac: Scripting your desktop with Apple’s Mac-only actions
August 28
Shortcuts for Mac includes Scripting actions for Apps, Windows, and the Script Editor — here’s how to take advantage of these Mac-only actions.
Upgrade #421: Summer of Automation
August 26
I had a guest appearance on the Upgrade podcast from Relay.FM, joining Federico Viticci and Rosemary Orchard to discuss Shortcuts with host Jason Snell.
iOS 16’s sleeper hit? Focus Filters might change how you use Apple devices forever
August 25
iOS 16’s Focus Filters add powerful contextual controls to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS — here’s how this feature will affect how people will use Apple devices.
Why the Menu Bar is the best way to get started with Shortcuts for Mac
August 20
Shortcuts for Mac lets you run shortcuts from the Menu Bar. Here’s how to set it up, optimize your shortcuts, and add advanced interactivity for your macOS experience.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #075
August 14
Welcome to Issue 75 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — we’re probably a month or so away from iOS 16 and the App Shortcuts scene
The best ways to get started with Shortcuts on iPad
August 14
With such a large hand-held touchscreen, iPad is perfect for Shortcuts. Here are four ways to take advantage of the platform in your automations.
Why everyone should be using Share Sheet shortcuts
August 10
Running Shortcuts from the Share Sheet is one of the most powerful ways users can automate their workflows — here’s how to best take advantage of everything the feature offers.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #074
August 7
Welcome to Issue 74 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — this week I shared my Pro Apps Shortcuts Wishlist, how to best use Shortcuts on
12 ways to get the most out of Shortcuts for iPhone
August 7
Shortcuts for iPhone is always with you, fits in your pocket, & utilizes the iPhone’s special features — here’s how to best use it.
Shortcuts Live with special guest Rosemary Orchard
August 5
Join me and special guest Rosemary Orchard on Friday, August 12th at 11am PST to talk everything Shortcuts, especially her recently-updated book Take Control of Shortcuts.
Five apps Apple could automate to win over pro users
August 4
Apple’s pro apps don’t have enough Shortcuts support — here are suggestions for actions to add for each of them.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #073
July 31
Welcome to Issue 73 of “What’s New in Shortcuts”! This week we saw the second Public Beta of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS — which meant