On Thursday, April 4th, I hosted an episode of Shortcuts Live with special guest Stephen Robles to discuss how the iOS 17.4 update makes Action button shortcuts more dynamic, Stephen’s latest videos, and what’s coming at WWDC.
Throughout the discussion, we also covered special techniques for If statements, potential improvements to the Podcasts actions, and future ChatGPT integrations, as well as filed “verbal Feedback” on issues we want to report to Apple.Here’s a detailed breakdown of what we covered:
- 00:00 – Waiting lobby
- 01:40 – Welcome to Shortcuts Live
- 02:05 – Introducing Special Guest Stephen Robles
- 03:10 – Exploring Our Approaches To Shortcuts
- 03:53 – Stephen’s Filming Setup Shortcut
- 06:23 – Feedback: Shortcut Duplicates
- 07:13 – Stephen’s Done Filming Shortcut
- 08:28 – Comments and Riverside
- 09:34 – Stephen’s Action Button Shortcut
- 11:42 – Matthew’s Action Button Shortcut
- 13:27 – Feedback: Switch Statements
- 14:16 – If Statements and Coercing Variables
- 16:59 – Rest of Matthew’s Shortcut
- 19:39 – Stephen’s Low Volume Automation
- 21:22 – Tweaking Shortcuts for If Booleans
- 24:48 – Find Actions Broken For Third Parties
- 26:02 – Toggle Home Accessory Action For Shortcuts
- 31:22 – Feedback: Shortcuts Actions Hidden From List
- 32:07 – Find Mail Action Added, Now Missing
- 35:31 – Unpacking iOS 17.4’s New Orientation and Activity Actions
- 37:02 – Freezing Issues; Skip Ahead
- 37:44 – Get Orientation and Super Mute
- 38:48 – Freezing Issues; Skip Ahead
- 39:14 – Set Silent Mode
- 39:44 – Landscape for Camera
- 41:36 – Freezing Issues; Skip Ahead
- 42:54 – Get Orientation; If Text Contains
- 45:14 – Call App Shortcuts By Name
- 45:26 – Blackmagic Camera App Shortcuts
- 46:50 – Experimenting with Orientation-Based Camera Shortcuts
- 47:21 – Testing Stephen’s Orientation Shortcut
- 47:37 – Stop Shortcut To Optimize Action Button Flow
- 49:17 – Exploring Podcast Playback Shortcuts
- 54:23 – Innovative Uses of Physical Activity Shortcuts
- 56:41 – Deep Dive into Podcast Episode Details and Workouts
- 1:11:21 – Apple Podcasts OPML
- 1:17:47 – Exploring AI Actions and the Potential of ChatGPT in Shortcuts
- 1:24:54 – Reflecting On Programming and Potential of Shortcuts
- 1:32:16 – Thank You and Goodbye
