Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Ridesharing shortcuts

Asks you to enter a destination and the number of people, then requests a ride using your app of choice.

Asks you to enter a pickup location, then goes through a ride request flow.

Gets a ride to your home address, asking for the total number of passengers before requesting.

Requests a single-person ride to your work address.

Asks you to pick from upcoming events from your calendar, gets the location, asks for total passengers, and requests a ride to your destination.

Opens the Amazon app to the Cart tab so you can what you’ve added so far, check the subtotal, and find items saved for later.

Asks you to enter a search query, formats it for an Amazon URL, and opens the search results in the Kindle library (including non-Comics results).

Opens the Camera preview to let you take 3 photos, then sitches them into an animated GIF.