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.
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Apple isn’t doing enough for new Shortcuts users — here’s how they can fix it
July 27
For such an important app, Apple needs to do a lot more to onboard first time Shortcuts users and get them familiar with the app and how to build in it
8 ways to get help from Apple Support using Shortcuts
July 9
Yours truly for iMore: Apple’s Support resources are incredibly helpful when you’re running into issues, need to repair a device, or for learning more about
How Apple Is Trying To Fix Siri With App Shortcuts
June 8
From my iMore column “How Apple Is Trying To Fix Siri With App Shortcuts”: With App Shortcuts, everyday folks will automatically have folders of trigger
Learn about App Shortcuts from Apple’s WWDC’22 developer sessions
June 8
At Apple’s worldwide developer conference during their State of the Union address1, Apple launched App Shortcuts and the AppIntents API, features designed for “zero setup”
How to use Apple’s new Accessibility Assistant shortcut to assess your needs (and 26 accessibility shortcuts)
May 21
Yours truly for iMore: On Tuesday, Apple previewed new accessibility features coming to their platforms this year, including new navigation, health, and communication tools alongside
Apple’s Shortcuts needs more first-party app support
May 18
Yours truly for iMore: From Apple’s side, bringing Shortcuts support to one of their actions forces cross-platform parity, highlights the features of the app and
Apple adds Shortcuts for Mac support to Pages, Numbers, Keynote
April 7
Today, Apple released updates to their iWork suite of apps that adds actions in Shortcuts for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on macOS, bringing powerful first-party
Apple posts Shortcuts changelog for iOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3
March 18
On Wednesday, Apple published an update in the Apple Support knowledge base detailing new features and issues fixed in Shortcuts in the latest iOS and
Automation for AirTags: what the U1 chip means (beyond finding lost devices)
May 10
Apple’s new AirTags are their cheapest standalone product, yet I think they’re one of the most interesting released in a while. And that’s because of
What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 31
April 21
Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 31 – sign up for the newsletter here. Hello folks, Yesterday, Apple announced a new iPad Pro,
“What’s New in Shortcuts?” Issue 28
March 31
Apple’s statement on last week’s outage, Jason Snell’s shortcuts, Scotty’s fancy Slack API technique, and my Overcast shortcut for members.
Walking through the Home app (with Joey Banks)
March 24
On Thursday March 25, I streamed with my designer friend Joey Banks and walked him through some of the oddities of the Home app, working
What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 14
December 14
View the original issue. This is the week! Once iOS 14.3 drops, millions of people will update their smartphones and suddenly be able to create
What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 10
November 16
Originally posted as ”What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 10” – sign up for the newsletter here. Welcome to Issue 10 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?” Hello