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
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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
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
Appearance – Clockwise #353: “Shortcuts Concierge”
July 7
I had the pleasure of being a guest on episode 353 of the Clockwise podcast from Relay FM, joining Brianna Wu, Jason Snell, and Dan
What is Spatial Audio, Why Does it Matter, and What’s Apple’s Plan?
June 30
Em Lazer-Walker, Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, on what she’s calling the “audio version of ARKit” in iOS 14: They talked about this largely in context
Apple execs talk updates on The Talk Show, WVFRM with MKBHD
June 25
John Gruber and MKBHD interviewed Apple executives just after WWDC – make sure to watch/listen.
14 Accessibility shortcuts for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 21
On episode 30 of Smart Tech Today, I spent about 10 minutes describing a series of shortcuts I put together that take advantage of the
Apple News has a notification spam problem
April 22
What happens with an Apple News account’s notifications when left on its own? Way, way too much – Apple News has a spam problem.
The MacStories Review of iOS 12 (and Shortcuts)
September 17
Don’t miss Federico’s coverage of iOS and the Shortcuts app – his is the story to read to stay up-to-date on what’s new & improved.
Sharing about Shortcuts: in audio and video form
September 14
With the imminent release of the Shortcuts app for iOS, I’ve been hard at work creating new ways to share with everyone. After Workflow was
Shortcuts & Siri: I’m excited to see more
June 26
Sharing some initial thoughts on Shortcuts, Siri, and what it means for Apple’s future. Also, you should start using Workflow now.