Apple is Hiring a Home Screen UI Engineer »
November 21
Apple’s job listing for the role of Home Screen UI Engineer provides an interesting look at how they view the experience – and where it might be going.
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How to Fix Images From Your Blog Not Showing Up in Posts on X (Twitter) »
November 20
If you are posting from your blog on sites like X and your header images aren’t showing up, append a random query parameter so the URL is different.
Ulysses adds Find Sheet, Find Group actions for Shortcuts; Substack support »
November 20
Ulysses has expanded their App Intents support in version 39 with Find, Import File, and Search actions – plus support for Spotlight on Mac.
FYI: Reset Your Standing Desk By Lowering It All The Way Down »
November 20
If your standing desk isn’t working and only goes down, it might need to be reset – you can do so by lowering it to the furthest position.
Apple Intelligence Shortcuts for Real Life »
November 18
Stephen Robles has 17 new real-life use cases for putting the Use Model action for Apple Intelligence to work in Shortcuts.
Dictate To Poke with the Action Button on Apple Watch Ultra »
November 17
Eli Kia shared his shortcut for the Poke assistant from Interaction – a simple Dictate Text + Send Message shortcut designed for the Action Button on his watch.
Ideally, Apple Intelligence Could Query Your Personal Context »
November 5
Jason Snell and Myke Hurley discussed the theoretical possibility that Apple Intelligence could query the data on your phone – but that idea is very much real in the form of Entity Queries in App Intents.
Marvel 3D Movies on Apple Vision Pro “Look Better Than Anyone Has Ever Seen Them Before” »
November 5
Fantastic Four has been updated for 3D on Apple Vision Pro, which reminded me of a now-deleted thread where a Marvel VFX supervisor shared details on the format.
How to integrate your app with Visual Intelligence »
November 5
Using App Intents, enable people to find app content that matches their surroundings or objects onscreen with visual intelligence.
How to use Visual Intelligence on iPhone »
November 5
Use visual intelligence to quickly learn more about what’s in front of you, whether in your physical surroundings or on your iPhone screen.
Mark Gurman on TBPN: How Siri Will Be Powered By Google’s Gemini »
November 3
Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman stopped by TBPN to discuss Apple Intelligence, Siri updates, and the iPhone 17.
Shortcuts Showdown on The Vergecast »
October 29
Stephen Robles appeared on the Vergecast for a Shortcuts Showdown Debate with David Pierce – I linked to the various chapters for their discussion.
Creative Neglect: What About the Apps in Apple? »
October 23
Joe Rosensteel writes at Six Colors on his concerns for Apple’s apps – how Clips, Pixelmator, and Final Cut Pro are growing worries (and I would add Shortcuts in too).
OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated, maker of Sky
October 23
My former Workflow teammates have sold Sky to Open AI – an exciting new step for the ChatGPT app.
Jason Snell: Shortcuts Is Not Really That Friendly
October 21
When discussing a demo of Misty Studio on the M5 MacBook Pro, Jason Snell compared it to Shortcuts as similarly friendly-but-unfriendly tool – a fair criticism.
Apple’s Foundation Models Framework Unlocks New App Experiences Powered by Apple Intelligence »
September 29
Developers around the world are able to bring even more intelligent experiences into their apps by tapping into Apple’s Foundation Models framework.
What’s New in Shortcuts for iOS 26 »
September 16
Apple has shared their release notes for Shortcuts across the iOS 26 platforms – including new & updated actions, updates to the Shortcuts Editor, plus Mac improvements like Spotlight, Automations, and Control Center.
New Apple Intelligence Features Are Available Today »
September 15
Apple has released their annual updates, highlighting Visual Intelligence and Intelligent Shortcuts (among other features).
Apple News+ introduces Emoji Game 🍎📰➕ 😀🧩
July 17
Apple has added Emoji Game to their suite of Apple News+ games – soon to be available in the new Games app.
Apple Supercharges Its Tools and Technologies for Developers to Foster Creativity, Innovation, and Design »
June 9
Apple Newsroom has shared developer updates out of WWDC, including support for Visual Intelligence in App Intents.