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.
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.
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.
Using App Intents, enable people to find app content that matches their surroundings or objects onscreen with visual intelligence.
Use visual intelligence to quickly learn more about what’s in front of you, whether in your physical surroundings or on your iPhone screen.
Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman stopped by TBPN to discuss Apple Intelligence, Siri updates, and the iPhone 17.
Stephen Robles appeared on the Vergecast for a Shortcuts Showdown Debate with David Pierce – I linked to the various chapters for their discussion.
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).
My former Workflow teammates have sold Sky to Open AI – an exciting new step for the ChatGPT app.
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.
Developers around the world are able to bring even more intelligent experiences into their apps by tapping into Apple’s Foundation Models framework.
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.
Apple has released their annual updates, highlighting Visual Intelligence and Intelligent Shortcuts (among other features).
Apple has added Emoji Game to their suite of Apple News+ games – soon to be available in the new Games app.
Apple Newsroom has shared developer updates out of WWDC, including support for Visual Intelligence in App Intents.
Welp – Apple has told John Gruber of Daring Fireball that Apple Intelligence is officially delayed.
Apple has refreshed the Mac Studio, their powerhouse desktop computer.
Apple has refreshed the MacBook Air, their linnest and lightest laptop.
Stephen Robles has a preview of what’s new in iOS 18.4 – including the new Open Conversation action in Shortcuts.
Apple’s App Store Editors have shared their list of developers “who delivered the highest levels of user experience, design, and innovation.”