The New Dual Shortcuts Widget Could Use Some Work »
August 28
Federico Viticci shared his hot take on the new dual widget for Shortcuts – and I added my thoughts in the comments.
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Name This Pet Is the Best Feature of iOS 17 »
August 22
Jeremy Burge highlights an excellent features of iOS 17 – improved Pet detection in the People album. My cat approves.
Tesla app adds Shortcuts support for vehicle controls »
August 22
The Tesla app has updated with a set of actions for Shortcuts to control your vehicle – check out the full list, and my suggestions for improvement.
How to Pin Links in Apple Messages »
August 16
I’m linking Gruber who’s linking AppleInsider about pinned links in Apple’s Messages app – here’s how it works, and why it’s a bit odd right now.
Guest spot — Clockwise: I Can See All the Electrons in the Universe!
August 16
I had the pleasure of being a guest on Clockwise with Dan Moren & Mikah Sargent, plus fellow guest Kathy Campell. And yes, I talk about Shortcuts.
How to transfer data from Google Maps to Apple Maps »
August 15
If you’re looking to move from Google Maps to Apple Maps, this shortcut makes it easy to process your locations one-by-one.
App Shortcuts Work on HomePod in iOS 17 »
August 15
New in iOS 17 – HomePod gets proper support for App Shortcuts, letting you access a wide range of Siri actions with your voice-only.
Apple Watch Apps Can Provide App Shortcuts in watchOS 10 »
August 15
New in watchOS 10 – Apple Watch apps get App Shortcuts support and with it bring a wide range of Siri actions to your wrist.
Automating with Shortcuts and macOS Folder Actions »
August 14
Jason Snell shared a classic automation post covering how to use long-living Mac feature combined with the latest Shortcuts features.
Interactive Widgets Are Built Using App Intents: What That Means For Shortcuts »
August 1
Speaking on The Talk Show #382, Iconfactory developer Craig Hockenberry talks about the advantages for Shortcuts that will be realized off the work app developers put into interactive widgets.
Automators Talk Personal Automation Fun »
August 1
My pals Rosemary and Orchard are back with another episode of Automators on their favorite automations – listen on Relay FM.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue 98
July 31
In between betas, we saw a new action come to Shortcuts, interesting rumors related to the future of Siri, stories sharing helpful tips, and more to do with Threads by Instagram.
How to Get a Custom Alert When Your iPhone Reaches Full Charge »
July 31
MakeUseOF has put together a guide for using Shortcuts to set up Personal Automations that go off when your phone is fully charged.
How to put two shortcuts in one small widget »
July 31
The folks at Cult of Mac have shared a how-to guide for setting up the new Dual widget available in iOS 17.
iPhone 15 Pro Action Button Option for Shortcuts Potentially Revealed in iOS 17 Code »
July 31
Code has been found suggesting the Action button is coming to the next iPhone – here’s why I think the Shortcuts support needs to be improved.
How to change back to the old Twitter app icon on iOS »
July 31
With Twitter being rebranded to X, users are looking for ways to avoid the change and get the old icon back – using Add to Home Screen in Shortcuts.
Instapaper Adds App Shortcuts and New Actions
July 31
Instapaper has updated their Shortcuts support with new App Shortcuts based off the latest App Intents APIs – here’s why I’m glad about their particular implementation (and I give suggestions for improvement).
Apple Tests ‘Apple GPT,’ Develops Generative AI Tools to Catch OpenAI »
July 20
According to Bloomberg, Apple is testing their own generative AI tool called “Ajax” internally – here’s why I think it needs to take advantage of Shortcuts.
AirPods Can Authenticate You For Siri Requests Thanks To This Accessibility Advocate »
July 20
If you’re always running into “You’ll need to unlock your iPhone first” with Siri, you’ll want to use AirPods starting in iOS 17 – here’s how this new accessibility feature benefits everyone.
Test This iOS 17 Soundboard App With Interactive Widgets »
July 20
Interactive widgets are coming to iOS 17 and this developer has teased Klang, a new soundboard app, now available in TestFlight.