Portal’s Mac app helps users focus with immersive backgrounds and audio »
June 3
Portal for Mac lets users great immersive, focused environments – and it supports Shortcuts too!
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How to Use Custom File Names for Screenshots on an iPhone »
June 3
MakeUseOf has put together a guide on how to use the Take Screenshot action in Shortcuts to give your captures a custom filename.
If Apple wants its headset to win, it needs to reinvent the app »
June 3
David Pierce of The Verge takes a look at Apple’s approach to apps in lieu of a rumored headset – and how the ecosystem needs to change.
7 ways Apple is already a major player in AI »
June 3
From XDA’s story on how Apple uses artificial intelligence in its products already – how Siri Shortcuts and the Suggestions features learn from your habits.
Tasks to-do app gets major update with collaboration, more »
June 3
Developer Mustafa Yusuf has released a huge update to Tasks 3 – the folks at 9to5Mac have a write-up on everything that’s new.
How to Enable iPhone Orientation Lock for Specific Apps »
June 3
The folks at MacObserver have put together a guide for how to set up App automations that control Orientation Lock – check it out.
Track time in the Dynamic Island with Timery’s updated Shortcuts actions
June 2
@Timery on Mastodon: Timery 1.5.3 is available! This update has four new Shortcuts actions and several small improvements & fixes! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1425368544 What’s new in Shortcuts:
Use This Automation To Protect Your iPhone If Stolen While Unlocked
June 2
Diego Jimenez has put together a clever shortcut for securing your iPhone using the Lock Screen action that works as a Personal Automation when Airplane Mode is activated.
How to Automate Your Life With Apple’s Shortcuts App »
June 2
Lance Whitney from PCMag covers all the basics of Shortcuts to get you started, including creating shortcuts/automations, adding them to the widget/Share Sheet/Apple Watch, and finding new shortcuts online.
Elsewhen: Time zones, translated »
May 31
Following up on my post about Discord timestamps, Zach Knox mentioned the app Elsewhen, a utility for formatting timestamps and sharing times across timezones.
Zenitizer, a clean and simple meditation timer »
May 31
Congrats to Zenitizer, a clean and simple meditation timer app that just launched on the App Store.
90 Moments Testing Final Cut Pro for iPad Live
May 30
During my initial tests of Final Cut Pro for iPad, I discovered many new features, bugs, and workflow adaptations necessary for using Apple’s newest professional app to the fullest – tune into the livestream.
Shortcut to set Alarms for today’s Calendar events »
May 1
Use this shortcut to set an alarm in the Clock app for every one of the next day’s Calendar events.
Shortcut to search replies and quotes for a tweet »
April 28
Search through a given tweet’s Replies and Quotes using this shortcut from Twitter user @colleidoscope.
Shortcut to redirect YouTube links into the iOS app »
April 28
How to make YouTube videos redirect into the app – thanks to this shortcut from Stephen Robles.
Bike: Automate with Shortcuts »
April 18
Bike Outliner for Mac has added 14 new actions to Shortcuts to automate your outlines, including a video tutorial.
Apple is releasing tons of “hidden” features in Shortcuts — what about everyday users?
July 6
I want your hottest take — is Shortcuts just a tool for power users or can the “average” user truly get in on all the potential? I wrote about this hard question for Apple to answer on iMore.
How Shortcuts changed one Redditor’s life
July 5
From manual labor to generating daily reports with a huge impact on his business’ bottom-line, here’s the story of how one Redditor’s life change thanks to Shortcuts.
How to create speaker groups for HomePod using Shortcuts
July 2
Yours truly for iMore: In iOS 15.4, Apple added new parameters to the Set Playback Destination action that updated the capabilities from being able to
8 Tips for Optimizing Shortcuts for macOS from Club MacStories
June 1
As part of Club MacStories, Federico Viticci published an Automation Academy guide on Tips for Optimizing Your Shortcuts for macOS Monterey. In the post, Federico