New in the Shortcuts Library: Mastodon shortcuts
December 19
Check out my collection of Mastodon shortcuts for interacting with your favorite instances. Be sure to get my Mastocuts bundle shortcut as well.
Tag: Shortcuts
New in the Shortcuts Library: Christmas shortcuts
December 19
Check out my collection of Christmas shortcuts, including automations for playing holiday music to smart home setups, checking for snow to counting the days down.
How to export your full Revue newsletter archive using Shortcuts
December 16
I built a tool using Siri Shortcuts to export all your issues from Twitter’s newsletter service Revue. Get it now before they shut it down!
Apple posts Shortcuts release notes for iOS 16, 16.1, and 16.2
December 15
Apple has posted a support article covering what’s new in Shortcuts in iOS 16.2, iOS 16.1, and iOS 16 (plus watchOS and macOS) — I cover the main bullets from each release.
New for members: Things beta shortcuts
December 8
Hey members, I’ve just published 11 new shortcuts from today’s stream featuring the new actions from the Things beta.
Apple should add a Lock Screen widget for Shortcuts
September 29
Apple’s big addition for iOS 16 was Lock Screen widgets, but their powerful automation app was left out. In my column for iMore, I took a look at the history of Shortcuts and argue why it dictates the widget should get added.
Shortcuts in the iOS 16 MacStories Review
September 12
Federico Viticci is back again with his 8th annual iOS review — I linked to Part 7 which covers Shortcuts in detail.
You can set the new Action button on Apple Watch Ultra to anything in Shortcuts
September 7
The new Apple Watch Ultra features a dedicated Action button — and it can be customized with any shortcut.
How the Shortcuts widget makes the Home Screen much more powerful
August 31
From Shortcuts stacks to entire screens of App Suggestions — here’s how to make your Home Screen smarter.
Shortcuts for Mac: Scripting your desktop with Apple’s Mac-only actions
August 28
Shortcuts for Mac includes Scripting actions for Apps, Windows, and the Script Editor — here’s how to take advantage of these Mac-only actions.
Why the Menu Bar is the best way to get started with Shortcuts for Mac
August 20
Shortcuts for Mac lets you run shortcuts from the Menu Bar. Here’s how to set it up, optimize your shortcuts, and add advanced interactivity for your macOS experience.
Why everyone should be using Share Sheet shortcuts
August 10
Running Shortcuts from the Share Sheet is one of the most powerful ways users can automate their workflows — here’s how to best take advantage of everything the feature offers.
12 ways to get the most out of Shortcuts for iPhone
August 7
Shortcuts for iPhone is always with you, fits in your pocket, & utilizes the iPhone’s special features — here’s how to best use it.
Five apps Apple could automate to win over pro users
August 4
Apple’s pro apps don’t have enough Shortcuts support — here are suggestions for actions to add for each of them.
Rosemary Orchard releases second edition of “Take Control of Shortcuts”
July 29
Rosemary Orchard has released the second edition of her book Take Control of Shortcuts, a guide to everything Shortcuts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Shortcuts shows too much personal information and that needs to change
July 29
I am writing this post because I am frustrated with the fact that Shortcuts shows personally identifiable information about me when live-streaming about the app,
Here are 7 ways to get started with Shortcuts for Apple Watch
July 23
Media, HomeKit, Notes, and more — my story for iMore shows you the best areas to focus on when trying to get things done on your wrist.
iOS Today #611: Setting up Focus Modes on your iPhone
July 22
My guest spot on iOS Today on TWiT where we talked about how to personalize your custom Focus modes in iOS 15 or iOS 16, from silencing specific notifications to switching screens based on location.
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
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.