Shortcuts is Apple’s new automation app for iOS 12. It integrates with Siri and lets you build all kinds of amazing automated workflows, from shutting your house down when you go to sleep, to ...

Apple is making its Shortcuts app simpler to use with iOS 17. The app, which allows power users to create automations for their favorite apps, will receive an updated user interface, making it easier ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Shortcuts app has long been one of Apple’s lesser-used ...

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App shortcuts were introduced with Android 7.1 in October 2016. They’ve seen some UI changes over the years, but they’ve mostly stayed the same. I long-press the application icon to access the menu ...

Google has taken the opportunity presented by its I/O 2021 event to announce a new Android app shortcuts feature coming to Google Assistant. Specifically, that’s for the Google Assistant feature found ...

A few weeks before Apple unveiled iOS 18 at WWDC 2024, the company announced a number of accessibility features coming to iPhone with the new update. At the time, I said that I hoped the new Vocal ...

I finally figured out the perfect set of controls to assign to the iPhone’s Action button. I created a shortcut that cleverly combines the two controls I want to use it for. The Action button can ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Like most Mac users, you have probably never opened the Shortcuts ...

Pinned Shortcuts is a simple, and yet really useful app that I recently stumbled upon. This is a brand new app, by the way, it launched last month. This app helps you declutter your homescreen, and if ...

I am looking for an application (if its not possibly to create a shortcut) to turn off my monitor. The reason I am asking is because I have a laptop and it is in my bedroom. At night when I want to go ...