… The company also keeps the traditional Shortcuts editor intact, and users can still see exactly how an automation is built and what each action does. Automation becomes more complex as workflows grow. …
… Data Storage Shortcuts can store and update data, so you can do things like add items to a list or keep a tally. Automation Updates Automation is no longer a separate section in the Shortcuts app, and automation triggers are under the general Shortcuts actions. …
… Instead of having to figure out how to build this type of automation, users could just type in a request, and Shortcuts would then pull together whatever system and app actions are needed. …
… Bloomberg explains that Shortcuts’ AI revamp — which is currently being tested by Apple — “lets users create Shortcuts simply by describing what they want them to do.” That stands in sharp contrast to Shortcuts today, which requires you to either manually add each step in your automation or downloa… …
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… How to Add a Shortcut From the iOS Shortcuts App to Your Home Screen The Shortcuts app, introduced in iOS 12, is designed to allow iOS users to create multi-step shortcuts and automations using both first and third-party apps, with the shortcuts able to be activated using Siri commands. …
… Why it matters Shortcuts has always been a strong automation tool, used by power users and casual users alike. …
With iOS 27, Shortcuts is about to become what it was always meant to be Marcus Mendes | May 18 2026 - 3:05 pm PT | May 18 2026 - 3:05 pm PT The Shortcuts app has always been an amazingly powerful automation tool for users who know what these very words mean. …
… Other changes include a Shortcuts upgrade that builds automations based on whatever requests you describe, and an AI wallpaper generator similar to what Samsung and Google already offer. …
… I’ve created a few shortcuts and automations that range from something simple, like texting my wife at noon every day, to creating scene automations triggered by certain actions in my office. …
… A version of Shortcuts that kind of works, some of the time, is in fact a total failure. Apple has to quickly convince every developer in the store to support Shortcuts as thoroughly as possible, so that anything a user could possibly want to do in their app they can do through Shortcuts. …
