Shortcuts

'iPhone 12' lineup leaked, 'AirPods Studio,' and Shortcuts roundup on the AppleInsider Podcast

1 month ago

'iPhone 12' lineup leaked, 'AirPods Studio,' and Shortcuts roundup on the AppleInsider Podcast

Your hosts discuss the "iPhone 12" leaks, "AirPods Studio" rumors, Wesley Hilliard's iPad-only workflow, and we go through some of our most-used Shortcuts, on the AppleInsider Podcast.

By Stephen Robles | 1 month ago

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Apple and Salesforce release Trailhead Go education app for iOS, iPadOS

7 months ago

Apple and Salesforce release Trailhead Go education app for iOS, iPadOS

Tim Cook to talk at event launching a free education app that's solely for iOS and iPadOS, plus how Apple and Salesforce have together updated the mobile version of the Salesforce app and its developer SDK.

By William Gallagher | 7 months ago

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Ex-Workflow employee publishes library of 150 Siri Shortcuts

9 months ago

Ex-Workflow employee publishes library of 150 Siri Shortcuts

An employee of Siri Shortcuts progenitor Workflow has shared a collection of over 150 Siri Shortcuts for people to use, providing a way for iOS users to get more out of the virtual assistant's automation toolkit.

By Malcolm Owen | 9 months ago

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Patent troll using 2018 patent to sue Apple over 2014 Shortcuts technology

9 months ago

Patent troll using 2018 patent to sue Apple over 2014 Shortcuts technology

Aftechmobile claims that with the design, implementation and use of the Shortcuts app, Apple infringes its patents regarding mobile application development software — but it appears to be using a patent that was filed for and issued after Apple's first use of the technology.

By William Gallagher | 9 months ago

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How to use NFC to control your home with iOS 13

11 months ago

How to use NFC to control your home with iOS 13

Apple's Shortcuts app is exceptionally powerful, but it becomes even more useful with the iOS 13 update. It comes preinstalled rather than a post-setup download, and it also arrives brimming with new features. One of the most built-out areas is for the smart home.

By Andrew O'Hara | 11 months ago

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macOS Catalina beta hints Apple is building Catalyst versions of Messages and Shortcuts

1 year ago

macOS Catalina beta hints Apple is building Catalyst versions of Messages and Shortcuts

Code discovered in the latest macOS 10.15 Catalina beta suggests Apple is employing its Project Catalyst framework to develop new versions of Messages and Shortcuts, the latter of which is currently limited to iOS devices.

By Mikey Campbell | 1 year ago

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Editorial: How AirPods and Shortcuts shifted Apple's Siri story and blunted Amazon's Alexa Echo threat

1 year ago

Editorial: How AirPods and Shortcuts shifted Apple's Siri story and blunted Amazon's Alexa Echo threat

Two years ago there was no shortage of media coverage imagining that Apple's entire hardware business was about to be eclipsed by a new voice-first world where Amazon's Alexa, Google's Assistant and perhaps even Microsoft Cortana would shift consumer and developer attention away from iPhone apps and toward stationary Internet-connected microphones running ambient "skills." Why didn't that actually happen?

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 1 year ago

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Here are the best ways to get radio broadcasts to play on your HomePod or iPhone

1 year ago

Here are the best ways to get radio broadcasts to play on your HomePod or iPhone

Tips: It's easy to use AirPlay with a radio station's stream, but with a few steps, and an app or two, you can turn Apple's HomePod in conjunction with your iPhone or iPad into a fantastic, and flexible radio player.

By William Gallagher | 1 year ago

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Shortcuts 2.2 update adds Notes app and number extraction automations

1 year ago

Shortcuts 2.2 update adds Notes app and number extraction automations

Apple has updated its Shortcuts app, adding more functions to the automation tool that can create and update items in the Notes app, as well as helping improve responses for travel time requests and to pull numbers from a block of text, among other improvements.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

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