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. Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 3
How to stop Apple's Shortcuts app from crashing, and how to fix what caused it If the Shortcuts apps continually crashes the moment you open it, you've hit a bug in how iCloud syncs the shortcuts and their positions in your library. Here's how to fix it. William Gallagher 7 years ago 1
Siri Shortcuts can be used to steal and send personal data, developer warns iPhone and iPad owners should be careful about which Shortcuts they run in iOS 12, since malicious app creators could use them to scrape valuable data, a developer warns. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 4
How your favorite apps are embracing Siri Shortcuts Both iOS 12 and Apple's Shortcuts app launched today to the masses. AppleInsider has rounded up some of the most popular apps to include support for Siri Shortcuts and walks through some of the possibilities for them. Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 3
Shortcuts launches on App Store as update to Workflow Apple's new Shortcuts app has been released on the App Store today, showing as an update to the Workflow app. It is launching alongside iOS 12 and watchOS 5. Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 2
Apple seeds Shortcuts GM build to developers ahead of release Apple on Friday seeded the "Golden Master" build of marquee iOS 12 app Shortcuts to developers via TestFlight ahead of a scheduled launch next week. Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 5
Siri Shortcuts beta 4 adds iCloud syncing and other refinements Apple's Siri Shortcuts beta reached version four on Thursday, with registered developers able to access several noteworthy changes including the ability to sync Shortcut macros to iCloud. Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 3
Everything new with Siri in iOS 12 Siri has received a wealth of new skills in iOS 12 from new voices to new areas of knowledge. AppleInsider digs in to find everything new with Siri inside of iOS 12. Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 29
New Siri Shortcuts beta introduces limited HomeKit integration Apple on Friday released a new beta version of its Shortcuts app to developers for testing, and while the update is light on big feature additions, some users who are concurrently running the latest build of iOS 12 beta have reported limited HomeKit integration. AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 1
Siri gets supercharged with watchOS 5 on Apple Watch Siri got some seriously useful enhancements in watchOS 5, going a long way towards making the Apple Watch more independent. AppleInsider delves in to see how Apple's personal assistant will help out in the forthcoming update. Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 10
Hands on: Create your own Siri commands with Shortcuts in iOS 12 Shortcuts is a hotly anticipated iOS 12 app that lets users create powerful macros built on the lattice of Workflow, the automation app Apple acquired not long ago. With an invite-only beta now live, AppleInsider takes a look at how the application works, how to create your own shortcuts, and how to invoke them via Siri. Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 9
iOS 12's Siri Shortcuts app goes live for developers only Developers can now request access to an early version of Apple's Shortcuts app, which lets iOS 12 owners create custom automations triggered through Siri. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 14
