From halting my doomscrolls to automating air-quality checks, Apple’s streamlined Shortcuts app is my favorite iOS 27 feature ...

Open the Shortcuts app. Tap the "Automation" icon at the bottom center of the screen. If you have no previous automations, ...

The iPhone's Settings app is usually the place to go when you need to make changes to how your phone behaves. Or maybe you need to access your iCloud settings, or tweak the Camera app, or the way the ...

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 ...

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Back in high school, Spencer Tamburello’s iPhone would automatically check a local news website every morning to see if snow had shut down his school. If school were closed or delayed, his phone would ...

Now search for #remember to bring up all the notes you've created using the "Remember This" shortcut. You’ll see a new note for each day, which contains photos and time-stamped entries. You can ...

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 ...

Apple’s Shortcuts app can be incredibly powerful, but building automations often requires patience and trial and error. A new AI-powered tool — Shortcuts ...

There is a common saying in the United Kingdom that I love: “It does what it says on the tin.” Basically, it means that the name (on the product or app, in this case) is an accurate description of ...