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Best NFC tags for iPhone 2024
By Christopher Close last updated
NFC tags are a convenient way to make your HomeKit scenes, Siri Shortcuts, or anything else you can think of just a tap away. Here's the best NFC tags that you can buy today.
Getting Started with Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad
By Joseph Keller last updated
Shortcuts can be a powerful tool for getting things done on your iPhone or iPad, but it can seem intimidating at first. Don't worry, we're here to help you get started!
How to use Shortcuts & Siri to control your Apple TV
By Karen S Freeman, Matthew Cassinelli last updated
Using the Apple TV Remote app in Shortcuts to control the Apple TV – including from HomePod!
5 ways Siri can save your Valentine's Day
By John-Anthony Disotto published
Siri is a great assistant to help ease your daily life so you don't forget to say happy Valentine's Day.
How Apple put its weight behind App Shortcuts in iOS 16
By Matthew Cassinelli published
Apple released automatic App Shortcuts to power every action from your apps — here's how this new Shortcuts feature plays into its Siri strategy.
Shortcuts gains powerful Find Tabs action for Safari, more in second public beta
By Matthew Cassinelli last updated
In the second iOS 16 public beta, Shortcuts gained 11 new actions, including Find Tabs, Reading List, Bookmarks for Safari, plus new actions for Mail and Reminders.
Apple isn't doing enough for new Shortcuts users — here's how they can fix it
By Matthew Cassinelli published
Shortcuts is Apple's most powerful and yet least-used app — here are three things it can do to fix that.
Here are 7 ways to get started with Shortcuts for Apple Watch
By Matthew Cassinelli published
Shortcuts on the Apple Watch lets you do a lot from a little screen — here are a few categories you should consider when building your own shortcuts for the watch.
iOS 16 public beta adds 46 new Shortcuts actions for Focus Filters, Background Removal, Parked Cars
By Matthew Cassinelli published
In the first public beta of iOS 16, Shortcuts has a whole new set of actions to build with — here's what's available (so far).
8 ways to get help from Apple Support using Shortcuts
By Matthew Cassinelli published
Apple Support is full of knowledge-based articles, people ready to help, and more resources to learn from — here's how to use Shortcuts to access everything easily.
Apple is releasing tons of "hidden" features in Shortcuts — what about everyday users?
By Matthew Cassinelli published
Apple's Shortcuts app extends the functionality of their operating systems far beyond what users could do otherwise. Does that leave out non-Shortcuts users, and if so, what can Apple do to fix it?
How to create speaker groups for HomePod using Shortcuts
By Matthew Cassinelli last updated
Shortcuts added new “Add” and “Remove” options to the Set Playback Destination action. Combined with multiple devices, this lets you finally set up flexible speaker groups for HomePod — here’s how.
Shortcuts adds "Notify When Run" toggle to hide Automations, summary view
By Matthew Cassinelli last updated
In iOS 15.4, Apple has added a new toggle to Personal Automations in the Shortcuts app for “Notify When Run,” letting your hide notifications for Automations and create a more seamless experience.
App developers cite major improvements to Apple's Shortcuts APIs, now a "modern" framework
By Matthew Cassinelli published
At WWDC, Apple introduced updated developer tools for integrating with the Shortcuts app. We asked three app developers about their thoughts on the changes.
How to use Siri to find and listen to music on HomePod and HomePod mini
By Luke Filipowicz, Christopher Close published
Siri on your HomePod or HomePod mini can help you do lots of things, and when it comes to playing music, it can not only play it, but help you find it too!
7 Shortcuts to help you take notes on WWDC sessions
By Matthew Cassinelli last updated
Apple’s WWDC is full of sessions and topics worth exploring in-depth, but there’s a lot of ground to cover. We’ve built a set of seven shortcuts to help you get started learning what’s new.
Apple makes the Siri part of Shortcuts automatic (and tries to fix Siri in the process)
By Matthew Cassinelli last updated
Apple’s new App Shortcuts feature makes “zero setup” shortcuts an automatic feature — here’s why that’s actually a huge deal for Siri, developers, and every Apple user.
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