Latest articles by Matthew Cassinelli
Using the Apple TV Remote app in Shortcuts to control the Apple TV – including from HomePod!
Apple's automation app didn't get a place on the new Lock Screen — we think that should change.
Apple released a new App Shortcuts feature for Siri in iOS 16 — here's a roundup of every app we've found that's added support.
Apple released automatic App Shortcuts to power every action from your apps — here's how this new Shortcuts feature plays into its Siri strategy.
Ordering online or in the app? These shortcuts will help you place your preorder on time and check on your delivery as it ships.
Time for the Apple Event with these shortcuts for tuning in, setting up, and tweeting out your hot takes.
In iOS 16 there's a new option to use Shortcuts to personalize the Personal Hotspot option on iPhone.
From Shortcuts stacks to entire screens of App Suggestions — here's how to make your Home Screen smarter.
Shortcuts for Mac includes scripting actions for apps, windows, and the Script Editor — here's how to take advantage of these Mac-only actions.
iOS 16's Focus Filters add powerful contextual controls to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS — here's how this feature will affect how people will use Apple devices.
Shortcuts for Mac lets you run shortcuts from the Menu Bar. Here's how to set it up, optimize your shortcuts, and add advanced interactivity for your macOS experience.
With such a large hand-held touchscreen, iPad is perfect for Shortcuts. Here are four ways to take advantage of the platform in your automations.
Running Shortcuts from the Share Sheet is one of the most powerful ways users can automate their workflows — here's how to best take advantage of everything the feature offers.
The best automation is the one you have with you.
Apple's pro apps don't have enough Shortcuts support — here are suggestions for actions to add for each of them.
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.
Shortcuts is Apple's most powerful and yet least-used app — here are three things it can do to fix that.
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.
Apple has released six new Shortcuts actions for the Safari app in the iOS 16 betas — we took every possible option and ended up with 14 shortcuts you can download.
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).
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'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?
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.
