Siri Shortcuts

Great Apple TV Shortcuts

How to control your Apple TV with Shortcuts

Matthew Cassinelli 6 days ago

Using the Apple TV Remote app in Shortcuts to control the Apple TV – including from HomePod!

Tag it up

Automate your routine with just a tap with the best NFC tags

Christopher Close 1 week ago

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.

Mastering macOS Monterey

macOS Monterey finally brings shortcuts to the Mac; here's how to use them.

Luke Filipowicz 1 month ago

You can now create, edit, and delete shortcuts in macOS Monterey. Here's how.

Listen in

Apple's Vivek Bhardwaj talks to Mac Power Users about Shortcuts on macOS

Oliver Haslam 1 month ago

Apple's Vivek Bhardwaj joined the Mac Power Users podcast to talk about the arrival of Shortcuts on macOS and more.

Shortcut for Shortcuts

Shortcuts are running up to twice as fast on iPhone and iPad with iOS 14.6

Joe Wituschek 2 months ago

According to tests run by 9to5Mac, they are experiencing up to a 200% performance increase when running complicated shortcuts.

iOS Shortcuts

Shortcuts gets three new actions in iOS 14.5

Matthew Cassinelli 3 months ago

In iOS 14.5, Apple has released three new actions to Shortcuts to extend the app’s functionality, including setting Orientation Lock, using Take Screenshot as part of a flow, and changing cellular settings for 5G as well options for Dual Sim users.

Borked

[Update] Apple's working on a fix to broken iCloud shortcut sharing

Oliver Haslam 4 months ago

Apple has confirmed it is working to fix an issue where previously shared iCloud shortcuts are no longer available.

Shortcuts you can trust

Here's how to get third-party shortcuts into the Shortcuts app

Matthew Cassinelli 4 months ago

Looking to add new shortcuts you’ve found online to your collection, but got stuck at Apple’s “Can’t Add Shortcut” warning? This article will walk you through how to fix this, plus explains some of the other security features in Shortcuts.

14.5

iOS 14.5 beta brings new Shortcuts for screenshots, orientation lock

Stephen Warwick 5 months ago

Apple has added new commands to Shortcuts in the latest iOS 14.5 beta for taking screenshots, orientation lock, and changing your default network mode.

Hey Siri — Let's jam

Use Siri to play music on your HomePod or HomePod mini — here's how!

Luke Filipowicz 7 months ago 1

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!