Some of the most helpful shortcuts work across Apple’s apps. For example, you can set an often-used timer or add a line to ...

You probably spend a lot of time on your iPhone manually performing individual tasks across a variety of apps. That's boring; think of how much time you could save by simply automating those tasks or ...

Put your favorite tools one press away, then make that same button adapt to your Focus modes.

Apple's free Shortcuts app helps users get things done faster by automating a wide range of tasks, but the process of building new shortcuts on a step-by-step basis is fairly complex, especially for ...

Apple has leveraged AI to make its visual-scripting tool, Shortcuts, easier to use in iOS 27, in a reveal shown at its WWDC 2026 event. The Shortcuts app was largely built for power users who wanted ...

From halting my doomscrolls to automating air-quality checks, Apple’s streamlined Shortcuts app is my favorite iOS 27 feature. Called “Describe a Short,” it lets you say what you want it to do ...