Tired of the complicated process of building shortcuts? A major update now allows you to describe the shortcut you want in plain English, and Apple Intelligence assembles all the necessary steps for you.

Android Auto has a hidden Shortcut feature that lets you skip the voice commands and get right to the action. Here's how to set it up.

iOS 27's Shortcuts upgrade makes automations easy to build - and will save me so much time

Tap your Android phone's "Menu" button, and then tap "Add." Tap "New Folder." The folder now appears on your home screen. Tap and hold the folder, and then drag it to the desired home screen location. Tap and hold widgets to select them, and then drag them ...

Apple is rumored to be adding an AI feature for creating shortcuts with natural language to the Shortcuts app in iOS 27, but MacStories' Federico Viticci has a clever AI tool for making shortcuts that you can use today.

Create iOS shortcuts using AI by installing Federico Viticci’s open-source Shortcuts Playground plugin with Anthropic’s Claude Code or OpenAI’s Codex on a Mac. Just describe the shortcut in natural language, and the AI generates a ready-to-use ...

Enhancing your iPhone’s functionality through automation can transform how you interact with your device. The awesome video below from Stephen Robles explores the intricacies of creating advanced shortcuts for your iPhone, providing practical examples ...

If you visit certain Web pages, such as Facebook and Gmail, on a daily basis, you can create shortcuts to them on your Mac OS X desktop. Web shortcuts enable you to access your favorite Web pages with a click of the mouse. Creating a shortcuts takes just a ...

Do you ever wish there was a quicker way of replying to a text or email? There actually is, and I have a nifty little trick up my sleeve to show you how to speed up sending texts and emails. It's a clever shortcut that saves you time and brainpower when ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Apple will soon allow you to use Apple Intelligence, the company's spin on AI, to create shortcuts ...

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