Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Going out? Given how quickly things are escalating, there are lots of ...

The iPhone got access to Shortcuts way back in iOS 12, giving you ways of combining different apps and tasks together to get stuff done—from calculating journey times and texting someone the details ...

Siri knows how long your bus will take to get you home. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac This Siri Shortcut will send an iMessage to a friend, spouse or other contact telling them how long it will be ...

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To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

Your iPhone can make your mornings a little easier to get through with the use of iOS's Shortcuts feature. Here's how to make ...

Thanks to iCloud, Apple’s OS X Mavericks and iOS 7 let you use the same Shortcuts for text entry on your Mac as on your mobile device. Here’s how to enable and use the feature. You’ve been able to ...

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Yesterday, I covered Widgetsmith, which among many other things, can display whatever text you’d like in an iOS 16 Lock Screen widget. Lock Screen One is a new app from Sindre Sorhus, the maker of ...