9to5Mac

iOS 27 makes Apple’s Shortcuts app exactly what I’ve always wanted

iOS 27 is packed with new Apple Intelligence features, with Siri AI chief among them. But the Shortcuts app offers another standout AI upgrade in iOS 27 thanks to a new ‘describe a shortcut’ feature.
Macworld

The best iOS 27 feature is an AI update to the app nobody uses

Macworld reports that iOS 27’s standout feature is an AI-powered revamp of the historically complex Shortcuts app, transforming it into an accessible automation tool. Apple Intelligence enables users ...
MUO on MSN

I stopped envying Windows when I found this macOS utility

It's free, it's not from Apple, and it changed how I work on a 14-inch screen ...
PC Magazine

I Tested Apple's New 'Describe a Shortcut' Tool. It's Not Perfect, But It Feels Like Magic

Describe a Shortcut translates natural-language requests into working automations, making one of iOS’s most powerful tools far easier to use. I am PCMag's Senior Writer for Mobile. I write about ...
ZDNet

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

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Digital Trends

iOS 27 makes Shortcuts so easy, you have no excuse not to use them

Shortcuts is one of those iPhone features I always recommend but rarely see people use. The reason is simple. While Shortcuts is incredibly powerful, creating one requires some technical understanding ...
Engadget

Apple Intelligence is coming to the Shortcuts app

During today's keynote for WWDC 2026, Apple's leadership discussed the long-awaited new capabilities for artificial intelligence on its devices. One segment of the presentation highlighted how the ...
TechCrunch

Apple will let you build workflows using AI in its new Shortcuts app

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 ...
MacRumors

Don't Want to Wait for iOS 27? Shortcuts Playground From MacStories Generates Shortcuts Using AI

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 ...
9to5Mac

‘Shortcuts Playground’ lets you create shortcuts using natural language

Federico Viticci at MacStories is out today with yet another wild tool that integrates with Apple’s Shortcuts app. Shortcuts Playground from Federico is a plugin for Claude Code and Codex that can ...
Digital Trends

I can’t live without iPhone shortcuts. These 7 are my favorites that you must try, too.

The iPhone Shortcuts app reminds me of Minecraft. It might be relatively easy to jump into, but it offers nearly limitless potential, allowing you to build anything you want. The same holds true for ...
Lifehacker

10 Apple Shortcut Hacks Every iPhone User Should Know

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...