They can be custom-made or premade and tap into many areas of the equipment.
The Shortcuts app is most helpful when it runs several behind-the-scenes jobs to do something complex.
Homemade shortcuts are considered unsafe.
To use untrusted shortcuts, select a shortcut from theGallerysection of the app and run it at least once.
Then, go to theSettingsapp, selectShortcuts>Advanced> and tap the button next toAllow Running Scripts.
To launch one withSiri, record a phrase that Siri understands as instructions to launch a specific workflow.
Learnhow to use Siri Shortcutsfor help.
Most shortcuts can be set up to run from any of these areas.
The descriptions below call out which punch in of shortcut is best for each of these tasks.
This shortcut is great for the Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad.
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By default, this workflow works as described above.
Download YouTube Videos
secure your favorite YouTube videos with this shortcut.
Just share the video’sURLto theJAYDshortcut to start the download.
you could choose where to save it and whether to convert the video to audio only.
Downloading YouTube videos is legal only if you own the video or if it’s in the public domain.
Use this iOS shortcut as a widget or home screen shortcut.
If you leave the search box empty, you’ll get trending GIFs instead.
Share the address with this shortcut to receive an alert with the time to get there.
If you want to start navigating there, you’re given that option.
To enable this in the shortcut tweaks, selectShow in Share Sheet.
Keep using it to remove recently added images.
Use this shortcut as a widget or home screen shortcut to find the closest gas station and get directions.
This shortcut finds more than gas stations.
When you launch this shortcut, enter the amount of the bill and the tip percentage.
The tip amount and total price are displayed separately.
This shortcut is fully customizable from the tip percentage to the number of decimal places to calculate.
Modify the options to include a smaller or larger tip percentage and customize the final alert box.
Make it a widget for easy access.
When you open it, choose the images to include in the collage.
Everything else happens automatically to display a collage of your photos.
it’s possible for you to then save it or share it with your friends.
For example, chooseSave to Photo Albumto save the image without asking what to do with it.
SelectSend Messageto open a new text message window with the collage inserted into the body.
Don’t edit much of this shortcut.
It contains if/then statements and variables that shouldn’t be modified.
This shortcut asks you which playlist to play when you open it.
you’ve got the option to also enable shuffle and repeat.
All you do is customize the shortcut and your music plays instantly when you open it.
One isShoot A GIFwhich takes multiple photos and turns the photos into a GIF.
The other one isVideo to GIF.
This one converts videos that are stored on the rig into GIF files.
It has you trim the video to create a GIF of any clip.
Both shortcuts have the option to remove the last action and change it to anything you want.
For example, save the GIF to your gear or email it to someone.
If more than one number is stored, you’ll be able to choose which one to call.
Otherwise, it prompts you to dial the only number you entered.
If you don’t want to pre-set a number, chooseAsk Each Timein the phone number text box.
Then, when you spin up the shortcut, choose any contact or enter any phone number.
This shortcut is best used as a Today View Widget or Apple Watch shortcut.
On an iPhone, swipe left on the home screen and tap the shortcut to call someone.
It’s common for other apps to open web pages in Safari instead of other browsers like Google Chrome.
This shortcut opens Chrome to use Google.
The highlighted text is imported into a new Google search result in Chrome.
This works from Safari and any app where it’s possible for you to select and share text.
For this shortcut to work, it must be set up asShow in Share Sheet.
It works similarly to this shortcut.
That’s not all it does.
Then, it’ll open a navigation program to show the place on the map.
you might also adjust any of the message text.
This workflow is best used as a widget or home screen shortcut.
All you have to do is trigger the shortcut, and everything happens automatically in the background.
Make this iOS shortcut a home screen icon or a widget for easy access.
Use Shortcuts as a News Reader
The Shortcuts app includes a newsreader shortcut.
Modify this shortcut and make your own customRSSnewsreader.
It displays the websites for RSS feeds you set up.
Choose a website and select an article to read the news.
This figure determines how many articles will show up in the list of feed items to pick from.
This RSS reader is totally customizable and best used as a widget.
But doing this clutters the app with old reminders.
Use the Clean Completed Reminders shortcut to get rid of them.
There are lots of filters you’re free to set up.
