With this year's updates to Apple's platforms previewed at WWDC 2025, Shortcuts is able to do even more, including leveraging Apple Intelligence features and automating actions on the Mac.

Shortcuts is a powerful automation utility. However, agentic AI tools have reshaped how we think about automation. Here's what Apple can do.

Apple is making its Shortcuts app simpler to use with iOS 17. The app will receive an updated user interface, making it easier to find Shortcuts as well as the actions a given app can perform.

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Specifically, Shortcuts has gaps that it might not have if it had begun within Apple. You can't, for example, use Shortcuts to change the Auto-Lock time on an iPhone.

Funnily enough, this kind of coding assistant is exactly what Apple has said it will soon add to Apple Intelligence. The feature is called Swift Assist and Apple has pledged to build it into its ...

To be more formal: Apple's Shortcuts app is a tool for creating “macros” or sequences of actions to perform specific tasks on their devices (on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS).

As such, Shortcuts for macOS 26 potentially expands the audience of automation, which could in turn encourage Apple to invest more time and energy in the systems. What's exciting about Shortcuts ...