![]() ![]() Below the Siri Suggestions of apps you might want to use you may see a Siri Shortcut or two.(Don’t start dragging from the very top as that just shows the lock screen, you want to start dragging about a centimetre down from the top). To see a Siri Shortcut, just drag down on your iPhone screen.You may see a shortcut to message your group of friends on WhatsApp just after you last messaged them, or on a day that you would normally send them a message. For example, we always see the shortcut for Trainline as we approach the ticket machines in the morning. You can’t force one of these Siri Shortcuts to appear, they appear based on things you frequently do at a certain time or place. When you tap on one of these shortcuts if will perform the action in the background. You will see Siri Shortcuts for things you often do, like sending messages to a group of people on WhatsApp, or a shortcut to see your ticket information in Trainline. ![]() You can create your own custom commands to trigger certain actions on your iPhone using the Shortcuts app (which you need to download from the App Store).You have to use apps before these shortcuts will appear, and the app developer needs to have implemented Shortcuts in the app. You see Siri suggest shortcuts based on intelligence Siri has gathered according to your usual behaviours in certain times and places.(Keep an eye on Lifehacker also - as of this writing they only had a list of the best widgets you can put on your home screen, one of the other big updates with iOS 14. Some other good sources include these articles from Mashable, CNet, Business Insider - and of course there is an entire Reddit subforum for shortcuts. I’ll post a screenshot from my Gallery page below. (This is how I eventually set up an automation to open a specific note at a certain time repeatedly!) I also had a ton of Automation Suggestions just for me, one or two of which I adopted. If you click on the Shortcuts app, then “Gallery” (lower right hand corner), there are a ton of different suggestions. Where to Find More Shortcuts and Automations Search GIPHY and share supposedly helps you find the perfect GIF in seconds to share with friends… we’ll see about that.Shazam++ gives you a bevy of options after you Shazam a song, including sharing it or opening it in Spotify.(The app is now on iCloud!) (Here are some of our other favorite personal safety apps…) This SOS “Express DoorDash” one looks really cool and gives you an easy and discreet way to message a trusted contact info like your location, what you’re wearing, and more.Create a GIF with your camera : In addition to being super fun with friends, I could see this being useful for quick tutorials (especially of the “how to get to the right screen/setting” variety) for friends or coworkers.Other Cool Apple Shortcuts to Make Your Life Easier Home ETA compares your current location with your home address and automatically texts the contact of your choosing what your Home ETA is.(You could also do this with an NFC tag, but I still have yet to explore that world!) DND Until I Leave automatically puts your phone on silent until you leave your current location.Remind Me at Work will allow you to remember something once you physically arrive at your workplace by displaying a note on your screen.Apple Shortcuts for When You’re In the Office… You can also check out Apple’s guide to shortcuts. A few shortcuts are special cases and are best run from the Share page within the app where the shortcut is designed to work. You can run shortcuts directly from the Shortcuts app, but it’s a lot more convenient to start them by voice with Siri or by adding your favorite shortcuts as widgets to the iPhone’s Home page. Others can improve and simplify the experience of using your phone, making you wonder why you didn’t start using the shortcut much sooner. Using the Shortcuts app, you can automate common tasks and daisy chain apps to work together with a single command. Some shortcuts are immensely useful and can come in handy multiple times each week. Shortcuts are one of the most underappreciated features for the iPhone and iPad. ![]() (Hopefully not a shortcut for work, but did you know that if you’re being pulled over you can say, “Siri, I’m getting pulled over,” and it triggers 18 separate actions, including a darkened screen but constant recording, sending a message with your location to a friend, and more? Business Insider and CNet both have more details.) ![]() I was hunting for a way to create an automated shortcut to an Apple Note (still hunting) and stumbled on a bunch of other shortcuts that seemed like they would be great to share here… so I’ve rounded up some of the best Apple shortcuts to help you at work! ![]()
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