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Apple’s Shortcuts app just might be your most useful app

Thursday, April 4, 2024 12:02 pmNo Comments

Apple’s Shortcuts app for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS just might be the most useful app on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch…

Apple said to be spending ‘millions of dollars a day’ on generative AI to supercharge Siri

Thursday, September 7, 2023 9:39 amThursday, September 7, 20238 Comments

According to a report from The Information, Apple is spending “millions of dollars a day” on generative AI to supercharge its Siri assistant…

Make your life easier: Use Shortcuts on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 3:15 pmTuesday, May 2, 2023No Comments

A shortcut is a quick way to get one or more tasks done with your apps. The Shortcuts app lets you create your own shortcuts with multiple…

Use Shortcuts to save iPhone battery by automatically controlling Wi-Fi behavior

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 2:01 pmTuesday, March 14, 20232 Comments

With geofencing, you can have your iPhone turn Wi-Fi on and off by itself, or change just about any setting, whenever you leave or arrive…

What’s new in Apple’s Shortcuts for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS

Friday, December 16, 2022 3:10 pmFriday, December 16, 2022No Comments

In Apple’s Shortcuts app, a shortcut is a quick way to get one or more tasks done with your apps. The Shortcuts app lets you create your own…

Apple Watch Ultra’s orange Action button offers endless customization

Friday, October 7, 2022 2:47 pmFriday, October 7, 20222 Comments

The Apple Watch Ultra has an Action button that can be programmed to complete one of seven actions, but, importantly, one of those…

Action button gives Apple Watch Ultra users much power

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 10:59 amNo Comments

Apple Watch Ultra is the most rugged and — thanks to its unique and exclusive Action button — the most customizable Apple Watch ever…

Use your iPhone’s Back Tap feature to speed up oft-used actions

Friday, August 26, 2022 10:08 am8 Comments

With Back Tap enabled on your iPhone, a quick double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone can be used to quickly trigger oft-used…

Use Back Tap on your iPhone to speed up oft-used actions

Thursday, December 16, 2021 11:30 am5 Comments

With Back Tap enabled on your iPhone, a quick double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone can be used to quickly trigger oft-used…

How to set up and use Back Tap on the iPhone with iOS 14

Friday, September 18, 2020 4:47 pm3 Comments

While Back Tap is meant to be an accessibility function, the new iOS 14 feature for iPhone is an extremely convenient way to launch apps…

Introducing MusicBot: The all-in-one Apple Music assistant, powered by Shortcuts

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:06 pmTuesday, December 17, 20193 Comments

For the past several months, I’ve been working on a shortcut designed to be the ultimate assistant for Apple Music…

The best new shortcuts and trackpad gestures in Apple’s new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:06 pm19 Comments

OS X Mountain Lion brought with it a world of new keyboard shortcuts and trackpad gestures…

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