Turn your ideas into powerful Apple Shortcuts just by describing what you want to do on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 27.

Learn how to have the AssistiveTouch button appear and disappear quickly on iPhone or iPad screen, without having to toggle it from settings.

A series of new illustrative mockups previews the major Siri overhaul everyone expects Apple to unveil at the WWDC26 keynote.

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Learn how to set your iPhone or iPad to automatically disable Low Power Mode the moment you plug it into charging.

Learn how to set up an automation on Mac that automatically opens a specific app when you connect an external SSD, thumb drive, or SD card.

Find out how to quickly change the maximum battery charge limit right from your Home Screen by using a simple iPhone shortcut.

Learn how to reboot your iPhone or iPad with just two taps on your Home Screen or Lock Screen so you can refresh the system quickly.

Keep iPhone or iPad display permanently in grayscale color filter mode to reduce usage but see full colors when using Camera and Photos.

Use a shortcut on iPhone or iPad to directly jump into a specific app’s settings without having to manually go through the Settings app.

Use a simple iOS automation that will take a picture of the thief and send their location to you in case you lose your iPhone or iPad.

Use simple iOS shortcuts to turn on or turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on your iPhone without opening the Settings app or Control Center.

Shortcuts become more useful than ever in iOS 26, thanks to Apple Intelligence. They now support AI actions and automations.

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Learn how to use a Mac shortcut to quickly enter the current date and/or time in a text field without typing those details manually.

Learn how to receive an alert on your iPhone when your iPad’s battery reaches 100%, 80%, 50%, 20%, or any other level.

The Mac has keyboard typing shortcuts for editing text. It’s much faster than using the mouse to select or holding down Delete to backspace.

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Apple will allegedly revamp the built-in Shortcuts app in iOS 26 this fall with the ability to create actions using Apple Intelligence models.

Software developer Simon B. Støvring is working on their next app, Accelerated Input, that uses AI to transform text based on prompts.

Apple has added a bunch of new actions for its Shortcuts app, including ones for changing various settings in the built-in apps.

Vocal Shortcuts let you control your phone by speaking a command out loud. Think “Hey Siri,” but for running your own custom actions.

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