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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 31

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date April 21

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 31 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Hello folks,

Yesterday, Apple announced a new iPad Pro, new iMacs, an upgraded Siri remote alongside a new Apple TV, and AirTags – lots to digest.

I’m super excited about Apple bringing the M1 chip to the iPad Pro – it means there’s more power coming to iPad, it shares a chip architecture with Macs, and that means more attention as well as opportunities for users.
I’m hoping that also means Shortcuts for Mac is less a question about how it’d work being built for iOS instead of Mac, which I thought would be preventative in the past… very interesting times we’re in right now.

There wasn’t a mention on-stage or in the one-shot slide of AirTags features whether there’s any type of Automations support for AirTags, so I’m hoping that’s a feature we’ll figure out or get later on.
Until pre-orders kick off this Friday, here’s what’s new in Shortcuts this week:

🆕 NEW FROM ME THIS WEEK

Lots of member materials this week (I’ve got a slew of public shortcuts coming soon), so sign up to get the goodness:

New Screenshot workflow
My new Screencap shortcut and Screenshot Multitool are available for members – this lets you capture screenshots on iOS and save them with macOS-style naming in iCloud Drive, the multitool lets you export existing screenshots (along with other functions), and a Hazel workflow I’ve shared moves your Mac screenshots into the same place. Members can read the write-up in a new members-only post.

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Tags Apple, Food, health, Livestreams, Membership, newsletter, Safari, screenshots, Siri Shortcuts, Tesla

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 26

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date March 17

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 26 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Welcome to Issue 26 “What’s New in Shortcuts?”

Hello all!

If you’re in the US, you might feel a little wobbly thanks to Daylight Saving Time – or if you’re somewhere it’s not used, all your US-based media just moved around an hour.

Thankfully I’ve got a new Daily Health shortcut that includes easier access to your Sleep data, as well as a way to set your alarms by the sunrise – I find I can’t help but wake up then anyways, so might as well get to sleep on time too!

Beyond that, there are some YouTube videos on Shortcuts for you to watch, as well as a challenge for you at the end:

🆕 NEW THIS WEEK

I’m back on YouTube, members can get their Automation goodness, and better Daily Health is on the way:

Tags Accessibility, Audio, Automations, Bugs, health, HomeKit, Livestreams, newsletter, Routines, Siri Shortcuts, YouTube

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 21

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date February 10

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 21 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Welcome to Issue 21 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?”

After the amazing results from the survey I sent around, I’ve made a few changes to this newsletter – first by moving it to Wednesday afternoon (PST) instead of Sunday evenings.

I’m also going to create less single-serving shortcuts and fewer but more powerful shortcuts that solve particular use cases & provide more continued utility over time.

In many ways, it’ll be the same content, condensed into bigger shortcuts that handle multiple tasks in one tool.

In addition, I’ll be taking some of the writing here and building it out more on my blog & other channels, then linking back to that each week – for example, I’ll be pausing my Scripting series here and turning it into more useful blog posts.

That being said, you’ll still see lots of inklings of future content in the newsletter in smaller tips as we go.

Thank you so much for being a subscriber and/or a member – with this helpful feedback and my new approach, I’m truly more excited than ever to synthesize and translate what I know into useful resources for you all!

🗓 NEW THIS WEEK

This week I’ve got two new shortcuts available–one for the public and one for members only — plus I’m doing a livestream this afternoon:

Tags AirPlay, APIs, Automations, Cooking, health, Images, Livestreams, newsletter, Notifications, Plain Text, Siri Shortcuts, YouTube

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 19

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date January 17

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 19 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Welcome to Issue 19 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?”

Believe it or not, we’re still just out of the second full calendar week of 2021 – it’s felt way longer than that though thanks to ~current events~.

This week was a bit quiet on the technology news front, but that just means more room for building up new routines with Shortcuts – here’s how I’m using it to gain momentum and avoid doing the same work twice:

🤓 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHORTCUTS

With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) going all-digital, this week was full of new products, new ideas, and 100% less walking than I did last year at my first time at the conference in Las Vegas – here’s how I tuned in without overdoing it:

Tags Calendar, CES, Checklists, Games, health, Instapaper, Lists, newsletter, Notes, Routines, Scripting actions, Siri Shortcuts, Streaming, TikTok, UV Index

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 17

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date January 3

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 17 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Welcome to Issue 17 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?”

Happy New Year!

I managed to hold off from working too much this last week and made sure to take more of the holiday off properly, which helped me get a little more perspective on last year and this upcoming one.

I hope you’re all giving any new endeavors the time they need to grow – I’m trying to take things slow and trust the process this year.

❤️ SHORTCUTS FOR LIFE

Shortcuts is the perfect tool for New Year’s Resolutions, the theme system, or just general life improvements using technology like the Health app and Apple Watch – check out these collections from the Catalog:

Tags Dictation, Digital Minimalism, Habits, health, Instapaper, iPad, Letterboxd, Livestreams, New Year, newsletter, Quantified Self, Read later, Reading, Shortcuts User Group, Siri Shortcuts, Workout

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 15

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date December 20

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 15 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Welcome to issue 15 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?”

Another fun week for Shortcuts users is complete – did any of you set up new shortcuts for the Home Screen once iOS 14.3 came out?

I want to see screenshots of your Home Screens–shortcuts or not–so reply to this email with yours and share some inspiration!

☺️ COME VIBE WITH ME

I have too much fun being dorky on the internet, but I couldn’t resist with the review unit of the AirPods Max that I picked up to test out – plus, I discovered a way to get at ProRAW photos:

Tags AirPods Max, Apple Fitness+, Back Tap, Bedtime, Camera, health, Home, Home Screen, HomeKit, If action, iPhone, newsletter, Noise Control, Notion, podcasts, ProRAW, Siri Shortcuts, twitter, URLs, Wallpaper

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 14

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date December 14

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This is the week! Once iOS 14.3 drops, millions of people will update their smartphones and suddenly be able to create their “app ideas” by adding them as shortcuts to their Home Screen.

The main change? The limitation where “custom icons always open into Shortcuts first” is now gone!

Shortcuts added to the Home Screen actually behave like you’d expect, opening into apps immediately – plus they run all the scripting actions perfectly, just like the Shortcuts widget.

I’ve tried to capture my excitement in a video – look for it soon on YouTube. But until then, here’s what’s new in Shortcuts this week:

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 14

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date December 13

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 14 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Welcome to issue 14 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?”

This is the week! Once iOS 14.3 drops, millions of people will update their smartphones and suddenly be able to create their “app ideas” by adding them as shortcuts to their Home Screen.

The main change? The limitation where “custom icons always open into Shortcuts first” is now gone!

Shortcuts added to the Home Screen actually behave like you’d expect, opening into apps immediately – plus they run all the scripting actions perfectly, just like the Shortcuts widget.

Other than that, here’s what’s new in Shortcuts this week:

🎧 SHORTCUTS TO THE MAX

Apple Fitness+ comes out tomorrow, Apple’s releasing AirPods Max, and M1 Macs are still shipping out to new users every day – here’s how to take advantage of Apple’s latest updates:

Tags Actions, AirPods Max, Apple Fitness+, Apple Health, apps, Clipboard, Dates, Edit actions, Fitness, Folders, Games, health, Home Screen, iOS, macOS, Macs, Mixed Automation, newsletter, Reminders, Siri Shortcuts, TV, Wallpaper, Widgets, Workouts

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What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 12

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date November 29

Originally posted as What’s New in Shortcuts? Issue 12 – sign up for the newsletter here.

Welcome to Issue 12 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?”

In the wake of last week’s awesome “Add to Home Screen” update, I’ve been sharing lots on podcasts – make sure to catch both the latest Smart Tech Today and my appearance on Clockwise for my more-detailed take on the news.

Plus, members get to see how I went all out on my Home Screens – but first, here’s what’s new:

🎄 THE HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US

We’re in the endgame of 2020 now and this seemingly never-ending year is actually coming to a close – here’s how I’m using Shortcuts this December:

Tags Apple Watch, Biking, health, Holidays, Home Screen, HomeKit, HomePod, HomePod mini, Menu Box, newsletter, Power users, Prolost, screenshots, Shopping, Siri Shortcuts, Task management, Toolbox Pro

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I’m washing my hands

Post author By Matthew Cassinelli
Post date March 3

New shortcut: I’m washing my hands:

Sets a timer for 20 seconds so that you can wash your hands thoroughly without thinking about how long it takes.

Use this to help internalize how long it takes to wash your hands, especially amongst the Coronavirus concerns.

Get the shortcut or view a full screenshot of the shortcut.

Tags health, Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts