Learn how to set up an iPhone shortcut that locates your phone and takes a photo when you text it a specific keyword.

Losing an iPhone is usually a scramble to borrow a laptop, log into iCloud, and hope Find My is turned on. A quieter, smarter ...

Shortcuts is Apple’s new automation app for iOS 12. It integrates with Siri and lets you build all kinds of amazing automated workflows, from shutting your house down when you go to sleep, to ...

At WWDC 2025, Apple showed off a new AI-powered Shortcuts app. The company says Shortcuts can now tap into Apple Intelligence directly, and developers will be able to access Apple’s on-device large ...

YOU’VE PROBABLY deleted most of the preloaded apps on your iPhone without remorse. Goodbye Compass! Adieu Keynote! Sayonara Freeform! You have my blessing to send these to app oblivion with abandon, ...

Apple’s iPhone Shortcuts app is a powerful tool that enables you to automate tasks, enhance productivity, and customize your iPhone experience. Whether you’re organizing media, streamlining daily ...

The newest version of the ChatGPT app from OpenAI adds a new "Open SearchGPT" option to the Shortcuts app on the iPhone and iPad. For those that have access to SearchGPT, tapping on the shortcut ...

Have something to say, but don't want to say it just yet? Use Apple's Shortcuts app to schedule text messages on your iPhone. I've written for various publications, such as Gay Cities and Queerty, ...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Inc., a company founded by former Apple employees who worked on Workflow, the software Apple acquired in 2017 and renamed “Shortcuts.” At ...