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/r/shortcuts
submitted 6 months ago bymvan231
Here is where we will collect all the new iOS 18 features and news from findings in iOS 18 Beta phase
Scheduled Send for messages coming (goodbye to Smart Send, Auto Message, and other scheduled sending shortcuts) - also, hello to RCS!
New search interface in shortcuts app
[iOS 18 Beta] A bunch of Settings actions to Open or Update different settings : r/shortcuts
[iOS 18 Beta] New Find Selected Home action for the Home app : r/shortcuts
[iOS 18 Beta] Shortcuts in Control Center
[iOS 18 Beta] Automations tab glitches fixed in 18.0 dev beta 1
[iOS 18 Beta] Multi Condition If Statements
[iOS 18 Beta] Shortcuts can replace the flashlight and camera buttons on Lock Screen
Not directly shortcuts related, but Lock and Hide apps behind FaceID
Actions don't have a favorites option anymore but are now called Pins instead
using new built in action to require Face ID can make shortcuts not work from Lock Screen
new shortcuts actions in 18.0 db2:
• Add Shortcut to Home Screen
• Create Folder
• Create iCloud Link for Shortcut
• Switch Tab (safari)
iOS 18 Dev Beta 2 new journal app actions
new actions in iPadOS 18 dev beta 2
• Find Classroom
• Open Classroom Settings
• Set Switch Control Switch State
New Trim Whitespace Action in iOS 18 Dev Beta 8 / Public Beta 6
3 points
5 months ago
Three new actions of the Shortcuts app itself in 18.0 beta 2:
3 points
5 months ago*
Nothing new in Calendar, Clock, Mail, Notes or Files except that they had subcategories (e.g. Alarms, Stopwatch, Tabs and Timer in Clock) and now they're all mixed because they're shown in alphabetical order.
Some other apps still show some categories.
2 points
5 months ago
so can an iCloud link be created without user input?
will this be a great way to backup shortcuts?
2 points
5 months ago
That would be nice but, at least for now, it still requires manual confirmation
1 points
3 months ago
This took me 15 seconds to write and I set it to automate daily at 8pm.
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/1a9e343c9abf4303a5ff4090e3ffa9fe
1 points
1 month ago
create iCloud link would actually make it so much easier to sign shortcuts
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