

Each of these actions is a single step that carries out a particular task or function.įor instance, when you create a shortcut to share an animated photo may consist of three series of actions from taking photos on the iPhone, building an animated image (GIF) out of those photos and sending the output GIF to a recipient. One shortcut typically consisted of a series of actions. As a result, powerful task automations are created. These shortcuts are made out of combining multiple steps across multiple apps. All you have to do is create a shortcut to execute using screen taps or Siri.Īside from creating shortcuts, the app also has preloaded shortcut presets or ready-made shortcuts that you can use on your iOS device. With Shortcuts, you can automate different actions using your iPhone including Calendar events, reports, and other actions like moving text or other files between different apps. While Apple doesn’t have a dedicated file converter application for iOS devices, there is one in-built iOS app that can carry out the same task.
