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Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the iPhone Duo.
The opt-in Siri AI feature in iOS 27 is a conversational app similar to chatbots like Claude or ChatGPT.
The author has been using the iOS 27 beta throughout the summer.
Advice: The author recommends against downloading any shortcut found online.
Fact: Apple Shortcuts can control nearly every aspect of a phone.
Statement: The author, Dave Gershgorn, is based in Seattle and covers computer monitors, Apple laptops, and Apple desktops for Wirecutter.
Statement: The author, Dave Gershgorn, also reviews high-powered laptops, all-in-one computers, ergonomic keyboards, and home 3D printers for Wirecutter.
Statement: It took the author a few hours over two days to create his complex knife-cataloging shortcut.
Fact: For apps without direct Shortcuts support, shortcuts can be triggered by a notification from that app.
Fact: The Apple Shortcuts app allows the use of Apple's AI models to make decisions or retrieve data from the internet within a shortcut.
Fact: Many third-party App Store apps, such as time loggers, recipe apps, and delivery trackers, support Apple Shortcuts.
Fact: Apple does not provide an effective method to determine if an app supports Shortcuts.
Statement: The author created a shortcut that takes a screenshot of a knife, identifies it, searches for information online, and adds an entry to his 'Collections Database' app.
Statement: The author, Dave Gershgorn, has collected pocket knives since he was a teenager in the Boy Scouts.
Users can edit any shortcut that does not behave as intended.
Advice: When creating a shortcut using natural language, focus on the desired outcome rather than the steps to achieve it.
Statement: The author's 'Morning' focus mode, active before 9 a.m., shows only a few apps like a gym app and podcast player, and excludes social media apps.
Fact: Apple Shortcuts can be scheduled to switch between focus modes based on location or time.
Fact: The Shortcuts app's Edit button allows users to select and order triggers and actions from a list.
The natural language feature for creating shortcuts may not correctly interpret complex commands and can miss features from third-party apps.