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AppStories, Ep. 207 - 44 minutes

Shortcuts Wish List, 2021 Edition

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

AppStories Episode 207 - Shortcuts Wish List, 2021 Edition

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, Federico and John take a hard look at Shortcuts, an app they rely on every day, and consider how they would like to see Apple evolve the app this year and beyond.

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  • What’s New
    • Federico rethinks his RSS and ‘read later’ workflow as well as his Home Screen setup
    • John signs up for a Hey personal account and figures out how to sleep his Mac and eject external drives with the press of a button
  • Shortcuts Wish List, 2021 Edition
    • Shortcuts Wishes: The App
      • Block folding
      • Color-coded actions
      • Sub-folders
      • More colors and icons
      • An action browser
      • Debugging tools
      • Shortcut locking
    • Shortcuts Wishes: Actions
      • Multitasking actions
      • Better Files integration
      • Complex UI building tools
      • Safari actions
      • The ability to run Swift and JavaScript
      • Apple Music service actions
      • Simplified Web API integration
    • Shortcuts Wishes: Automations
      • Deeper HomeKit support
      • Apple TV integration with home automations
      • Personal automations that can run at set intervals
      • App-based triggers
      • Proximity and presence triggers
    • Shortcuts Wishes: Everything Else
      • Widgets
      • Trigger shortcuts with inputs via Siri
      • Run Apple Watch shortcut complications on the Watch face
      • Global hotkeys

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.
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