7 Basic iPhone Tricks I Built With iOS 27’s Revamped Shortcuts App
I’ve never used Apple's built-in Shortcuts app before, despite owning an iPhone for years. While automating tedious tasks sounded nice, the necessary scripting to trigger actions and thread them together felt overwhelming when I first opened the app. But my experience with the iOS 27 beta has completely changed my perspective on Shortcuts. What was previously clunky and forgotten now feels streamlined and essential.
When iOS 27 lands this fall, Siri AI might be the most tangible change for many users, with its improved capabilities and stand-alone app. Even so, Apple Intelligence integration into the Shortcuts app has me humming “Zero to Hero” from Disney’s Hercules.
Called “Describe a Short,” it lets you say what you want it to do conversationally, then the app generates an automation flow. You can also tweak it by sending a follow-up prompt in the app; the manual scripting option remains available for...
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