{"id":5881,"date":"2026-08-23T10:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T10:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2026-08-23T10:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T10:04:31","slug":"7-basic-iphone-tricks-i-built-with-ios-27s-revamped-shortcuts-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5881","title":{"rendered":"7 Basic iPhone Tricks I Built With iOS 27\u2019s Revamped Shortcuts App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">I\u2019ve never used<\/span> Apple&#8217;s built-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/apple-shortcuts-just-got-a-lot-better\/\" class=\"text link\">Shortcuts app<\/a> before, despite owning an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/tag\/iphone\/\" class=\"text link\">iPhone<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/top-new-features-in-apples-ios-27-and-ipados-27\/\" class=\"text link\">iOS 27<\/a> beta has completely changed my perspective on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/how-to-use-apple-shortcuts-app\/\" class=\"text link\">Shortcuts<\/a>. What was previously clunky and forgotten now feels streamlined and essential.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">When iOS 27 lands this fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/siri-ai-is-now-apple-everything-tool\/\" class=\"text link\">Siri AI<\/a> might be the most tangible change for many users, with its improved capabilities and stand-alone app. Even so, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/plaintext-the-inside-story-of-apple-intelligence\/\" class=\"text link\">Apple Intelligence<\/a> integration into the Shortcuts app has me humming \u201cZero to Hero\u201d from Disney\u2019s <em>Hercules<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Called \u201cDescribe a Short,\u201d 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 power users. Since I was testing this app through the iOS 27 beta, I experienced a couple of glitches where the automations didn\u2019t generate perfectly. Even so, this new Shortcuts feature was incredibly fun to tinker with. After a few tries, I generated automations that actually feel useful as part of my daily smartphone habits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"GenericCalloutWrapper-loJzHJ jwrDkY callout--has-top-border\" data-testid=\"GenericCallout\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Text\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_768,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20List%20of%20my%20shortcuts%20.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a943d9d458fc5ed47c2\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/SOURCE%2520Reece%2520Rogers%2520-%2520List%2520of%2520my%2520shortcuts%2520.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk fSrqtv hRFzlA caption__credit\">Photograph: Courtesy of Reece Rogers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Here are a few basic shortcut ideas worth trying once you download and install iOS 27. My examples only scratch the surface of what you can automate with the app, but hopefully it will spark ideas for your needs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Habit Breaking<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">This might be the most basic automation I\u2019ve set up, but it&#8217;s already my favorite. I spend so much time mindlessly scrolling on my phone that when I close social media apps, like Instagram, to focus on something else, I sometimes reopen them almost immediately out of habit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">I asked the app to generate a shortcut that triggers whenever I open Instagram. Now I get a notification asking: \u201cDo you really want to use this app?\u201d If I choose <em>yes<\/em>, then the pop-up goes away. But if I pick <em>no<\/em>, the phone automatically closes out of Instagram and locks the screen. It\u2019s not exactly transformational, and there are other options for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/healthy-screen-time-habits-tech-use\/\" class=\"text link\">reducing screen time<\/a>, but this little nudge feels helpful for breaking my repetitive habits.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Quality Checking<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Since I live in California, I often check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/tag\/air-quality\/\" class=\"text link\">air quality<\/a> in my neighborhood on my way out of the apartment to gauge whether I should pack a mask. Rather than manually checking the air quality index each day, I wanted to automate the process. So, I set up a shortcut that runs every morning at 6:40 am. It checks the current weather, looks at the air quality index, and then sends me a notification. If the air quality index is above a certain threshold, I get an alert; if it\u2019s below, it sends me the all-clear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"GenericCalloutWrapper-loJzHJ jwrDkY callout--has-top-border\" data-testid=\"GenericCallout\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Electronics Mobile Phone Phone and Text\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_768,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/SOURCE%20Reece%20Rogers%20-%20Automation%20log.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6a877a9456645edd6c079ea1\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/SOURCE%2520Reece%2520Rogers%2520-%2520Automation%2520log.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk fSrqtv hRFzlA caption__credit\">Photograph: Courtesy of Reece Rogers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Battery Saving<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Shortcuts can also be triggered based on your location. Whenever I leave my apartment, no matter the time of day, I want my phone to be charged, or I have to grab a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/gallery\/best-portable-chargers-power-banks\/\" class=\"text link\">battery pack<\/a> just to be safe. To help with this, I generated a shortcut that triggers when I leave home and checks my device\u2019s current battery level. If it\u2019s below 50 percent when it runs, I get a friendly notification that reminds me to bring that power bank. (A quick trip back inside to grab it is better than being miles from home with no way to communicate.)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Plant Watering<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">These next two automations are a good example of how you can build shortcuts on your home screen and tie shortcuts together. While plenty of apps log <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/how-to-keep-plants-alive-in-winter\/\" class=\"text link\">plant watering<\/a>, I wanted to see if Shortcuts could do it for me. First, I created a shortcut that, whenever I run it, grabs the current date and time and adds that to a dedicated plant watering note to keep a consistent log. I then tapped on the drop-down menu at the top of the app and clicked <strong>Add to Home Screen<\/strong>. Now, each time I do the chore, I can tap that app icon to log it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">That alone could have been helpful, but I wanted to push the automation a little further. I created another shortcut that, every morning at 9:00 am, finds the plant watering log and sees if it was modified within the last week. If no changes have been added within the last week, it sends me a notification reminder to check on the plants.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Screenshot Extracting<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Although this automation is a little more niche, I use it fairly often as someone who\u2019s chronically online and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/rodeo-swipewipe-declutter-screenshots\/\" class=\"text link\">often taking screenshots<\/a>. Now, whenever I take a screenshot, my phone automatically extracts any text in the images and copies it to my clipboard. This simplifies my previous process of saving screenshots, manually opening the Photos app, then copying the text from the images.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Plane Landing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">This one isn\u2019t very complicated, but it makes my life just a little bit easier. I often travel without my partner and can be negligent in sending updates. So I asked the Shortcuts app to generate an automation that sends a \u201cjust landed\u201d text to my partner every time I turn off airplane mode. Simple. During setup, the app asked me to select which iPhone contact was my partner. It&#8217;s an easy automation that solves the issue of me being incredibly distracted when deplaning.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Sound Recognizing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">While this shortcut requires you to adjust your accessibility settings, the extra hassle seems worth it for the payoff. I\u2019m almost always wearing headphones when working from home, with the music turned up quite loud. I\u2019m also anxious about not hearing someone knocking on my door or ringing the bell. There&#8217;s a fix! Start by going into your <strong>Accessibility<\/strong> settings, then find <strong>Sound &amp; Name Recognition.<\/strong> Here you can enable sound recognition for everything from glass breaking to babies crying; I picked <strong>Door Bell<\/strong> and <strong>Door Knock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Since I don\u2019t always have my phone on me while wearing headphones, the basic notification wouldn\u2019t be that helpful. So I beefed it up by building a shortcut so that when my iPhone recognizes either sound, it pauses whatever is playing. Now I can blast my podcasts without worrying about missing a package delivery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/7-basic-iphone-tricks-i-built-with-ios-27s-revamped-shortcuts-app\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve never used Apple&#8217;s built-in Shortcuts app before, despite owning an iPhone for years. 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