You can use the back tap gesture on iPhone to open any app or do any task via the Shortcuts App. I show you how to make a basic shortcut and how to assign it to the back tap feature in iOS 14. This is ...

If you tweak app settings regularly, and you don't enjoy the extra steps involved in accessing that app's settings page, the ...

Apple's Shortcuts app offers plenty of built-in examples to get started, but there are third-party apps and advanced scripting methods to take the tool even further. Apple's Shortcuts app, an integral ...

You probably spend a lot of time on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac running one task after another after another across a variety of apps. Think how much time you could save if you automated those tasks or ...

Apple's new iOS 18 hasn't brought major changes to the Shortcuts app on iPhone, but it has added features, and most significantly has improved how you find them. If you use Shortcuts on the iPhone ...

Have something to say, but don't want to say it just yet? Use Apple's Shortcuts app to schedule text messages on your iPhone. I've written for various publications, such as Gay Cities and Queerty, ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

Get faster access to apps, settings, and websites with custom context menu shortcuts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In the past ...

Apple has replaced the mute switch with an action button in the latest iPhone 15 series. The action button is not new to smartphones. Many Android smartphones have had them in the past, but the iPhone ...