Apple's iOS 27.2 brings a short but useful list of Shortcuts changes. Here is what is new, which iPhones get each feature, and how to start using them after you update.

OS 27.2 launched this week with a handful of improvements for the Shortcuts app. Here’s everything new in Shortcuts.

In iOS 27, you can make a shortcut without touching the action list. Open the Shortcuts app, tap the Add button, and describe what you want in plain language, and the app “creates and names a shortcut ...

Apple's free Shortcuts app helps users get things done faster by automating a wide range of tasks, but the process of building new shortcuts on a step-by-step basis is fairly complex, especially for ...

iOS 27 is packed with new Apple Intelligence features, with Siri AI chief among them. But the Shortcuts app offers another standout AI upgrade in iOS 27 thanks to a new ‘describe a shortcut’ feature.

Not sure how to set up a Shortcut? With Apple Intelligence, all you have to do is describe it. Nelson Aguilar/CNET Shortcuts lets you automate tasks on your iPhone, iPad and Mac, but it hasn’t always ...

In my iOS and iPadOS 27 review, I wrote about one of the more interesting additions to the Shortcuts app for power users: automation triggers based on the contents of push notifications received on ...

Apple has made the Shortcuts app much easier to use in iOS 27. Instead of manually adding actions, creating workflows, and connecting different steps, you can now simply describe what you want your ...