Amazing Productivity Shortcuts for Your iPhone

You have been missing out a lot, trust me!

Manish Jain
Mac O’Clock

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Photo by Omid Armin on Unsplash

Apple’s Shortcuts app is one of the most underused apps. If you have never used that or have tried but failed to realize the power of it, then you have come to the right place. It’s well worth getting to know the ins and outs of this app. It can boost your iPhone or iPad in new ways!

The main reason why this app has been hiding under the nose is that it is preinstalled. And the apps that are not specifically useful becomes bloatware. Apple has always been very careful about bloatware apps unlike some companies like Samsung. And that got me thinking about the utility of the Shortcuts app.

Source: Google

There are two good reasons for ignoring the Shortcuts app:

  • Simply because at first glance it is not clear what it does
  • And maybe it appears to do a lot and can be overwhelming

Either way, the Shortcuts app has finally hit the mainstream thanks to its ability to create custom app icons. I have been using a lot of shortcuts to be more productive and to reduce the useless steps, like opening an app, navigating to…

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Manish Jain
Mac O’Clock

Engineer Lead at Wise (TransferWise), London. Sharing my experiences through writing.