CUPERTINO—Shortcuts has been a little-celebrated gem of the Apple ecosystem since its introduction in 2018. It lets you set up multi-step task automations, effectively if-this-then-that routines, ...

CUPERTINO—Since its introduction in 2018, Shortcuts has been an untouched gem of the Apple ecosystem. The powerful ability lets you set up multi-step task automations, effectively if-this-then-that ...

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