Apple's new 'Describe a Shortcut' tool, announced at WWDC 2026, takes the anxiety out of building and running automations. Here’s how it works.

Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt.

OS 27 uses Apple Intelligence to let you build Shortcuts just by describing them in plain language. No more fiddling with dozens of actions to automate your daily tasks.

Apple is rumored to be adding an AI feature for creating shortcuts with natural language to the Shortcuts app in iOS 27, but MacStories' Federico Viticci has a clever AI tool for making shortcuts that you can use today.

Apple is making the Shortcuts app easier to use with a new Apple Intelligence feature that can create automations from a simple text description. Called Describe a Shortcut, the feature allows users t

Shortcuts on iOS continue to be one of the most powerful yet underused apps on the operating system. It's basically a scripting application that can make your phone do almost anything with the press of a button, and without requiring any tech-geek know-how.

OS 27 will include a custom wallpaper generator and an option to automatically create shortcuts using AI, reports Bloomberg. When choosing a new wallpaper, users will have the option to generate something custom using the Image Playground app.

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