what does Apple call the new feature where you can describe a shortcut and have it made for you?
Asked on 2026-09-15
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Apple calls it Shortcuts with Apple Intelligence — in the 2026 Keynote, they say you can “simply describe a Shortcut,” and Shortcuts will reason over your natural language description and assemble the steps for you.
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