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Shortcuts & Automation

Updated 2026-10-07 · Applies to iOS 17 and later

This section covers Practical automation: the shortcuts genuinely worth building, and why the ones you already have keep breaking. One article so far, more added most-asked first.

Shortcuts That Actually Work, and Why Your Automations Keep Breaking

Automations usually break for three reasons — the Ask Before Running switch, permissions reset by an update, or an app changing its own interface. Check those before rebuilding anything.

Updated 2026-10-08

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