MacStories Weekly: Issue 533
https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-533/

This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts:Apple and the Lunatic Fringe, by John (https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-533/#apple-and-the-lunatic-fringe)Using a Clipboard Manager for Reusable Agent Prompts, by Federico (https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-533/#using-a-clipboard-manager-for-reusable-agent-prompts)Club MacStories+ Spotlight: Updating Coding Projects, Migrating Tasks, Travel Batteries, and Full Disk Access, by John (https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-533/#club-macstories-spotlight-updating-coding-projects-migrating-tasks-travel-batteries-and-full-disk-access)

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Spooky Scary skeletons
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4303-spooky-scary-skeletons.html

Spooky Scary skeletons Virus That can probably Spread from your Data

Chinese Sprunki
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4304-chinese-sprunki.html

A very dangerous sprunki virus that will control your phone.

Recovery Mode
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4305-recovery-mode.html

This thing is recovery mode.
Lol

Settings
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4306-settings.html

This took a long time to do, I hope you enjoy it :)

Verity (actually works!)
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4307-verity-actually-works.html

This shortcut actually is able to answer your questions and answer it might take a minute to answer but it will eventually use this wisely

₱ɄⱤ₲₳₮ØⱤɎ V2.0
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4308-v2.0.html

The newer and more dangerous version of the original ₱ɄⱤ₲₳₮ØⱤɎ virus.

Malware Store
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4309-malware-store.html

Buy something from the Malware Store!

YO THXS SEASTER FOR ADDING My VIRUS
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4310-yo-thxs-seaster-for-adding-my-virus.html

For SEASTER

What’s one iPhone Shortcut you still use months later?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7c6kt/whats_one_iphone_shortcut_you_still_use_months/

<!-- SC_OFF -->There are shortcuts that look impressive in a demo, and the ones you still tap months later. My guess: the small, boring ones win because they remove one annoying step without asking you to maintain a whole system. What’s one Shortcut you’ve actually kept using, and what does it save you from doing? I’m curious about the tiny automation that earned a permanent spot in your routine. Disclosure: I work on an iOS voice-assistant project, so I’m interested in what makes automation feel useful day to day. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Alex_Yooada (https://www.reddit.com/user/Alex_Yooada)
[link] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7c6kt/whats_one_iphone_shortcut_you_still_use_months/) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7c6kt/whats_one_iphone_shortcut_you_still_use_months/)

UPDATE: Capture AI is finally DONE! 🎉
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7ixh8/update_capture_ai_is_finally_done/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Remember the iPhone shortcut I was working on in my last post… WELL, I FINALLY FINISHED IT. I also made one big change: I replaced the Capture app with Apple Notes because Capture requires Pro and has usage limitations. I wanted something I could actually use regularly without worrying about that. ✨ One shortcut, three modes: ⚡ Quick Capture: Save content directly to Apple Notes. 🧠 Smart Capture: Use AI to summarize content and extract important details. 📸 Screenshot: Capture the current screen, analyze it with AI, and save the summary. It can handle text, images, screenshots, and webpage links shared from other apps. ⚙️ SET UP The shortcut uses Apple Shortcuts, an AI model action, and Apple Notes. Download the shortcut using the link below. Open it in the Shortcuts app and review the actions. Configure any AI model permissions or settings it requests. Allow access to Notes and other required content when prompted. Test it by sharing some text, an image, or a webpage with Capture AI. TIP: For Screenshot mode, I've set the wait time to 4 seconds so you have time to scroll to exactly what you want to capture. You can change it according to your preference. Also try changing the AI prompt according to your needs! 🔗 SHORTCUT LINK: Capture AI https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4292f048cffb4aa59d922d7e1d4882e7 IT INCLUDES • Share Sheet input handling
• URL extraction and webpage content retrieval
• Image extraction
• Variables and conditional logic for different input types
• AI summarization and key-detail extraction
• Automatic note creation in Apple Notes The trickiest part was getting different input types to behave properly. A URL, an image, and plain text don't always work the same way in Shortcuts, so there was definitely some debugging involved. 🫠 But it's finally working, and I've included screenshots of the workflow and the output! 💡IMPROVEMENTS I'm thinking about adding automatic tags and categories to Notes. Suggestions are welcome! Now excuse me while I avoid opening the Shortcuts app for at least five minutes. 😂 <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/phil-s-osophyy (https://www.reddit.com/user/phil-s-osophyy)
[link] (https://i.redd.it/nl7hl6byiuvh1.jpeg) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7ixh8/update_capture_ai_is_finally_done/)

How to fully remove this notif?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7vgm0/how_to_fully_remove_this_notif/

<!-- SC_OFF -->How to fully remove this notif? I already ticked Don’t notify. I created this shortcut to take a photo everytime someone opens my messaging app. Any ideas? <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/albusece (https://www.reddit.com/user/albusece)
[link] (https://i.redd.it/4xt6zu6b0xvh1.jpeg) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7vgm0/how_to_fully_remove_this_notif/)

direct translation between english and arabic
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7wk1t/direct_translation_between_english_and_arabic/

<!-- SC_OFF -->"Hi, could you please help me create an Apple Shortcut for live translation? I need it to automatically detect the language of the text in my clipboard. If the text is in Arabic, it should translate it directly to English, and if it is in English, it should translate it to Arabic, without needing to manually select the language every time. If possible, please share a direct download link for the shortcut. Thank you!" <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Visible_Priority8152 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Visible_Priority8152)
[link] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7wk1t/direct_translation_between_english_and_arabic/) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x7wk1t/direct_translation_between_english_and_arabic/)

Find My Friends vicinity automation?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x80x0e/find_my_friends_vicinity_automation/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I'm wondering whether anyone has suggestions for shortcut that will alert my friend and I when were in a certain vicinity of one another? Context:
I bumped into an old friend last night at an event, completely by coincidence. We're both queer, ADHD, Sagittarius scientists (lol) and both independently decided to take ourselves little solo dates. We couldn't have planned it if we tried, and we literally HAVE been trying to catch up for months. We were catching up over a drink after the show, and were sharing our new favourite shortcuts, and she semi-jokingly said that it would be handy if Find My Friends could send a notification if you and your friend are close by one another. I know Find My can alert you when a friend arrives or leaves a location, but curious if anyone has ideas about whether it's possible to ping each other if we end up within a certain distance. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/ebonyciarr (https://www.reddit.com/user/ebonyciarr)
[link] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x80x0e/find_my_friends_vicinity_automation/) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x80x0e/find_my_friends_vicinity_automation/)

Update: Fully customisable pomodoro
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1x815qt/update_fully_customisable_pomodoro/