Apple Updates the Entry-Level 14-Inch MacBook Pro with the M6
https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-updates-the-entry-level-14-inch-macbook-pro-with-the-m6/

Source: Apple. Apple also introduced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro today featuring the M6 chipset. This entry-level MacBook Pro retains the design of the current M5 MacBook Pros, so the changes are all under the hood. Starting at $1,999, the updated MacBook Pro bumps the chipset from M5 to M6, with two additional CPU and […]

Apple Creator Studio to Add MotionVFX, AI Assistants, and MCP Support in November
https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-creator-studio-to-add-motionvfx-ai-assistants-and-mcp-support-in-november/

Source: Apple. In November, Apple Creator Studio will get its biggest update since its release in January. There’s a lot here, so let’s break it down by app. Final Cut Pro and Motion Source: Apple. Back in March, Apple acquired MotionVFX, a highly regarded plug-in maker for Final Cut Pro. The upcoming update to Final […]

Deco Tree
https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/4333-deco-tree.html

Create a free online Christmas tree with Deco My Tree (https://decomytree.net/) and share it with your friends. They can hang ornaments with personal wishes, favorite memories, or little thank-you notes inside. Watch your tree fill up, then come back at Christmas to open their messages.

Here are the best Shortcuts Automations for iPhone Duo

https://matthewcassinelli.com/here-are-the-best-shortcuts-automations-for-iphone-duo/

Is it possible to save a screenshot to a specific album ONLY when using a specific application?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xgolsu/is_it_possible_to_save_a_screenshot_to_a_specific/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I want a screenshot from an app to automatically go to a specific album. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/PepperSpecial2146 (https://www.reddit.com/user/PepperSpecial2146)
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Automations vanished
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xgpjxo/automations_vanished/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Over the weeekend all of my automations just disappeared. I had over 40 automations configured on my phone and now they are just gone, the shortcuts are still there thankfully. Has anybody else had this happen? Edit: Based on when the last automation’s successfully ran it appears to have happened when I logged into my new MacBook. Is there possibly a bug where adding a Mac resets automations? Edit 2: I’m not talking about the iOS 27 change where they merged automations with shortcuts. I updated as soon as iOS 27 was available and have had no issues until this weekend when all of my automations just stopped working. When I investigated it I found the automations folder under library is empty. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Larten_Crepsley90 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Larten_Crepsley90)
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Rename screenshots based on app name and date/time taken
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xgrhjx/rename_screenshots_based_on_app_name_and_datetime/

<!-- SC_OFF -->This is based on a previous (https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/19dptom/automatically_sort_screenshots_by_application/?share_id=B7CU-PYFEjk38WSvst2kS&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1) screenshot renaming shortcut by u/Cost_Internal (https://www.reddit.com/u/Cost_Internal) and u/iBanks3 (https://www.reddit.com/user/iBanks3/) and a date/time suffixer (https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/188axxv/comment/kblu7e0/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) by u/pmarksen (https://www.reddit.com/u/pmarksen). Based on the discussion here (https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/comments/1u14bql), just deleting the original inputs didn't seem to work, so I had the idea to generate a list of timestamps to figure out how to get the original screenshot to be deleted from Cost_Internal's shortcut. I've tried taking different numbers of screenshots at staggered times and it seems to be working so far. One issue is that iOS only 'completes' the screenshot process if you swipe the mini preview away or wait until it disappears, and the shortcut only runs after that. So if you switch apps before that, the app name will be whatever app you're on then. Or if you close the app too quickly the app name will be blank. If you have suggestions to improve this or other parts of the shortcut do share! https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/3aa6e4576e2c43f2b92009341cff5789 <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/pzkg (https://www.reddit.com/user/pzkg)
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please with a battery automation
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xgtl0q/please_with_a_battery_automation/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Hi - so would like to know if this is possible - I have a current shortcut that speaks a phrase when I plug in the iphone to charge, and now would like another shortcut that speaks "on battery" when the iphone loses its charging state. Is this possible? If so can someone smarter than me post it? <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Extreme-Nerve3029 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Extreme-Nerve3029)
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Second Look: a one-press check on where something you're reading came from, using Apple Intelligence
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xgxkut/second_look_a_onepress_check_on_where_something/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ea2c2c1388de4238b70a9cec3225bb2c My teenagers and my parents regularly send me things they "found" online. I wanted something they could call in for a quick second set of eyes, without needing a fact-checking habit. If you’ve seen the Truth Finder shortcut here, this comes at the same problem from a different angle and more integration points. Instead of rating whether a claim is true, Second Look only looks at where it came from, and hands the judgment and research back to you. Example responses: - Looks like a real source ("This link goes to cnn.com (http://cnn.com/), CNN's own site.") - Probably meant as a joke (self-labeled satire like The Onion) - Worth a second look, plus one way to check ("A text from an unknown number asking for your email. Acting could risk money or personal data.") How it works (31 actions, 6 of them comments): Get what to check. If you shared a link, screenshot, or text, it uses that. Safari shares also bring the page's address. If nothing was shared, it takes a screenshot. Turn it into text, labeled by how it arrived (a shared link is stronger evidence than a screenshot). Ask Apple Intelligence once with Use Model, on Private Cloud Compute. Show the answer, with a light haptic on iPhone. The whole prompt is a plain-English Text action at the top, under "Edit me: the rules." Change the tone, add sources your family trusts, or switch the language. It answers in the language of the post, so Spanish posts get Spanish answers. Where it can't know something, it asks you instead. Shortcuts can't tell which app you're in, so for a screenshot of a news article it asks whether you're reading it in the outlet's own app. Setup: share sheet (works anywhere, no prompt), Action button, Back Tap, or Control Center. A shortcut can't close Control Center, so on that route it asks you to tap OK, then waits 3 seconds while you swipe it away before taking the screenshot. Privacy: only the text (or the link you shared) goes to Apple's Private Cloud Compute. Links are never opened, and nothing is saved to Photos. Known limits: - Needs Apple Intelligence: iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an M1-or-later iPad. - Apple's safety filter occasionally refuses scam or money content. Running it again usually works. - It reads text, not images, so it can't see verified badges or logos. Level ups if you want to extend it: a Control Center launcher that skips the prompt on other routes, import questions for language and trusted sources (ala Truth Finder Shortcut), read-aloud for parents, or passing the screenshot image itself into Use Model. Full write-up: workings.blog/second-look (http://workings.blog/second-look) <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/being_brighter (https://www.reddit.com/user/being_brighter)
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Storage not updating correctly
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xgxvwk/storage_not_updating_correctly/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I have an automation that will for when connecting to wifi. In there I have created a list of known good networks that I don’t connect to my vpn on. I then have it ask do you want to add to that list. I have also created a second shortcut to make changes to that list but it seems as though they are not properly updating the stored data. It’s set to be global but still they don’t seem to work properly. Any help would be great. I’m hoping it’s something simple I missed or over looked. I think I removed all my debugging notifications from them if not sorry.
Edit
I am on iOS 27.0.1
This one updates the list
Another edit
I can remove a network from the list but when I join it acts as though it’s still on the list. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/6911738fc59b4cc0af38d26a029f5cc2 This is the wifi connect automation. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/6af68a0134e04fc0b93afbb829acf710 <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/harrison464 (https://www.reddit.com/user/harrison464)
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Is people still using routinehub?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xh2bdp/is_people_still_using_routinehub/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I saw a post of routine hub‘ falloff and wanted to see the other side of it. Everyone there said it was bad and stuff so I just wonder if people still think it’s good or should we switch to another site? <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Remote_Pitch_2424 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Remote_Pitch_2424)
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How to get compass direction? How to get direction of photo taken?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xh4fq8/how_to_get_compass_direction_how_to_get_direction/

<!-- SC_OFF -->https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/b29927804f9449f0b53d824fae4d7be6 I’m trying to make a quick action pothole reporter for my local council. I’ve just about perfect, with exact address, longitude and latitude. But I wouldn’t mind adding a direction of which direction the photo is taken. If you have an extra idea, that would be great. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/BAZZA1996 (https://www.reddit.com/user/BAZZA1996)
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Action button to toggle shortcut isn't working on first press
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xh5xm0/action_button_to_toggle_shortcut_isnt_working_on/

<!-- SC_OFF -->There are three actions I can't decide between for my action button, so I created a shortcuts folder with all three and set the action button to launch that folder. It actually works perfectly when my phone is unlocked. I hold the action button, and the three options come down from the top of the screen in an animation that looks like the dynamic island. However, if my phone is off, and I hold the action button, the dynamic island animation happens but just shows a picture of a folder. Then if I press and hold it again, the three options appear. This has nothing to do with permissions because it doesn't matter if my phone is still locked when I try a second time (if my sunglasses are on, my phone doesn't unlock). Does anyone know what's going on here or how I can fix it? <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/CawfeePig (https://www.reddit.com/user/CawfeePig)
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HELP - Tiktok downloading doesnt appear as a video in photolibrary
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xh8g2n/help_tiktok_downloading_doesnt_appear_as_a_video/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I am using R-Download.
Its a video stating "120FPS".
Apple library doesnt show anything except file size. Help. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Night-Trace (https://www.reddit.com/user/Night-Trace)
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Barcode to plain text with embedded hyperlink?
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/1xh8grp/barcode_to_plain_text_with_embedded_hyperlink/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Hi all, We have a client check in kiosk that is basically a waitlist via Google Forms and autopopulates a google sheet. We want to provide the clients with their own bar code with their Name + ID number, so they can scan it at the kiosk directly onto google forms when they check in instead of manually entering their name DOB and ID #. Basically the barcode will scan it into the Google Form as "ID # - Name - DOB." And that will be submitted to the google sheet with the timestamp to the left. I'm wondering if there is a way to embed a hyperlink in the "ID # - Name - DOB" so when it shows up on our google sheet, we can click the hyperlink and it will take us to that client's activity spreadsheet (saved separately for each client as an xcl file on our Google Drive). Want to save the extra step of having to go on the search bar to manually search their spreadsheet and be able to directly access it from the waitlist. I hope that makes sense. The barcode part is very easy. It's the embedding hyperlink in the text which is really the tricky part and I can't seem to find anything online. Thanks all! <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/khkarma (https://www.reddit.com/user/khkarma)
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Apple Brings Touch to the Mac with New OLED MacBook Pros
https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-brings-touch-to-the-mac-with-new-oled-macbook-pros/

Source: Apple. Apple today introduced newly redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros featuring tandem OLED displays that support Touch. The new MacBook Pros, which are thinner and lighter than previous models, feature the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, both of which include a Neural Accelerator in each GPU core. Apple is calling the laptop’s […]