Jamey Tucker highlighted Apple’s built-in Shortcuts app as a way to make an iPhone handle routine actions automatically instead of relying on manual app use.
Two examples anchored the demo: sending a text when you are headed home and creating a “time out” button for quick, preset actions.
The segment framed Shortcuts as a powerful but often overlooked tool already installed on most iPhones, suggesting many users have never opened it despite spending hours a day in apps.
Your iPhone can now run tasks without asking. How much personal control are you willing to trade for convenience?
Why is the iPhone's most powerful built-in app still a secret to millions of users after all these years?
As AI agents begin managing our lives through our phones, are we outsourcing our ability to manage ourselves?