Apple Adds AI-Built Shortcuts to iOS 27, Cutting 10-15 Minute Setup
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Updated · ZDNet · Jun 8
Apple Adds AI-Built Shortcuts to iOS 27, Cutting 10-15 Minute Setup
3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 8
Summary
Apple said iOS 27 will let users build Shortcuts by describing a task to Apple Intelligence, turning a previously manual setup into a natural-language request.
The upgrade targets one of Shortcuts' biggest pain points: creating a new automation can take 10-15 minutes and requires navigating actions and variables across apps.
Apple's WWDC demo showed the system using GPS, Maps and Messages to detect when a user leaves work, calculate an ETA and text that arrival time to a partner.
The feature arrives in the iOS 27 developer beta now, with a public beta in July and a broader release this fall, alongside other Apple Intelligence updates in Messages, Mail, Safari and Image Playground.