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What Makes a Great Modern Shortcuts Action?


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This week, Federico and John consider what it takes to create a great set of modern Shortcuts actions using examples of what Apple is doing in its own apps and what some of our favorite third-party apps are already doing to make Shortcuts accessible to a wider audience and more useful to power users.

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  • Links and Show Notes
    What Makes a Great Modern Shortcuts Action?
    • Gallery of third-party app examples
    • Alex Hay’s Twitter thread on predicate filters in Shortcuts
    • Other apps discussed:
      • Play
      • MusicBox
      • Downie
      • Channels
      • Automation April: myTunes, a Personalized Music Video Channel

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