The Shortcuts app on iOS, iPadOS and macOS is powerful. It handles the little things for curious users, but can also be used for extremely complex task automation. With iOS 15.4, iPadOS 14.4 and macOS 12.3, the shortcuts again support a whole bunch of new functions, which I would like to point out to those of you who are interested.
Apple has published a support document in which new features are supported in actions and scripting. We had already described a few of the things for you in advance, for example, the silent running of automation and the parallel addressing of several AirPlay loudspeakers via shortcuts.
Abstract:
- Notifications can now be turned off for automation (when “Ask before running” is turned off)
- Added support for tags in Add New Reminder, Find Reminders, and Edit Reminder
- Get current webpage from Safari now supports getting details like name, page content, and selection on macOS
- Set Playback Target now supports adding and removing playback targets so you can play on multiple devices at the same time
- Translate Text and Detect Speech are now supported by Apple Translate
- Take Photo is now supported on macOS
- Extract Text From Image now supports all languages supported by Live Text
- “End when” and “End repeat” can now be dragged into the shortcuts editor
- The Find and Filter actions have an improved design on macOS
- Double-clicking on an item in “Select from list” now selects the item and continues to run it on macOS
- On macOS, you can now add a shortcut to the Dock using the right-click menu in My Shortcuts
- Text input dialogs can now be closed under macOS with the key combination ?+Return
- A Provide Output checkbox is now available in the shortcut details, making it easier to use shortcuts with output
- The action icons in the shortcut editor have an updated look
- Automator quick actions can now be converted to shortcuts
- Fewer privacy prompts appear, especially for shortcuts you create yourself.
- The gallery now includes a share button when viewing a shortcut on macOS.