What’s new in Shortcuts for iOS and iPadOS 17.0, macOS 14.0, and watchOS 10.0 »
Apple has posted release notes for this year's updates to Shortcuts – in this post, I contextualize what's new, and what's missing from the release notes.
This week, r/shortcuts moderator r/iBanks3 was eagle-eyed as always and noticed this beta update to the Get Battery Level action that changes the name to Get Battery Status and switches it to three options:Get Battery PercentageIs Battery ChargingIs Battery Plugged Into A ChargerI can see this being useful for differentiating between things like the MagSafe Battery pack or a Qi charger vs. plugged-in (I think that use case works?) and also "If it's charging but full power, do X, otherwise..." s…
With the first release of iOS 16.2 for developers and public beta testers, Apple has updated the Wallpaper action to work with the Lock Screen setups available for iPhone:
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