iOS 27 Shortcuts adds natural-language creation, new triggers and more AI model options
TechRepublic rounds up changes to Shortcuts in iOS 27: users can describe a workflow in natural language and Apple Intelligence turns it into a shortcut they can test, revise or edit before saving, while the manual editor remains. Apple added Screenshot, Keyboard and Notification automation triggers, and automations now sit in the same editor as shortcut actions and sync across devices. The Use Model action now offers On-Device, Cloud, Cloud Pro and an Extension Model that uses ChatGPT, with newer models able to retrieve current web information when supported and a new model transcript for inspecting what was sent to a model.
Putting model calls inside everyday automations makes it a practical question which data reaches an on-device, Private Cloud Compute or external model before a shortcut runs unattended.
iOS 27 expands Shortcuts with natural-language creation, new automation triggers, and additional AI model options for building more complex workflows. Image generated by ChatGPT.
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iOS 27 makes Shortcuts much easier to build by letting users describe what they want in natural language instead of assembling every action manually. Apple Intelligence can turn that description into a shortcut that users can test, revise, or edit before saving.
The bigger change for existing Shortcuts users is what happens inside those workflows. The Use Model action can work with on-device and cloud models, while new notification, screenshot, and keyboard triggers create more opportunities for automations to run without someone manually starting them.
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