This week, Federico and John take a hard look at Shortcuts, an app they rely on every day, and consider how they would like to see Apple evolve the app this year and beyond.
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Shortcuts Wish List, 2021 Edition
Shortcuts Wishes: The App
Block folding
Color-coded actions
Sub-folders
More colors and icons
An action browser
Debugging tools
Shortcut locking
Shortcuts Wishes: Actions
Multitasking actions
Better Files integration
Complex UI building tools
Safari actions
The ability to run Swift and JavaScript
Apple Music service actions
Simplified Web API integration
Shortcuts Wishes: Automations
Deeper HomeKit support
Apple TV integration with home automations
Personal automations that can run at set intervals
App-based triggers
Proximity and presence triggers
Shortcuts Wishes: Everything Else
Widgets
Trigger shortcuts with inputs via Siri
Run Apple Watch shortcut complications on the Watch face
Global hotkeys