Apple announced natural language creation for the Shortcuts app, letting users describe automations in plain English for Apple Intelligence to build. The update lowers the technical barrier that previously limited the feature to advanced users.
It opens the feature to a broader audience beyond technically minded users.
https://x.com/MacRumors/status/2064046459537006831
It sends the correct time without any manual configuration.
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