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Apple Adds Natural Language Shortcuts Creation

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.

Source:MacRumors
Apple Adds Natural Language Shortcuts Creation
Apple today announced that users can now describe a shortcut in natural language, with Apple Intelligence automatically building the automation in the background.

Shortcuts gains natural language input. Users can simply describe what they want a shortcut to do in plain English text. Apple Intelligence then handles the construction.
It opens the feature to a broader audience beyond technically minded users.

The change removes the need for manual step-by-step workflow building. It opens the feature to a broader audience beyond technically minded users.
POST FROM @MacRumors· official announcement tweet from the source outlet linking directly to the article

Feature demonstrated with ETA example. Apple showed the capability with a practical automation. A user asks the Shortcuts app to automatically send their estimated time of arrival to a designated recipient whenever they leave home.
It sends the correct time without any manual configuration.

Apple Intelligence calculates the ETA based on the user's location. It sends the correct time without any manual configuration.

Update arrives via upcoming software release. The natural language creation tool is part of enhancements tied to Apple Intelligence. It was announced during Apple's WWDC 2026 Keynote.
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