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Shortcuts for Tesla working again (but here’s what you should use instead)
Thanks to Kim Hansen and their Auth app for Tesla iOS app, I’ve been able to update all my Tesla shortcuts and make them operational again. This free app handles Tesla’s latest authentication flow to generate the access token required for API usage. Back in January 2021, Tesla changed how authentication with their API works. […]
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The Dodged Charger
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the rumor that the next iPhone might ship without a charger in the box: According to well-connected analyst Ming-chi Kuo, Apple is planning to stop including a power adapter and EarPods in the box with 2020 models, and will even remove the power adapter from the new […]
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WWDC 2020’s Honorable Mentions
Some of the more interesting features of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS aren’t shown during the keynote, but they are briefly referenced in summary slides. After the keynote is finished, I like to dig through the information on Apple’s website and developer documentation to see what else of note is coming. There’s going to […]
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Migrating from Instagram to Micro.blog or WordPress
For anyone wanting to escape the misery machine of Facebook and permanently delete their Instagram account, I’ve created a couple of shortcuts so you can migrate your photos to either a Micro.blog-hosted site or a site that runs on WordPress. Both shortcuts use a copy of your Instagram archive to upload photos and create the […]
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Shortcuts Wishlist
Shortcuts has gained plenty of features and functionality over the years, especially after Apple’s acquisition of Workflow, but how shortcuts are created and organized has remained almost unchanged since the app first launched back in 2015. As a result, creating shortcuts like Mocktail is a painstaking and frustrating process. The app simply hasn’t scaled with […]
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Major Update to My Mocktail Shortcut
I’ve made a significant update to Mocktail, my shortcut for creating device-framed screenshots. It now (finally) includes base images for: iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone SE iPad Pro Magic Keyboard There are also more base images available for a number of supported devices. The shortcut has also been updated to […]
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An Update on My Shortcuts
One of my favorite features of Workflow was its ability to share workflows as files. It was this functionality that made it possible for me to start Workflow Directory and create my own GitHub repository of workflows. Unfortunately, Shortcuts doesn’t support this functionality and I suspect it never will again. Although it’s possible to jump […]
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Resolving Shortcuts Sync Issues in iOS 13
I’ve been having some troublesome sync issues with Shortcuts since upgrading to iOS 13. None of my devices would stay in sync and shortcuts I’d delete would reappear moments later. In some cases, shortcuts would even be duplicated. A helpful tip on the Shortcuts subreddit has provided a simple solution for my syncing woes: delete […]