Siri shortcut beta now syncs via iCloud

Apple's shortcuts to applications or shortcuts are still in beta for developers (since their launch last July), and during this time Apple has been gradually introducing a series of improvements and new features through successive updates. Save comes one of the most expected and useful features, the shortcut synchronization through iCloud, which will allow us to have such shortcuts on all our iOS devices, regardless of which of them we have created.

The shortcuts already have synchronization in iCloud

Beta number four of Shortcuts (shortcuts or shortcuts) is an important update since it introduces synchronization through iCloud for the first time. Before the release of this latest developer preview, shortcuts created on one device were not syncing with other devices by the same user, an issue that is now resolved.

According to notes released in the update version, Apple has also fixed certain issues that prevented shortcuts that change system settings, clipboard access, or use the current job location. Shortcuts that include Health actions are now also able to open the Shortcuts application when run from Siri, something that was not available before.

Since MacStories , Federico Vittici has urged the new beta and states that, in addition to these changes, there have been significant improvements in text dictation.

For those who are not yet familiar with shortcuts or shortcuts, this is a new Siri feature that allows you to create shortcuts that include various actions using native and third-party applications that can be activated by voice commands with Siri.

So, for example, you can create a shortcut to activate the home thermostat using the Nest app, send a text message to your roommate informing them that you're on the way with Messages, and open the Maps app with directions. necessary to get home, all with a simple (customizable) Siri command like "I'm going home. "