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Apple\u2019s Shortcuts app in iOS 27 adds a user-friendly new way to build shortcuts<\/a> that I love, but it also adds 35+ new and improved actions and automations to the app. Here\u2019s the full list.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything new in iOS 27\u2019s Shortcuts app<\/p>\n Apple has just published comprehensive notes<\/a> detailing what\u2019s new for the Shortcuts app in iOS 27 and its companion releases. Here are all of the brand new Shortcuts actions it mentions:<\/p>\n Messages<\/p>\n \u201cSend Tapback\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMark as Read\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDelete Messages\u201c<\/p>\n \u201dDelete Conversations\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cOpen Inbox\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSearch in Messages app\u201d<\/p>\n Reminders<\/p>\n \u201cEdit List\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cCreate Groups\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDelete Groups\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCreate Section\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDelete Sections\u201d<\/p>\n VPN<\/p>\n \u201cGet Current VPN\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFind VPNs\u201d<\/p>\n Shortcuts Storage<\/p>\n \u201cGet Stored Content\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cStore Content\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDelete Stored Content\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAdd Item to List\u201c<\/p>\n General<\/p>\n Photos<\/p>\n \u201cFavorite Photos\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHide Photos\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAuto Enhance Photos\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFind Albums\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cDelete Albums\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOpen Photo\u201d<\/p>\n Joining these new actions, iOS 27 upgrades existing Shortcuts actions to make them more powerful than before.<\/p>\n Improved Actions<\/p>\n \u201cUse Model\u201d supports enhanced Apple Intelligence models<\/p>\n \u201cUse Model\u201d can now get up-to-date information using the web<\/p>\n \u201cIf\u201d now supports \u201cOtherwise If\u201d for complex logic<\/p>\n \u201cCreate Note\u201d and \u201cAppend Text to Note\u201d now support Markdown<\/p>\n \u201cAppend Text to Note\u201d can now append or prepend text to a specific section of a note<\/p>\n \u201cSend Message\u201d now supports sending to group chats<\/p>\n \u201cFind Message\u201d can now filter by sender<\/p>\n \u201cGet What\u2019s On Screen\u201d now returns more structured information about on-screen content<\/p>\n \u201cExtract Text From Image\u201d can now extract tables or lists from images<\/p>\n \u201cScan QR or Barcode\u201d can now process a file directly (iOS, iPadOS, and macOS)<\/p>\n \u201cSet Volume\u201d can now set volume for Alarms and Timers and System Sounds (iOS and iPadOS)<\/p>\n \u201cGet Network Details\u201d now supports Ethernet interfaces<\/p>\n \u201cLocation\u201d can now reference a user\u2019s home and work locations (iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS)<\/p>\n \u201cGet Travel Time\u201d has new \u201cAvoid Tolls\u201d and \u201cAvoid Highways\u201d options (iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS)<\/p>\n Finally, Apple mentions that three automations are new in iOS 27.<\/p>\n Automations<\/p>\n Notifications (\u201cWhen I receive a notification from News\u201d)<\/p>\n Keyboard (\u201cWhen my keyboard is connected\u201d, iOS and iPadOS)<\/p>\n Screenshot (\u201cWhen a screenshot is saved\u201d, iOS, iPadOS, and macOS)<\/p>\n Which new iOS 27 Shortcuts additions are your favorites? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/describe-shortcut-ios-27-2.jpg\")
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