Apple Acquires Popular Automation App Workflow

[rp2011]

Siri, HomeKit and workflow, is a winning combo

 

[ErikGrim]

Not wasting any time are they.

 

[Brammy]

First update killed Chrome, Uber, Worlklow Gallery Submissions, and a bunch of other stuff.

Good job, Apple.

I think the rest of my post will just be **** and you can guess the curse words.

 

[Rocketman]

Looks to be an under-discovered app for most people. I never even heard of it before.

JJ

 

[kerk09]

Kill LINE support!!
****ing idiot Apple

 

[groovyd]

what's with all the cheesy neon?

 

[Pman17]

This could be big! The biggest news I've seen for Apple this year. I can't wait to see more integration with iOS and finally, Siri!

 

[jeremiah256]

Not wasting any time are they.

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This sucks so bad. I actually have time set aside in the next month to start working on some workflows and one would have used Line. And Apple Maps is still second fiddle to Google Maps. This is Siri all over again.

 

[The Cappy]

Oh FFS!! So now it can just languish like Automator. Workflow was being aggressively updated and improved. And now it's in the hands of an indifferent master which at times seems like it barely wanted to acknowledge the EXISTENCE AppleScript or Automator.
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Hey Siri run my workflow. Can't wait

"Sorry. I can't find 'word crow'. Would you like me to look it up on the internet for you?"

 

[satchmo]

Automator 2.0?

If Tim Cook's future of computing is iPads, perhaps picking up Workflow is necessary since Automator for MacOS is questionable.

 

[Floris]

Finally some actually good Apple news. This excited me more than the re-release of the iPhone 7 and a tiny update to the iPad Air 2.

 

[usarioclave]

This kicks IFTTT's behind.

 

[Cosmosent]

I think it may have to do with the Clips app announced just yesterday ... don't know Workflow, so I don't know what they could bring to the table, but the timing tells me the two could be aligned.

 

[julesme]

I wonder if Workflow can finally help Siri figure out Michael Phelps's correct age.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Well earned and now free.

 

[Wiesenlooser]

This is either great or terrible news.

 

[insomniac86]

Just downloaded and its pretty neat. Can i somehow integrate spotify into it instead of apple music?

If there was a way, fat chance of that happening now!
They already removed google maps integration!

 

[Geurt]

Y

This is either great or terrible news.

Yes, a 50% chance! Seems you don't need it and are doing fine without it, just like me

 

[Jessica Lares]

Well, the Workflow Gallery was very short lived.

 

[FoxMcCloud]

A more user friendly Automator.

Odd they would make the creator of Automator redundant, and then buy a user friendly clone of Automator for iOS rather than developing Automator for iOS.

Maybe they'll upgrade Automator on macOS with this user friendly version.

 

[XNU/Darwin]

Always thought the Content Graph engine could be used to greatly improve Siri's contextual awareness. Maybe that's a possibility as well now.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Not wasting any time are they.

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I'm guessing those were part of the buyout agreement and they were just waiting for the official announcement to release them.

 

[rudychidiac]

Well I hope Apple gets rid of their ugly icon.
Otherwise that's great news, I use workflow on a daily basis and I'm hoping Apple would enhance it.

 

[Donka]

The workflow gallery was a great way to showcase what this app is capable of. It is a shame they have nixed that feature.

 

[tkermit]

This always seemed to be as intuitive to me as a Rube Goldberg machine. AppleScript is like a breath of fresh air in comparison.