iOS 27 to Let Users Generate Wallpapers and Build Shortcuts With AI

[Howard2k]

I think AI would face a lot less resistance if it were being deployed only for actually useful, if not essential, features.

"helping me make shortcuts" and "generating wallpapers" ... ain't it

That's useful for people who want shortcuts but are not experts on making shortcuts.

 

[bluecoast]

I have no issues with 26 and I have no money invested in Apple. Try again.

Believe it or not, someone can disagree with you without having ulterior motives.

Fair enough. But read the Macworld article that I linked to in my post. It seems pretty conclusive that iOS 26 Liquid Glass is a huge power suck.

And I'm not even going to mention the myriad of UX issues it has re. readability. (although of course, I just did).

 

[zellzoi]

This is amazing. People don't truly realize how powerful the Shortcuts app is

 

[DocMultimedia]

Being able to create a device shortcut with a natural language prompt? Hell yes.

I agree. Shortcuts via language would be great.

 

[hagar]

I feel like most features added to iOS in the last years are complicated and confusing. I’m convinced most people don’t understand or use Focus Modes, Shortcuts, Tab Groups, Visual Intelligence, …

And I’m not sure AI will fix or further complicate things.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

This is amazing. People don't truly realize how powerful the Shortcuts app is

And I'm still waiting for a single argument against this new rumored feature besides "AI BAD"

 

[ifxf]

Given that it is Apple, every time you run an AI generated shortcut, it will require you to dismiss a warning that it is an AI shortcut.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

Given that it is Apple, every time you run an AI generated shortcut, it will require you to dismiss a warning that it is an AI shortcut.

What is this based on exactly? Please provide an example.

 

[ifxf]

I feel like most features added to iOS in the last years are complicated and confusing. I’m convinced most people don’t understand or use Focus Modes, Shortcuts, Tab Groups, Visual Intelligence, …

And I’m not sure AI will fix or further complicate things.

Of all these features, I have wrote a shortcut once and never used the others.

 

[Hajj.david]

I will definitely generate the hell out of wallpapers, so at least one country will run out of life resources such as water or electricity. /s

Apple uses local models...

 

[Unami]

Yes but still, shortcuts in its current state is not very powerful and only works in niche cases - it probably would not work in most scenarios a casual user would ask for. But maybe they'll fix that. Maybe not.

 

[QuarterSwede]

What is this based on exactly? Please provide an example.

I think that was sarcasm.

 

[Macalway]

This might be cool.

 

[germanbeer007]

Yeah no one asked ! CAN WE STOP WITH AI PLEASE !!

No one? I asked for a simpler way to create shortcuts on my iPhone.

"Build me a shortcut that converts 4k video down to the largest size that can fit 10MB"

this will take you a minimum of at least 2 minutes to do manually.

 

[gummybear2026]

Apple's AI is about as exciting as Alexa+!

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Big it true and implemented properly. Building complex shortcuts can be painful at times

 

[tehabe]

I would love an iOS version with no AI, no contact posters, a working contacts app, JMAP support, the ability to create repeating events not just with an end date but how many times it repeating. VCard 4.0 support. Fixed CardDAV support. Actual plain text option in Mail.

 

[michaelflynn]

I think AI would face a lot less resistance if it were being deployed only for actually useful, if not essential, features.

"helping me make shortcuts" and "generating wallpapers" ... ain't it

lmao "I don't use Shortcuts so Apple shouldn't spend any time on it" is certainly a take

 

[TheMacDaddy1]

Good thing this is a totally optional feature then. You don't have to use it, nobody will force you to.

Just like Liquid Glass?

 

[Astuces iOS]

I've got good news for you !

Apple has a LARGE development team that is capable of both fixing bugs AND adding features.

It will never be bug free, no software has been or ever will be.

For sure, now the problem is that there is more bugs than never before with OS 26 !

 

[jsavvy]

I think AI would face a lot less resistance if it were being deployed only for actually useful, if not essential, features.

"helping me make shortcuts" and "generating wallpapers" ... ain't it

Agreed. I wonder if making shortcuts and generating wallpapers is worth pillaging the resources of small towns to make more data centers? I also see countless acres of some of the richest farmland in the world being bought up to put data centers on rather than grow food. So when I see “look at this new AI feature” I ask, is it worth it?

 

[turbineseaplane]

lmao "I don't use Shortcuts so Apple shouldn't spend any time on it" is certainly a take

I would encourage you to read again what I posted and that you quoted.

You’ve misinterpreted what I said

To my delight, @jsavvy understood in the post just above this.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

Just like Liquid Glass?

Apples and oranges argument. You have to opt into using Apple Intelligence and you know this.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

I think that was sarcasm.

I really don't think it was.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

I wonder if making shortcuts and generating wallpapers is worth pillaging the resources of small towns to make more data centers?

You imply they are trivial tasks yet you think it takes a ton of resources to accomplish? Interesting.

Seems like you heard AI does that with resources and think all AI actions do it, even slapping an IG filter on a pic. They were referring to a lot bigger and more involved AI tasks.