Creating shortcuts on your iPhone or iPad is a really cool way to customize the look of your home screen with custom app icons or even custom automations to make life easier on iOS. Here, we’ll show you how to make this happen on your iPhone running iOS 16.
To get started, let’s create an automation. You can do so many different automations, but one cool example is a battery charging automation. This will give you an idea of all the cool things you can do with shortcuts. Choose an action for this automation, such as opening up an app. Select an app – in this case, the charging animation app – and click “done.” When you plug your iPhone in, it will pull up this animation you’ve set using this third-party app. Without using shortcuts, none of this would even be possible.
Another great feature is creating an app icon. Let’s say you want to create a custom app icon for the app store. You can do that or just change an app icon. Choose an action for this, such as “open app,” then choose the app – in this case, the app store. Name it and give it a picture. Click “add to home screen,” and you’ll have a purple app store icon looking real slick.
It’s worth noting that iOS 15 is a little different from iOS 14 when it comes to using shortcuts. There are some minor differences in how it looks and how you add things, but for the most part, we definitely recommend using this app. It’s free, and you can have a lot of fun with it. You can create automations, app icons, and a bunch of other cool things.
Creating shortcuts on your iPhone or iPad is a fun way to personalize your device and make it work better for you. Whether you want to create a custom app icon or a battery charging automation, the possibilities are endless. So get started today and see what shortcuts you can create!