The upcoming release of iOS 17 will include a tweak to how shortcuts are displayed on your iPhone’s Home Screen.
For the first time, you can put two shortcuts inside one Home Screen widget.
It may not sound like a huge change, but as our how-tos writer D. Griffin Jones explains, it’s often handy to have shortcuts in pairs.
For example, you might have a Focus shortcut for work that shuts down all your social media apps and silences notifications, and another that turns everything back on again. Pairing these two is a no-brainer, and here’s how to get started.
Also in today’s newsletter:
Some tricky app developers use your device fingerprint to track you, but Apple’s cracking down.
Buy any SwitchEasy Apple Watch band — like the fabulous Skin Silicone magnetic band — and you get 50% off a cool aluminum alloy bumper case.
The adorable Hello Kitty Island Adventure game just got added to Apple Arcade.
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