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The Shortcuts devs seems to have taken the "act now, apologize later" approach. Another funny solution is how they implemented the "Add to Home screen" functio
by aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
The Shortcuts devs seems to have taken the "act now, apologize later" approach.
Another funny solution is how they implemented the "Add to Home screen" functionality: when you select "Add to Home screen" in the Shortcuts app, it opens a data:// URL in Safari, and you have to add it from there :D
- saagarjha 8y ago> Another funny solution is how they implemented the "Add to Home screen" functionality: when you select "Add to Home screen" in the Shortcuts app, it opens a data:// URL in Safari, and you have to add it from there :D Because, presumably, they do not have access to the private API to bypass this step yet–for third party apps the only way to add things to the homescreen is through Safari.
- aaaaaaaaaab 8y agoBut Shortcuts is a first-party app. The developer is listed as "Apple" in the AppStore. It used to be a third-party app called Workflow, but Apple acquired them early 2017. They had plenty of time to replace the Safari workaround with the proper private API.