iOS 18 shortcuts can be added to control center, https://support.apple.com/en-us/121131 https://support.apple.com/en-us/121131 They can run external tasks via

iOS 18 shortcuts can be added to control center, https://support.apple.com/en-us/121131 https://support.apple.com/en-us/121131 They can run external tasks via SSH scripts or API endpoints, e.g. send audio to LLM, https://www.innoq.com/en/blog/2023/03/openai-gpt-on-macos-ios-apple-shortcuts/ https://www.innoq.com/en/blog/2023/03/openai-gpt-on-macos-io... For local actions, app-specific URL schemes can be driven from shortcuts, https://www.macstories.net/tutorials/guide-url-scheme-ios-drafts/ https://www.macstories.net/tutorials/guide-url-scheme-ios-dr... In iOS18 on iPhone Pro with lidar, a shortcut can trigger Magnifier to provide audio description of live camera image. NFC stickers or expired transit cards can trigger shortcuts by physical proximity.