

However, these continual changes amid a time of unusual circumstances have led to problems around Shortcuts, with the platform both advancing too fast for new users to keep up and not enough to keep up itself with power users. Plus, the iOS and Apple Watch experiences have improved as the app's functionality has continued to expand.

The Shortcuts app has perhaps its biggest year yet in 2021, expanding from iPhone and iPad to the Mac and bringing Apple's personal automation to the traditional computing experience for the first time.
