iOS 26’s Shortcuts app adds 25+ new actions, here’s everything new

When iOS 26 launched, it brought a variety of upgrades and expansions to the Shortcuts app, including 25+ brand new actions. Here’s everything new.

Apple’s Shortcuts app quietly got a lot more powerful this year thanks to new LLM-based actions, and automations coming to the Mac.

But as discovered by Matthew Cassinelli, there are a lot more changes than that. Unlike many other app updates, Apple has published a full list of Shortcuts changes.

Here are all of the new Shortcuts actions available in iOS 26:

Freeform

Image Playground

Messages

Reminders

Screen Time

Use Model

Visual Intelligence

Voice Memos

Writing Tools

Additionally, Apple notes that several existing actions have been updated and improved:

For all of the other changes Apple brought to Shortcuts in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe, check out the full support document. There are new glyphs, settings, detailed lists of Mac automation features, and more.

Which new Shortcuts features in iOS 26 have you been enjoying? Let us know in the comments.

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