Tap your Android phone's "Menu" button, and then tap "Add." Tap "New Folder." The folder now appears on your home screen. Tap and hold the folder, and then drag it to the desired home screen location.

If you visit certain Web pages, such as Facebook and Gmail, on a daily basis, you can create shortcuts to them on your Mac OS X desktop. Web shortcuts enable you to access your favorite Web pages with ...

Enhancing your iPhone’s functionality through automation can transform how you interact with your device. The awesome video below from Stephen Robles explores the intricacies of creating advanced ...

Do you ever wish there was a quicker way of replying to a text or email? There actually is, and I have a nifty little trick up my sleeve to show you how to speed up sending texts and emails. It's a ...

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Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Shortcuts is the hot new feature of iOS 12. The Shortcuts app lets you automate some crazy stuff, for instance this shortcut that activates the iPhone’s camera and ...

If you often open particular files, apps, web pages, etc., and you want to create a shortcut for them, here is a very useful tool called Biniware Run. It lets you create a shortcut for any item so you ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Shortcuts are helpful iPhone tricks that allow you to ask Siri to complete simple tasks, like add a song to a playlist, call a favorite contact, ...

Apple just released iOS 14, the newest software update for iPhones. Users are using widgets and app icons to customize home screens. On social media, people show off detailed phone screen designs.

Update: Thanks to MacStories reader Thomas, I was able to remove the need to upload image assets to Dropbox. The shortcut is now much faster to run (takes about 5 seconds instead of 20) and doesn’t ...