Design
in iOS 14 Siri comes with a notification-like, compact design
The new design focuses only on the most essential information, minimizing disruption
The same design also comes to Shortcuts.app
in iOS 13 you may have needed to jump into the Shortcuts.app to complete a task: with iOS 14 shortcuts will run seamlessly in the background, and will only prompt you if the shortcut needs your input
Shortcuts: intents principles
Disambiguation
a.k.a. when you’re asking follow-up questions to clarify the user’s intent
With conversational shortcuts, you have the opportunity to ask follow-up questions, with iOS 14 there are new APIs for customizing how the list is presented:
Intents UI
a.k.a. how your app UI shows in Siri and Shortcuts.
Your Intents UI now appears in this new compact UI, whether you’re running from Siri or Shortcuts:
Intents UIs now use a consistent background material whether they’re run from Siri or from Shortcuts:
take advantage of the new material by keeping the background color of your Intents UI view transparent.
focus on the essentials:
Because the compact UI appears on top of whatever the user is doing, the less vertical space your Intents UI takes up, the more lightweight the experience will feel.
Shortcuts Folders
users can now create folders for their shortcuts
there are smart folders to identify which shortcuts appear in the share sheet or on the watch.
Shortcuts on Apple Watch
shortctus can now run on the watch with the new shortcuts.app on watchOS.
shortcuts can be set as complications and run them right from the watch face
Shortcuts.app automation
New Automation suggestion in the Shortcuts.app gallery
New triggers
when receiving an email
when receiving an message
when closing an app
when the battery hits a certain level
when the phone starts charging
More automatic triggers (without asking first)
time of day
alarm
sleep
workout
CarPlay
Airplane Mode
NFC
DND
Low Power Mode
Open app
Close app
Battery level
Wind Down integration
If your app has sleep-friendly shortcuts, use the new INShortcutAvailabilityOptions API to.
