Apple Shortcuts now writes itself — is low-code automation dead?
apple is updating shortcuts for ios 27 to let users build automations using natural language prompts powered by apple intelligence. this change democratizes complex scripting, allowing non-technical users to bypass the traditional learning curve.
apple is integrating apple intelligence into the shortcuts app with ios 27, enabling users to generate complex automations simply by typing natural language descriptions. previously, creating workflows required technical knowledge to link specific app actions and variables, but the update allows the ai to infer necessary steps—for instance, automatically building an 'leave work' script that calculates eta and sends a text. users can also refine these automations conversationally, such as adding a podcast playback step via text command. this move signals a broader industry shift where agentic ai begins to subsume traditional low-code and no-code tools.