With the introduction of Apple Intelligence, your device can now help you process information faster than ever. The new summarization capabilities built into the Shortcuts app allow you to quickly get the gist of long documents, web pages, and news articles without leaving the app you're in. This feature saves you valuable time by transforming lengthy content into concise, easy-to-digest summaries.
This release integrates Apple Intelligence directly into the Shortcuts app through a powerful new Use Model action. This allows you to create custom shortcuts that can receive text, files, or web content and generate summaries on demand. You can run these shortcuts from the Share Sheet, an automation, or directly within the Shortcuts app to get key takeaways, bullet points, or a simple paragraph summary of almost any content.
You can customize the prompt inside your summarization shortcuts to get different results. For example, you can ask for a 'three-sentence summary', 'a list of key takeaways in bullet points', or 'a single paragraph overview'. You can also choose which AI model to use—On-Device for speed and privacy, Private Cloud Compute for more complex tasks, or even an external model like ChatGPT for longer content.
The new summarization feature in Shortcuts, powered by Apple Intelligence, is a game-changer for productivity. It allows you to quickly distill large amounts of information from various sources into manageable summaries. By integrating this capability directly into your workflow via the Share Sheet and automations, you can stay informed more efficiently than ever before.