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Home Screen: Charlie Chapman
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AppStories, Episode 145 – Shortcuts Utility Apps→
This week on AppStories, we cover Shortcuts utilities including Toolbox Pro, Pushcut, and LaunchCuts. They also preview an upcoming Shortcuts utility from Simon Stovring called Data Jar and explain the difference between Shortcuts, shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts, and other terminology.
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AppStories Episode 145 - Shortcuts Utility Apps
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