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 ...

If you tend to visit particular websites on a regular basis, you can save yourself a lot of time and effort by ensuring they’re always at your fingertips. The best way to do this on an Android phone ...

If there is a webpage on your iPad that you visit regularly, save it as a shortcut. There are three ways to do this. You can save it to your home screen, save it as a bookmark, or save it to the Notes ...

Android users can create shortcuts to any of their applications. It’s a quick and easy process that just involves placing the app’s launcher icon onto the homescreen. While this kind of shortcut does ...

Super-charge your web searches with this customizable Home screen shortcut. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac This fantastic shortcut makes searching the web with your iPhone faster than ever. It ...

You can place the Settings app — or a shortcut to any specific setting — directly on your Android home screen so it opens in a single tap. The exact method ...

Business Insider's official app, available for free on the App Store, is a great way to stay connected with Business Insider's news coverage. But if you don't have the storage space for another app, ...

A shortcut isn’t worth building if invoking it is more trouble than doing the same thing another way. Fortunately, that’s rarely the case because shortcuts can be triggered in so many ways. Still, you ...

If there’s one knock we have against the iPhone, it’s a lack of customization. But a trick built into iOS 15 lets you get around that restriction by adding a personalized icon to your status bar. A ...