A few days ago Apple launched the second beta de iOS 14.3 for developers for the next big iOS update. The great novelty found in this version is the arrival of the mode Apple ProRAW for the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max. This feature allows you to shoot RAW directly from the Camera app. However, news has also been found related to the app Shortcuts. With this new version We can launch applications with custom icons without having to go through the Shortcuts app. In this way, Apple enhances the customization of the home screens trying not to lose performance.
Customize icons and launch apps without going through Shortcuts and iOS 14.3
So far, iOS 14 allowed to create shortcuts with custom icons on the home screen. To turn that icon into a gateway to a specific application, they had to link it with a shortcut. And that shortcut was to open a certain application. However, brought to life, when that custom icon is clicked, the Shortcut app opens and runs the shortcut opening the other app. It is a non-visual process because several tabs are opened and the time it takes to access the information increases.
It is clear that although we talk about applications and shortcuts, el operation extends to any custom icon shortcut. That is to say, the novelty does not only lie in the direct accesses of apps, but in any direct access that we add through the Shortcuts app, such as uploading images to a repository, starting a countdown, publishing images on social networks, etc.
La iOS 2 beta 14.3 fixes this problem. Although the dynamics of creating the shortcut remain the same and a shortcut is still required, now iOS does not access the Shortcuts app by default. Instead, a banner will appear at the top indicating that a shortcut has been run. In this way, users access the application in question directly when they click on the custom icon.