Apple's solution for users to configure actions without depending so much on Siri In iOS it is called Shortcuts, which also does not allow us to share our creations with other people through iCloud. Well, until a few hours ago, in which all the shortcuts available in iCloud have stopped being available.
Both Twitter and Reedit are filling with complaints from many users that when clicking on a link of a shortcut stored in iCloud to access and download it, it returns an error message stating that he has not found it. At the moment, Apple has not commented on the matter.
Okay, WTF.
The whole @macstoriesnet Shortcuts Archive has broken links right now. None of the links to my hundreds of shortcuts are working anymore.
I * seriously * hope Apple has a quick fix for this. https://t.co/MGwB1bRhHD https://t.co/5BMhhbdoqC pic.twitter.com/fbbxuHzW2V
- Federico Viticci (@viticci) March 24, 2021
Websites like MacStories, from where have created a large number of shortcuts they claim that they cannot access all of its content. None of the links work and so far they have not found a solution other than waiting for Apple to fix the problem.
The reasons why shortcuts may have stopped working are likely due to any changes that Apple has made to the servers, change that has removed access to shortcuts.
On the Apple service page It is not shown that at this time there is any incidence on the servers, so it is likely that we will have to wait a few days to be able to access the shortcuts stored in iCloud again.
Shortcuts, in addition to allowing us to automate tasks, also allow us to perform actions with connected devices that they are not compatible with HomeKit.
Anything that comes to mind to create a keyboard shortcut is possible as long as you have patience and the necessary resources To be able to carry it out, resources that you can find on the internet.