iOS Automation With Workflow
06 Apr 2015We all have workflows for our work. But what exactly is a workflow?
A simple Google search returns this definition:
the sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion
I like that definition. But what I like better are tools which automate and simplify workflows.
I’ve found one such tool in the Workflow app for iOS.
According to its website, the Workflow app is:
Powerful automation made simple.
Translated … the Workflow app enables you to connect apps together, combined with powerful actions, to automate workflow on your iPhone or iPad.
Workflows are easy to create with a simple drag-and-drop interface and have a variety of uses.
For example, use the Workflow app to:
- Backup photos to Dropbox with a simple tap
- Access the next couple of meetings scheduled in your calendar and create markdown formatted meeting note templates in Evernote
- Grab the last five images from your photo gallery, make an animated GIF and text it to a friend
- Get your current and destination locations, access maps and text others about your approximate arrival time
- Speed dial a phone number
- Grab the content of a web page, create a PDF and automatically open it in iBooks
- Translate your clipboard content to another language and email it
- Tweet the content and URL of the page you are viewing in your browser
- Cross-post a photo to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
- Get directions to the nearest coffee shop
The possibilities are endless …
The fun parts about the Workflow app?
- Make your own workflows and save them to your home screen where they can be accessed with a quick tap
- Create workflow extensions which plug into other apps
- Export workflows to share with others
- Install workflows shared by others or access workflows from the built-in Workflow Gallery
I’ll be sharing some of my favorite (and created) workflows in future posts.
You can download the Workflow app from the App Store.
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