The Current State of Major LLMs and Their Shortcuts Integrations
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The Current State of Major LLMs and Their Shortcuts Integrations
Earlier this week, I decided to do some research about the current state of major LLM apps and their implementations of Shortcuts actions. While millions of people are interacting with chatbots on a daily basis using their respective websites and dedicated mobile apps, I thought it’d be interesting to see how these popular services are integrating with Apple’s ecosystem via Shortcuts actions and App Intents. Spoiler: there’s a lot of work for them to do still, but early signs seem encouraging.
I started with Google Gemini, which has seen some notable developments lately with the release of its 2.5 Pro model that I’m using for heavy-duty tasks like transcribing long YouTube videos and audio recordings. When it comes to supporting App Intents and Shortcuts, the Gemini app is – unsurprisingly, given Google’s slow approach on iOS – the one that needs the most work out of all the apps I evaluated.