2023 Design
Design Shortcuts for Spotlight
Learn about the latest updates to the visual language of App Shortcuts and find out how to design your shortcut to appear as a top hit in Spotlight. We’ll share how shortcuts can appear on iOS or iPadOS, and show you how to customize the visual appearance of a shortcut, personalize its order, select its correct behavior, and increase discoverability.
Watch at developer.apple.com ↗Chapters
- 1:35 — Principle 1: Focus on the essentials
- 2:04 — Principle 2: Prefer actionable shortcuts
- 2:30 — Principle 3: Design predictable and personal shortcuts
- 4:13 — Design icons for actions and entities
- 5:47 — Consider providing entity subtitles
- 6:03 — App icon colors
- 6:48 — Design your shortcut’s behavior: App launch, Live Activity, or snippet
- 8:23 — Supporting phrase synonyms to increase discoverability
- 8:52 — App name synonyms
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