Apple Shortcuts Versioning

Manuel Grabowski: It’s almost impressive what a miserable, useless piece of crap the Shortcuts app remains. First off: No actual concept of versioning or upgrades for shared shortcuts. Sharing shortcuts happens via weird iCloud URLs rather than being an actual aspect of the system. So to update a shortcut, do you just add it again? No indication of what that will do before you press the button. Will it error out? Will it create a duplicate? Will it update/replace the existing one? Apple Shortcuts is such a mess that I’ve actually implemented my own backup system for my shortcuts. That way, if anything goes wrong — and it has several times in the past — I have a weekly backup that I can restore from. Here’s my backup solution: Install this shortcut: Backup Shortcuts. Navigate to Shortcuts > Automation > Plus (+) > Time of Day. Configure how often you want the backup to trigger. I have mine set up to backup each Wednesday at noon. Select the Backup Shortcuts shortcut. Apple Shortcuts…