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iOS offers less options for automation than the Mac due to sandboxing, which limits what apps can do. But there are still some powerful automation tools available if you understand how the basic building blocks work.

In Part 2 of this iOS automation series, we dive deeper into automation workflows for iOS and give you several specific examples of how to implement these yourself. We walk you through some important concepts (like setting/calling variables and using prompts for text entry), and show you step-by-step how to construct these workflows for yourself.

In this tutorial we demonstrate:

How to get around the lack of a share sheet in Mail

How to append Amazon links to an Evernote note

How to create multi-step workflows like using AirDrop to send screenshots to your Mac and then automatically delete them from your iOS device

How to integrate prompts and set variables for use in iOS automation workflows in Workflow and Launch Center Pro

How to send multiple tasks to OmniFocus from Drafts and create OmniFocus project templates in Workflow

How to use Editorial to automate writing tasks and use Python scripts inside of Editorial workflows

Launch Center Pro is a productivity application to help you speed up common actions on your iOS device.

Although we've covered it before, it's recently had an update for iOS7 and been enhanced with a host of new features. This final part of a two part series delves into some of the more advanced features including customisations and URL callbacks.

Launch Center Pro is a productivity application to help you speed up common actions on your iOS device.

Although we've covered it before, it's recently had an update for iOS7 and been enhanced with a host of new features. This first part of a two part series acts as a refresher for the basic operation of Launch Center Pro.

In a future episode, we will delve into some of the more advanced features.

If you're a fan of LaunchBar or Alfred on the Mac, you'll love this iOS application.

Launch Center Pro is both an application and task launcher. Install it in your iOS dock and get immediate access to all your favourite applications as well and your most commonly used tasks.

No need to hunt or search for an app, open it and then find the required function. With Launch Center Pro, you can configure these right in the application, all just a tap or a swipe away.