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Title: Apple acquires Workflow automation app, offers it free Post by: HCK on March 25, 2017, 04:05:14 pm Apple acquires Workflow automation app, offers it free
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Apple has acquired the Workflow automation app, which allows iOS users to trigger a sequence of tasks across apps with a single tap.</p><p> A spokesman for Apple confirmed on Wednesday the company’s acquisition of DeskConnect, the developer of the app, and the Workflow app, but did not provide further details.</p><p> Workflow, developed for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, allows users to drag and drop combinations of actions to create workflows that interact with the apps and content on the device. It won an Apple design award in 2015 at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.</p><p> Some of the examples of tasks for which Workflow can be used are making animated GIFs, adding a home screen icon to call a loved one and tweeting a song the user has been listening to, according to a description of the app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/workflow-powerful-automation/id915249334?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3184268/mobile/apple-acquires-workflow-automation-app-offers-it-free.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple acquires Workflow automation app, offers it free (http://www.macworld.com/article/3184268/mobile/apple-acquires-workflow-automation-app-offers-it-free.html#tk.rss_all) |