What is “ShortcutsActions” and why is it accessing my contacts so much? I’ve never seen it in my privacy report before ? Anyone else have this in their privacy report?
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iPhone 16 Pro Max
Ruckles wrote:
Apple’s About App Privacy Report page details every app that accesses contact data. Shortcuts isn’t mentioned.
The mistake you are making is that you think ShortcutActions is an App and is the same thing as the Shortcut App. It is NOT. ShortcutActions operates under the App Intent Framework. These are "hooks" built into the apps to perform some function that can be called by another App or the System. Developers can create their own App Intents to perform a function by using Siri, add an action in the Shortcut App, or fetch some data from the app for use in a Widget.
App Intents | Apple Developer Documentation
In your screenshot of Messsages having access to your Contact Info, guess how it gets that information. If you said a ShortcutAction you would be correct. Messages is not launching the Shortcut App to get this information, it is using an App Intent built into the Contacts app to get it. You also cannot tell Messages that you do not want to give it access to your Contacts so you will not be preventing ShortcutActions from being used when Messages wants to know what name is associated with the number that just sent you a message.
Another thing you fail to realize is that even though the Shortcut app does not show that it has access to the Contacts in the Privacy Page, the Shortcut app can certainly be used to access Contacts. One of the publicly available actions to the Contacts app in the Shortcut app is called "Add New Contact", where it can take a First Name, Last Name, or Company Name as input and when run a new contact will be added to the Contacts app.
I have the same problem too; actually my situation is even worse because my all my Apple devices with the same Apple ID have been hacked by Google analytics employee!!!
The hacker has controlled my devices remotely…
The hacker has been playing dirty tricks on my apple devices everyday…
I’ve called Apple support twice, but no help because they all try to convince me that my iPhones have not been hacked…
I went to Apple Store twice too.
The guy who “helped” me was try to convince me that no hacker when I went the first time.
The Apple Store manger told me to go to FBI after he heard and see the evidences!!!
I know I should go to FBI as soon as possible, but I need a new IPhone; especially the new IPhone 17 will be out soon.
I’ve suffered from the hacker’s dirty tricks everyday….
Thanks for your explanation!
So Shortcutsactions is in the report because, after Apple acquired Workflow (Shortcuts) they used it to rearchitect existing privacy-impacting functionality (per your examples) with a front-end visual scripting tool.
Did I get that right?
I wonder why updates wouldn’t be “baked in” using their proprietary data management and automation frameworks. That’s wild.
Can you help me understand the use cases too?
For example, where would this action be replacing email addresses with contact names?
This is so interesting; I’d love a reference point if you have one.
Would you mind sharing your source?
Ruckles wrote:
Thanks for your explanation!
So Shortcutsactions is in the report because, after Apple acquired Workflow (Shortcuts) they used it to rearchitect existing privacy-impacting functionality (per your examples) with a front-end visual scripting tool.
Did I get that right?
I wonder why updates wouldn’t be “baked in” using their proprietary data management and automation frameworks. That’s wild.
Can you help me understand the use cases too?
For example, where would this action be replacing email addresses with contact names?
This is so interesting; I’d love a reference point if you have one.
Would you mind sharing your source?
Sorry my friend but that is not how things are done here. Your cliché ridden faux scientific pass-agg interrogation serves only to perpetuate the OP’s misplaced conspiracy theories, and ignores the simple truth that all Apple stock apps have full access to all on-phone data by design. Nothing to see here, move on please.
False.
Built-in apps that handle contact data, (e.g., Messages, Photos, Phone, etc.) explicitly say so in their privacy documentation, e.g.:
Shortcuts doesn’t:
Apple’s About App Privacy Report page details every app that accesses contact data. Shortcuts isn’t mentioned.
My “pass-agg” is tame considering the vitriol on this thread, and I’m happy (hoping, even) to be proven wrong.
What’s your source?
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I was using it to contradict the explanation that, because built-in apps access personal data by design, they are therefore impervious to exploit.
BTW, I’m on my third escalation with Apple support who are so far unable to determine the cause. If you know something they don’t, let’s have it.
I would like to see you get a concise response from one of these experts around here. Seems this may be a tough question.
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What does your image have to do with the subject of this thread?
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Ruckles wrote:
Appreciate the engagement, but I’m not here to be yelled at or belittled.
Where do you normally go for that?
ischmerwayne wrote:
I have one question for you: how many Zero days are in the current version of IOS?
greetings wayne
If I knew that I would make a fortune at https://security.apple.com/bounty/
Hello LD150
And that’s exactly the point ,no one knows, until it’s too late.
we should all not forget that when talking about security related questions even with Apple products.
greetings wayne
Prove to me that it’s harmless. The fact that it is accessing files on my phone after it’s been deleted doesn’t seem very harmless.
Why is ‘Shortcut Actions’ (white grid icon) showing recent activity if the ShortCut App has been deleted for a month? That’s my question and concern.
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What is "ShortcutsActions" and why is it accessing contacts on my iPhone?
