Samira is an iOS power user who treats Shortcuts like production software. She writes about automations that fail indoors, Focus modes that lie, and the hardware tricks that make a phone behave at a desk. Previously she shipped mobile QA tooling at a London fintech.
iOS
When should an iPhone automation be a Focus trigger instead of a Shortcut you tap?
Samira Qureshi
October 7, 2026
iOS
Do Focus modes silently block the night Shortcut you thought was allowed?
Samira Qureshi
October 7, 2026
iOS Automation
Productivity
iOS Shortcuts vs NFC Tags at a Desk: When Location Automations Never Fire Indoors
Samira Qureshi
August 25, 2026