People using the new Shortcuts app to record being pulled over by police on their iPhones

With iOS 12, Apple's acquisition of the Workflow app really bore fruit in the form of the new Shortcuts app that allows iPhones users to make macros or scripts for automating different tasks. The algorithm is pretty straightforward once you open the app, and people are already starting to apply the goods in everyday life.

Case in point - recording a police encounter. Instead of relying on "he said, she said" type of anecdotal evidence or the body cams on cops that may or may not end up in court, an iPhone owner has created the Police shortcut.

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