In this case, I jump over to the Messages app and begin to spam my friends with ridiculous GIFs that I created on the fly. You could add an action to be prompted to send a message, but I like to do some things on my own. The GIF making part happens in the background, as does the clipboard copying. After you take your fourth photo in this example, Workflow knows you’ve completed and the camera disappears bringing you right back to Workflow. Playing the action prompts the camera to slide up with the ability to chose the front or back camera for each shot. Each module you see on the right was added from a list of available options on the left to create a this GIF maker using the iPad camera. The sample action that Workflow’s launch tutorial has you create is very similar to this and interesting enough that I quickly created a modified version that’s very similar. I’ll show you a fun action from my experience with Workflow below, but I recommend test driving Workflow on your iPhone or iPad for yourself if you’re at all interested in automating actions on iOS. The app approaches workflow creation similar to Automator on OS X with drag and drop modules used to create tasks for running anytime, but the touch interface and friendlier design make it much more fun to use. We’ve covered automation apps for iOS in the past, and iOS 8 adds a lot of potential for what’s possible thanks to extensions for performing actions and sharing data from anywhere in the system. Today a new app called Workflow is joining the mix with a super simple and approachable way to set up actions at the tap of a button…
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