Yes, they are available from a Gallery which you can access from the main screen.
Yes, this app requires iOS8. Half of its power comes from the ability to add your workflows to the share sheet, so you can do whatever you want when sharing webpages, contacts, text, and more. This functionality is only supported in iOS8 and above, so I'm not surprised they put this limitation on the app. There might be a version for iOS7 and below, I don't know. > On Dec 30, 2014, at 2:38 PM, RobH. <[email protected]> wrote: > > I only found it for iOs 8 and above, iMini not up to that yet. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christina C." <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:01 PM > Subject: Re: Workflow App: Tedious to Use, but Worth It > > > Hi, thanks for sharing info about this app. I have a question. Are the work > Flows created shareable? I am interested in this app but I would almost > prefer to use some already created to copy from so that I can learn. I learn > from copying and then tweaking, then eventually starting from scratch. :) > > Thanks :) >> On Dec 28, 2014, at 8:00 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> You may have heard about the recently released Workflow app, which >> provides automation for iOS. Here's the AppleVis page for it: >> http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/workflow-powerful-automation-made-simple >> >> <http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/productivity/workflow-powerful-automation-made-simple> >> >> I've spent a few days with it, and once I worked out how to use it, it >> became possible to make workflows. There are VoiceOver bugs, but the >> developers want to gather feedback and fix those. I'm hoping an update in >> the next few months will make what is already a usable app into one that >> is easy and fun, just as it is for sighted people. Even now, though, it is >> possible to make workflows. >> >> The one I just completed is a vibrating timer. You give it a value (6 or >> over) and it vibrates your phone ad intervals to let you know how much >> time has passed. It vibrates twice when a quarter of your time is gone, >> twice again halfway, twice again at three quarters, three times when you >> have one minute, and finally four times when time is up. A friend on >> Twitter gave me the idea, and he uses a similar setup to silently keep >> track of the time during speeches, meetings, etc. So long as you know how >> long you have, this can use vibrations to keep you on track. >> >> What I just described sounds like an app, but it's not. It uses the >> Workflow app to run, but it sits on my home screen and I can launch it, >> type in my time and off it goes. Workflow allows you to automate saving or >> downloading files, making or sharing calendar appointments or reminders, >> emailing, and tons more. It's currently $3, and if this is the kind of >> thing you're into, I suggest picking it up. The app is, as I said, >> currently usable with VO if you work around the issues it has, but the >> team is seeking feedback from VO users and hopes to improve things in the >> near future. I'm not part of this app in any way, I just really like what >> it can do and wanted to spread the word. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >> list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you >> have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you >> feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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