Apple really took the criticism for iOS 11 really hard and it hit back with iOS 12 which is butter smooth and brings tons of new features one among them is the ‘Shortcuts’ which lets you perform certain tasks by using Siri and not having to open the actual app. This isn’t something which was not natively possible before. There are two ways you can use shortcuts; one where you can create your own shortcuts and the other is you download the pre-created shortcuts and use them.

One such shortcut is ‘Social Media Downloader’ which allows users to download videos from social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. These social media apps don’t allow or provide you the option to download them natively. In this article, we will show you how you can use the ‘Social Media Downloader’ Siri Shortcut to download videos from social media sites. Let’s get started.

Note: This article is meant only for educational purposes, and we are always game for downloading and reposting other’s videos only after taking their consent.

Here’s how to download Instagram and Twitter videos using Shortcuts in iOS 12:

  1. Firstly, you need to have an iOS device with iOS 12 installed on it. Then download Siri Shortcuts app from the App Store.
  2. Once that is done, download the ‘Social Media Downloader’ Shortcut. To download, open the link mentioned and tap on “Get Shortcut” button and then tap on “Open.” Download: ‘Social Media Downloader’.
  3. Now that you have installed the shortcut, open any of your social media apps. For the purpose of this article, we are using Twitter.
  4. Find a Tweet that includes a video, tap the share button and then select the “Share Tweet via” option.
  5. In the share menu, scroll through various apps listed, if you don’t see Shortcuts, tap on “More” and enable it.
  6. Now you will be moved to a new page, there, select “SMD” shortcut that we added. It will run through a few steps; let it and then it will give you the option to select the video quality, pick the one you want.
  7. That’s it, the video will be downloaded and saved to your Photos app automatically. You can follow the same procedure for other social media apps as well.

Conclusion: That’s how simple the process of using ‘Social Media Downloader’ to download videos from social media apps is. It is simple, yet powerful enough to get the done job. Do try this out if you own an iPhone running on iOS 12 and let us know what do you think.



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