Summary
Shortcuts now blocks the “Get Contents of URL” action from following certain redirect chains that streaming sites use to obfuscate direct video links. This means even if the shortcut finds a .mp4 URL, the download action fails with a “403 Forbidden” or “The operation couldn’t be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -999.)” safari download video shortcut patched
Many advanced shortcuts relied on an undocumented action that could retrieve the rendered DOM of a webpage after all scripts loaded. Apple removed this action entirely, breaking shortcuts that used it to “see” dynamically loaded videos (e.g., infinite-scroll feeds). Summary Shortcuts now blocks the “Get Contents of