Preserving memories is usually a challenge. URLs are placed in the bookmarks section or copied and pasted into a dedicated application. And then there are the camera clicks on posters, or the dozens of screenshots we took that sit like a jumbled mess in the Photos app.
Imagine a system where you press a button iPhone action button. It takes a screenshot, records a short description of the content on the screen, adds hashtags for quick searches, and automatically saves all the information in the app of your choice.
Sounds amazing, right? Well, the iPhone won't do that. Android devices like OnePlus 15 can. And this leaves you with a tedious process in which you will have to save, move and manage important memories.
What's important isn't always easy to find
I have over two thousand screenshots saved on my iPhone. For the most part, this is content that I would like to return to later. Random articles, cool memes, course materials, job listings, YouTube music video and more. I want to save all this information and come back to it.
This is easier said than done. The search engine built into the Photos app is simply not smart enough. I recently saved a screenshot of a fantastic photo series documenting the local dance traditions of Shillong and hope to visit the place in the near future.
Between saving this information and the subsequent weeks of work, I took dozens of fresh screenshots to complete work duties. When I finally had a break to explore a nearby village, I couldn't find the original screenshot.
I didn’t have the courage to scroll through the long gallery, and the search engine didn’t help with contextual text queries. I was disappointed and somewhat angry. My iPhone 17 Pro can run AI models locally, but it doesn't offer a system that can help save important data with some analytics added.
You see, on OnePlus 15you get a feature called Mind Space. When you press the button, it saves a screenshot of your phone. The built-in AI analyzes it, writes a short description, saves the page URL, and even performs one-step housework.
All these memories are saved with a title and screenshot preview as a separate card in the app. This is similar to AI-powered memory storage, which is now also integrated with Gemini. The iPhone doesn't offer the same convenience, even though the Gemini is the heart of the company. Apple Intelligence.
Luckily, the Shortcuts app provided some respite. And although it took a few minutes and some trial and error, I was able to reproduce the same functionality as Mind Space on OnePlus phones, and it equivalent system on Nothing smartphones.
How can I do this?
My goal was to create a quick and clear task flow that looks like this:
Click the button > Save screenshot > Analyze content > Write summary, save URL, create tags > Save to notes.
To get it working, I went into the Shortcuts app on my iPhone and created an action structure. Having decided on the exact command chain, I found the “Use” function and selected the AI “Model” to analyze and work on generating text.
When choosing a model, you can choose between Apple cloud, on-device AI, and ChatGPT. For maximum speed, the built-in device works. However, I chose ChatGPT because it has been updated to a smarter GPT 5.1 model with better reasoning capabilities.
Next, I described the requirements in the “Use Model” field using a natural language description. Finally, I chose the built-in Notes app as a place to save these memories. You can also download any other application of your choice.
Once the label was ready and I had given it a name, I moved on to the physical action part. Since I barely use the action button on my iPhone, I went into the Settings app and configured it to bring up the shortcut I selected.
This is the end. Now, every time I need to save a piece of information, I simply press and hold the action button and the information on the page (along with a summary and URL) is saved in the Notes app. All this happens in the background without switching between applications.
But what if you're already using the action button for something else? Well, there is a workaround for this too. You can leave the same shortcut in Control Center and launch it from there. But you will have to make a small modification.
More specifically, you'll need to create a delay of one or two seconds between pressing the shortcut button in Control Center and returning to the app where you want to take the photo. Latency is critical.
When you launch the shortcut and it instantly takes a screenshot, your saved image will be the control center image. But if there is a delay, you can swipe up on the control center and return to the app/page you want to capture and save. Alternatively, you can use Siri to launch a shortcut using a voice command on your iPhone.
Overall, with the AI capabilities built into the device, you can now save yourself the hassle of saving random screenshots and losing them in a crowded gallery. More importantly, you can customize the entire information saving process or add additional steps to it to suit your needs.
