Can I add Affinity Photo to Apple Photos editing options?

[Affinity-Inspiration]

Anyone know how to add AP to this list? 
on the iPad and it shows three options but I can't see how to add others, like AO.

 

[NathanC]

Hi @Affinity-Inspiration

This 'Options' dialog in the Apple Photos editor displays Apps that have a dedicated Photos Edit extension, which Affinity doesn't currently support on iOS. This was posted as a feature request a fair few years ago, and on the thread Paul M has detailed an alternative method using the 'Shortcuts' app to create an app launch shortcut which can be used in Photos.

 

[Affinity-Inspiration]

6 minutes ago, NathanC said:

Hi @Affinity-Inspiration

This 'Options' dialog in the Apple Photos editor displays Apps that have a dedicated Photos Edit extension, which Affinity doesn't currently support on iOS. This was posted as a feature request a fair few years ago, and on the thread Paul M has detailed an alternative method using the 'Shortcuts' app to create an app launch shortcut which can be used in Photos.

 

This isn’t a solution to the iPad question. I know about the Mac version and use it but it’s not a solution for the iPad I’m afraid.

So I guess we just wait for it to become implemented in an update in the future.

[loukash]

37 minutes ago, NathanC said:

Paul M has detailed an alternative method using the 'Shortcuts' app to create an app launch shortcut which can be used in Photos.

I'm surely not new to scripting in general, but I seriously can't figure out how to build the shortcut based on Paul's tutorial when using iPadOS 16. The commands just don't seem to exist there. (But perhaps it's just me and my admittedly irrational aversion towards the "Shortcuts" app in particular; also on Mac… )

24 minutes ago, Affinity-Inspiration said:

it’s not a solution for the iPad I’m afraid

In theory it obviously is, or was.

[loukash]

7 minutes ago, loukash said:

I seriously can't figure out how to build the shortcut based on Paul's tutorial when using iPadOS 16. The commands just don't seem to exist there.

Alright, got it: our family iPad runs in German, so some "terminology rethink" on my part was necessary.

41 minutes ago, Affinity-Inspiration said:

it’s not a solution for the iPad I’m afraid

Don't be afraid. It works.  

[NathanC]

13 minutes ago, loukash said:

Alright, got it: our family iPad runs in German, so some "terminology rethink" on my part was necessary.

It did take me a fair few minutes to figure out how to add it to the share sheet on IOS 17 as the process has definitely changed between now and the IOS version shown in Paul's recording.

[loukash]

7 minutes ago, NathanC said:

the process has definitely changed between now and the IOS version shown in Paul's recording.

My impression of this whole Shortcuts thing is that someone at Apple had a look at the Mac Automator app and thought:
"How can we make it even more confusing for iOS users, and then annoy the Mac users with it as well?!"
Well, "mission accomplished" as far as I'm concerned…  

[Affinity-Inspiration]

Sorry guys, going slightly off topic here so I thought I’d better reiterate.

I know about and use the shortcut method, but what I’m interested in is Affinity being enabled as a photo editor like the three already there.

The sequences are in this video. The first part is my interest in this post the last part the working shortcut method.

Its the first part I’m interested in seeing implemented.