Action extensions allow the apps to share their functionality with the other apps. For instance, Bing action extension can be used to translate the web page inside Safari and PDF Expert extension can be used to convert an article into document. Here let us see how to setup action extensions on iOS.
Enable action extensions on iOS
- Open Safari browser on your iOS device which should be running on iOS 8 or higher.
- Now go to webpage of your choice and tap on the share button located in the bottom navigation.
- Scroll to the right in the bottom rows of the icons and tap on more.
- Now toggle ON any action extensions from the list which you would like to use.
- Finally tap on done on the upper right corner.
Reorder action extensions on iOS
- Launch Safari browser on your iPhone or iPad and follow the first three steps from the above procedure.
- Now touch and hold the grabber icon present right to any extension and drag it up or down to reorder it.
- Tap on done in the top right hand corner to finish.
How to use action extensions on iOS
- First launch the app that features the content which you want to work with and then tap on share button.
- Select the action extension which you would like to use.
That’s it setting up and using the action extensions on the iOS devices is very easy. This will be supported on only devices that are running on iOS 8 or higher version.
