Change backlight brightness
Opens the Hardware Keyboard options in Settings > Keyboard so you can change the backlight brightness controls.
Disable rotation
Turns Orientation Lock on so your iPad screen won’t rotate.
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Change Dynamic Type text size settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Display > Text Size so you can control how things look on your iPad.
Change auto lock settings
Opens the deep link into the Auto Lock settings so you can customize your iPad’s timeout.
Open Slide Over apps
Uses Open App > Slide Over to open your favorite apps in Slide Over – I use 1Password, Music, Twitter, Craft, Notes, and Things.
Open keyboard settings
Opens the Settings app to General > Keyboard so you can change options as needed.
Edit Universal Control preferences
Opens into Settings > Display on iOS and System Settings > Displays on macOS so you can arrange your Mac or iPad displays accordingly.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Disable%20rotation
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Disable%20rotation
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Disable rotation”
end tell
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Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Open Twitter
Checks the current device, then, depending on the platform, opens Twitter in a specific way.
NATO Alphabet
Asks for text, then converts it to the NATO Alphabet to read out “Apple” like “Alfa Papa Papa Lima Echo.”
Open Software Update
Opens the Software Update section of Settings to see if new betas and updates are available.
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