Open Photos TV
Opens the Apple Photos app for Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can select an album or a memory to play.
Lock The Screen
Locks the screen of the current device, requring authentication for another user to sign in.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Lock%20The%20Screen
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Lock%20The%20Screen
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Lock The Screen”
end tell
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Displays device details in a prompt, incluing OS, device type, system version, system build number, device model, device hostname, and the device name.
Set up Emergency SOS
Opens the deep link into the Settings app to the Emergency SOS feature.
Open PCalc TV
Opens the PCalc app for Apple TV and shows the remote so you can perform calculations on the big screen.
Open Apple TV settings
Opens the Settings app on Apple TV where you can tweak your preferences.
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Opens the Apps tab of the App Store on iOS and iPadOS, and on macOS shows a menu where you can choose from Create, Work, Develop, or Categories sections to open.
Open Things by type of work
Presents a menu of tags to choose from, then opens the Anytime view filtered to show those tasks.
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