Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Set default device settings
Sets appearance, Night Shift, True Ton, brightness, and volume to your preset choices – including options for daytime or evening.
Scripting Actions
Set Volume
Sets the system volume. If you set the volume using a variable, use a number between 0 and 1 (for example, pass 0.5 for half volume).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Set%20default%20device%20settings
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Set%20default%20device%20settings
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Set default device settings”
end tell
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