Read about games
Presents a menu of various gaming-related News channels, like the generic Games, plus Video Games, Xbox, Nintendo, VR, Consoles, and Oculus channels in the News app.
Show the mini crossword
Opens the Crossword Mini in the News app.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20the%20mini%20crossword
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20the%20mini%20crossword
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show the mini crossword”
end tell
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Show my saved stories
Opens into the Saved Stories tab of the News app, where you can quickly access news stories you’ve saved for later – I’ll often save multiple stories as I browse, then visit this tab to read them all one-by-one.
Read about photography
Presents a menu to browse stories around photography, cameras, editing, photoshop, or individual photographer
See stories from Bay Area
Opens to the full “Local” area in the Apple News app. Create your own for your Local news section.
Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
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Open Recently Added on Netflix
Opens the “New and Popular” page of the Netflix website, showing sections like “New on Netflix,” “Worth the Wait,” “Coming This Week,” “Coming Next Week,” and Top 10 TV Shows and Movies in your country.
Open Twitch TV
Opens Twitch on the TV of your choice, showing the Remote after so you can select a channel.
Search Mail
Asks for a search query on IOS; on macOS, uses AppleScript to press keyboard command to open Mailbox Search.
Open Bluesky Lists
Opens the Lists tab of Bluesky, showing your user-created lists and letting you create a new one.
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