Open Apple News Spotlight
Opens into the special News+ Spotlight section of the News app curated by Apple editors, including sections like Conversation Starters, Better Living, Weekend Reads, Good News, and Best of News+.
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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Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
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