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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Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
See stories from Apple News Today
Opens to the Apple News Today podcast category, where you can find individual episodes published as stories as well as links to articles mentioned in the show.
Show me tech news
Uses the Show Topic action from News to open into the main Technology news category, which I’ve found is a good superset or generic term that captures all the best stories from tech subjects I’m interested in before I dive into more specific topics.
See stories from WIRED
Opens to the latest stories from Wired available for Apple News+ subscribers, as well as links to the various issues above.
See issues from National Geographic
Opens to the “Issues” tab of the Nat Geo magazine in Apple News+, where you can open or download specific issues.
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Show random Thing in Menu Bar
Displays a random to-do that’s due today from Things in the Menu Bar.
Play my Lifestyle station
Plays my Apple Podcasts station for media discussions and entertainment shows.
What’re the conditions inside?
Pulls the temperature and humidity from the Eve Room. Also works with HomePod mini.
Toggle Wi-Fi
Flips the Wi-Fi state on or off (depending on where it’s currently set).
Check for a white christmas
Looks for snow in the daily forecast for the next 10 days.
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