Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
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+.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Apple%20News%20Spotlight
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Apple%20News%20Spotlight
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Apple News Spotlight”
end tell
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Show NBA news
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