Apple News

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

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Apple%20News%20Spotlight

Link to Open Shortcut

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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