Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
Actions
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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.
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 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.
Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
Show Today’s top stories
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20Apple
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20Apple
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Read about Apple”
end tell
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