Get Current Location
Gets the current location of the device using the GPS signal.
Location check in
Gets your current location and sends it to your Family group in Contacts using Messages.
Actions
Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
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Check the WalkScore here
Takes a location shared as input, or if none, the current location, and opens the webpage in a popover so you can see the WalkScore of the neighborhood. Shows how easy it is to walk around, the access to transit, and how bicycle-friendly the roads are.
Log this location
Gets your current location and logs the date, latitude, and longitude into the same note in Notes over time.
Check altitude
Takes the current location of the device, extracts the altitude, then displays it in a result or speaks it when run from Siri.
Copy GPS coordinates
Get the latitude and longitude of your current location or a location shared as input.
Share my location
Gets your current location, gets the Maps URL, and starts a message to send it to someone.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Location%20check%20in
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Location%20check%20in
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Location check in”
end tell
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Toggle the Christmas lights
Turns your HomeKit Christmas lights on/off depending on the current state.
Copy RSS feed link
Gets the RSS feed from the Shortcut Input and copies the URL to the clipboard.
Take the bus home
Opens transit directions from your current location to your home address.
Convert YouTube chapters to linked list
Takes a YouTube video and your provided chapter marker text, splits out the timecodes and converts them to total seconds, then formats individual links for each chapter in Markdown formatting.
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