Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Books search”
end tell
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Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
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Open cross-platform app
Template for shortcut that performs different steps on different platforms for a universal app.
Open the Kindle app
Opens the Kindle app on iOS and Mac to the default library view, letting you browse your collection and select a book or PDF to read.
Create travel plan
Creates a spreadsheet using the Travel Planner template in Numbers.
Learn about Apple betas
Opens the Apple Beta Software Program page where you can sign up for Apple’s public betas for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, plus learn about upcoming releases.
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