Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
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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.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
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.
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20book%20samples
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20book%20samples
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my book samples”
end tell
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Shows a menu that lets you pick from the 8 movies in the Harry Potter series and opens your choice in the TV app.
Save TikTok
Gets a video link from the share sheet or clipboard, asks you to enter in a titled, then creates a reminder for the video.
Check heart data
Opens into the Health app to Browse > Heart to show various stats tracked by Apple Watch like heart rate, HRV, and ECG measurements.
Open Side Button preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > Side Button where you can adjut the Click Speed, Press and Hold to Speak, and Side Button Confirmation for Switch Control and AssistiveTouch.
Turn on AirDrop
Sets AirDrop receiving to Everyone so you can send or recieve content.
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