Save my Home Screen

Returns to the Home Screen, then waits just under 1 or 2 second to take a screenshot (so it shows the dots for widgets), then saves it to a pre-created Home Screen album in Photos.

Scripting Actions

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Go to Home Screen
Navigates to the Home Screen.
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Save to Photo Album
Adds the photos and video passed as input to the specified photo album. This action is required if you want images, photos, or videos in Shortcuts to be saved into the Photos app.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Save%20my%20Home%20Screen
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Save%20my%20Home%20Screen
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Save my Home Screen” end tell

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