Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
Honk
Uses base64-encoded audio from the Untitled Goose Game and decodes it, then plays the sound.
Actions Used
Set Volume
Sets the system volume. If you set the volume using a variable, use a number between 0 and 1 (for example, pass 0.5 for half volume).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Honk
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Honk
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Honk”
end tell
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Play confirmation sound
Plays a sound file of your choice. Use this as a confirmation sound for your NFC tags.
Play iPhone boot chime
Gets the base64-encoded text for the iPhone boot chime, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
High alert
Sets the playback destination to the current device, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
Silencio
Sets the Apple Watch to silent mode, turns on Do Not Disturb, sets the volume to 0% and vibrates if run from iPhone.
Make fun of me
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Play Start Up song
Gets the base64-encoded text of the Apple start up song from their keynote, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
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Creates a spreadsheet using the Calendar template in Numbers.
Open MasterClass TV
Opens the MasterClass app for Apple TV so you can browse or continue watching a lesson.
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Open from my Bluesky lists
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