AirPlay to the TV

Wakes the Apple TV and sets the playback destination to that device, making any videos play over AirPlay.

Actions Used

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Wake Apple TV
Wakes the specified Apple TV.
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Change Playback Destination
Sets playback destination to a device. Device The device to set playback destination to.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=AirPlay%20to%20the%20TV
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=AirPlay%20to%20the%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “AirPlay to the TV” end tell

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