If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Open Appearance preferences
Opens the deep link into the Displays > Device Appearance settings on iOS and the Appearance pane on macOS.
Actions Used
Stop shortcut
Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Appearance%20preferences
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Appearance%20preferences
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Appearance preferences”
end tell
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Toggle dark mode
Gets the current appearance, and if Dark Mode is on, switches to Light (and vice versa). Add additional customizations per condition as desired.
Turn screen black and white
Toggles the Color Filters feature from Accessibility settings to remove color from the display and turn everything black and white.
How many nits?
Change the Number to the correct amount of nits for your device’s display if you don’t have an iPad Pro – look it up with “[device name] display nits” online.
Control appearance
Presents a menu for various times of the day, then changes the device settings to make the screen easier to read depending on that time.
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Open my Instagram profile
Takes your username, copies your profile URL, and opens the link.
Create landscape document
Creates a blank document in the horizontal orientation, for printing in landscape.
Toggle Airplane Mode
Toggles the state of AirPlane mode on or off (depending how it’s currently set).
Play my Replay 2022
Plays the preselected Replay 2022 playlist on Shuffle. My top tracks of the year were full of Kraughnbin and Foals.
Open Sounds settings
Takes you into the Sounds settings, located in Settings > Sounds and Haptics on iOS and System Settings > Sounds on macOS.
Open FaceTime settings
Opens the Settings app to the FaceTime category where you can control incoming calls, announce calls, where you can be reached, Live Captions, and Eye Contact.
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