Siri and Search

Open Search settings for an app

Opens the Spotlight settings on macOS, or on iOS asks for an app, finds its Bundle ID on the App Store, and opens the deep link to its specific Search settings.

Actions Used

App Store, Media

Get Details of App Store App

Extracts information about an App Store app, including artist, price, currency code, formatted price, release date, category, description, the overall rating, the total number of ratings, the current rating, the number of ratings for this version, the version, the date it was last updated, the latest release notes, the content rating, the minimum OS version, whether it’s a universal app, the supported devices, supported languages, screenshot URLs, iPad screenshot URLs, download size, store ID, store URL, artwork, artwork URL, name, & more.

App Store, Media

Search App Store

Searches the App Store, returning the apps that match the specified search terms. Search by name, product ID, or developer name across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app stores

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Control Flow, Scripting

Stop shortcut

Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Search%20settings%20for%20an%20app

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Search%20settings%20for%20an%20app

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Open Search settings for an app” end tell

Membership

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Open Siri preferences

Opens the deep link into Settings > General > Siri on iOS or the Speech settings on macOS.

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Open Extensions preferences

Opens the deep link into Safari extensions on iOS or the Extensions settings on macOS (located at the bottom of Privacy and Security).

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Change Siri’s lock screen access

Opens the deep link into Settings > Siri and Search and takes you to the “Allow Siri When Locked” setting, which you can toggle off to disallow sensitive information from being accessible while locked.

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Change voice for Siri

Opens the deep link into Setitngs > Siri and Search > Siri Voice to let you change between the America, Australian, British, Indian, Irish, or South African variety and Voices 1-5.

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Open Shortcuts settings

Opens the deep link into Shortcuts settings on iOS, or opens Shortcuts and presses Command + Comma on macOS to open preferences.

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Customize Siri responses

Opens the deep link into Settings > Siri and Search > Siri Responses where you can toggle where to Prefer Silent Responses, PRefer Spoken Responses, or set it to Automatic. Options also include a toggle to Always Show Siri Captions and Always Show Speech – I have these all turned on.

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