Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
Show quartiles
Opens the “Quartiles” game available for Apple News+ subscribers in the News app.
More From This Folder
Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Read about games
Presents a menu of various gaming-related News channels, like the generic Games, plus Video Games, Xbox, Nintendo, VR, Consoles, and Oculus channels in the News app.
See issues from National Geographic
Opens to the “Issues” tab of the Nat Geo magazine in Apple News+, where you can open or download specific issues.
Open Emoji Game in Apple News+
Opens the deep link into Apple News+ for the Emoji game. Here’s how Apple describes it:
“The object of this logic and word puzzle is to complete several phrases with as few moves as possible. Each emoji may be interpreted directly, through association, or in combination with other emoji. When you attempt an answer or expand a clue, it counts as a move.”
Show Puzzles in Apple News
Opens the “Puzzles” section available for Apple News+ subscribers, which shows Crosswords, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles games.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20quartiles
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20quartiles
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show quartiles”
end tell
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Watch Lord of the Rings
Presents a menu of the six Lord of the Rings movies, with corresponding deep links into the TV app for each.
Open my Bluesky profile
Using your username, opens the link to your profile on Bluesky.
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.
Check mobility data
Opens the Health app to Browse > Mobility to show stats like stair speed, walking speed, and step length.
Open a note
Gets the last 20 recently modified notes and presents a menu, then opens the note.
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