Open Google Search
Opens the Google app and activates the Search function, showing the keyboard immediately so you can start typing your query.
Open Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens function so you can use your phone’s camera to scan the environment around you and perform AI functions like real-time translation of street signs.
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Search Google
Asks you to give a search query, then passes it to the Google app to show results.
Search image with Google Lens
receives a photo from the Share Sheet ( or asks you to pick one) and passes it to the Google app to the Lens feature, using it as a search input and showing you results based off what it sees.
Start a Voice Search
Opens the Google app and activates Voice Search, letting you use Google dictation in place of Apple’s before performing a Google Search.
Translate with Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens feature and looks for text to translate using the camera.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Google%20Lens
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Google%20Lens
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Google Lens”
end tell
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Opens the Tax page of QuickBooks Self-Employed so you can stay on top of tax bills, due dates, and other notices.
Watch TBPN Live
Opens the /live URL of TBPN’s YouTube channel, which redirects to either the current livestream or the page of recent streams.
Summarize with ChatGPT
Accepts text from the shortcut input and asks the more-advanced ChatGPT-4 model to summarize the text, returning only the summary.
Play audio recording
Grabs your audio folder, lets you pick a file, and plays the sound at 35% volume.
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