Disable listening history

Asks you to pick a focus mode, then sets the Music Focus Filter for “Use Listening History”” to off so you can listen to anything without it being added to your Apple Music Replay.

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Enable listening history

Asks you to pick a focus mode, then sets the Music Focus Filter for “Use Listening History”” to ON so anything you listen to will be tracked and added to Apple Music Replay.

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Play my Replay 2020

Plays the preselected Replay 2020 playlist on Shuffle. Apparently during lockdown, I listened to Lockdown and Make It Better by Anderson .Paak a lot – for some reason.

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Play my Replay 2017

Plays the preselected Replay 2017 playlists on Shuffle. Top tracks include Cash Machine, which I found infinitely funny or enjoyable during the same year when the company I worked at got sold to Apple.

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Play my Replay 2018

Plays the preselect Replay 2018 playlist on Shuffle. Top tracks include ‘Til Its Over by Anderson .Paak, which reminded me this was the year I first got a HomePod.

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Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Disable%20listening%20history
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Disable%20listening%20history
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Disable listening history” end tell

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Opens to the “Sports” tab in the News app where you can see live games and stories from your favorite teams. If on iPhone and iPad, you can open links directly to games in the TV app.

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