New in the Shortcuts Library: Apple TV Apps shortcuts
While updating my Apple TV Remote shortcuts for multiple devices, I cleaned up my Apple TV apps and built out a new set of shortcuts to open them all.
Open Play TV
Opens the app Play for YouTube on an Apple TV of your choice so you can select videos you’ve saved for later to open in the YouTube app.
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Open Letterboxd TV
Opens the Letterboxd app on the selected Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can navigate
Open Lightroom TV
Opens the Adobe Lightroom app for Apple TV, then shows the remote so you can select an album to view.
Open App Store TV
Opens the App Store app on the Apple TV so you can browse new apps.
Open PCalc TV
Opens the PCalc app for Apple TV and shows the remote so you can perform calculations on the big screen.
Open the TV Clock
Opens the tvClock app for Apple TV that shows the time in a large flip-style format.
Open SpeedTest TV
Opens the SpeedTest app for Apple TV which lets you check your internet’s upload and download speeds.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Play%20TV
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Play%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Play TV”
end tell
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