Turn on the screensaver
Wakes up the specified Apple TV, then activates the built-in Screen Saver feature to display ambient scenes instead of the Home Screen.
Actions Used
Launch Screen Saver
Launches screen saver on the specific Apple TV.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Turn%20on%20the%20screensaver
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Turn%20on%20the%20screensaver
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Turn on the screensaver”
end tell
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