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

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Wake Apple TV
Wakes the specified Apple TV.
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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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