Toggle Captions on Apple TV
Toggles captions on the specified Apple TV.
Turn the TV off
Sleeps a specified Apple TV, also turning off any HDMI-CEC connected devices like a TV set.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Turn%20the%20TV%20off
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Turn%20the%20TV%20off
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Turn the TV off”
end tell
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