Change Background Sound
Turns background sounds on or off. Background sounds mask unwanted environmental noise and can be used when media is playing. Background sounds can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings.
Balanced Noise
Toggles background sounds and sets it to Balanced Noise.
Actions
Set Background Sounds
Change the background sound that will play when background sounds is turned on off. Background sounds mask unwanted environmental noise. Background sounds can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings.
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Set background sound volume
Presents a menu from 10%-50% in 5% increments and sets background sounds to that percentage out of the total volume.
Reset Background Sounds
Deactivates Background Sounds and the same “When Media Is Playing,” plus resets the volume to 10% and sound to Balanced Noise.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Balanced%20Noise
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Balanced%20Noise
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Balanced Noise”
end tell
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