Open Mac app
Picks from a dictionary of Mac apps and their IDs, then uses SSH to remotely open the app on the Mac.
Change my System Preferences
Opens System Preferences on the Mac or Settings on iOS.
Matthew's Score
3/5
Total Actions
5
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut as a universal quick-access to the default settings app depending on which platform you’re running the shortcut from.
Works well as an example of the built-in Device Details function added to the If action in iOS 15, which allows for cross-platform shortcuts to be built without adding “Get Device Details” to every single shortcut.
Works well as an example of the built-in Device Details function added to the If action in iOS 15, which allows for cross-platform shortcuts to be built without adding “Get Device Details” to every single shortcut.
Complexity
Interactivity
iOS Features
Mac Features
Cross-Platform Features
Actions Used In This
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Change%20my%20System%20Preferences
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Change%20my%20System%20Preferences
AppleScript
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Change my System Preferences”
end tell
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