Set my wallpaper
Asks you to pick a photo and sets it to your Lock Screen and Home Screen background.
Change the current wallpaper
Pick a photo or file, then set it as your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both.
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Generates albums for saving wallpapers for every device type Apple offers.
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Prompts you to choose an image from Photos or Files, then encodes the result with base64 into a large text string.
Randomize wallpaper
Pulls random photos from your Home Screen and Lock Screen albums, then sets them as your wallpaper accordingly.
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Turns the appearance dark, turns on Do Not Disturb, and sets an embedded wallpaper.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Change%20the%20current%20wallpaper
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Change%20the%20current%20wallpaper
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Change the current wallpaper”
end tell
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