Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Check beta release notes
Presents a menu of platform types, then opens the corresponding release notes page on Apple’s website.
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Check%20beta%20release%20notes
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Check%20beta%20release%20notes
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Check beta release notes”
end tell
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Check beta release notes
Presents a menu of platform types, then opens the corresponding release notes page on Apple’s website.
Open Software Update
Opens the Software Update section of Settings to see if new betas and updates are available.
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Opens Apple.com search results for “Shortcuts release notes”
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