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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