Open Photos Recents
Opens the “Recents” collection in Photos, which shows photos and videos, plus imported graphics that don’t appear in the main Library view.
Create photo album
Asks you to enter a title, then creates an album in the Photos app.
Actions Used
Create Photo Album
Creates a new album in the Photos app, including the specified photos and videos.
Input
Result
Input
Result
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Create%20photo%20album
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Create%20photo%20album
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Create photo album”
end tell
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