Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
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Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Describe%20this
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Describe%20this
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Describe this”
end tell
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Add to Things from Reminders
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Play my New Music mix
Plays tracks from the New Music Mix updated every Friday in Apple Music.
Create blank document
Creates a new, empty document in the Pages app, skipping the template or file picker.
Open Siri Accessibility preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings for Accessibility and Siri, including controls for Type to Siri, Siri Pause Time, Speaking Rate, Spoken Responses, whether to Always Listen for “Hey Siri,” whether to Show Apps Behind Siri, whether to Announce Notifications on Speaker, and Call Hang Up with Siri during phone and FaceTime calls.
Voice Mode in Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + M, which activates the Perplexity voice mode in a popover window.
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