Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Describe%20this
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Describe%20this
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Describe this”
end tell
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Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
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Open Disney Plus series
Opens Disney+ to the Series page where you can see their TV shows.
Take reminder screenshot
Waits a few seconds (to close the shortcut), takes a screenshot, waits for you to return to Shortcuts, then asks you to enter the title before adding it to Reminders.
Open Nat Geo on Disney Plus
Opens the National Geographic category in Disney+ to show content on topics like animals, space, and world history.
Open from my Mastodon Lists
Pulls your List data from the Mastodon API and lets you choose one to open.
Overlay logo
Takes a logo stored in Files, resizes it to 150px, and overlays it 200px away from the bottom right of another image.
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