Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People 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.
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Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
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.”
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Detect%20text
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Detect%20text
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Detect text”
end tell
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