Edit Universal Control preferences
Opens into Settings > Display on iOS and System Settings > Displays on macOS so you can arrange your Mac or iPad displays accordingly.
Disable rotation
Turns Orientation Lock on so your iPad screen won’t rotate.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Disable%20rotation
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Disable%20rotation
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Disable rotation”
end tell
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Open keyboard settings
Opens the Settings app to General > Keyboard so you can change options as needed.
Change backlight brightness
Opens the Hardware Keyboard options in Settings > Keyboard so you can change the backlight brightness controls.
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Play a station
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Log caffeine
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Open keyboard settings
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