Switch to default wallpaper
Switches to your default Wallpaper, untied from any Focus mode.
Encode wallpaper
Prompts you to choose an image from Photos or Files, then encodes the result with base64 into a large text string.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Encode%20wallpaper
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Encode%20wallpaper
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Encode wallpaper”
end tell
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Switch wallpaper
Presents a menu of your named Wallpapers and switches to the option of your choice.
Set my Focus Wallpaper
Turns the appearance dark, turns on Do Not Disturb, and sets an embedded wallpaper.
Change the current wallpaper
Pick a photo or file, then set it as your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both.
Create wallpaper albums
Generates albums for saving wallpapers for every device type Apple offers.
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Run a shortcut
Asks you to enter the name of a shortcut, then finds and runs that shortcut. Also uses scripting to check if more than one exists with that name and asks which to run.
Show my gift card
Opens the Wallet app to the gift card of your choice – perhaps your favorite coffee chain.
Play Start Up song
Gets the base64-encoded text of the Apple start up song from their keynote, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
What’s the time zone offset?
Asks you to pick a time zone, then formats the date to show the offset value (such as +0800).
Open a conversation
Prompts you to choose from all your conversations in Messages, listed in chronological order from recent to oldest, then opens your choice.
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
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