iOS 18 shortcuts
Open App Store search
Opens the App Store Search page where you can look for games and apps or see curated categories.
Open Today on the App Store
Opens the App Store app to the Today page on iOS and iPadOS or the Discover page on macOS.
Open Games on the App Store
Opens the App Store to the Games tab on iOS and iPadOS or the Play tab in the Mac App Store.
Open Apps on the App Store
Opens the Apps tab of the App Store on iOS and iPadOS, and on macOS shows a menu where you can choose from Create, Work, Develop, or Categories sections to open.
Open Apple Arcade on the App Store
Opens the Arcade tab on the App Store app where you can see games available with the subscription.
Open my Account on the App Store
Opens the Account page of the App Store app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Check App Store purchases
Opens the “Report A Problem” page on Apple’s website where you can see your list of purchases.
Copy App Store link
Search for an app on the App Store, then copy its link to the system clipboard. Also includes a prompt to show the price.
Grab release notes
Searches the App Store for an app of your choice, then exports the Release Notes (and date) as rich text.
Download app list
Asks you to input a list of app names, then iterates through the list searching for resulting, presenting them to you, and opening the app in the App Store so you can download it before returning to Shortcuts to continue.
Toggle Control Center
Activates or deactivates Control Center (depending on its current status) – works best with Siri.
Hide Control Center
Hides Control Center and goes back to the current app or Home Screen.
Change Control Center settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Control Center so you can change whether to access it within apps or reset it all.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
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Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Open Mastodon publisher
Opens the or publish or page of Mastodon so you can create a post.
Write down gifts received
Creates a series of prompts to save a gift and the giver’s name to an ongoing note.
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