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.
iOS 18 shortcuts
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.
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.
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Show Apple Cash
Opens the Wallet app to the Apple Cash “card” where you can see your balance send or request money, or see past transactions.
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Special characters
Contains a dictionary of names and symbols that, when passed into Choose From List, becomes selectable – for whichever option is chosen, the corresponding symbol will be passed out and copied to the clipboard.
Toggle Studio lights
Activates a Home scene set to control multiple lights in my studio, turning them on or off depending on the current state.
Copy View from Notion link
Gets a URL from input, matches the URL structure for a page ID and the assocatiated View ID, and copies the View identifier to the clipboard. Can also be set to extract both IDs in an array.
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