Change Playback Destination
Sets playback destination to a device.
Device
The device to set playback destination to.
High alert
Sets the playback destination to the current device, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
Scripting Actions
Set Volume
Sets the system volume. If you set the volume using a variable, use a number between 0 and 1 (for example, pass 0.5 for half volume).
Set Sound Recognition
Sound Recognition will continuously listen for certain sounds, and using on-device machine learning, attempt to notify you when sounds may be recognized. Sound Recognition can also be enabled under Accessibility in the Settings app.
Add Recognized Sound
Configure Sound Recognition to attempt to notify you for certain sounds. Sounds can also be configured under Accessibility in the Settings app.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=High%20alert
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=High%20alert
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “High alert”
end tell
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Open Sounds settings
Takes you into the Sounds settings, located in Settings > Sounds and Haptics on iOS and System Settings > Sounds on macOS.
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.
Play my audio recording
Takes encoded audio and decodes it into a sound, then plays it. Uses embedded audio or newly-encoded audio copied to the clipboard.
Play announce Siri Tone
Gets the deep link into the filesystem for the Announce Message tone and plays it out loud.
What a blockhead
Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
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Opens the URL to the Bookmarks page on X where you can see posts you’ve saved and organize them into folders.
Watch See
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Open Motion preferences
Opens into the Motion section of Accessibility sesttings to let you control features like Reduce Motion, Auto-Play Message Effects, Auto-Play Animated Images, Dim Flashing Lights, Auto-Play Video Previews, and Limit Frame Rate.
Open Always Allowed apps
Opens the deep link into the “Always Allowed Apps” section of Screen Time so you can make sure specific apps are available, well, always.
Open Apple Store app
Opens the native Apple Store app for iPhone and iPad. Use this shortcut to access Apple’s store page, nearby Sessions, your orders, search, and your bag, plus your account.
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