How many nits?
Change the Number to the correct amount of nits for your device's display if you don't have an iPad Pro - look it up with "[device name] display nits" online.
Actions
Calculate
Performs a number operation on the input and returns the result.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Control appearance
Presents a menu for various times of the day, then changes the device settings to make the screen easier to read depending on that time.
Toggle dark mode
Gets the current appearance, and if Dark Mode is on, switches to Light (and vice versa). Add additional customizations per condition as desired.
Turn screen black and white
Toggles the Color Filters feature from Accessibility settings to remove color from the display and turn everything black and white.
Open Appearance preferences
Opens the deep link into the Displays > Device Appearance settings on iOS and the Appearance pane on macOS.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=How%20many%20nits%3F
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=How%20many%20nits%3F
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “How many nits?”
end tell
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