Display and Brightness

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.

Scripting Actions

Numbers, Scripting

Number

Passed a number to the next action

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Math, Scripting

Calculate

Performs a number operation on the input and returns the result.

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Documents, Text

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Device, Scripting

Set Brightness

Sets the device brightness.

Documents, Previewing

Show Result

Shows the specified text in Siri or in an alert.

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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