Change Playback Destination
Sets playback destination to a device.
Device
The device to set playback destination to.
I’m working in the living room
Turns on the living room lights, plus casts my music to the Living Room TV.
Actions Used
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=I%E2%80%99m%20working%20in%20the%20living%20room
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=I%E2%80%99m%20working%20in%20the%20living%20room
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “I’m working in the living room”
end tell
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Set the Remote Work scene
Turns on the lights in the main rooms, bathroom, and bedroom maximum lighting while cleaning the house.
Turn on the fireplace
Turns on the Apple TV and opens the Fireplace app, plus shows the remote.
Movie Setup
Turns on the TV, opens the Apple TV Remote, and sets the Movie Time scene before turning down brightness, enabling Do Not Disturb, and activating my Letterboxd shortcuts.
Turn on the fireplace
Turns on the Apple TV and opens the Fireplace app, plus shows the remote.
Toggle the Living Room lights
Toggles a set of 4 Hue lights and one Light Strip in my main living space.
I’m working in the kitchen
Turns on the kitchen lights and sets playback to the HomePod mini.
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Manage Kindle Unlimited
Opens Kindle Unlimited to let you manage your digital content, to deliver, remove, or return your book.
Play my Technology station
Plays the latest episode of weekly technology shows in my custom Podcasts station.
Open Siri Accessibility preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings for Accessibility and Siri, including controls for Type to Siri, Siri Pause Time, Speaking Rate, Spoken Responses, whether to Always Listen for “Hey Siri,” whether to Show Apps Behind Siri, whether to Announce Notifications on Speaker, and Call Hang Up with Siri during phone and FaceTime calls.
Copy app 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.
Open Spoken Content preferences
Opens the deep link in Accessibility > Spoken Content where you can adjust settings like Speak Selection, Speak Screen, Highlight Content, Typing Feedback, Voices, Default Language, Speaking Rate, and Pronunciations.
Monitor The House
Activates sound recognition for smoke alarms, cats or dogs, appliances, door bells, knocking, glass reaking, kettles, and water running.
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