Software Update

Learn about Apple betas

Opens the Apple Beta Software Program page where you can sign up for Apple’s public betas for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, plus learn about upcoming releases.

Scripting Actions

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Learn%20about%20Apple%20betas

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Learn%20about%20Apple%20betas

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Learn about Apple betas” end tell

Public

News

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Check beta release notes

Presents a menu of platform types, then opens the corresponding release notes page on Apple’s website.

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Open Software Update

Opens the Software Update section of Settings to see if new betas and updates are available.

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Find Shortcuts release notes

Opens Apple.com search results for “Shortcuts release notes”

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More From The Library

Search Things

Asks you to type out your query, then oepns the deep link into Things to show your results.

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Toggle Theater Mode

Switches the Theater Mode setting on your Apple Watch to enable or disable all alerts, touches, and wake-on-raise-wrist.

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Opens the deep link into Settings > Privacy > Location Services where you can enable or disable Location entirely, adjust Location Alerts, control which device is used for Share My Location, and adjust settings for individual apps.

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