Get Current Location
Gets the current location of the device using the GPS signal.
Location check in
Gets your current location and sends it to your Family group in Contacts using Messages.
Actions
Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
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Share my location
Gets your current location, gets the Maps URL, and starts a message to send it to someone.
Check altitude
Takes the current location of the device, extracts the altitude, then displays it in a result or speaks it when run from Siri.
Copy GPS coordinates
Get the latitude and longitude of your current location or a location shared as input.
Log this location
Gets your current location and logs the date, latitude, and longitude into the same note in Notes over time.
Check the WalkScore here
Takes a location shared as input, or if none, the current location, and opens the webpage in a popover so you can see the WalkScore of the neighborhood. Shows how easy it is to walk around, the access to transit, and how bicycle-friendly the roads are.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Location%20check%20in
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Location%20check%20in
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Location check in”
end tell
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Open Read Later links in Safari
Filters stories by tag and lets you pick multiple to open in Safari.
Create landscape document
Creates a blank document in the horizontal orientation, for printing in landscape.
Batch-create shortcuts with phrase
Asks you to open an existing folder in Shortcuts, then asks you to enter a list of shortcut names with text prepended or appended before creating those shortcuts in the folder.
Show Meta AI Studio
Opens the URL to the AI Studio from Meta (hosted on Instagram.com) where you can create your own AI or “find and interact with AIs created by others.”
Turn left Key Light on
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to activate the Key Light that’s on the left side of my desk, facing upwards towards the ceiling to cast light off the white wall.
Connect to VPN
Connected to a specific VPN. If you have more than one, use List and Choose From List to pick between them.
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