Toggle Theater Mode
Switches the Theater Mode setting on your Apple Watch to enable or disable all alerts, touches, and wake-on-raise-wrist.
Lock The Screen
Locks the screen of the current device, requring authentication for another user to sign in.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Lock%20The%20Screen
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Lock%20The%20Screen
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Lock The Screen”
end tell
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