Activate Sound Recognition
Tells your device to start listening for any sounds you’ve chosen.
Monitor The House
Activates sound recognition for smoke alarms, cats or dogs, appliances, door bells, knocking, glass reaking, kettles, and water running.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Monitor%20The%20House
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Monitor%20The%20House
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Monitor The House”
end tell
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Stop Monitoring The House
Pauses Sound Recogntion and disables the option to listen for home lifestyle sounds.
Stop Monitoring The Office
Pauses Sound Recognition and turns off listenign for Sirens, Fire Alarms, Smoke Alarms, and Shouting.
Pause Sound Recognition
Pauses the Sound Recognition feature (rather than fully disabling it).
Listen for coughing
Activates Sound Recognition and turns on the option to listen for coughing.
Monitor The Office
Activates Sound Recognition and listens for fire alarms, sirens, smoke alarms, glass breaking, and shouting – anything you’d definitely want to know about in a work environment.
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