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.
Actions Used
Skip Content on Apple TV
Skips forward or backward media currently playing on the specified Apple TV.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Adjust Date
Adds or subtracts an amount of time from the date passed into the action.
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Set Theater Mode
Enable Theater Mode to reduce Watch sounds and display activity.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Movie%20Setup
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Movie%20Setup
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Movie Setup”
end tell
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Toggle the Bedroom lights
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Turn on the fireplace
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Control air purifier
Toggles a smart switch by checking its current power state and turning it off or back on accordingly.
Check morning heat
Checks the temperature sensor levels in the main room, converting values to readable numbers before presenting them.
TV Setup
Turns on the Apple TV, set a Home scene, and turns on Entertainment focus for an hour.
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