Change Background Sound
Turns background sounds on or off. Background sounds mask unwanted environmental noise and can be used when media is playing. Background sounds can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings.
Ocean Sounds
Toggles background sounds and changes it to Ocean noises.
Scripting Actions
Set Background Sounds
Change the background sound that will play when background sounds is turned on off. Background sounds mask unwanted environmental noise. Background sounds can also be enabled under Accessibility in Settings.
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AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Ocean Sounds”
end tell
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Set background sounds
Presents a menu of the six options for Background Sounds available in Accessibility—balanced noise, bright noise, dark noise, ocean, ra, and stream sounds—then activates the choice, turns on the sounds, sets the volume to 20%, and also allows sounds during background media at 10%.
Set background sound volume
Presents a menu from 10%-50% in 5% increments and sets background sounds to that percentage out of the total volume.
Set background sound during media only
Toggles “Background Sounds When Media is Playing” and sets “Volume When Media Is Playing” to 10%.
Reset Background Sounds
Deactivates Background Sounds and the same “When Media Is Playing,” plus resets the volume to 10% and sound to Balanced Noise.
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Set background sounds
Presents a menu of the six options for Background Sounds available in Accessibility—balanced noise, bright noise, dark noise, ocean, ra, and stream sounds—then activates the choice, turns on the sounds, sets the volume to 20%, and also allows sounds during background media at 10%.
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