Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Open a genre playlist
Opens the curated playlists for each genre page in Apple Music (formerly A-List playlists).
Actions
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Play my Friends mix
Starts the “Friends Mix” playlist from Apple Music’s Made For You feature – playlist is updated every Friday.
Open Apple Music Radio artists
Presents a list of Apple Music 1 radio shows and opens the corresponding URL to their curator page.
Quick play
Finds 25 random songs from the last 12 weeks and starts playing it on shuffle.
Open Apple Music Essentials
Opens the Apple Music curator page for Essentials playlists of the top tracks from popular artists – great for playing across an artist’s discography instead of picking an album.
Play Jazz radio
Presents a list of Jazz radio stations on Apple Music, then opens the link to immediately start playing the station.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a genre playlist”
end tell
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Turn AirDrop off
Sets AirDrop receiving to “No One” so you cannot receive files at all.
Open saved articles in Safari
Presents a list of folders, then pulls stories from that folder and lets you choose which one(s) to open in Safari.
Open Amazon Home
Opens the category page on Amazon for products for the house, like gardening, kitchen supplies, furniture, and bedding.
Open my Home feed
Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
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