Show Spotlight search
Activates Spotlight search without a query, ready for you to type before showing results.
Open any app
Asks you to pick from a list of all available apps sorted in alphabetical order and opens your choice.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20any%20app
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20any%20app
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open any app”
end tell
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Go to Home Screen
Returns to the Home Screen immediately, dismissing any active apps, Home Screen pages, or Control Center screens.
Toggle Control Center
Activates or deactivates Control Center (depending on its current status) – works best with Siri.
Set Always On Display
Toggles the Always On Display for the current iPhone, switching between an ambient display or the black screen when not in use.
Set Ringtone Volume
Asks you to choose the volume level. Optionally, set this to a preset level and run this always change it to the exact volume you want your phone to ring at.
Toggle Airplane Mode
Toggles the state of AirPlane mode on or off (depending how it’s currently set).
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Find and replace
Prompts you to pick replacement text and which words to be replaced, then finds it and swaps it out for your choice.
Show my metro card
Opens the Wallet app to the pass for your local transit line, whether BART in the Bay Area or SmarTrip in the D.C. Metro area.
Start an outdoor walk
Starts an outdoor walk, turns on Low Power Mode, and logs the UV index.
Open my audiobooks
Opens the Books app to the Audiobooks tab to show items you’ve purchased.
Open the Kindle app
Opens the Kindle app on iOS and Mac to the default library view, letting you browse your collection and select a book or PDF to read.
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