Toggle Airplane Mode
Toggles the state of AirPlane mode on or off (depending how it’s currently set).
Open any app
Asks you to pick from a list of all available apps sorted in alphabetical order and opens your choice.
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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.
Toggle Control Center
Activates or deactivates Control Center (depending on its current status) – works best with Siri.
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.
Show Spotlight search
Activates Spotlight search without a query, ready for you to type before showing results.
Go to Home Screen
Returns to the Home Screen immediately, dismissing any active apps, Home Screen pages, or Control Center screens.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20any%20app
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20any%20app
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open any app”
end tell
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Toggle Studio Fill Light
Turns my second Eve Switch on or off depending on its current state, which controls the secondary softbox in my studio space.
Show Today’s top stories
Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
Play announce Siri Tone
Gets the deep link into the filesystem for the Announce Message tone and plays it out loud.
Translate
Starts dictation, then translates the text to English (or a language of your choice).
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