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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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.
Show Spotlight search
Activates Spotlight search without a query, ready for you to type before showing results.
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.
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.
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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Show Puzzles in Apple News
Opens the “Puzzles” section available for Apple News+ subscribers, which shows Crosswords, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles games.
Advertise on MacStories
Opens the “Advertise” page on the MacStories website where brands can learn more about how to sponsor the website and advertise to the passionate group of MacStories readers.
Open from work folders
Presents a menu of my work-related folders and opens the corresponding choice.
Convert miles to kilometers
Multi-tool for converting from miles to kilometers (and back).
Save thread to OmniFocus
Scrapes a Threads post, then adds it to OmniFocus with the excerpt in the task title and links in the notes before opening the item.
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