Start a Voice Search
Opens the Google app and activates Voice Search, letting you use Google dictation in place of Apple’s before performing a Google Search.
Open Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens function so you can use your phone’s camera to scan the environment around you and perform AI functions like real-time translation of street signs.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Google%20Lens
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Google%20Lens
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Google Lens”
end tell
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Search Google
Asks you to give a search query, then passes it to the Google app to show results.
Search image with Google Lens
receives a photo from the Share Sheet ( or asks you to pick one) and passes it to the Google app to the Lens feature, using it as a search input and showing you results based off what it sees.
Translate with Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens feature and looks for text to translate using the camera.
Open Google Search
Opens the Google app and activates the Search function, showing the keyboard immediately so you can start typing your query.
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Prompts you for a query, then filters Voice Memos by their titles.
Open Threads app
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Create an issue
Asks you to enter a task, then adds it as an issue in a preselected JIRA project.
Show my Apple ID password
Searches the Passwords database for “AppleID” for when you need to authorize something.
Open a note
Gets the last 20 recently modified notes and presents a menu, then opens the note.
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Shows options for various ways to watch video, whether picture-in-picture on the current device or using an Apple TV setup. Includes scenes for TV mode and movie mode, a way to quickly put lyrics onto an Apple TV, and a quick link to the latest $0.99 rental in iTunes.
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