Search Google
Asks you to give a search query, then passes it to the Google app to show results.
Open Google Search
Opens the Google app and activates the Search function, showing the keyboard immediately so you can start typing your query.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Google%20Search
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Google%20Search
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Google Search”
end tell
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Translate with Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens feature and looks for text to translate using the camera.
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.
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.
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Opens the Journal app to the recording screen so you can create an Audio entry.
Open personal YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it in the app.
Get screen dimensions
Gets the width and height of the current screen and displays the pixel dimensions.
Get today’s weather report
Grabs all the details available in the Weather actions in Shortcuts and presents it back to you.
Save this week’s photos
Looks for photos taken in the last week, lets you pick which ones to save, then presents a list of your albums to choose where to save them.
Batch-create shortcuts with phrase
Asks you to open an existing folder in Shortcuts, then asks you to enter a list of shortcut names with text prepended or appended before creating those shortcuts in the folder.
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