If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Open Home Screen settings
Opens the deep link in Settings to the Home Screen and App Library customizations.
Actions
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Batch-create shortcuts in new folder
Asks you to enter a folder title and creates it, then for a list of shortcut names (with any text prepended or appended), then creates those shortcuts in the folder – designed for quickly making Home Screen shortcuts.
Add to Home Screen from Files
Asks you to choose from your Shortcuts folders and repeats through the shortcuts for that folder, letting you choose a custom title, then choose from Files for the icon before adding it to the Home Screen.
Add to Home Screen from Photos
Asks you to pick from your Shortcuts folders, then repeats through the shortcuts from that folder asking you for a custom title and image from Photos before adding it to the Home Screen with a custom icon.
Add to Home Screen from Contacts
Asks you to pick a folder of shortcuts, then iterates through letting you select a contact for each and using their Contact Photo as the Home Screen icon.
Add game to Home Screen
Using my folder of Xbox games shortcuts, this automatically adds any new games I choose to the Home Screen using my preferred short title style and icons created using my xCloud folder of shortcuts.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Home%20Screen%20settings
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Home%20Screen%20settings
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Home Screen settings”
end tell
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Heat up my coffee
Opens the Ember app for iPhone and Apple Watch for my heated coffee mug.
Control appearance
Presents a menu for various times of the day, then changes the device settings to make the screen easier to read depending on that time.
Open Threads search
Opens the link to Search in Threads so you can find posts about specific topics.
Remove empty lines
Uses a regular expressions to automatically get rid of new lines that don’t have any text in them.
Set the Remote Work scene
Turns on the lights in the main rooms, bathroom, and bedroom maximum lighting while cleaning the house.
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