New in the Shortcuts Library: Apple TV Apps shortcuts
While updating my Apple TV Remote shortcuts for multiple devices, I cleaned up my Apple TV apps and built out a new set of shortcuts to open them all.
Open Play TV
Opens the app Play for YouTube on an Apple TV of your choice so you can select videos you’ve saved for later to open in the YouTube app.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Play%20TV
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Play%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Play TV”
end tell
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