Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Reader”
end tell
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Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
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Create landscape document
Creates a blank document in the horizontal orientation, for printing in landscape.
Open a random Pocket piece
Gets 100 items from Pocket and picks one at random, then opens it in Safari.
Play a station
Asks you to pick from your Stations in Podcasts and plays it right away.
Create blank layout
Creates a blank document without any paragraph formatting – good for making an empty page to fill with shapes, images, or other Pages capabilities.
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