Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
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Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words 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.”
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Reader”
end tell
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Speak article
Takes an article from input and calculates an average speaking speed based on the words-per-minute, then reads the article out loud in its entirety.
Show Portland in Flipboard
Opens the Flipboard topic for Portland – check for a topic for your local area.
Open Most Gifted on Amazon
“Our most popular products ordered as gifts. Updated daily.”
Cancel Timer
Cancels the next-most timer running in the Clock app. If there are multiple timers, the second timer will continue running unless this action is used again.
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