Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
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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Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture 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.”
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