Open Side Button preferences

Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > Side Button where you can adjut the Click Speed, Press and Hold to Speak, and Side Button Confirmation for Switch Control and AssistiveTouch.

Actions Used

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URL
Passes the specified URL to the next action.
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Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Side%20Button%20preferences
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Side%20Button%20preferences
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Open Side Button preferences” end tell

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