Open Slide Over apps
Uses Open App > Slide Over to open your favorite apps in Slide Over – I use 1Password, Music, Twitter, Craft, Notes, and Things.
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Change backlight brightness
Opens the Hardware Keyboard options in Settings > Keyboard so you can change the backlight brightness controls.
Change Dynamic Type text size settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Display > Text Size so you can control how things look on your iPad.
Open keyboard settings
Opens the Settings app to General > Keyboard so you can change options as needed.
Change auto lock settings
Opens the deep link into the Auto Lock settings so you can customize your iPad’s timeout.
Edit Universal Control preferences
Opens into Settings > Display on iOS and System Settings > Displays on macOS so you can arrange your Mac or iPad displays accordingly.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Slide%20Over%20apps
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Slide%20Over%20apps
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Slide Over apps”
end tell
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Set Always On Display
Toggles the Always On Display for the current iPhone, switching between an ambient display or the black screen when not in use.
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