Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Open the stopwatch

Opens the Clock app to the Stopwatch tab.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20stopwatch

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20stopwatch

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Open the stopwatch” end tell

Uses the Open Tab action to access the World Clock.

Opens the Clock app to the countdown timer.

Opens the Clock app to the Alarm tab to show your alarms and sleep info.

Flips the Wi-Fi state on or off (depending on where it’s currently set).

Opens the Home app so you can tap Intercom in the top right.

Uses AppleScript to trigger the keyboard shortcut for the Quick Entry feature of Things on the Mac.

Accesses the Transistor API and extracts the episode data in a nicely-formatted view. Requires the Actions app.

Turns on the Apple TV, set a Home scene, and turns on Entertainment focus for an hour.

Prompts you to open from the Posts, Tags, News, or For You section of Explore.

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