Open TouchID preferences

Opens the Touch ID preferences on Mac laptops and Touch ID settings on compatible iOS devices (including iPad mini).

Scripting Actions

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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Stop shortcut
Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.
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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

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20TouchID%20preferences
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20TouchID%20preferences
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Open TouchID preferences” end tell

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