Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
Play Apple Pay ping
Gets base64-encoded text for the Apple Pay ping sound, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20Apple%20Pay%20ping
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20Apple%20Pay%20ping
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play Apple Pay ping”
end tell
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