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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Play Mac sound
Gets the sound library from macOS, picks a random file, and plays it out loud.
Silencio
Sets the Apple Watch to silent mode, turns on Do Not Disturb, sets the volume to 0% and vibrates if run from iPhone.
Play Start Up song
Gets the base64-encoded text of the Apple start up song from their keynote, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
What a blockhead
Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
High alert
Sets the playback destination to the current device, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
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Change backlight brightness
Opens the Hardware Keyboard options in Settings > Keyboard so you can change the backlight brightness controls.
Turn on Adaptive mode
Connects to AirPods and activates the Adaptive Mode new to iOS 17.
Search Google
Asks you to give a search query, then passes it to the Google app to show results.
Show my Clinical Notes records
Opens into the Health app to the Clinical Notes section of your Health Records where you can “connect to your providers to see your health records and get updates when there’s a new entry.”
Check altitude
Takes the current location of the device, extracts the altitude, then displays it in a result or speaks it when run from Siri.
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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