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
More From This Folder
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.
Open Sounds settings
Takes you into the Sounds settings, located in Settings > Sounds and Haptics on iOS and System Settings > Sounds on macOS.
Make fun of me
Takes three lists of Shakespearean insults and combines them into one remark, making it appear as if Siri is making fun of you using old English slang.
I built this after being inspired by a similar website, wanting to see if I could recreate it in Shortcuts. Original material: http: or or www.pangloss.com or seidel or shake_rule.html
What a blockhead
Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
Play announce Siri Tone
Gets the deep link into the filesystem for the Announce Message tone and plays it out loud.
More From The Library
Open Battery settings
Opens the deep link into Battery Usage on iOS, or the Battery preferences on MacBooks and Energy Saver preferences on other Macs.
Open Amazon Holiday Gift Guide
Opens Amazon’s dedicated page for its Holiday Gift Guide with curated recommendations and discounted items.
Play encoded audio
Gets an audio file encoded as text, decodes the value, and plays the sound at 35%. Pairs well with “Encode audio.”
Share my location
Gets your current location, gets the Maps URL, and starts a message to send it to someone.
Change Parked Car location
Prompts you to enter a new location, then changes where it for the Parked Car feature.
Split bills
For a given contact, asks you to enter a payment amount (which is then divided by 2), then asks for a description, and sends the split total as a payment to the contact.
Get way deeper into Shortcuts – become a member.