Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
Play iPhone boot chime
Gets the base64-encoded text for the iPhone boot chime, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20iPhone%20boot%20chime
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20iPhone%20boot%20chime
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play iPhone boot chime”
end tell
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Open Sounds settings
Takes you into the Sounds settings, located in Settings > Sounds and Haptics on iOS and System Settings > Sounds on macOS.
Play announce Siri Tone
Gets the deep link into the filesystem for the Announce Message tone and plays it out loud.
Play my audio recording
Takes encoded audio and decodes it into a sound, then plays it. Uses embedded audio or newly-encoded audio copied to the clipboard.
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.
What a blockhead
Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
Play confirmation sound
Plays a sound file of your choice. Use this as a confirmation sound for your NFC tags.
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Picks from a dictionary of Mac apps and their IDs, then uses SSH to remotely open the app on the Mac.
Create photo album
Asks you to enter a title, then creates an album in the Photos app.
Capture task
Prompts you to type in or dictate a task if run from Siri, then asks you to choose between “Work” and “Personal” – Work sends the task to the Things inbox, Personal sends it to a Reminders list called Inbox.
Turn off Elgato lights
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to turn off my Key Lights and Key Light mini.
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