Play Sonic on the TV
Opens the Sonic the Hedgehog game on the Apple TV.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20Sonic%20on%20the%20TV
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20Sonic%20on%20the%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play Sonic on the TV”
end tell
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