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.
Actions
Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
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Sets the Apple Watch to silent mode, turns on Do Not Disturb, sets the volume to 0% and vibrates if run from iPhone.
Play Apple Pay ping
Gets base64-encoded text for the Apple Pay ping sound, decodes it, and plays the sound 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.
Play confirmation sound
Plays a sound file of your choice. Use this as a confirmation sound for your NFC tags.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20Start%20Up%20song
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20Start%20Up%20song
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play Start Up song”
end tell
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