Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Press the Button

Activates any SwitchBot device to press a physical button using the hardware trigger.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Press%20the%20Button

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Press%20the%20Button

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Press the Button” end tell

Tells my SwitchBot trigger to press the button on my espresso machine.

Activates the SwitchBot attached to my espresso machine.

Opens the SwitchBot app where users can control or set up their devices.

Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.

Opens the deep link into the Updates section in the App Store.

Opens the “Groceries” list in Reminders.

Shows you the duration and remaining time for the current timer – uses Timery to format the remaining time nicely.

Activates the default Reading focus mode.

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