Read about Apple

Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.

Actions

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Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Show Topic
Shows stories about the topic you choose

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Opens into the Saved Stories tab of the News app, where you can quickly access news stories you’ve saved for later – I’ll often save multiple stories as I browse, then visit this tab to read them all one-by-one.

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Opens into the special News+ Spotlight section of the News app curated by Apple editors, including sections like Conversation Starters, Better Living, Weekend Reads, Good News, and Best of News+.

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Opens to the “Sports” tab in the News app where you can see live games and stories from your favorite teams. If on iPhone and iPad, you can open links directly to games in the TV app.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20Apple
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20Apple
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Read about Apple” end tell

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