Read about Apple

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

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Actions Used

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

Extra Details

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

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