Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
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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Read about games
Presents a menu of various gaming-related News channels, like the generic Games, plus Video Games, Xbox, Nintendo, VR, Consoles, and Oculus channels in the News app.
See stories from Bay Area
Opens to the full “Local” area in the Apple News app. Create your own for your Local news section.
Read about photography
Presents a menu to browse stories around photography, cameras, editing, photoshop, or individual photographer
Read about Music
Presents a menu to open into News stories about Music, Guitar, Bass, Drums, or Amps.
Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Show my saved stories
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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Toggle Airplane Mode
Toggles the state of AirPlane mode on or off (depending how it’s currently set).
Open Bluesky Notifications
Opens the Notifications tab of Bluesky so you can see mentions, follower requests, and engagement such as likes and reposts.
Open Trailers
Opens to the Movies and TV Trailers section of the TV app (which replaced the dedicated Trailers app).
Add info to a contact
Asks you to enter information about someone you want to capture, then searches for them in Cardhop and adds the data to their contact card.
Show me where my car is parked
Gets your Parked Car location and shows it in a preview.
Hide the Dock
Activates Stage Manager and deactivates the “Show Dock” setting so only Recent Apps are shown.
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