Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
Scrapes the original URL from a given apple.news link by loading the redirect and pulling the first link off the page.
Opens to the Apple News Today podcast category, where you can find individual episodes published as stories as well as links to articles mentioned in the show.
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.
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+.
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.
Opens to the free stories shared by the San Francisco Chronicle for Apple News+.
Opens the conversation with your father, allowing you to see your past messages.
Presents your list of contacts, then calls the person you select. If they have multiple numbers, asks you which one to dial.
Looks for contacts added to a “Friends” group and asks you to pick one before calling them.
Looks for the URL in your next meeting and asks if you want to open it.
Opens into the Health app to show Nutrition data tracked by food-logging apps.
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