Reading Mode
Activates the default Reading focus mode.
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Please do not disturb me
Presents a menu of various time periods for setting Do Not Disturb, then adjusts your device according to the choice – includes a few colloquial phrases like “a bit” and “a while” that can be customized to your preferences, plus options for turning it on until lunch or after work.
Set a Focus timer
Asks you to pick a time, then a Focus, then turns it on until that time.
Focus while I’m here
Prompts you to pick a Focus that stays on until you leave the current location.
Please disturb me
Sets the playback destination to AirPods Pro and turns Transparency on, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
Focus during this event
Gets the next-most calendar event and asks you to pick a Focus to set until the event ends.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Reading%20Mode
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Reading%20Mode
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Reading Mode”
end tell
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Open personal YouTube playlists
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Toggle right Key Light
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