Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Search with Spotlight

Asks you to enter a query, then activates Spotlight search and shows results.

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20with%20Spotlight

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20with%20Spotlight

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Search with Spotlight” end tell

Asks you to enter a query, then activates Spotlight search and shows results.

Activates Spotlight search without a query, ready for you to type before showing results.

Opens the All Shortcuts tab to show your App Shortcuts plus your custom shortcuts.

Turns off all the sound recognizer options, while leaving Sound Recognition active.

Opens the “My List” link taken from Netflix.com which redirects into the page of movies and TV shows you’ve saved in the app.

Asks you to pick from your boards, then asks which name to change it to.

Toggles a specified VPN on (or off again).

Opens the deep link into Settings > Screen Time > App Limits so you can block out apps you use too much.

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