Start Timer
Starts a timer in the Clock app for the specified amount of time.
Set a shower timer
Starts playing your personalized Apple Music radio station, sets a timer for 10 minutes, and turns on the water lock with your Apple Watch face of choice.
Actions Used
Set Volume
Sets the system volume. If you set the volume using a variable, use a number between 0 and 1 (for example, pass 0.5 for half volume).
Change Playback Destination
Sets playback destination to a device.
Device
The device to set playback destination to.
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Set%20a%20shower%20timer
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Set%20a%20shower%20timer
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Set a shower timer”
end tell
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Face Swap
Gets shortcuts from an “Apple Watch faces” folder, presents the list, and swaps to your chosen face.
Ping My iPhone
Pings your iPhone using your Apple Watch, including an optional lights on or off.
Toggle Always On
Switches the Apple Watch always-on display on or off depending on your last setting.
Start Apple Watch Remote Screen
Starts the Remote Screen feature of Apple Watch that lets you control the device using your iPhone. Only available on select newer models.
Toggle Water Lock
Activates or deactivates the Water Lock setting on your Apple Watch, ejecting water from the speaker as needed.
Toggle Theater Mode
Switches the Theater Mode setting on your Apple Watch to enable or disable all alerts, touches, and wake-on-raise-wrist.
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Connect to VPN
Connected to a specific VPN. If you have more than one, use List and Choose From List to pick between them.
YouTube Search
Asks you to type out your query, then for YouTube videos on the subject.
Open Apple ID preferences
Opens the Apple ID preference pane on macOS or section of Settings
Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
Open MacStories on Mastodon
Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
New Search in Perplexity
Opens Perplexity to a new, blank search using the Auto mode.
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