Get Current Location
Gets the current location of the device using the GPS signal.
Share my location
Gets your current location, gets the Maps URL, and starts a message to send it to someone.
Actions Used
Get Maps URL
Creates a URL to search for the location, place, or text that was passed into the action in a separate maps app.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Share%20my%20location
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Share%20my%20location
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Share my location”
end tell
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Copy GPS coordinates
Get the latitude and longitude of your current location or a location shared as input.
Log this location
Gets your current location and logs the date, latitude, and longitude into the same note in Notes over time.
Check altitude
Takes the current location of the device, extracts the altitude, then displays it in a result or speaks it when run from Siri.
Check the WalkScore here
Takes a location shared as input, or if none, the current location, and opens the webpage in a popover so you can see the WalkScore of the neighborhood. Shows how easy it is to walk around, the access to transit, and how bicycle-friendly the roads are.
Location check in
Gets your current location and sends it to your Family group in Contacts using Messages.
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Change Dynamic Type text size settings
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Turn AirDrop off
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Run a shortcut
Asks you to enter the name of a shortcut, then finds and runs that shortcut. Also uses scripting to check if more than one exists with that name and asks which to run.
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