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.
Scripting Actions
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
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Share%20my%20location
Link to Open Shortcut
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.
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.
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.
Log this location
Gets your current location and logs the date, latitude, and longitude into the same note in Notes over time.
Location check in
Gets your current location and sends it to your Family group in Contacts using Messages.
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Presents a menu of your gamertags so you can copy and share them with friends.
Get YouTube channel RSS feed
For a given YouTube Channel ID, creates a RSS feed link for that channel.
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