Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Show Control Center

Shows the first page of the Control Center view.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20Control%20Center

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20Control%20Center

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Show Control Center” end tell

Hides Control Center and goes back to the current app or Home Screen.

Activates or deactivates Control Center (depending on its current status) – works best with Siri.

Opens the deep link into Settings > Control Center so you can change whether to access it within apps or reset it all.

Opens the Wallet app to the pass for your Geico (or equivalent) insurance card.

Shows all the current tabs in your tab group in a bird’s-eye view.

Asks you for a keyword and website domain to search, then looks across all items in your Read Later in Reeder and asks you to open one.

Shows your feed of follows, favorites, and boosted posts on Mastodon.

Opens the VSCO app for Apple TV where you can select photosets to display in an abstract gallery.

Opens the Ember app for iPhone and Apple Watch for my heated coffee mug.

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