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 “Quartiles” game available for Apple News+ subscribers in the News app.

Opens the Amazon storefront for Comixology, their comics store and subscription service.

Views the Docs category in the Content section of Amazon’s “Manage Your Content and Devices” for Kindle.

Opens the Stream Deck folder in Dropbox or Apps to your profile backups.

Multi-tool for converting from miles to kilometers (and back).

Adds one hour to the current time and sets a reminder telling you the laundry is done.

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