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

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

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

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

Opens the Regal website to your Unlimited account page so you can tap to reveal the QR code for your card number.

Asks you to enter a hashtag, then opens the deep link for the hashtag in TikTok.

Opens the URL for the Embeds page for your Transistor podcast.

Skips media playback forward by 2 and a half minutes.

Uses the Transistor API to look at your show data, gets the first show, and extracts the ID for use in your other shortcuts.

Plays the Podcasts station I’ve designed around Productivity shows.

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