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

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

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 main Home tab of the TV app where you can view and add content to your Up Next queue.

Tells my SwitchBot trigger to press the button on my espresso machine.

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

Asks Siri to check the location of your Parked Car.

Creates a new Categories template spreadsheet in Numbers.

Scrapes a Threads post, gets the embed code using the URL and username, and copies it to the clipboard.

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