Show quartiles
Opens the “Quartiles” game available for Apple News+ subscribers in the News app.
Show crosswords
Opens the Crossword section of the News app.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20crosswords
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20crosswords
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show crosswords”
end tell
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Show News+ Audio Stories
Opens into the Audio Stories section of Apple News+ so you can listen on your device.
Show me tech news
Uses the Show Topic action from News to open into the main Technology news category, which I’ve found is a good superset or generic term that captures all the best stories from tech subjects I’m interested in before I dive into more specific topics.
See stories from Apple News Today
Opens to the Apple News Today podcast category, where you can find individual episodes published as stories as well as links to articles mentioned in the show.
Show Puzzles in Apple News
Opens the “Puzzles” section available for Apple News+ subscribers, which shows Crosswords, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles games.
Show Today’s top stories
Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
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Create photo album
Asks you to enter a title, then creates an album in the Photos app.
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Open Letterboxd entry
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