Show my saved stories
Opens into the Saved Stories tab of the News app, where you can quickly access news stories you’ve saved for later – I’ll often save multiple stories as I browse, then visit this tab to read them all one-by-one.
Show crosswords
Opens the Crossword section of the News app.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20crosswords
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20crosswords
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show crosswords”
end tell
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Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Show Puzzles in Apple News
Opens the “Puzzles” section available for Apple News+ subscribers, which shows Crosswords, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles games.
Show quartiles
Opens the “Quartiles” game available for Apple News+ subscribers in the News app.
See stories from WIRED
Opens to the latest stories from Wired available for Apple News+ subscribers, as well as links to the various issues above.
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Starts dictation, then stops after you pause and passes your dictation to Arc Search as a query.
Search for a show
Asks you for a show, then passes the term into the URL scheme for TV Forecast to open into search results.
Make high-quality recording
Records audio at Very High quality, starting and stopping on tap – then, saves to a folder of your choosing.
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.
Embiggen
Increase the text size on your device (and reset it) as needed. Includes options for “Easier,” “Monitor Stand” (my custom setup), and “Defaults.”
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