Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories 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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Read about photography
Presents a menu to browse stories around photography, cameras, editing, photoshop, or individual photographer
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.
Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Read about Music
Presents a menu to open into News stories about Music, Guitar, Bass, Drums, or Amps.
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Open links from Today
Asks you to pick from tasks assigned to Today and opens any URLs in the Notes.
Open Disney Plus originals
Opens the Originals tab of Disney+ to show featured series, movies, shorts, and specials.
Turn AirDrop off
Sets AirDrop receiving to “No One” so you cannot receive files at all.
Record as AIFF
Records normal quality audio, starting or stopping with your tap, then encoding the recorded audio to AIFF before saving to to a folder of your choice.
Open Accessibility preferences
Opens the deep link into the Accessibility settings on iOS or the Universal Access preference pane on macOS.
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