Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Show LaunchPad

Activates the key code for F4’s native function, which triggers the LaunchPad feature that shows your app icons like an iOS Home Screen.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20LaunchPad

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20LaunchPad

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Show LaunchPad” end tell

Uses AppleScript to press ⌘+⌃+Q to Lock the screen.

Simulates the key code for F3, activating Mission Control on the Mac.

Uses an AppleScript command to directly activate Control Center on the Mac.

Uses AppleScript to press the keyboard shortcut ⌥+⇧+⌘+Q to immediately log out the current user.

Toggles background sounds and sets it to Balanced Noise.

Opens Bluesky to the Settings tab, letting you manage multiple accounts, change basic settings, and adjust advanced account settings.

Asks you for an app name, searches for it on the App Store, gets the bundle ID, and opens into Settings for that app. iOS-only.

Asks you to enter text, then lets you encode or decode it to work properly in URLs.

Activates the Fitness focus mode manually.

Gets the Wi-Fi network’s name, turns the Wi-Fi off, and tells you which network you just disconnected from.

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