Open Apple News Spotlight
Opens into the special News+ Spotlight section of the News app curated by Apple editors, including sections like Conversation Starters, Better Living, Weekend Reads, Good News, and Best of News+.
Show Puzzles in Apple News
Opens the “Puzzles” section available for Apple News+ subscribers, which shows Crosswords, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles games.
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See stories from Bay Area
Opens to the full “Local” area in the Apple News app. Create your own for your Local news section.
See issues from National Geographic
Opens to the “Issues” tab of the Nat Geo magazine in Apple News+, where you can open or download specific issues.
Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
See stories from San Francisco Chronicle
Opens to the free stories shared by the San Francisco Chronicle for Apple News+.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20Puzzles%20in%20Apple%20News
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20Puzzles%20in%20Apple%20News
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show Puzzles in Apple News”
end tell
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