Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
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 WIRED
Opens to the latest stories from Wired available for Apple News+ subscribers, as well as links to the various issues above.
Open Emoji Game in Apple News+
Opens the deep link into Apple News+ for the Emoji game. Here’s how Apple describes it:
“The object of this logic and word puzzle is to complete several phrases with as few moves as possible. Each emoji may be interpreted directly, through association, or in combination with other emoji. When you attempt an answer or expand a clue, it counts as a move.”
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 News+ Audio Stories
Opens into the Audio Stories section of Apple News+ so you can listen on your device.
Read about Music
Presents a menu to open into News stories about Music, Guitar, Bass, Drums, or Amps.
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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Open in Podcasts
Takes the current episode from Overcast, finds the show in Podcasts, and opens the last episode.
Open Apple TV+
Opens the TV app to the Apple TV+ tab to show content from your subscription.
Toggle the Bedroom lights
Sets the Hue lamps on the side tables in my bedroom on or off.
Show My Documents
Opens into the Documents folder of iCloud Drive using the Files app.
Open from my Bluesky lists
Given a dictionary of Bluesky List names and unique IDs (from the URL), this prompts you to choose from your lists and opens it to the feed view.
Play me a lullaby
Play’s Endel’s “AI Lullaby” mode, an artificially-generated tune to help you fall asleep.
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