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 the mini crossword
Opens the Crossword Mini in the News app.
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Read about games
Presents a menu of various gaming-related News channels, like the generic Games, plus Video Games, Xbox, Nintendo, VR, Consoles, and Oculus channels in the News app.
Show My Sports news
Opens to the “Sports” tab in the News app where you can see live games and stories from your favorite teams. If on iPhone and iPad, you can open links directly to games in the TV app.
Read about Music
Presents a menu to open into News stories about Music, Guitar, Bass, Drums, or Amps.
Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
See stories from Bay Area
Opens to the full “Local” area in the Apple News app. Create your own for your Local news section.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20the%20mini%20crossword
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20the%20mini%20crossword
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show the mini crossword”
end tell
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Ask Perplexity
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Open VPN settings
Opens the VPN and Device Management page in Settings on iOS or the Network preference pane on macOS.
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