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+.
Opens the Crossword Mini in the News app.
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+.
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.
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.
Presents a menu to open into News stories about Music, Guitar, Bass, Drums, or Amps.
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Opens to the full “Local” area in the Apple News app. Create your own for your Local news section.
Turns on the living room lights, plus casts my music to the Living Room TV.
Prompts you to “Ask anything” before opening into Perplexity to search for your query.
Opens the VPN and Device Management page in Settings on iOS or the Network preference pane on macOS.
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