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 the mini crossword
Opens the Crossword Mini in the News app.
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Show Puzzles in Apple News
Opens the “Puzzles” section available for Apple News+ subscribers, which shows Crosswords, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles games.
Extract link from Apple News URL
Scrapes the original URL from a given apple.news link by loading the redirect and pulling the first link off the page.
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+.
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.
Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
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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Opens Apple Maps directions to a specified address showing public transit options instead of driving, walking, or biking.
Open RadarScope TV
Opens the RadarScope app for Apple TV that lets you see large weather maps and see conditions in your area.
Convert rich text to Markdown
Takes text shared as input or copied to the clipboard and converts it to Markdown formatting.
Open my Subscriptions
Opens the Subscriptions tab in the YouTube app to show only videos from people you’ve followed.
Find a good reaction GIF
Asks you to type in a search and finds the results on Giphy.
Make high-quality recording
Records audio at Very High quality, starting and stopping on tap – then, saves to a folder of your choosing.
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