Show my saved stories
Opens into the Saved Stories tab of the News app, where you can quickly access news stories you’ve saved for later – I’ll often save multiple stories as I browse, then visit this tab to read them all one-by-one.
Show the mini crossword
Opens the Crossword Mini in the News app.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20the%20mini%20crossword
Open Shortcut deep link
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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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.
Show quartiles
Opens the “Quartiles” game available for Apple News+ subscribers in the News app.
Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
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.
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Play Alto on the TV
Opens Alto’s Adventure on the Apple TV and shows the remote control on your phone.
Toggle Now Playing for audio
Switches the Apple Watch setting to Auto-launch Audio Apps to the Now Playing screen.
Check morning heat
Checks the temperature sensor levels in the main room, converting values to readable numbers before presenting them.
Open Email drafts
Opens your Drafts using Open Mailbox on iOS and AppleScript key commands on Mac.
Batch-create shortcuts with phrase
Asks you to open an existing folder in Shortcuts, then asks you to enter a list of shortcut names with text prepended or appended before creating those shortcuts in the folder.
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