Start Podcasts
Immediately play the latest episode or first item in Listen Now in the Podcasts app.
Skip ahead
Skips media playback forward by 2 and a half minutes.
Actions Used
Seek
Seek to a specific time, or forward and backward by some duration, in the currently playing media.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Skip%20ahead
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Skip%20ahead
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Skip ahead”
end tell
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Turns on your Apple TV, opens the Podcasts app, and activates the Remote app on your device.
Play a station
Asks you to pick from your Stations in Podcasts and plays it right away.
Auto-station
Automatically plays one of your Station presets depending on the time of day.
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Opens the Software Update section of Settings to see if new betas and updates are available.
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