Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20Magnifier
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20Magnifier
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Start Magnifier”
end tell
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Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
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Open my Watch Later
Opens the deep link into the Watch Later page of the YouTube website, where I can then watch videos in picture-in-picture. Requires opening in Safari after showing page.
Save to Instapaper
Presents a list of folders to save to, then adds the shortcut input to that location in Instapaper.
Show story by tag
Presents a series of tags, then searches for stories tagged accordingly and presents them in a menu to open.
Search App Store
Asks you for a query, then finds up to 25 results from the App Store and asks you which one to open. Change the “Results” parameter to iPad or Mac to specify for those platforms.
Rotate second screen to landscape
Rotates my left monitor to landscape orientation (for times when I switch it back from its vertical setup).
Open Music Room apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the music area of my family room – includes the MusicHarbor, MusicBox, and Ultimate Guitar Tabs apps.
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