Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
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Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20Magnifier
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20Magnifier
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Start Magnifier”
end tell
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Opens the Amazon app to the Whole Foods Market page where you can find and order food from your nearby store.
Toggle listening history
Asks you to pick a focus mode, then toggles the current Music Focus Filter setting for “Use Listening History” so you can switch whether or not to Use Listening History for a chosen focus with an existing filter. Works well as a Control in Control Center.
Toggle grayscale
Toggles the Color Filters accessibility setting, which can turn your device black or white and remove all color if set to grayscale (among other options).
Read my most recent reminder
Uses Siri to speak back the most recently-added reminder in the Reminders app.
Rotate second screen to landscape
Rotates my left monitor to landscape orientation (for times when I switch it back from its vertical setup).
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