Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
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Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People 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.
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20point%20and%20speak
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20point%20and%20speak
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Start point and speak”
end tell
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Quote of the Day
Write down good lines from a podcast and save a link back to that episode.
Get Transistor API key
Placeholder shortcut to hold your Transistor.fm API key – use this to pass your authentication details into another shortcut using Run Shortcut.
Open Fantastical for Mac
Opens Fantastical for Mac on the current machine or remote if run away from the Mac.
Open Touch preferences
Opens into the Touch section of Accessibility settings to let you control features like AssistiveTouch, Reachability, Haptic Touch, Touch Accommodations, Tap or Swipe to Wake, Shake to Undo, Prevent Lock to End Call, Call Audio Routing, and Back Tap control
I’m working in the living room
Turns on the living room lights, plus casts my music to the Living Room TV.
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