Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s 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
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20saved%20activity
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20saved%20activity
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Start saved activity”
end tell
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Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
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Order Amazon Basics
Opens the portal page for their Basics line of products that Amazon produces for commonly-purchased items.
Search Google
Asks you to give a search query, then passes it to the Google app to show results.
Connect to iPad mini
Activates Sidecar for an iPad mini near your Mac. Works remotely from iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and HomePod using Siri over SSH.
See stories from WIRED
Opens to the latest stories from Wired available for Apple News+ subscribers, as well as links to the various issues above.
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