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Turn down the lights
Sets the light to specific levels for specific situations one might encounter in the bedroom.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Turn%20down%20the%20lights
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Turn%20down%20the%20lights
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Turn down the lights”
end tell
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