Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Turn on the screensaver

Wakes up the specified Apple TV, then activates the built-in Screen Saver feature to display ambient scenes instead of the Home Screen.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Turn%20on%20the%20screensaver

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Turn%20on%20the%20screensaver

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Turn on the screensaver” end tell

Asks the Google Assistant to open the YouTube app on your Nest Hub display.

Opens the Notifications tab of Bluesky so you can see mentions, follower requests, and engagement such as likes and reposts.

Scrapes the original URL from a given apple.news link by loading the redirect and pulling the first link off the page.

Pauses the currently-running Stopwatch in the Clock app.

Opens the Amazon app so you can find Today’s Deals in the For You, Lightning, and Can’t Miss offers categories.

Enable (or disable) the Live Captions feature.

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