Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Turn Personal Hotspot on

Activates the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone so other devices can connect using your cellular data.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Turn%20Personal%20Hotspot%20on

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Turn%20Personal%20Hotspot%20on

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Turn Personal Hotspot on” end tell

Activates or deactivates Personal Hotspot depending on the current state.

Disables the Personal Hotspot feature so no other devices are using your cellular data.

Opens System Preferences on the Mac or Settings on iOS.

Asks you where to set the playback destination, then casts to that device.

Gets the top 10 TV episodes currently sold on iTunes and opens the URL of your choice.

Toggles background sounds and changes it to Ocean noises.

Gets your Parked Car location and opens it in Google Maps.

Turns the volume down to 0%. If device is already muted, increases the volume to 35%.

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