How many nits?
Change the Number to the correct amount of nits for your device’s display if you don’t have an iPad Pro – look it up with “[device name] display nits” online.
Turn screen black and white
Toggles the Color Filters feature from Accessibility settings to remove color from the display and turn everything black and white.
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Open Appearance preferences
Opens the deep link into the Displays > Device Appearance settings on iOS and the Appearance pane on macOS.
Control appearance
Presents a menu for various times of the day, then changes the device settings to make the screen easier to read depending on that time.
Toggle dark mode
Gets the current appearance, and if Dark Mode is on, switches to Light (and vice versa). Add additional customizations per condition as desired.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Turn%20screen%20black%20and%20white
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Turn%20screen%20black%20and%20white
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Turn screen black and white”
end tell
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Open Personal Voice preferences
Opens the deep link to the Personal Voice feature available in Accessibility settings on iOS, where you can create a Personal Voice, decide whether to Share Across Devices, and Allow Apps to Request to Use.
Copy to my clipboard manager
Copies your clipboard and stores the contents over time, plus lets you pull from your clipboard history.
Open from work folders
Presents a menu of my work-related folders and opens the corresponding choice.
Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
Open Unsplash TV
Opens the Unsplash app for Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can select a set of photos to display.
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