Toggle Captions on Apple TV
Toggles captions on the specified Apple TV.
Turn the TV off
Sleeps a specified Apple TV, also turning off any HDMI-CEC connected devices like a TV set.
Scripting Actions
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Turn%20the%20TV%20off
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Turn%20the%20TV%20off
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Turn the TV off”
end tell
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Resume on the TV
For the specified Apple TV, resumes playing the currently-active program.
Switch to my profile
Turns on the TV and sets the Apple TV to your personal profile, appearance preferance, and Reduce Loud Sounds setting, then shows the remote.
Open Netflix TV
Opens Netflix on the selected Apple TV, or opens the website from Mac.
Show the remote
Shows the Apple TV remote and lets you control the device from your iPhone or iPad.
Open Photos TV
Opens the Apple Photos app for Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can select an album or a memory to play.
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Lock The Screen
Locks the screen of the current device, requring authentication for another user to sign in.
Get podcast show ID
Uses the Transistor API to look at your show data, gets the first show, and extracts the ID for use in your other shortcuts.
Open from saved searches for entries
Presents a list of pre-programmed Search options, then searches for the chosen text in the Journal app.
Open Audio Descriptions preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > Audio Descriptions where you can toggle the feature on or off to, when available, automatically play audio descriptions.
Add tasks with Things checklist
Takes a pre-defined list of items inputted in the Text action, splits it by new lines, and adds each to one Things list (a project or Area) along with the same checklist for each task.
Watch It One Night on Netflix
Opens the “Watch It In One Night” page from Netflix.com that curates full series or movies that you can binge in an evening.
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