TV Setup
Turns on the Apple TV, set a Home scene, and turns on Entertainment focus for an hour.
Scripting Actions
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Skip Content on Apple TV
Skips forward or backward media currently playing on the specified Apple TV.
Adjust Date
Adds or subtracts an amount of time from the date passed into the action.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=TV%20Setup
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=TV%20Setup
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “TV Setup”
end tell
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Set my Smart Home face
Changes the current Apple Watch face to the one I’ve designed with smart-home specific complications.
Hey Computer
Opens the Alexa app, which can be set to automatically listen for responses when opened.
I’m working late
Turns the studio lights to softer color temperatures and turns off all the lights in the rest of the houhse.
I’m working in the kitchen
Turns on the kitchen lights and sets playback to the HomePod mini.
Movie Setup
Turns on the TV, opens the Apple TV Remote, and sets the Movie Time scene before turning down brightness, enabling Do Not Disturb, and activating my Letterboxd shortcuts.
Toggle the Studio lights
Turns the main lighting of Hue lamps, light strips, and Go bulbs in my studio space on or off.
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Toggle Safari sidebar
Opens or closes the Safari sidebar depending on its current state (using AppleScript).
Show my Medication records
Opens into the Health app to the Medication Records section of your Health Records where you can “connect to your providers to see your health records and get updates when there’s a new entry.”
Show my saved stories
Opens into the Saved Stories tab of the News app, where you can quickly access news stories you’ve saved for later – I’ll often save multiple stories as I browse, then visit this tab to read them all one-by-one.
Movie Setup
Turns on the TV, opens the Apple TV Remote, and sets the Movie Time scene before turning down brightness, enabling Do Not Disturb, and activating my Letterboxd shortcuts.
Edit Universal Control preferences
Opens into Settings > Display on iOS and System Settings > Displays on macOS so you can arrange your Mac or iPad displays accordingly.
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