TV Setup
Turns on the Apple TV, set a Home scene, and turns on Entertainment focus for an hour.
Actions Used
Skip Content on Apple TV
Skips forward or backward media currently playing on the specified Apple TV.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Adjust Date
Adds or subtracts an amount of time from the date passed into the action.
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=TV%20Setup
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=TV%20Setup
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “TV Setup”
end tell
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I’m Working
Sets the “I’m Working” scene, turning on my office lights to optimal levels for the workday.
Check morning heat
Checks the temperature sensor levels in the main room, converting values to readable numbers before presenting them.
I’m working late
Turns the studio lights to softer color temperatures and turns off all the lights in the rest of the houhse.
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.
Turn on the fireplace
Turns on the Apple TV and opens the Fireplace app, plus shows the remote.
Toggle the Living Room lights
Toggles a set of 4 Hue lights and one Light Strip in my main living space.
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Play Upgrade
Plays the Upgrade podcast from Relay.FM with Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
Find a good reaction GIF
Asks you to type in a search and finds the results on Giphy.
Customize Siri responses
Opens the deep link into Settings > Siri and Search > Siri Responses where you can toggle where to Prefer Silent Responses, PRefer Spoken Responses, or set it to Automatic. Options also include a toggle to Always Show Siri Captions and Always Show Speech – I have these all turned on.
Add contacts to group
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
When did I park my car?
Checks for the time when you set your Parked Car and returns it to you.
Find coffeeshops nearby
Opens the Apple Maps URL to query “coffee.” Reference: https: or or developer.apple.com or library or archive or featuredarticles or iPhoneURLScheme_Reference or MapLinks or MapLinks.html
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