YouTube app

YouTube on TV

Opens the YouTube app on the chosen Apple TV, then opens the YouTube app on your mobile device – this lets you connect the two and manage your TV queue from your phone or iPad.

Scripting Actions

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Control Flow, Scripting

Choose from Menu

Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.

Apple TV Remote, Apps

Wake Apple TV

Wakes the specified Apple TV.

Apple TV Remote, Apps

Open App on Apple TV

Launches an app on the specified Apple TV.

Apps, Scripting

Open App

Opens the specified app.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=YouTube%20on%20TV

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=YouTube%20on%20TV

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “YouTube on TV” end tell

Public

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Search YouTube

Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.

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Open my Watch Later

Opens the deep link into the Watch Later page of the YouTube website, where I can then watch videos in picture-in-picture. Requires opening in Safari after showing page.

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Open my watch history

Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.

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Open my Subscriptions

Opens the Subscriptions tab in the YouTube app to show only videos from people you’ve followed.

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Who’s live on YouTube?

Opens the Subscriptions feed sorted as a list so you can see who’s live at the top.

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Show my Liked videos

Opens the automatic playlist for Liked videos created for every YouTube account.

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Set Ringtone Volume

Asks you to choose the volume level. Optionally, set this to a preset level and run this always change it to the exact volume you want your phone to ring at.

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