YouTube TV
Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.
Actions Used
Switch User Account
Switches user account 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.
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=YouTube%20TV
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=YouTube%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “YouTube TV”
end tell
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Open my YouTube Clips
Opens your personal feed on Clips saved from YouTube videos. Use this feature to capture important ideas and give them custom titles, and have a feed of personalized clips to view again later.
Open my watch history
Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.
Browse my movies on YouTube
Opens the YouTube section for purchased movies, including films synced with Movies Anywhere.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
Watch in YouTube app
Redirects a web URL for a YouTube into the mobile app by replacing `https: or or ` with `youtube: or or ` in the link.
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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.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Log caffeine
Asks you to choose the type of caffeinated drink (coffee, espresso, cappuccino, or a soda) and logs the caffeine content into the Health app. Also compares against the daily recommended limit of milligrams of caffeine.
Mastodon handle converter
Converts a Mastodon profile URL into the @handle@instance format.
Search Apple Support
Asks you to enter your query, then encodes the text and opens the URL on Apple’s website to the search results.
Open TouchID preferences
Opens the Touch ID preferences on Mac laptops and Touch ID settings on compatible iOS devices (including iPad mini).
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