If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Switch User Account
Switches user account on the specified Apple TV.
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Manage subscribed YouTube Channels
Opens the feed of channels you’ve subscribed to on YouTube – use this to directly access channels using Search, or clean up your subscriptions by removing some.
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.
Open my watch history
Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.
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.
Show my Liked videos
Opens the automatic playlist for Liked videos created for every YouTube account.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=YouTube%20TV
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=YouTube%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “YouTube TV”
end tell
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Turn on transparency
Connects to AirPods and activates transparency. Utilizes AirBuddy when run from Mac, and on iOS uses Actions to check for AirPods Pro vs AirPods Max.
Join my next meeting
Looks for the URL in your next meeting and asks if you want to open it.
Read about games
Presents a menu of various gaming-related News channels, like the generic Games, plus Video Games, Xbox, Nintendo, VR, Consoles, and Oculus channels in the News app.
Open in Podcasts
Takes the current episode from Overcast, finds the show in Podcasts, and opens the last episode.
Play a MacStories podcast
Presents a menu of MacStories shows, then plays the next episode from the selected show based on the preselected custom sort order (or default order from the Podcasts app).
Connect my Powerbeats Pro
Connects to Powerbeats Pro using the Set Playback Destination action on iOS and the AirBuddy app for Mac.
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