I thought I would share what has become a frequently used search method on my iPad. This mimics some basic Alfred-like Mac capability using Siri type to talk.
Steps for use:
- Activate Siri with the Globe-S shortcut on magic keyboard
- Type “Search” (you can shorten the Shortcuts name ( eg, “s” ) to make it easier to launch. I left it as Search for this example to be unambiguous)
- Press tab
- Type search term
- Press enter
- Choose search destination
My iPad Siri settings (Settings > Accessibility > Siri):
- Type to Siri - ON
- Voice Feedback - Only with Hey Siri
There are 2 dependencies for setup:
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Add the shortcut that Siri will use when you type “Search”
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Setup the configurable single step Drafts action with the sites to search. You will likely want to edit the Drafts action to include the search locations of interest to you.
I hope this is useful for somebody else. Glad to answer questions — jay
Here’s my current list of sites or apps that are included in my search. You can edit this list and create your own within the Drafts action.
- 1Password - local 1Password vault
- Abbreviation
- Airport
- Amazon
- Beer Advocate
- DuckDuckGo
- Google Maps
- IMDb
- Maps
- MetaCritic
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Terminology - local Terminology app search
- Urban Dictionary
- Wikipedia
- WolframAlpha - local Wolfram Alpha app search
- YouTube