Open the Phone app
Opens the deep link to the Phone app (mobilephone://).
Actions
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
Phone a friend
Looks for contacts added to a “Friends” group and asks you to pick one before calling them.
Call a coworker
Looks for contacts from a given company name (added on input), then asks you to choose which contact and calls them.
Dial a number
Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
Open my voicemail
Opens the deep link into the Voicemail section of the Phone app (vmshow://).
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20Phone%20app
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20Phone%20app
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open the Phone app”
end tell
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Search Shortcuts
Prompts you to enter a query, then opens Shortcuts filtered by that term.
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
Play my audio recording
Takes encoded audio and decodes it into a sound, then plays it. Uses embedded audio or newly-encoded audio copied to the clipboard.
Open Amazon Customer Service portal
Opens the Amazon customer service page where you can get help with recent items or search Amazon’s help library.
Split bills
For a given contact, asks you to enter a payment amount (which is then divided by 2), then asks for a description, and sends the split total as a payment to the contact.
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