Select Contact
Prompts to pick a person from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Call a contact
Presents your list of contacts, then calls the person you select. If they have multiple numbers, asks you which one to dial.
Actions
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Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
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.
Open recent calls
Opens the deep link into the Recents section of the Phone app to see your incoming and outgoing calls, plus any missed calls (mobilephone-recents://).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Call%20a%20contact
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Call%20a%20contact
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Call a contact”
end tell
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Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
Log out
Uses AppleScript to press the keyboard shortcut ⌥+⇧+⌘+Q to immediately log out the current user.
Toggle True Tone
Turns True Tone on or off on the current device, adapting the display temperature to the current surroundings.
Set my Focus Wallpaper
Turns the appearance dark, turns on Do Not Disturb, and sets an embedded wallpaper.
Take photo of parked car
Opens the Camera to take a photo, then adds it to your Parked Car location.
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