Dial a number
Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
Actions
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Presents your list of contacts, then calls the person you select. If they have multiple numbers, asks you which one to dial.
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Looks for contacts added to a “Friends” group and asks you to pick one before calling them.
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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=Dial%20a%20number
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Dial%20a%20number
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Dial a number”
end tell
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