Phone shortcuts
Shortcuts that take advantage of the various URL schemes that open the Phone app, plus shortcuts for making Calls using the Contacts actions.
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
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://).
Open my voicemail
Opens the deep link into the Voicemail section of the Phone app (vmshow://).
Get my number
Gets the first phone number from your preselected contact card, copies it to the clipboard, and shows it to you in a dialog. Use to quickly show to or share with someone else.
Dial a number
Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
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.
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.
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Create follow-up tasks
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Show Today’s top stories
Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
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