Location check in

Gets your current location and sends it to your Family group in Contacts using Messages.

Scripting Actions

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Get Current Location
Gets the current location of the device using the GPS signal.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.
Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
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Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
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Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Location%20check%20in
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Location%20check%20in
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Location check in” end tell

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