Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Message from Contact Groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Actions Used
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
List
Allows you to specify a list of items to be passed to the next action.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Message%20from%20Contact%20Groups
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Message%20from%20Contact%20Groups
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Message from Contact Groups”
end tell
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Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Create a contact card
Asks you to enter in contact information, then generates a .VCF vcard file out of your answers and shares it.
Add contacts to group
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Send birthday messages
Checks for anyone whose birthday is today and starts a message to wish them a happy birthday.
Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
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Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, opens to Twitter for you to post, waits for you to return, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Advertise on MacStories
Opens the “Advertise” page on the MacStories website where brands can learn more about how to sponsor the website and advertise to the passionate group of MacStories readers.
Turn on the fireplace
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Price check
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Open RTT preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > RTT to let you adjust “Real-time Text,” described by Apple as “a service offering more reliability, better text support, and the ability to speak and hear during a call” with Software and Hardware options.
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