Open the Family thread
Opens the conversation for your Family group chat so you can keep up with everyone.
Open a conversation
Prompts you to choose from all your conversations in Messages, listed in chronological order from recent to oldest, then opens your choice.
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Open chat with Sibling
Opens the Messages conversation with your sibling, so you can stay better-connected.
Open chat with Mom
Opens the Conversation in Messages with your mother, so you can ask when’s a good time to call her.
Open chat with Dad
Opens the conversation with your father, allowing you to see your past messages.
Open from my pinned conversations
Presents a menu of nine conversations to open in Messages, matching your list of nine pinned conversations from within the app.
Show the group chat
Opens the conversation in Messages for your primary group chat, so you can text them all the details.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20conversation
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20conversation
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a conversation”
end tell
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Opens the URL to the edit page for the latest episode of your Transistor podcast.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
Copy Markdown image with caption
Asks you for a caption and filename, then formats it as a Markdown image reference.
Add transcript to latest episode
Opens the URL to the transcript page for the latest episode of your Transistor podcast.
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