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.
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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.
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.
Open chat with Sibling
Opens the Messages conversation with your sibling, so you can stay better-connected.
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%20chat%20with%20Dad
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20chat%20with%20Dad
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open chat with Dad”
end tell
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Gets base64-encoded text for the Apple Pay ping sound, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
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Dictates text, then splits it by new lines and adds them to Reminders in your groceries list.
Open Location Services
Opens the deep link into Settings > Privacy > Location Services where you can enable or disable Location entirely, adjust Location Alerts, control which device is used for Share My Location, and adjust settings for individual apps.
Show the Workflow tag on MacStories
Opens the tag page on the MacStories website for stories marked with “Workflow,” the original version of the Shortcuts app – these stories introduced me to the app before I joined the team. So, uh, thanks Federico!
Check battery level
Gets the current battery state, checking for connection or charging status and showing the total battery level as a percentage.
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