Open my voicemail
Opens the deep link into the Voicemail section of the Phone app (vmshow://).
Scripting Actions
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20voicemail
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20voicemail
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my voicemail”
end tell
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