Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Phone a friend
Looks for contacts added to a “Friends” group and asks you to pick one before calling them.
Scripting Actions
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Phone%20a%20friend
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Phone%20a%20friend
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Phone a friend”
end tell
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Dial a number
Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
Open my voicemail
Opens the deep link into the Voicemail section of the Phone app (vmshow://).
Call a contact
Presents your list of contacts, then calls the person you select. If they have multiple numbers, asks you which one to dial.
Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
Open recent calls
Opens the deep link into the Recents section of the Phone app to see your incoming and outgoing calls, plus any missed calls (mobilephone-recents://).
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Open latest movie trailers
Opens the deep link into the TV app to the Movies and TV Trailers section.
Open Reading List
Opens the Safari app to the Reading List window so you can find pages you’ve saved for later.
Share my location
Gets your current location, gets the Maps URL, and starts a message to send it to someone.
Change voice for Siri
Opens the deep link into Setitngs > Siri and Search > Siri Voice to let you change between the America, Australian, British, Indian, Irish, or South African variety and Voices 1-5.
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