Open the Phone app
Opens the deep link to the Phone app (mobilephone://).
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20Phone%20app
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20Phone%20app
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open the Phone app”
end tell
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Looks for contacts added to a “Friends” group and asks you to pick one before calling them.
Call a coworker
Looks for contacts from a given company name (added on input), then asks you to choose which contact and calls them.
Open my voicemail
Opens the deep link into the Voicemail section of the Phone app (vmshow://).
Dial a number
Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
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.
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