Open the Phone app
Opens the deep link to the Phone app (mobilephone://).
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%20the%20Phone%20app
Link to Open Shortcut
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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Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
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Get my number
Gets the first phone number from your preselected contact card, copies it to the clipboard, and shows it to you in a dialog. Use to quickly show to or share with someone else.
Phone a friend
Looks for contacts added to a “Friends” group and asks you to pick one before calling them.
Open my voicemail
Opens the deep link into the Voicemail section of the Phone app (vmshow://).
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