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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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://).
Dial a number
Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
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//).
Call a coworker
Looks for contacts from a given company name (added on input), then asks you to choose which contact and calls them.
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Scan QR code
Opens the QR code scanner feature built into iOS and opens any URLs that are found.
Open Action Button settings
Opens the deep link into the Settings app to the Action button page where you can customize its function (and set it to a shortcut).
Find Mac Shortcuts
Searches the Shortcuts app for the word “Mac” to find your Mac-related shortcuts.
Mute Switch
Turns the volume down to 0%. If device is already muted, increases the volume to 35%.
Show the remote
Shows the Apple TV remote and lets you control the device from your iPhone or iPad.
Translate with Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens feature and looks for text to translate using the camera.
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