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.
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.
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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.
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
Call a coworker
Looks for contacts from a given company name (added on input), then asks you to choose which contact and calls them.
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.
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.
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 Email Account preferences
Opens the “Accounts” section in iOS settings or Internet Accounts on macOS.
Check beta release notes
Presents a menu of platform types, then opens the corresponding release notes page on Apple’s website.
Search Passwords
Prompts you to type in a search, then applies the query in the Passwords section of Settings.
Set a preorder alarm
This shortcut Asks you to enter a time and sets an alarm called “Apple Preorder.”
New chat with Meta AI
Opens the URL to a new chat with Meta AI, focusing on the keyboard so you can start typing your prompt right away.
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