mikedvzo Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) I know this is not specific to Alfred but does anyone know if there is a way to associate the tel:{query} Phone field under Contacts Features with Google Hangouts. When I used to work for Cisco I had this tied to Cisco Jabber so I could dial from Alfred Contact search with Jabber. I want too do the same with Google Hangouts which I run in Chrome to Dial a phone Number. I have Jabra USB headset connection to my Laptop and the only missing piece is the convenient Dialer from Alfred. I have my Contacts uploaded to Google so I can Dial with Hangouts form Chrome by name but Alfred is far more convenient. I am thinking if there is way to make Google Hangouts the Default for Calls in FaceTime. However, since Hangouts is not a resister Dialer applications not sure how to accomplish or if there is a possible workaround. Edited December 18, 2017 by mikedvzo BenG 1 Link to comment
GuiB Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) I'm not sure I get exactly what you want, especially in regards to making Google Hangouts the Default for Calls in FaceTime, but if you want to instantiate a Call with Hangouts using a selected phone of a contact in Alfred, then here is a solution. To open Hangouts to make a phone call of a specific number, I got this to work with this link: https://hangouts.google.com/?action=chat&pn=+1XXXXXXXXXX (where "+1XXXXXXXXXX" is the phone number you want to call) So, you then need to create a Contact action linked to the Phone field of a contact and use the Alfred Open URL workflow object with "https://hangouts.google.com/?action=chat&pn={query}" to instantiate the call. Here is a workflow that do that: https://nofile.io/f/xZr0Xmps7tF/Call+with+Hangouts.alfredworkflow To Install: Install the Workflow Go into "Alfred Preferences > Features > Contacts > Custom Actions" and create a new action with "Phone" as Contact Field and "Call with Hangouts" as the Action Edited December 18, 2017 by GuiB BenG 1 Link to comment
mikedvzo Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Thanks that is exactly what I was looking for. I did not think in that frame and was stuck on making Hangouts to be the default Mac OS Dial program. Edited December 18, 2017 by mikedvzo Link to comment
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