I am sure most people are wondering why there would be a need to schedule phone call to yourself in the first case. For those readers, let me start with an example. Imagine a scenario where you have been invited to some party or event. Now, you can’t directly refuse, and not attending the event would be extremely rude. But you want to leave as soon as possible. So what are your options? You could ask one of your friends to fake call you, and you can act as if there is an emergency and you need to leave.
This might work, but there are plenty of things that could go wrong. Your friend could forget to call you, or your friend himself might be stuck somewhere important, or maybe he finds out that his phone doesn’t have sufficient balance while trying to call you. Wouldn’t it be better if there was a simpler and better alternative?
Fortunately, there is a great solution to this issue – IFTTT(If this then that). It’s a great app, available for both Android and iOS, using which you can schedule phone call to yourself at a particular time and even add certain conditions which will immediately trigger the call.
Procedure to Schedule Phone Call on IFTTT
1. First, download the android app and create a new account.
2. Next, create a new applet in the “My Applets” section.
3. Select date and time from the service option and choose the appropriate time zone.
4. Choose the option every day and then set the time accordingly.
5. So now the condition is set, next, you need to set the action i.e. the phone call.
6. Choose VoIP calls as the action service, and Call my device option in the next screen
7. Add the message to the text that should be spoken once the call is made.
8. Press “create action” and then finish button to create the applet. This applet will normally run every day, but you can turn it off or delete it once your job is done.
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Only a single call can be scheduled per applet, so if you want to schedule multiple times then create multiple applets as necessary.
However, what will you do if you forgot to set the scheduled phone call? You don’t need to worry since IFTTT has got you covered in that situation as well! Let’s check how it works.
1. Firstly, you need to install the app and create an account.
2. Once that’s done, you need to proceed in a similar fashion as the previous procedure.
3. However, this time, instead of selecting Date and Time, select Button widget.
4. The remaining steps are similar i.e select Call my phone option as the action.
Keep the widget on your screen. Just tap the widget, it automatically calls you and speaks the message provided in the text box.
The IFTTT service can perform several other actions as well; it’s almost like a personal assistant. You can find more information on the IFTTT website.
