Call your phone when you press the tecla button
2 ready-made Phone Call (US only) and tecla Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Tecla can start an automation with "App button pressed", and IFTTT can then run "Call my phone" on Phone Call (US only).
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Create your own Phone Call (US only) and tecla workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
5 triggers, queries, and actions
App button pressed
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when an IF button is pressed on the tecla app remote.
Leave IFTTT any voicemail
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you leave any voicemail at your IFTTT phone number.
Switch action on tecla-e
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a configured switch action is activated on a tecla-e.
History of app button presses
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an IF button was pressed on the tecla app remote.
Call my phone
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will call your phone number and say a message.
App button pressed
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when an IF button is pressed on the tecla app remote.
Call my phone
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will call your phone number and say a message.
History of app button presses
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when an IF button was pressed on the tecla app remote.
Leave IFTTT any voicemail
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you leave any voicemail at your IFTTT phone number.
Switch action on tecla-e
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a configured switch action is activated on a tecla-e.
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If
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App button pressed
Leave IFTTT any voicemail
Switch action on tecla-e
Then
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Call my phone
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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About Phone Call (US only)
This service can trigger Applets when you leave a voicemail at the IFTTT number, or call your phone and leave a message when an Applet runs. Find your phone, get a custom wake-up call, receive emergency alerts from home devices, and more. Only US-based numbers can connect to this service. This service has a cap of 100 calls per month. Learn how to record a phone call, or find out who called me from this number by pulling up the caller's location on Android.
About tecla
tecla allows anyone with limited upper-body mobility (resulting from spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, ALS, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, brain injuries, or stroke) to interact with their smart devices and appliances ––hands-free. It works with all assistive switches on the market including buttons, sip-and-puff controllers, head arrays, joysticks and the driving controls of a wheelchair.