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Eamorr
Eamorr

Reputation: 10022

iPhone: invoking the phone from Javascript

Anyone know of any frameworks that I can use to invoke a phone call on clicking a link in Javascript? 

[[UIPaaplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"tel:123456"]];

I was hoping to do a web app instead of a native app.

It's easy to do in Android via addJavascriptInterface, but I was wondering if there was anything similar for iPhone?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1035

Answers (1)

Noah Witherspoon
Noah Witherspoon

Reputation: 57149

Just use a regular link pointing to a tel: URL, like this:

<a href='tel:18002752273'>Blah</a>

If the user touches that link, they'll be prompted to call the number specified.

On the other hand, if you're trying to automatically dial a number via Javascript—bypassing the confirmation alert—I'm pretty sure you're out of luck. Too much potential for exploits and annoyance.

Upvotes: 3

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