Launching a dialler from app in android gives error

Question

I am trying to dial a user from my app launching the dialer in android

I have provided the manifest permission:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>

I have also provided the runtime permission

Code:

private fun startPhoneDial(phoneNo: String) {
        val callIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL)
        //callIntent.data = Uri.parse(phoneNo)
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1) {
            callIntent.setPackage("com.android.phone")
        }else{
            callIntent.setPackage("com.android.server.telecom")
        }
        callIntent.data = Uri.parse("tel:$phoneNo")
        startActivity(callIntent)
    }

Error-Stack-Trace:

Exception: Method threw 'android.content.ActivityNotFoundException' exception.

Message: No Activity found to handle Intent { act=android.intent.action.CALL dat=tel:xxxxxxxxxx pkg=com.android.phone }

Error suggests that is is no app on phone with package `com.android.phone` that can handle intent . Try to remove package and also create a intent chooser — Manohar, Jan 08 '19 at 09:02
Are you running it on a tablet or something with no telephony app? — Saurabh Thorat, Jan 08 '19 at 09:02
Even I comment out `callIntent.setPackage("com.android.phone")` still i get the error — Devrath, Jan 08 '19 at 09:02

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '19 at 09:03

3

Try like this.

val callIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL)
callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:" + phone_number));

answered Jan 08 '19 at 09:03

Murad Asgarov

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Manohar · Answer 2 · 2021-02-17T04:12:33.773

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Use this function

fun callANumber(context: Context, phoneNo: String) {
     if (TextUtils.isEmpty(phoneNo)) {
        return
    }

    val callIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL)
    callIntent.data = Uri.parse("tel:$phoneNo")
    
    try {
        context.startActivity(callIntent)
    } catch (e: ActivityNotFoundException) {
        Toast.makeText(context,"No Activity found which can handle intent",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
    }

}

edited Feb 17 '21 at 04:12

answered Jan 08 '19 at 09:07

Manohar

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CALL_PHONE is not needed to open the dialer. It's only needed when you want to call directly without user's interaction. – Borja Feb 16 '21 at 16:21

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 08 '19 at 09:07

I would suggest you to remove that hardcoded package instead just use the generic intent for opening the dialer as this will call the available intent instead of given one.

Or you just place this below code after handling the activity not found exception.

private fun startPhoneDial(phoneNo: String) {
        val callIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL)
        //callIntent.data = Uri.parse(phoneNo)
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1) {
            callIntent.setPackage("com.android.phone")
        }else{
            callIntent.setPackage("com.android.server.telecom")
        }
        callIntent.data = Uri.parse("tel:$phoneNo")
        try{
        startActivity(callIntent)        
        }
        catch(exp : ActivityNotFoundException){
         val intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
         intent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:${phoneNo}"));
         startActivity(intent); 

        }
    }

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 08 '19 at 09:34

We can call directly ACTION_DIAL.

            val phone = "+919898989898"
            val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL, Uri.fromParts("tel", phone, null))
            startActivity(intent)

reference:- https://stackoverflow.com/a/18973484/2553615

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 17 '20 at 06:59

Because it's the opposite way... In versions smaller than lollipop, it's:

com.android.phone

From versions starting at lollipop, it's:

com.android.server.telecom

So you should just swap your greater-than sign like:

private fun startPhoneDial(phoneNo: String) {
    val callIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL)
    //callIntent.data = Uri.parse(phoneNo)
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1) {
        callIntent.setPackage("com.android.phone")
    }else{
        callIntent.setPackage("com.android.server.telecom")
    }
    callIntent.data = Uri.parse("tel:$phoneNo")
    startActivity(callIntent)
}

Launching a dialler from app in android gives error

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