remove the alert that pops up when calling from iOS app using telprompt://

Question

I need to make a call from my iOS app, and after the user is done calling, i need him to come back on the same app screen from where he made the call. if i use the following code

NSString *phoneNumber = [@"telprompt://" stringByAppendingString:@"999999999"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:phoneNumber]];

i achieve what i want, but get an unwanted alert confirming if the user wants to make a call or not. I don't want this.

If i use the code

NSString *phoneNumber = [@"tel://" stringByAppendingString:@"999999999"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:phoneNumber]];

i do not get the alert, but i do not get back to my app screen too..!!

Is there a way where i do not get the alert while making the call and get back to the app screen after making the call?? please help..

Answer 1

You cannot do otherwise, those are the two possibilities. telprompt with alert and callback or tel with not coming back and no alert.

Answer 2

If the users leaves the app to make a phone call, there's no way you can return to your app after it. Your app is backgrounded, and the phone app is foregrounded.