href=“tel:” on android is trying to add contact instead of triggering a call

Question

I have a standard html tag:

<a href="tel:08435034853"...

While IOS and some android devices are triggering call, others like nexus7/android4.4 are displaying popup with action buttons: Close / Add to contacts

Couldn't actually find anything about it, is it how new android works?

Does anyone know is it possible to force a call on all android devices?

Answer 1

First of all, you might want to check out this thread too on this topic. It has some potential tips which might work on some exceptional devices.

Furthermore: not all Android devices are capable of voice calling. Eg I'm pretty sure that the Nexus 7 that you're mentioning is not. In such cases it's a sensible alternative to offer the user to add the number to the contacts instead. Isn't it possible that your problematic devices simply lack the voice calling feature?

Answer 2

Create one javascript function and add the following code:

function makeCall(contactNo) {
    document.location.href = 'tel:' + contactNo;
}

And this is working fine in android 4.4