Dial number with Name from iOS app

Question

I have found the answer on how to dial a number programmatically from an app.

@IBOutlet weak var phoneNumberTextField: UITextField!

...

@IBAction func phoneDialButton(sender: UIButton) {

    let phoneNumberToCall = phoneNumberTextField.text

    let url: NSURL = NSURL(string: "tel://\(phoneNumberToCall)")!
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url)

}

What I am curious about is if I introduce a new field

@IBOutlet weak var phoneNameTextField: UITextField!

How would I go about putting that string as the name you are dialing when you make the call? Is it even possible?

Answer 1

What you're asking for is not possible. The name that comes up when you dial a number is either the contact name associated with that number, or a suggested contact from your email. You would have to create a contact programmatically and associated the desired name with the number you want to dial, or update an existing contact if one for that phone number already exists.