Make a phone call programmatically

Question

How can I make a phone call programmatically on iPhone? I tried the following code but nothing happened:

NSString *phoneNumber = mymobileNO.titleLabel.text;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:phoneNumber]];

Answer 1

To go back to original app you can use telprompt:// instead of tel:// - The tell prompt will prompt the user first, but when the call is finished it will go back to your app:

NSString *phoneNumber = [@"telprompt://" stringByAppendingString:mymobileNO.titleLabel.text];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:phoneNumber]];

Answer 2

Probably the mymobileNO.titleLabel.text value doesn't include the scheme //

Your code should look like this:

ObjectiveC

NSString *phoneNumber = [@"tel://" stringByAppendingString:mymobileNO.titleLabel.text];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:phoneNumber]];

Swift

if let url = URL(string: "tel://\(mymobileNO.titleLabel.text))") {
    UIApplication.shared.open(url)
}

Answer 3

Merging the answers of @Cristian Radu and @Craig Mellon, and the comment from @joel.d, you should do:

NSURL *urlOption1 = [NSURL URLWithString:[@"telprompt://" stringByAppendingString:phone]];
NSURL *urlOption2 = [NSURL URLWithString:[@"tel://" stringByAppendingString:phone]];
NSURL *targetURL = nil;

if ([UIApplication.sharedApplication canOpenURL:urlOption1]) {
    targetURL = urlOption1;
} else if ([UIApplication.sharedApplication canOpenURL:urlOption2]) {
    targetURL = urlOption2;
}

if (targetURL) {
    if (@available(iOS 10.0, *)) {
        [UIApplication.sharedApplication openURL:targetURL options:@{} completionHandler:nil];
    } else {
#pragma clang diagnostic push
#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
        [UIApplication.sharedApplication openURL:targetURL];
#pragma clang diagnostic pop
    }
} 

This will first try to use the "telprompt://" URL, and if that fails, it will use the "tel://" URL. If both fails, you're trying to place a phone call on an iPad or iPod Touch.

Swift Version:

let phone = mymobileNO.titleLabel.text
let phoneUrl = URL(string: "telprompt://\(phone)"
let phoneFallbackUrl = URL(string: "tel://\(phone)"
if(phoneUrl != nil && UIApplication.shared.canOpenUrl(phoneUrl!)) {
  UIApplication.shared.open(phoneUrl!, options:[String:Any]()) { (success) in
    if(!success) {
      // Show an error message: Failed opening the url
    }
  }
} else if(phoneFallbackUrl != nil && UIApplication.shared.canOpenUrl(phoneFallbackUrl!)) {
  UIApplication.shared.open(phoneFallbackUrl!, options:[String:Any]()) { (success) in
    if(!success) {
      // Show an error message: Failed opening the url
    }
  }
} else {
    // Show an error message: Your device can not do phone calls.
}

Answer 4

The answers here are perfectly working. I am just converting Craig Mellon answer to Swift. If someone comes looking for swift answer, this will help them.

 var phoneNumber: String = "telprompt://".stringByAppendingString(titleLabel.text!) // titleLabel.text has the phone number.
        UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string:phoneNumber)!)

Answer 5

If you are using Xamarin to develop an iOS application, here is the C# equivalent to make a phone call within your application:

string phoneNumber = "1231231234";
NSUrl url = new NSUrl(string.Format(@"telprompt://{0}", phoneNumber));
UIApplication.SharedApplication.OpenUrl(url);

Answer 6

Swift 3

let phoneNumber: String = "tel://3124235234"
UIApplication.shared.openURL(URL(string: phoneNumber)!)

Answer 7

In Swift 3.0,

static func callToNumber(number:String) {

        let phoneFallback = "telprompt://\(number)"
        let fallbackURl = URL(string:phoneFallback)!

        let phone = "tel://\(number)"
        let url = URL(string:phone)!

        let shared = UIApplication.shared

        if(shared.canOpenURL(fallbackURl)){
            shared.openURL(fallbackURl)
        }else if (shared.canOpenURL(url)){
            shared.openURL(url)
        }else{
            print("unable to open url for call")
        }

    }

Answer 8

The Java RoboVM equivalent:

public void dial(String number)
{
  NSURL url = new NSURL("tel://" + number);
  UIApplication.getSharedApplication().openURL(url);
}

Answer 9

Tried the Swift 3 option above, but it didnt work. I think you need the following if you are to run against iOS 10+ on Swift 3:

Swift 3 (iOS 10+):

let phoneNumber = mymobileNO.titleLabel.text       
UIApplication.shared.open(URL(string: phoneNumber)!, options: [:], completionHandler: nil)

Answer 10

let phone = "tel://\("1234567890")";
let url:NSURL = NSURL(string:phone)!;
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url);

Answer 11

'openURL:' is deprecated: first deprecated in iOS 10.0 - Please use openURL:options:completionHandler: instead

in Objective-c iOS 10+ use:

NSString *phoneNumber = [@"tel://" stringByAppendingString:mymobileNO.titleLabel.text];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:phoneNumber] options:@{} completionHandler:nil];

Answer 12

Swift

if let url = NSURL(string: "tel://\(number)"), 
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(url) {
        UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler: nil)
}

Answer 13

Use openurl.

For making a call in swift 5.1, just use the following code: (I have tested it in Xcode 11)

let phone = "1234567890"
if let callUrl = URL(string: "tel://\(phone)"), UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(callUrl) {
     UIApplication.shared.open(callUrl)
}

Edit: For Xcode 12.4, swift 5.3, just use the following:

UIApplication.shared.open(NSURL(string: "tel://555-123-1234")! as URL)

Make sure that you import UIKit, or it will say that it cannot find UIApplication in scope.