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Asked: 2026-06-14T09:06:40+00:00

Here’s a code snippet of what I have: call_phone = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL); call_phone.setData(Uri.parse(parameter)); //

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Here’s a code snippet of what I have:

 call_phone = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
 call_phone.setData(Uri.parse(parameter)); // parameter is a phone number tel:someNumber
 con.startActivity(call_phone);

Since the phone number is not listed in my actual contacts – I just wanted to know if there was a way to pass a putExtra or a setName or something along those lines – that would let me make the dialer display any name I want to call – along with the number?

I have looked around on stack overflow and on the android developer website – but can’t find anything specific like setting the name, setting the number is all over the place.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sorry if this answer isn’t helpful but:

    It’s the Phone application which catches the "ACTION_CALL" intent Action. Since this is a device specific app it may vary.

    Having a quick google I can’t find any information either on what extra’s it accepts but I would imagine that injecting a “name” could be considered a security vulnerability and therefore wouldn’t be part of the app (however I’m not sure).

    Giving your app permissions and functionality to add a contact however (and therefore associating a name with a number) is entirely possible and there are many examples out there on how to interface with the Contacts ContentProvider.

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