Question

I looked at the example here and tried to replicate the answer. However,

Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL); does nothing while

Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL); brings me to the number pad with the pre-set number.

I want it to call the number without bringing me to the number pad. How do I make it work?

the onUpdate():

public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
        int[] appWidgetIds) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
       Log.d("HomeWidget", "onUpdate(): ");
        for (int appWidgetId : appWidgetIds) {

            Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
            callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"[phone]));
            PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, callIntent, 0);

            // Get the layout for the App Widget and attach an on-click listener to the button
            RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_layout);
            views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.call, pendingIntent);

            // Tell the AppWidgetManager to perform an update on the current App Widget
            appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, views);
        }
}

Edit

From the answer below, I see that there are restrictions present on Intent.CALL but i really want to use it. Anyone can help me on how to lift the restrictions?

Answer 1

Turns out that all I need is just

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"></uses-permission>