Question

I stuck with a problem.
In my tableView I got a cell with a phone number. I would like to click on the phone number and make a call.

I implemented the following in didSelectRowAtIndexPath:

NSString *cifra=@"tel://123456789";
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:cifra]];
NSLog(@"after call %@",cifra);

Unfortunatly it doesnt do anything. In my log it shows me my “after call … ” but it is not calling. No error, no log, no action 🙁
It works for me with opening a website or googleMaps, but not for calling.

Is there anything i can do?
Maybe a it is simple answer, but i really dont know what to do. Is there a different way to make a call?

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I am using the iPhone Simulator. Is this the problem? But it should do a thing, shouldn’t it? 🙂

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

You can’t make calls from the Simulator.

If you want to test making a phone call, run the app on your device, then press the cell to make a phone call on your actual device.

You can simulate the in-call status bar, but there is nothing actually happening when it comes to actual phone calls.

Hardware > Toggle In-Call Status Bar

Note that using [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:SOMEPHONENUMBER]; does not trigger this event.