How to use openURL for making a phone call in Swift? - swift

Question

I have converted the code for making a phone call from Objective-C to Swift, but in Objective-C, we can set the type of the URL that we like to open (e.g. telephone, SMS, web) like this:
#"tel:xx"
#"mailto:info#example.es"
#"http://stackoverflow.com"
#"sms:768number"
The code in Swift is:
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string : "9809088798")
I read that have not released any scheme parameter for tel:, but I don't know if Swift can detect if the string is for making a phone call, sending email, or opening a website. Or may I write:
(string : "tel//:9809088798")
?

Answer 1

I am pretty sure you want:
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: "tel://9809088798")!)
(note that in your question text, you put tel//:, not tel://).
NSURL's string init expects a well-formed URL. It will not turn a bunch of numbers into a telephone number. You sometimes see phone-number detection in UIWebView, but that's being done at a higher level than NSURL.
EDIT: Added ! per comment below

Answer 2

A self-contained solution in Swift:
private func callNumber(phoneNumber:String) {
if let phoneCallURL:NSURL = NSURL(string:"tel://\(phoneNumber)") {
let application:UIApplication = UIApplication.sharedApplication()
if (application.canOpenURL(phoneCallURL)) {
application.openURL(phoneCallURL);
}
}
}
Now, you should be able to use callNumber("7178881234") to make a call.

Answer 3

For Swift in iOS:
var url:NSURL? = NSURL(string: "tel://9809088798")
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url!)

Answer 4

You need to remember to remove the whitespaces or it won't work:
if let telephoneURL = NSURL(string: "telprompt://\(phoneNumber.stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString(" ", withString: ""))") {
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(telelphoneURL)
}
"telprompt://" will prompt the user to call or cancel while "tel://" will call directly.

Answer 5

# confile:
The problem is that your solution does not return to the app after the
phone call has been finished on iOS7. – Jun 19 at 13:50
&# Zorayr
Hm, curious if there is a solution that does do that.. might be a
restriction on iOS.
use
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: "telprompt://9809088798")!)
You will get a prompt to Call/Cancel but it returns to your application. AFAIK there is no way to return (without prompting)

Answer 6

You must insert "+"\ is another way
private func callNumber(phoneNumber:String) {
if let phoneCallURL:NSURL = NSURL(string:"tel://"+"\(phoneNumber)") {
let application:UIApplication = UIApplication.sharedApplication()
if (application.canOpenURL(phoneCallURL)) {
application.openURL(phoneCallURL);
}
}
}

Answer 7

Small update to Swift 3
UIApplication.shared.openURL(NSURL(string: "telprompt://9809088798")! as URL)

Answer 8

The following code snippet can tell if the SIM is there or not and if the device is capable of making the call and if ok then it'll make the call
var info = CTTelephonyNetworkInfo()
var carrier = info.subscriberCellularProvider
if carrier != nil && carrier.mobileNetworkCode == nil || carrier.mobileNetworkCode.isEqual("") {
//SIM is not there in the phone
}
else if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canopenURL(NSURL(string: "tel://9809088798")!)
{
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: "tel://9809088798")!)
}
else
{
//Device does not have call making capability
}

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

For swift 3
if let phoneCallURL:URL = URL(string:"tel://\(phoneNumber ?? "")") {
let application:UIApplication = UIApplication.shared
if (application.canOpenURL(phoneCallURL)) {
application.open(phoneCallURL, options: [:], completionHandler: nil);
}
}

Answer 11

For swift 4:
func call(phoneNumber: String) {
if let url = URL(string: phoneNumber) {
if #available(iOS 10, *) {
UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:],
completionHandler: {
(success) in
print("Open \(phoneNumber): \(success)")
})
} else {
let success = UIApplication.shared.openURL(url)
print("Open \(phoneNumber): \(success)")
}
}
}
Then, use the function:
let phoneNumber = "tel://[phone]"
call(phoneNumber: phoneNumber)

Answer 12

Swift 4 and above
let dialer = URL(string: "tel://5028493750")
if let dialerURL = dialer {
UIApplication.shared.open(dialerURL)
}

Answer 13

I prefer deferring the URL creation to the built-ins like:
var components = URLComponents()
components.scheme = "tel"
components.path = "1234567890"
print(components.url!) //Prints out: "tel:[phone]"
Which can then be used in UIApplication.shared.openURL