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iOS

Posted by Aiden Mitchell
Aiden Mitchell
5,572 Points

How do I make a button that calls a phone number in Xcode and Swift?

I need to make a button that calls a phone number in Xcode. Please help!

2 Answers

Alphonso Sensley II
Alphonso Sensley II
8,514 Points
Alphonso Sensley II
Alphonso Sensley II
8,514 Points

@aidenmitchell Im not an expert in this area, but this tutorial may help you https://www.raywenderlich.com/150015/callkit-tutorial-ios

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

I know this is an old question, but I just stumbled across it on the internet, so I thought I'd give it an answer if you're still looking, or for anyone else that stumbles across it, too

There isn't really a standard API for making a phone call, but you can trigger it by making and using the proper URL. Specifically, telprompt or tel should work as a scheme, and then it should be followed by the phone number you want to call (just the numbers, though). For example, this should work:

var components = URLComponents()
components.scheme = "telprompt"
components.host = "15551234567"

guard let phoneURL = components.url, UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(phoneURL) else {
    fatalError("Don't actually fatalError here, do something that makes sense in the context of the rest of your code")
}

UIApplication.shared.open(phoneURL)