Android App to call a number on button click

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I want to call a number given in a textbox but I'm getting the error:

The application 'xyz'(process com.android) has stopped unexpectedly

The following is my code. Where is it going wrong?

EditText txtPhn;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    Button callButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnCall);
    txtPhn = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.txtPhnNumber);
    callButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View v) {
            try {
                    Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
                    callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+txtPhn.getText().toString()));
                    startActivity(callIntent);
                } catch (ActivityNotFoundException activityException) {
                    Log.e("Calling a Phone Number", "Call failed", activityException);
                }
        }
    });
}

EDITED LogCat

03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370): java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: starting Intent { act=android.intent.action.CALL dat=tel:xxx-xxx-xxxx flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.android.phone/.OutgoingCallBroadcaster } from ProcessRecord{40738d70 370:org.krish.android/10034} (pid=370, uid=10034) requires android.permission.CALL_PHONE
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1322)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1276)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.startActivity(ActivityManagerNative.java:1351)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.app.Instrumentation.execStartActivity(Instrumentation.java:1374)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:2827)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:2933)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at org.krish.android.caller$1.onClick(caller.java:29)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2485)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:9080)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at    java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
03-09 11:23:25.874: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(370):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)`enter code here`
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asked on Stack Overflow Mar 8, 2011 by FosterZ • edited Sep 11, 2015 by aosmith

7 Answers

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Make sure you have added the <uses-permission ... /> tag at a correct level in the AndroidManifest.xml file (outside the <application ... /> tag but within the <manifest ... /> tag):

<manifest
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.dbm.pkg"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0">

    <!-- NOTE! Your uses-permission must be outside the "application" tag
               but within the "manifest" tag. -->

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

    <application
        android:icon="@drawable/icon"
        android:label="@string/app_name">

        <!-- Insert your other stuff here -->

    </application>

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" />
</manifest>
answered on Stack Overflow Mar 10, 2011 by dbm
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There are two intents to call/start calling: ACTION_CALL and ACTION_DIAL.

ACTION_DIAL will only open the dialer with the number filled in, but allows the user to actually call or reject the call. ACTION_CALL will immediately call the number and requires an extra permission.

So make sure you have the permission

uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"

in your AndroidManifest.xml

answered on Stack Overflow Mar 8, 2011 by Ivo van der Wijk • edited Dec 19, 2019 by Dmitrii Leonov
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The problem is that you didn't request permission from the user. If the device is running Android 6.0 (API level 23) and the app's targetSdkVersion is 23 or higher, the call permission will be considered as dangerous permission. Therefore you must get the right permission first. First of all, add

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.android.app.myapp" >
      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
      ... 
  </manifest>

into your AndroidManifest.xml file.

Then, I have a method is called by clicking a button.

public void onCall(View view) {
          Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL); //use ACTION_CALL class
          callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:0800000000"));    //this is the phone number calling
          //check permission
          //If the device is running Android 6.0 (API level 23) and the app's targetSdkVersion is 23 or higher,
          //the system asks the user to grant approval.
          if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CALL_PHONE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
              //request permission from user if the app hasn't got the required permission
              ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
                      new String[]{Manifest.permission.CALL_PHONE},   //request specific permission from user
                      10);
              return;
          }else {     //have got permission
              try{
                  startActivity(callIntent);  //call activity and make phone call
              }
              catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex){
                  Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"yourActivity is not founded",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
              }
          }
      }
answered on Stack Overflow Oct 25, 2016 by Fred
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You might want to try the following approach:

Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+txtPhn.getText().toString()));
callIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); 
startActivity(callIntent);

I.e. adding the callIntent.setFlags(...) function call.

answered on Stack Overflow Mar 8, 2011 by dbm • edited Mar 8, 2011 by dbm
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API 24 

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
    intent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:+94720999666"));
    intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CALL_PHONE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        // TODO: Consider calling
        //    ActivityCompat#requestPermissions
        // here to request the missing permissions, and then overriding
        //   public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions,
        //                                          int[] grantResults)
        // to handle the case where the user grants the permission. See the documentation
        // for ActivityCompat#requestPermissions for more details.
        return;
    }
    startActivity(intent);

and also add

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
answered on Stack Overflow Jul 20, 2016 by A.G.THAMAYS
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Try adding trim():

callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+txtPhn.getText().toString().trim()));
answered on Stack Overflow Mar 8, 2011 by Peter Knego
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You probably need to test it on a real device. I faced the same problem and it worked on the real device. Calling and GPS both sometimes dont work as expected in AVD.

answered on Stack Overflow Feb 23, 2012 by samir • edited Oct 28, 2012 by keyser

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