24th Jun 2012, 01:16 PM | #1 |
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So I have a Samsung Vibrant Android phone that I use to test the mobile sites that I work on. One thing that I noticed is when I press the "Click to Call" button on a mobile site my phone will first display the number I want to call and then I have to press a 2nd time to actually make the call. I'm thinking this is just the way my phone is setup and has nothing to do with mobile site coding. So is this the same way with all Android devices or is it just this particular phone model that I have? I know even when I'm trying to make a call from my contact's list when I select a contact it will again list the name and phone# and I have to press the "Call" button again to actually make the call. What I'd like to see is if I could make it so that when someone presses the "Click to Call" it will automatically dial out in just one click instead of 2 clicks. Is that even possible or will that work with other devices and it's just not the way it works with my phone? Any feedback? |
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I recall in Apple Dev notes similar features where added to prevent SMS messages not being pre-populated and also have video/audio not auto start... I guess its down to them making it ask for user permission... if it didn't you could inadvertently click any button and have it call a rogue premium number am surprised APP29 that your apps are allowed to do that. | |
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24th Jun 2012, 09:18 PM | #5 |
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Apple requires full disclosure. You must identify the element's clear intentions..."Click to call, Call, etc. We focus on userability and convenience. If the user clicks on a button that says Click to call, than why should we interfere with their intention...
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Am not saying you would do that but without that extra step to see the number you are calling that would leave Apple/Droid apps completely open to abuse by rogue developers building apps for kids... if you are implementing then thats a cool feature as long as its being used legitimately | |
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yeah the SDK - am not an app developer just web apps so refer to stuff like that as an API i got the the apple developer license so as i can use the iphone emulator, but i had to read up on some of the documentation thats what i was referring too as i was trying to find out how to get around the auto-population of sms messages... is that possible with an iphone app? ie pre-populate the body text of an sms message and not just the telephone number its going to get sent to? @EvanDni ???? | |
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25th Jun 2012, 08:58 PM | #9 |
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I am pretty sure that will happen on all phones and also it will depend on each persons preferences which you cannot over ride Q |
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22nd Jul 2012, 08:56 PM | #10 |
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This is most definitely the way it works on all phones. There would be too much room for mis-use and abuse if things worked the way you are suggesting. You will always need to confirm the call before it is initiated and I think that is a good thing.
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What WillR is saying is exactly right in terms of keeping phones secure from possibly malicious web code. It's the same sort of thing on a desktop, where a web browser has a 'security sandbox' to stop web code from interacting with the operating system unless the user explicitly allows it. |
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