"tel:" tag in <a> element doesn't display phone dialer in Intel XDK

[Ulises_V_]

Hi,

I have an Apache Cordova project inside the INTEL XDK. Inside it, in index.html file I have the following tag:

<a href="tel:922001122">Call 922 00 11 22</a>

When I build the app (for android platform) with this IDE and I export the apk to my android device, when the above tag is clicked nothing occurs and the phone dialer doesn't appear, instead if I copy the same code (the www folder) inside an empty cordova application created via command line, and I build the application, it works fine.

What could be the reason?

Thanks

[PaulF_IntelCorp]

My suspicion is a difference in the default settings for the domain whitelisting between your CLI setup on your system and the XDK project and build system settings. Go to the Build Settings section of the Projects tab and you'll see some options in the middle of the settings page that control this feature. If you follow the (i) button it will take you here:

• http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/4.0.0/guide_appdev_whitelist_index.md.html#Whitelist%20Guide
• https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/cordova-cli-412-domain-whitelisting-with-intel-xdk-for-ajax-and-launching-external-apps

The second article provides some useful examples.

[Ulises_V_]

Thanks Paul, I had configured only one item in the access list in Intel XDK. When I added the second with "tel:*" and "External" checkbox selected it works perfects.

Thank you very much. I have been two days trying to solve this issue.