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React Native Phone Calls
Here is an Example to Make a Phone Call in React Native App. To make a Phone Call from React Native App we will use react-native-phone-call
. With the help of this example, You can provide one tab call feature to the users of your application.
You can also visit Make Phone Call, Send SMS or Email Using React Native Communication using react-native-communications
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How to Make a Phone Call in React Native?
const triggerCall = () => {
// Check for perfect 10 digit length
if (inputValue.length != 10) {
alert('Please insert correct contact number');
return;
}
const args = {
number: inputValue,
prompt: true,
};
// Make a call
call(args).catch(console.error);
};
In this example of making a Call from React Native App, we will open the contact number on a click of a button in the dialer to call directly using a call(args)
provided by react-native-phone-call
. So let’s get started.
To Make a React Native App
Getting started with React Native will help you to know more about the way you can make a React Native project. We are going to use react-native init to make our React Native App. Assuming that you have node installed, you can use npm to install the react-native-cli
command line utility. Open the terminal and go to the workspace and run
npm install -g react-native-cli
Run the following commands to create a new React Native project
react-native init ProjectName
If you want to start a new project with a specific React Native version, you can use the --version argument:
react-native init ProjectName --version X.XX.X
react-native init ProjectName --version react-native@next
This will make a project structure with an index file named App.js in your project directory.
Installation of Dependency
To use call
we have to install react-native-phone-call
package.
To install this open the terminal and jump into your project
cd ProjectName
Run the following command
npm install react-native-phone-call --save
This command will copy all the dependencies into your node_module directory. –save is optional, it is just to update the react-native-phone-call dependency in your package.json file.
Code to Make a Phone Calls
Now Open App.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code
App.js
// Example to Make a Phone Call in React Native App
// https://aboutreact.com/example-to-make-a-call-from-the-react-native-app/
// import React in our code
import React, {useState} from 'react';
// import all the components we are going to use
import {
SafeAreaView,
StyleSheet,
View,
Text,
TouchableOpacity,
TextInput,
} from 'react-native';
// import Call API
import call from 'react-native-phone-call';
const App = () => {
const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState('9999999999');
const triggerCall = () => {
// Check for perfect 10 digit length
if (inputValue.length != 10) {
alert('Please insert correct contact number');
return;
}
const args = {
number: inputValue,
prompt: true,
};
// Make a call
call(args).catch(console.error);
};
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.titleText}>
Example to Make a Phone Call in React Native App
</Text>
<Text style={styles.titleTextsmall}>
Enter Conatct Number to Call
</Text>
<TextInput
value={inputValue}
onChangeText={
(inputValue) => setInputValue(inputValue)
}
placeholder={'Enter Conatct Number to Call'}
keyboardType="numeric"
style={styles.textInput}
/>
<TouchableOpacity
activeOpacity={0.7}
style={styles.buttonStyle}
onPress={triggerCall}>
<Text style={styles.buttonTextStyle}>
Make a Call
</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
);
};
export default App;
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: 'white',
padding: 10,
textAlign: 'center',
},
titleText: {
fontSize: 22,
textAlign: 'center',
fontWeight: 'bold',
},
titleTextsmall: {
marginVertical: 8,
fontSize: 16,
},
buttonStyle: {
justifyContent: 'center',
marginTop: 15,
padding: 10,
backgroundColor: '#8ad24e',
},
buttonTextStyle: {
color: '#fff',
textAlign: 'center',
},
textInput: {
height: 40,
borderColor: 'gray',
borderWidth: 1,
width: '100%',
paddingHorizontal: 10,
},
});
Known Issue for iOS
This example will not work with IOS simulator as simulator do not provide the phone call facility in case you try to run on the simulator you will get “invalid URL provided: tel:XXXXXXXXXX”.
Error while running this example on IOS simulator
To Run the React Native App
Open the terminal again and jump into your project using.
cd ProjectName
To run the project on an Android Virtual Device or on real debugging device
react-native run-android
or on the iOS Simulator by running (macOS only)
react-native run-ios
FAQ:
1. How to call without having to press the call button?
2. How can I call directly from my react native application without opening the Dialler?
Ans: Sorry but this is not possible with this example. This is a cross platform example which does not provide the same. If you need that in any case then you can see react-native-immediate-phone-call, with that library no additional user input is required for Android and the call starts instantly (Apple always asks confirmation since the last iOS updates…)
Output Screenshots
Android
IOS
Output in Online Emulator
This is how you can make a phone call from the React Native App. If you have any doubts or you want to share something about the topic you can comment below or contact us here. There will be more posts coming soon. Stay tuned!
Hope you liked it. 🙂
Great tutorial! Works. But how can i do to make the call without having to press the call button, this only places the number, and the call must be made manually? How can I do to call directly from my react native application?
You can use react-native-immediate-phone-call library.
Thank you, for sharing.
Friend, could you do a tutorial that involves the following?
– React-native.
– Mysql.
– WampServer.
It has been difficult for me to make that connection.
Hi Netss,
You can not connect Mysql Directly with the React Native as Mysql is a server side database and you React Native is client side frontend so you will surely need any backend to connect with Mysql. If we talk about the WampServer then this will be the server to host Mysql and backend.
It’s too easy.
import { Linking } from ‘react-native’;
/////////////////
Linking.openURL(‘tel:000000000’);
Yeah, Indirectly it does the same.
Is there any way to end a phone call using the ‘react-native-phone-call’?
No