Possibility of "tel:" for OpenURL

RabidParrotRabidParrot Formally RabidParrot.Member Posts: 956
in Working with GS (Mac)

Do you think Gamesalad will ever have a "tel:" prefix for the OpenURL behavior? It would be really beneficial for non-game apps. I can html redirect, but it would be easier to have this asset. I'm not sure how difficult it would be to implement the code. I'm sure that it isn't on their to-do list..

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  • MattButlerStudiosMattButlerStudios Member Posts: 486

    You could open a url to a webpage and once in webview it is easy to tap on a telephone number and be prompted with the call function.

  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394

    Tel used to work like mailto does but for some reason it just stopped working and never gotten an official answer on it

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    Open a feature request and go vote.

  • Hello AppsHello Apps SingaporeMember, PRO Posts: 5

    Hi. I try to use tel:// in a html and create a url link to this html. But it doesn't automatically prompt the user to call. I think I need to click on the link instead to trigger the call. Is there a way that makes it automatically call when the user click on the url link?

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    Is there any other protocols we should add to the open url behavior ?

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408

    Doesn't Facebook have a protocol?

  • RabidParrotRabidParrot Formally RabidParrot. Member Posts: 956

    @Hello Apps said:
    Hi. I try to use tel:// in a html and create a url link to this html. But it doesn't automatically prompt the user to call. I think I need to click on the link instead to trigger the call. Is there a way that makes it automatically call when the user click on the url link?

    Are you transporting the user to the webpage where the html redirect is?

  • RabidParrotRabidParrot Formally RabidParrot. Member Posts: 956
    edited August 2015

    Here is the code I have on my aws server. Just change out the number and you should be good to go. Make sure you don't use the embedded Gamesalad browser. Html and the embedded browser are enemies.

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