Hi there how to make phone number and url intent handler in KMM

# multiplatform

[Suresh Maidaragi]

Hi there how to make phone number and url intent handler in KMM

[Jan Holešovský]

This sounds platform-specific, "intent" is an Android thing, not KMM. Can you tell us a bit more about what you are trying to achieve / how's your app structured? I'm curious because you are asking specifically about intents...

[Suresh Maidaragi]

When user clicks on number we should open dialer
Also when clicks on URL we need to open in default phone browser

[Jan Holešovský]

But what do you use for this UI that it is cross-platform?

[Suresh Maidaragi]

yes compose

[Jan Holešovský]

I mean - there are multiple ways how to do this - UI in some cross-platform toolkit, or separate UI for Android or iOS, etc.

[Jan Holešovský]

If I'm not mistaken, with Compose, you have to do this the platform specific way on iOS - so you need to abstract the dialing functionality and do separate Android and iOS implementation.

[Jan Holešovský]

We are working on much tighter Android-alike API for KMM here: https://crossoid.com/ that directly has Intent and stuff, but not sure if you are interested in a commercial solution.

[Suresh Maidaragi]

ho I see

[Suresh Maidaragi]

yes platform specific I have to write...

[Suresh Maidaragi]

sorry no commercial for now

[Jan Holešovský]

No problem 🙂

[Jan Holešovský]

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiapplication/1648685-open is I believe what you want to use on iOS

[Spoudel347]

If you just need a url handler you can do this.

val uriHandler = LocalUriHandler.current

  LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
    uriHandler.openUri("tel:[phone]")
  }

[Suresh Maidaragi]

Trying now @Spoudel347

[Suresh Maidaragi]

in Android it worked but in iOS, its not working

[Spoudel347]

The tel: schema doesn't work on an ios simulator but works on the actual device.

[Spoudel347]

coz simulator doesn't have dialer on ios

[Suresh Maidaragi]

ho yes

[Suresh Maidaragi]

just figured out thanks @Spoudel347 it really helpful 🙏

[Suresh Maidaragi]

expect class PhoneDialer() {
    fun dialNumber(phoneNumber: Number)
    fun openURL(url: String)

}

actual class PhoneDialer actual constructor() : KoinComponent {
    private val context: Context by inject<Context>()
    actual fun dialNumber(phoneNumber: Number) {
        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL).apply {
            data = Uri.parse("tel:$phoneNumber")
        }
        context.startActivity(intent)
    }

    actual fun openURL(url: String) {

    }

}

actual class PhoneDialer actual constructor() {

    actual fun dialNumber(phoneNumber: Number) {
        val phoneURL = NSURL(string = "tel://$phoneNumber")
        if (UIApplication.sharedApplication.canOpenURL(phoneURL)) {
            UIApplication.sharedApplication.openURL(phoneURL)
        } else {
            println("Cannot open dialer")
        }
    }

    actual fun openURL(url: String) {
        val webURL = NSURL(string = url)
        if (UIApplication.sharedApplication.canOpenURL(webURL)) {
            UIApplication.sharedApplication.openURL(webURL)
        } else {
            println("Cannot open URL")
        }
    }
}

I was about to write this

[Spoudel347]

No problem, glad I can help.