How can I detect/list apps that can dial?

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Buddies,

Talking directly: in Android, how can I grab/list (from my app) all the apps that can perform dialing operations? Is there a way to list all the apps with a given permission (in my case, the call permission)?

Second part: when user is performing a call (from my app), how can I let him to choose which app he want to make this call (redirect call operation), my app or other app dialers?

Thanks in advance!

"Is there a way to list all the apps with a given permission (in my case, the call permission)?" -- you do not need `CALL_PHONE` to dial a phone number. You need `CALL_PHONE` to call a phone number. — CommonsWare, Aug 13 '13 at 17:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '13 at 17:58

For part 1, you can do this:

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL, Uri.parse("tel:" + phoneNumber));
PackageManager pm = getPackageManager(); // or context.getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> activities = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
// iterate over the list of ResolveInfo objects

How can I detect/list apps that can dial?

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