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I've tried the following ways to use the 123-456-7890 for making click to call links including extension numbers that work on iPhones and Androids. Almost all of these ways work with Android and I haven't found one that works with iPhones. I'm adding this code into gmail email signatures to test.

 1. <a href="tel:123-456-7890p123">123-456-7890</a>
 2. <a href="tel:123-456-7890w123">123-456-7890</a>
 3. <a href="tel:123-456-7890,123">123-456-7890</a>
 4. <a href="tel:123-456-7890,,123">123-456-7890</a>
 5. <a href="tel:123-456-7890;123">123-456-7890</a>
 6. <a href="tel:123-456-7890;ext=123">123-456-7890</a>

See attached screenshot.

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  • On https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9482633/how-do-i-include-extensions-in-the-tel-uri it's said that most of these (used to) work... – B. Go Jan 21 '20 at 17:18
  • Have you read the docs and tried the techniques in there? https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/PhoneLinks/PhoneLinks.html – Wyck Jan 21 '20 at 18:17
  • B. Go - Yes, I've tried all of those methods in gmail signatures and all of them get the "call cannot be completed" message, or something similar, for iPhones. – Drew Hrvatin Jan 22 '20 at 17:08
  • Wyck - I don't see any information about methods for phone numbers with extension numbers. If you have a link to info about that, please share. – Drew Hrvatin Jan 22 '20 at 17:10
  • 123-456-7890This method works with iPhones and Androids. I was originally putting the 3 digit area code in parenthesis like this - "tel:(123) 456-7890 - and iPhones do not like this for some reason. If you use hyphens like this - "tel:123-456-7890" it works just fine with iPhones. I would imagine that one or more of the methods I originally posted will work with both iPhone and Android too if you don't place the area code within parenthesis – Drew Hrvatin Jan 24 '20 at 14:36

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123-456-7890This method works with iPhones and Androids. I was originally putting the 3 digit area code in parenthesis like this - "tel:(123) 456-7890 - and iPhones do not like this for some reason. If you use hyphens like this - "tel:123-456-7890" it works just fine with iPhones. I would imagine that one or more of the methods I originally posted will work with both iPhone and Android too if you don't place the area code within parenthesis

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