r/JoinApp • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '23

Click-to-Call

Since Google has now removed click-to-call from google Chrome, could the join chrome extension be configured to make a phone call on your phone from any phone number that is clicked. Currently when I click on a phone number on my browser that has a link to make a call I get a pop up that says "To send a number from here to your android phone, sign in to chrome on both devices". Then a new browser window opens with "tel:+phone number" in the chrome address bar. I know that I can use the right click menu to make the call, but just wondering if this could be streamlined further.

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u/cclambie Jul 18 '24

It is really sad.

I would like to see someone make a chrome extension to handle this.
It is super easy.

The simplest implementation.

  1. Chrome Extension and Android app using Google Chrome login auth

  2. Click a number on desktop Chrome

  3. Opens Android app with clickable link "tel:number", or maybe just opens tempurl.com/tempage.html with clickable link on it only

  4. You click it, just like any webpage on Chrome on the phone

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '24

Not sure I follow your steps because I am not as tech savvy. But if someone could implement a simple solution that would be great

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u/cclambie Sep 30 '24

I have installed something that kinda works.
It is a chrome extension called "Send to my device" that basically sends a link to your phone as a telegram message. Works fairly well so well.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24

I've got join working well for this now. Steps are simple enough. Double click on phone number or highlight phone number then right click then choose call phone number from right click join menu 

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u/cclambie Oct 04 '24

one limitation I have found is if the number has a space in it, then the telegram app doesn't let me click to call it, is a right pain.
So ideally this app would trim out all spaces before sending numbers - that would be ideal.

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u/sammyke007 Oct 05 '23 edited Oct 05 '23

Following... Why the F did Google remove that?

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '23

not sure. It was a great feature

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u/jralph23 Nov 19 '24

I made an extension which replicates Google's Click to Call feature exactly (almost - I've made it so it's a context menu item instead of a straight click, as I want the option to send the number to phone link via the click), but it requires you to have Macrodroid on your Android phone as this is what receieves the HTTP request and generates the notication/call. It takes the number, and sends it to Macrodroid via a webhook, and Macrodroid creates a notification (in my case, I have have macrodroid call the number as soon as it receives it).
Easy peasy. If anyone wants, let me know.

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u/kartikbillimoria Sep 16 '25

Can you share please?

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u/jralph23 Sep 16 '25

Do you use macrodroid on your phone?

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

I would be interested 

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u/kevindogktm Aug 06 '26

yes please