Today I looked up a restaurant with Google search in the browser, and tried to click on the phone number to call. The button press registers, but instead of going to the dialer with the phone number, it does nothing... The navigation links work, just not the phone number.
Is anyone else having this problem or know of a potential fix? It seems some other phones have had this issue after going to 2.2
Today I looked up a restaurant with Google search in the browser, and tried to click on the phone number to call. The button press registers, but instead of going to the dialer with the phone number, it does nothing... The navigation links work, just not the phone number.
Is anyone else having this problem or know of a potential fix? It seems some other phones have had this issue after going to 2.2
I can't exactly tell what you mean by "Google search in the browser". Are you saying you go to google.com in the stock browser and do a search? Or are you using the Google search widget?
I just tried both of these methods and neither allowed me to make a call after looking up a business. However, it's also possible you were referring to some other lookup method. If so, please post what it is.
Note that I just tested that I'm still able to look up and call businesses using the search function in Google Maps, which is how I always find them anyhow, and why I didn't notice the other ways aren't working.
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I can't exactly tell what you mean by "Google search in the browser". Are you saying you go to google.com in the stock browser and do a search? Or are you using the Google search widget?
I just tried both of these methods and neither allowed me to make a call after looking up a business. However, it's also possible you were referring to some other lookup method. If so, please post what it is.
Note that I just tested that I'm still able to look up and call businesses using the search function in Google Maps, which is how I always find them anyhow, and why I didn't notice the other ways aren't working.
I can use the voice and/or text search feature from the Google widget or from the main Google web page, say for example searching for Home Depot in my local city and Google will bring up a list of local Home Depots with their phone numbers in a blue box. I used to be able to simply click on them and the dialer would launch. This is no longer working, the box it there, with the phone number, but clicking it does nothing.
I can still highlight a number in a website and dial from the browser, this problem appears to be limited to the "blue box" one touch dial button.
Last edited by ckspeed; May 7th, 2011 at 01:11 PM.
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I can't exactly tell what you mean by "Google search in the browser". Are you saying you go to google.com in the stock browser and do a search? Or are you using the Google search widget?
I just tried both of these methods and neither allowed me to make a call after looking up a business. However, it's also possible you were referring to some other lookup method. If so, please post what it is.
Note that I just tested that I'm still able to look up and call businesses using the search function in Google Maps, which is how I always find them anyhow, and why I didn't notice the other ways aren't working.
I was using the stock android browser and Google as well as the google search widget. Neither one worked for me.
Using Google maps/places does work though. Good to know I'm not the only one. Thanks.
i have seen three posts like this one with no solution. i am having the same problem but the number wont even highlight. it just comes us as normal text.
I have a Motorola Photon, Android version 2.3.4, and clicking on phone numbers in the browser, or the call button in maps brings up the dialer, but with no number filled in.
UPDATE: I solved the problem by uninstalling the Google Maps updates, then reinstalling them.
Last edited by mapiualuta; April 23rd, 2012 at 09:38 AM.
Thanks for posting- your solution worked after I re-booted, too. When I reboot the dialer link works for a while but then fails after a few hours or a day. I'm afraid this means that an app somewhere is causing it to fail but I don't know which one. Any suggestions on best practice to narrow down which apps might be causing a failure?
Razr, rooted, 2.3.6, .181
Last edited by ffeatccn; May 26th, 2012 at 08:38 AM.
Reason: The fix stopped working again.
Short click to dial in browser not working?
The navigation links work, just not the phone number.
