Use ACTION_DIAL but do not work automatically

[dalishen99]

Hi I using follow code ,the secret is pasted to the dial UI, But it do not automatically jump to the engineer IMEI UI（if you input #*06# manually from UI it will work)

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL,Uri.parse("tel:" + "*%2306%23")); intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); context.startActivity(intent);

is there any solution for this? Thanks.

[MFeijo96]

Hi,

To make this action automatically you need to use Intent.ACTION_CALL as intent parameter.

[Chrisi2209]

Hi,

Accessing secret codes like this has been banned. The user needs to enter the code himself. In AOSP (here https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Dialer/+/91197049c458f07092b31501d2ed512180b13d58/src/com/android/dialer/SpecialCharSequenceMgr.java#131), you can see that the handle chars method is used to determine if a secret code was entered and then makes the call to the broadcast.
But in the input logic (here https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Dialer/+/91197049c458f07092b31501d2ed512180b13d58/src/com/android/dialer/dialpad/DialpadFragment.java?autodive=0%2F%2F), in the afterTextChanged method, this method is only called if the input is not from an intent. You can also look up the documentation of the mDigitsFilledByIntent at the top of the file.

So the user would have to first delete everything from the intent and then dial it in themselves, which works. In general, I found that accessing secret codes as a third party app is not possible anymore as the broadcast also requires special permissions now.