Show custom UI after answer call on android and how can I call from phone history?

[bmp123]

Hello. Can I show custom ui after answer call like in ios if app in background or killed?

[manuquentin]

Hello,
If the app is killed on ios, you can use PushKit (see this library) to wake up the phone.
On Android we can woken up via a certain type of notification: data message, cf: https://rnfirebase.io/docs/v5.x.x/messaging/receiving-messages#4)-(Optional)(Android-only)-Listen-for-FCM-messages-in-the-background.

When the app is in background for a long time, you can use push notification to display callkeep, see this library for push.

You you want to call from the native Phone app, or the phone history, you have to listen to the didReceiveStartCallAction event, retrieve the phone number and call it via you voip service.

[geraintwhite]

AFAIK, unless you go down the self-managed ConnectionService route (which requires you to implement your own incoming call UI), there is no way to show a custom UI after answering on Android.

You may be able to launch the app from the answerCall listener using something like https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-launch-application.

[bmp123]

@manuquentin thank you for your answer. But I don't know how can I add a field with my app name to native android contacts (like a call through whatsapp) and how can I handle this in my app.

[tarbary]

I have same issue, I need make call from the native address book via myapp.

[manuquentin]

Hi @tarbary
On the Contact native app of you phone, if the user has authorized to add the Phone Account for you application will see this :

When the user select your application, the didReceiveStartCallAction callback will be called with the number selected.

[danjenkins]

Didnt mean to close it

[manuquentin]

Hi @bmp123, what is the status of this issue ?
Can you check the example folder to see if your codebase match it.

[bmp123]

@manuquentin Hi, sorry for the delay. I will check in the near future

[manuquentin]

Ping @bmp123 did you manage to fix your issue with the example ?

[manuquentin]

Closed due to inactivity.
Please reopen the issue with some logs if you still reproduce it.