Phone number links open blank page in Chrome on Samsung Galaxy S8

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I am working on a site with a "Call Us" link. Tapping on this link in a mobile device should call the phone number in the link.

For some reason, in Chrome on a Samsung Galaxy S8, tapping on the link opens a blank new page in the web browser instead of calling the number.

Here is the code:

<a 
  href="tel:+1888-888-8888"
  rel="noopener noreferrer" 
  alt="Phone number"
>
    888-888-8888
</a>
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2 Answers

The issue on some android devices, if you have a target="_blank", it'll open in a new tab and not register the tel: link. If you specify target="_self" it'll open in the phone's default calling app. See the updated code below. 

<a
  href="tel:+1888-888-8888"
  rel="noopener noreferrer" 
  alt="Phone number"
  target="_self"
>
    888-888-8888
</a>
user_40126610

Try "callto:" scheme. This seems to be a more common option.

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