Communication Methods (voice, text, email)
Handling communication URIs (Uniform resource identifier), also called protocols
tel:425-882-8080- voice call, like a telephone
sms:800-922-0204 - Short Message Service (texting)
mailto:user@gmail.com - email
Some email messages and web pages may have links (different colored text
which may be underlined) which are designed to allow you click on them to
make a telephone call, send a text message or email.
There are applications that let you make calls and send text messages from
devices (desktops, laptops & tablets) without voice modems, which mobile phones have. e.g.
Meetings - Webinars
See services/webinars
See my contact list example at
dtmcbride.name/contact2
 Windows 7
 tel:
Without skype
Internet Explorer
"unable to load this helper application"
Firefox
This link needs to be opened with an application
With skype installed
callto: - opened skype with the telephone number specified
tel: - opened skype, but you had to re-enter the phone number
 sms:
this web page cannot be displayed
Click on search online for a program get "Windows does not recognize this Protocol"
 mailto:
Internet Explorer
Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed.
See Mail Clients
Firefox
This link needs to be opened with an application.
Send to: mail.google.com
compose.mail.yahoo.com
It then sends you to the firefox folder in programs ??
 Windows 8
tel: "Choose an app"
callto: "Address wasn't understood because callto: is not associated with any program"
sms:
mailto: Windows Live Mail
 Mac without continuity
tel:
Safari: Will reply "External protocol request" - you can specify Skype to make a call
Chrome: Nothing
sms:
Chrome: nothing
Safari: No Application set to open the URL SMS:, Choose Application
Choose skype but still no link
Mac with continuity
Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) on a MacBook or iMac can
make calls and send text thru an iPhone with iOS 8 and continuity on.
tel:
Chrome & Safari call via iPhone in range
Firefox - Choose and Application - Default to FaceTime which calle via iPhone
sms:
Chrome: Nothing
Safari: "No application set for the URL sms:...
Choose an App - Messages didn't work
Firefox - Address wasn't understood
 iPhone iOS 8
tel: called
:sms: texted
mail: Sent mail from gmail
 Android 4.4 (KitKat) with data
Chrome:
tel: Choose hangouts (used Google Voice) or GroVe IP
sms: Choose Messges+(verizon)- worked; Hangouts - nothing; Google Voice - Had to reinput number
mail: Asked for Gmail or Generic Mail which ask for yahoo, aol, ...
 Android 5.0 (Lollipop) without data
tel: Open with
Hangouts Dialer
GrooVe IP Lite
:sms: text - Open with
Hangouts - Says to turn on SMS in hangouts settings but it didn't work
Google Voice - Did not fill in To line
mail: Goes to gmail
When I sent a text to my
google voice number which is forwarded to my iPhone tel no.
I get it on my iPhone and on
Voice (the google voice app) on my tablet.
Message+ is a verizon app that sends the text messages from my phone to
my Verizon android tablet.
last updated 2 Apr 2015
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