How to ask permission to make phone call from Android from Android version Marshmallow onwards?

Question

I am trying to make a phone call from Android, and I've set run time permissions as well. And it asks whether to allow making phone calls. But when I press allow, the app crashes:

This is how I implemented it:

private static final int REQUEST_PHONE_CALL = 1;
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL, Uri.parse("tel:" + "+918511812660"));

if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
    if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.this, Manifest.permission.CALL_PHONE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(MainActivity.this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.CALL_PHONE},REQUEST_PHONE_CALL);
    }
    else
    {
        startActivity(intent);
    }
}
else
{
    startActivity(intent);
}

@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode,
                                       String permissions[], int[] grantResults) {
    switch (requestCode) {
        case REQUEST_PHONE_CALL: {
            if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                startActivity(intent);
            }
            else
            {

            }
            return;
        }
    }
}

This is what I obtain in logcat:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Failure delivering result ResultInfo{who=@android:requestPermissions:, 
     request=1, result=-1, data=Intent { act=android.content.pm.action.REQUEST_PERMISSIONS (has extras) }} 
     to activity {com.devpost.airway/com.devpost.airway.activities.MainActivity}: 
     java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 
     'java.lang.String android.content.Intent.toString()' on a null object reference

      at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:3733)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:3776)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap16(ActivityThread.java)
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1412)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5461)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 
    'java.lang.String android.content.Intent.toString()' on a null object reference
      at android.app.Instrumentation.execStartActivity(Instrumentation.java:1485)
      at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:3930)
      at android.support.v4.app.BaseFragmentActivityJB.startActivityForResult(BaseFragmentActivityJB.java:48)
      at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.startActivityForResult(FragmentActivity.java:75)
      at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:3890)
      at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.startActivityForResult(FragmentActivity.java:856)
      at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:4213)
      at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:4181)
      at com.devpost.airway.activities.MainActivity.onRequestPermissionsResult(MainActivity.java:140)
      at android.app.Activity.dispatchRequestPermissionsResult(Activity.java:6582)
      at android.app.Activity.dispatchActivityResult(Activity.java:6460)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:3729)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:3776) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap16(ActivityThread.java) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1412) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5461) 
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726) 
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616) 

What is possibly causing this?

Answer 1

I would better suggest to use ACTION_DIAL rather than ACTION_CALL while constructing Intent to call a particular number . Using ACTION_DIAL , you will need no call permissions in your app, as ACTION_DIAL opens the dialer with the number already entered, and further allows the user to decide whether to actually make the call or modify the phone number before calling or not call at all.

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL, Uri.parse("tel:" + "Your Phone_number"));// Initiates the Intent 
startActivity(intent);