Phone Number Links

[jfontenot]

Just like you can add a mailto:address.com in a list and make it actionable, you should be able to do the same with a phone number, with something like a tel: or callto: prefix. The ability to tap a phone number and make a call would make the phone layout version of a report much more valuable.

[nishalit]

Teams is a Microsoft product and in order to create a employee interface, it would be great if Power BI not only recongizes mailto Links, but also callto: links. With callto, I could create interactive room plans linked with the persons and their respective contact data, instead of having to look through Teams.

[nishalit]

Users of my report want to be able to take action immediately and conveniently by calling or messaging numbers detailed on rows. A URL that activates the default phone or messaging app once clicked would be ideal. This is similar to browser based functionality common to most modern browsers.

[nishalit]

We use the mailto: to create hyperlinks for email addressess. The same feature for phone number via tel: would be very helpful.

[nishalit]

Many phone systems, such as Cisco, will respond to an URL on the browser formatted as "tel:920-555-1212" and will dial the user's connected deskphone. This is very similar to "mailto:" for launching emails. Power BI web URL will not recognize the "tel:" or "SIP:" tag however. It would also be great to add a phone icon for the phone URL similar to email, http, etc.

[pascal5]

This is actually possible... This article explains how it's done: https://kteam.ch/knowledge-base/phone-call-links-in-power-bi/

If you watch the video in the article, you'll see a way to do this without the need for a paid license and with a certified custom visual

[sudbury_powerbi]

Our clients are becoming more reluctant to use computers for anything. Please add this feature! Mobile views in PowerBI need a lot of TLC and this would be a good start.

[BWearmouth1]

Yes, Please!

[ashley_r_fouque]

PLEASE!!

[d_scheitenberge]

Please.

[Jason_Novotny]

Tap a phone number on a report in the mobile app and phone call is initiated...Yes, Please!