Re: Configure phone call application in kaddressbook

Jan Neuhäußer <[email protected]> Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:02:10 +0200
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Hello Rainer,

never thought about, there could be such a fuctionality (initiating a phone=
 call, out of kaddressbook), but that sounds very interesting for me.=20

So I started investigating:


Am Donnerstag, 17. Juli 2025, 19:12:10 Mitteleurop=C3=A4ische Sommerzeit sc=
hrieb Rainer Dorsch:
> Hello,
>=20
> can somebody tell if it is in kaddressbook version 6.3.3 (24.12.3) still=
=20
> possible to configure which application is used to do a phone call?
>=20
> I would like to use linphone, but on my system it seems it tries to use t=
he=20
> phones which are connected to kde-connect.

In an opensuse forum I found the following thread, the question there was h=
ow to change from skype to kdeconnect, very similar to your problem:

https://forums.opensuse.org/t/kdeconnect-as-default-app-in-kaddressbook-for=
=2Dphone-call/146469[1]

The proposed solution is to change settings in ~/.config/mimeapps.list.

As an example the output of a grep command is given:

<snip>
>$ grep -P '(skype|kdeconnect)' ~/.config/mimeapps.list =20
x-scheme-handler/callto=3D**skype**forlinux.desktop=20
x-scheme-handler/**skype**=3D**skype**forlinux.desktop=20
x-scheme-handler/tel=3Dorg.kde.**kdeconnect**.handler.desktop

</snip>
I think the important entry is the one for the tel-protocol

But perhaps changing the standard app for phone number in system settings a=
lready solves your problem.

>=20
> Many thanks
> Rainer
>=20

An additional question to Rainer:

Im using the same version of kaddressbook as you: 6.3.3 (24.12.3).

How do you start a phone call? When I click on a phone number I get an erro=
r message from KIOexec, saying "unknown protocol 'tel'". And indeed, there =
seem to be no KIO-module for this protocol, at least on my notebook.


Kind regards,
Jan


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[1] https://forums.opensuse.org/t/kdeconnect-as-default-app-in-kaddressbook=
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;">Hello Rainer,</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">never thought about, there could be such a fuctionality (initiating a ph=
one call, out of kaddressbook), but that sounds very interesting for me. </=
p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">So I started investigating:</p>
<br /><br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-r=
ight:0;">Am Donnerstag, 17. Juli 2025, 19:12:10 Mitteleurop=C3=A4ische Somm=
erzeit schrieb Rainer Dorsch:</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; Hello,</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; can somebody tell if it is in kaddressbook version 6.3.3 (24.12.3) still =
</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; possible to configure which application is used to do a phone call?</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; I would like to use linphone, but on my system it seems it tries to use t=
he </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; phones which are connected to kde-connect.</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">In an opensuse forum I found the following thread, the question there wa=
s how to change from skype to kdeconnect, very similar to your problem:</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;"><a href=3D"https://forums.opensuse.org/t/kdeconnect-as-default-app-in-ka=
ddressbook-for-phone-call/146469">https://forums.opensuse.org/t/kdeconnect-=
as-default-app-in-kaddressbook-for-phone-call/146469</a></p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">The proposed solution is to change settings in <span style=3D"font-famil=
y:Hack;">~/.config/mimeapps.list.</span></p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">As an example the output of a grep command is given:</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">&lt;snip&gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
;$ grep -P '(skype|kdeconnect)' ~/.config/mimeapps.list&nbsp; </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">x-s=
cheme-handler/callto=3D**skype**forlinux.desktop </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">x-s=
cheme-handler/**skype**=3D**skype**forlinux.desktop </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">x-=
scheme-handler/tel=3Dorg.kde.**kdeconnect**.handler.desktop</p>
<p>&nbsp;&lt;/snip&gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">I =
think the important entry is the one for the tel-protocol</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">But perhaps changing the standard app for phone number in system setting=
s already solves your problem.</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">&gt; </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; Many thanks</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; Rainer</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">&gt=
; </p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">An additional question to Rainer:</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">Im using the same version of kaddressbook as you: 6.3.3 (24.12.3).</p>
<br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0=
;">How do you start a phone call? When I click on a phone number I get an e=
rror message from KIOexec, saying &quot;unknown protocol 'tel'&quot;. And i=
ndeed, there seem to be no KIO-module for this protocol, at least on my not=
ebook.</p>
<br /><br /><p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-r=
ight:0;">Kind regards,</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;">Jan=
</p>
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