How to start a Skype call from an Android app?

Question

I\'m trying to start a Skype intent from my Android App, passing a phone number. So far, thanks to other people who ad similiar needs here on stackoverflow, I\'ve managed to

Answer 1

Refer this skype doc link Skype URI tutorial: Android apps

First need to check skype is installed or not using

/**
 * Determine whether the Skype for Android client is installed on this device.
 */
public boolean isSkypeClientInstalled(Context myContext) {
  PackageManager myPackageMgr = myContext.getPackageManager();
  try {
    myPackageMgr.getPackageInfo("com.skype.raider", PackageManager.GET_ACTIVITIES);
  }
  catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
    return (false);
  }
  return (true);
}

initiate skype uri using

/**
 * Initiate the actions encoded in the specified URI.
 */
public void initiateSkypeUri(Context myContext, String mySkypeUri) {

  // Make sure the Skype for Android client is installed.
  if (!isSkypeClientInstalled(myContext)) {
    goToMarket(myContext);
    return;
  }

  // Create the Intent from our Skype URI.
  Uri skypeUri = Uri.parse(mySkypeUri);
  Intent myIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, skypeUri);

  // Restrict the Intent to being handled by the Skype for Android client only.
  myIntent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.skype.raider", "com.skype.raider.Main"));
  myIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

  // Initiate the Intent. It should never fail because you've already established the
  // presence of its handler (although there is an extremely minute window where that
  // handler can go away).
  myContext.startActivity(myIntent);

  return;
}

if Skype is not installed then redirect to market place using

/**
 * Install the Skype client through the market: URI scheme.
 */
public void goToMarket(Context myContext) {
  Uri marketUri = Uri.parse("market://details?id=com.skype.raider");
  Intent myIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, marketUri);
  myIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
  myContext.startActivity(myIntent);

  return;
}