Android: Making a phone call from home screen widget

Question

I have a widget and I want it to make a phonecall to a particular number when the user clicks on the widget. How do i do this? Please help.

Answer 1

    public static Intent newPhoneCallIntent(String phoneNumber){
     Intent callintent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
     callintent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+phoneNumber));
     return callintent;
    }
    startActivity(newPhoneCallIntent("5555555555"));