It is. There's a separate permission for being able to initiate calls without prompting, and a separate intent -- most apps should use ACTION_DIAL[0] (which pr

It is. There's a separate permission for being able to initiate calls without prompting, and a separate intent -- most apps should use ACTION_DIAL[0] (which prompts), while apps with the right permissions may use ACTION_CALL[1], which doesn't. There's yet another intent for dialling emergency numbers without prompt, which is reserved for system use -- non-system apps can only dial emergency numbers indirectly using ACTION_DIAL. [0]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_DIAL https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Inte... [1]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_CALL https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Inte...