How to un-set default for calling phone number

[ericsbcn]

A while ago, when I tapped a phone number in my contacts, the phone would pop up a message asking if I wanted to complete the action with Skype or the phone dialer. At some point, I chose to always use the phone dialer and it doesn't aske me anymore.

But now, I want to have it ask me again. How do I un-set the default? I tried clearing the defaults for both the contacts and phone apps, but it still doesn't prompt me. Any ideas how to do it?

Thanks.
- Eric S.

 

[David Dubz]

Go to settings, apps, then scroll to "Phone." Touch it and then scroll down. There should be a button that says "clear defaults." Press that then taaaadaaaaa

 

[ericsbcn]

Yep. As I said, I did that for both the phone and contacts apps.

I just double checked and both phone and contacts apps have the Clear Defaults button greyed, which i believe means that there are no defaults set.

I'm still not getting prompted.

- Eric S.

 

[gorilla33]

I always seem to get asked when one of the messaging apps updates. Maybe try uninstalling skype and re-install.

Worth a shot.

 

[ericsbcn]

Yeah. I did that. I also tried doing Settings > Apps > Menu > Reset App Preferences. And that didn't help.

I think I figured out what's going on. I think the contacts app is hard wired to use the phone app for dialing phone numbers. Here's why: If I have a contact open and it's showing a phone number, there are two icons to the right of the phone number. One is a phone icon and the other is the SMS icon. If I tap the SMS icon, it asks me whether I want to complete the action using Text Messaging, Hangouts, or Skype. But if I tap the phone icon, it goes straight to the dialer without asking me.

And another thing. I have an icon on my home screen to call my wife. If I tap that icon, it DOES ask me if I want to complete the action with Phone or Skype. So I guess THAT is what I was remembering and I indeed have that functionality back. It's possible that it never asked me which action I wanted when I tapped the phone icon in a contact.

It would be great if I could get it to ask me when I tap on a phone number in the contacts. But at this point, I'm not holding out any hope.

- Eric S.