title: How to make a phone call using intent in Android?
body: <p>I'm using the following code to make a call in Android but it is giving me security exception please help.</p>
  
  <pre><code> posted_by = "111-333-222-4";
  
   String uri = "tel:" + posted_by.trim() ;
   Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
   intent.setData(Uri.parse(uri));
   startActivity(intent);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>permissions</p>
  
  <pre><code> &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" /&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Exception</p>
  
  <pre><code>11-25 14:47:01.661: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302): java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: starting Intent { act=android.intent.action.CALL dat=tel:111-333-222-4 cmp=com.android.phone/.OutgoingCallBroadcaster } from ProcessRecord{43d32508 302:com.Finditnear/10026} (pid=302, uid=10026) requires android.permission.CALL_PHONE
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1218)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1206)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.startActivity(ActivityManagerNative.java:1214)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.app.Instrumentation.execStartActivity(Instrumentation.java:1373)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:2749)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:2855)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at com.Finditnear.PostDetail$2$1$1$1.onClick(PostDetail.java:604)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at com.android.internal.app.AlertController$AlertParams$3.onItemClick(AlertController.java:884)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.widget.AdapterView.performItemClick(AdapterView.java:284)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.widget.ListView.performItemClick(ListView.java:3285)
  11-25 14:47:01.681: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(302):     at android.widget.AbsListView$PerformClick.run(AbsListView.java:1640)
  </code></pre>