Phone numbers are not recognized as links

[RealtorTechGuy]

Lumia 950

I am really surprised that more people are not complaining about this. Phone numbers are not identified as links to the phone dialer app in emails or calendar items. I receive an email with numbers they are not links. I forward to my Lumia 830 still on WP8.1 and all phone numbers are identified as links. This seems like such a basic function. Please help if I am doing something wrong.

 

[realwarder]

Odd. They appear as links on my 950xl in say email. When you click they open as a new contact but you can then click the number there to dial. So two clicks to call.

 

[PGrey]

Yeah, like realwarder, I get *exactly* the opposite behavior, email, texts, the Edge browser, built-in apps, everything, it all grabs numbers and tries to send them to the phone app.

It's kind of a pain, because Edge in W10 desktop does the same, and I haven't figured out how to disable it yet (sometimes the numbers are hyperlinked to things, and you just have to copy it, manually).

 

[RumoredNow]

There is a setting for this... I just can't seem to remember (or retrace) where it is... I know I've seen it though.

 

[RealtorTechGuy]

Anyone willing to help me out so I can email them what I see and possibly send calendar invite? Or someone Willing to post a screen shot? It is very frustrating

 

[realwarder]

I wonder if it's something to do with Privacy settings. I had a good look elsewhere on my phone and cannot see any setting. Do you have anything switched off? Cortana etc?

 

[RealtorTechGuy]

Went through all the settings cannot find anything. Calles local MS Store and employee there says something in a few devices, phone numbers are not links. This is bizarre!! I send calendar invite and email to WP8.1 device and works perfectly. Not so with my WM 950. Help please!!!!

 

[lennyk1313]

I am having the same exact problem. In all my Calendar events under location are phone numbers. If I click on it it takes me to Maps. Extremely enoying and I can't seem to find any settings anywhere to fix this. Strange that not many more people complaining about this issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[greycounciller]

I know this won't help, but, it's to do with the way Cortana 'listens' to times, days and events. I came from WP8 and remember this as an essential features where a text, email etc with a day, time, address or phone number was always highlighted and you could click and it open the calendar or contact options. Under W10, I had it work the first time in ages for a email event. As usual with WP, it's seems to be one of those features that becomes stripped bare. If any insiders know, maybe it comes back with the anniversary update?