How to disable link to phone number when on Desktop?

Question

How can I add a phone number to a website that is clickable but hides the link when I\'m browsing on a website that doesn\'t support touch.

I could use Modernizr to set

Answer 1

Here is a simple jquery-based solution which I developed to solve this problem. See code comments for explanation. https://jsfiddle.net/az96o8Ly/

// Use event delegation, to catch clicks on links that may be added by javascript at any time.
jQuery(document.documentElement).on('click', '[href^="tel:"]', function(e){
  try{
    // These user-agents probably support making calls natively.
    if( /Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent) ) {
      // Do nothing; This device probably supports making phone calls natively...
    } else {
      // Extract the phone number.
      var phoneNumber = jQuery(this).attr('href').replace('tel:', '').trim();

      // Tell the user to call it.
      alert("Please call "+phoneNumber);

      // Prevent the browser popup about unknown protocol tel:
      e.preventDefault();
      e.stopPropagation();
    }
  } catch(e){
    console.log("Exception when catching telephone call click!", e);
  }
});