iOS 8: iPod touch claims it can make phone calls

Originator:brenneke
Number:rdar://18309458 Date Originated:9/11/2014
Status:Closed as Duplicate Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:8.0 (12A365)
Classification:Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When querying -[UIApplication canOpenURL:] whether it can open a phone call URL (tel://) on an iPod Touch it now responds YES, even if there are not phone apps on the device.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Call [[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"tel://"]] in an application running on an iPod touch running iOS 8.

For your convenience, I've included a simple demo app which does this.  If the answer to the query is NO, it displays a red label saying "This device CANNOT make phone calls."  If the answer is YES, it displays a green label saying "THIS device CAN make phone calls."

Expected Results:
iPod touch cannot handle tel:// URLs, red label is displayed.

Actual Results:
iPod touch claims it can handle tel:// URLs, green label is displayed.

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