Click to call

in various places throughout breww, you'll notice a small phone button next to phone numbers this button triggers a click to call function designed to make it quicker and easier to initiate phone calls directly from breww clicking the phone icon triggers a special type of link (known as a tel link), which tells your browser to open the default application for making phone calls breww handles generating the link, but actually placing the call depends on your computer's setup to use this feature, your desktop needs to have a calling app installed and configured as the default for handling phone calls this could be something like microsoft teams , skype , zoom phone , or a softphone app these apps are often referred to as voip (voice over ip) applications, as they place calls over the internet rather than through traditional phone lines click to call links are supported by all modern browsers—including chrome , edge , firefox , and safari —as long as a suitable app is installed and set as the default for phone calls if you're unsure whether your setup is configured correctly, here’s how to check on windows go to settings > apps > default apps > choose default apps by protocol , find the tel protocol, and assign your preferred calling app on macos open the facetime app, go to settings , and select your preferred app for handling calls once everything is in place, clicking a phone button in breww should open your chosen app with the number pre filled and ready to call if the feature doesn’t work as expected, it may be worth checking with your it team to ensure the right application is installed and configured correctly