How to call Android contacts list

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I m making an Android app  and need to call the phone s contact list  I need to call the contacts list function  pick a contact  then return to my app with the contact s name  Here s the code I got on the internet  but it doesnt work   import android app ListActivity  import android content Intent  import android database Cursor  import android os Bundle  import android provider Contacts People  import android view View  import android widget ListAdapter  import android widget ListView  import android widget SimpleCursorAdapter  import android widget TextView   public class Contacts extends ListActivity        private ListAdapter mAdapter      public TextView pbContact      public static String PBCONTACT      public static final int ACTIVITY EDIT 1      private static final int ACTIVITY CREATE 0          Called when the activity is first created        Override     public void onCreate Bundle icicle            super onCreate icicle           Cursor C   getContentResolver   query People CONTENT URI  null  null  null  null           startManagingCursor C            String   columns   new String    People NAME           int   names   new int    R id row entry            mAdapter   new SimpleCursorAdapter this  R layout mycontacts  C  columns  names           setListAdapter mAdapter            end onCreate          Called when contact is pressed      Override     protected void onListItemClick ListView l  View v  int position  long id            super onListItemClick l  v  position  id            Cursor C    Cursor  mAdapter getItem position           PBCONTACT   C getString C getColumnIndex People NAME                RHS 05 06           pbContact    TextView  findViewById R id myContact             pbContact setText new StringBuilder   append  b              Intent i   new Intent this  NoteEdit class           startActivityForResult i  ACTIVITY CREATE

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I use the code provided by  Colin MacKenzie - III  Thanks a lot      For someone who are looking for a replacement of  deprecated  managedQuery   1st  assuming using v4 support lib   import android support v4 app LoaderManager  import android support v4 content CursorLoader  import android support v4 content Loader    2nd   your  activity  class implements LoaderManager LoaderCallbacks lt Cursor gt    3rd      temporarily store the  data getData    from onActivityResult private Uri tmp url    4th  override callbacks    Override public Loader lt Cursor gt  onCreateLoader int id  Bundle args           create the loader here      CursorLoader cursorLoader   new CursorLoader this  tmp url  null  null  null  null       return cursorLoader      Override public void onLoadFinished Loader lt Cursor gt  loader  Cursor cursor        getContactInfo cursor      here it is      Override public void onLoaderReset Loader lt Cursor gt  loader        5th   public void initLoader Uri data          will be used in onCreateLoader callback     this tmp url   data          this  is an Activity instance  implementing those callbacks     this getSupportLoaderManager   initLoader 0  null  this       6th  the code above  except that I change the signature param from Intent to Cursor   protected void getContactInfo Cursor cursor           Cursor cursor    managedQuery intent getData    null  null  null  null            while  cursor moveToNext                     same above             7th  call initLoader    Override protected void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent data        if  PICK CONTACT    requestCode            this initLoader data getData    this             8th  don t forget this piece of code      Intent intentContact   new Intent Intent ACTION PICK  ContactsContract Contacts CONTENT URI       this act startActivityForResult intentContact  PICK CONTACT     References   Android Fundamentals  Properly Loading Data  Initializing a Loader in an Activity

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I am using this method to read Contacts   public static List lt ContactItem gt  readPhoneContacts Context context            List lt ContactItem gt  contactItems   new ArrayList lt ContactItem gt             try               Cursor cursor   context getContentResolver   query ContactsContract Contacts CONTENT URI  null                      null  null   upper   ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone DISPLAY NAME      ASC                   context getContentResolver   query ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTENT URI                      null                      ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTACT ID                              new String     id                        ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone DISPLAY NAME   ASC                   Integer contactsCount   cursor getCount       get how many contacts you have in your contacts list             if  contactsCount  gt  0                    while  cursor moveToNext                           String id   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract Contacts  ID                        String contactName   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract Contacts DISPLAY NAME                        if  Integer parseInt cursor getString cursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract Contacts HAS PHONE NUMBER     gt  0                            ContactItem contactItem   new ContactItem                            contactItem setContactName contactName                             the below cursor will give you details for multiple contacts                         Cursor pCursor   context getContentResolver   query ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTENT URI  null                                  ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTACT ID                                           new String   id   null                              continue till this cursor reaches to all phone numbers which are associated with a contact in the contact list                         while  pCursor moveToNext                                  int phoneType   pCursor getInt pCursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone TYPE                                  String isStarred        pCur getString pCur getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone STARRED                                String phoneNo   pCursor getString pCursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone NUMBER                                  you will get all phone numbers according to it s type as below switch case                                Logs e will print the phone number along with the name in DDMS  you can use these details where ever you want                              switch  phoneType                                    case Phone TYPE MOBILE                                      contactItem setContactNumberMobile phoneNo                                       Log e contactName      TYPE MOBILE         phoneNo                                       break                                  case ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone TYPE HOME                                      contactItem setContactNumberMobile phoneNo                                       Log e contactName      TYPE HOME         phoneNo                                       break                                  case ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone TYPE WORK                                      contactItem setContactNumberMobile phoneNo                                       Log e contactName      TYPE WORK         phoneNo                                       break                                  case ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone TYPE WORK MOBILE                                      contactItem setContactNumberMobile phoneNo                                       Log e contactName      TYPE WORK MOBILE         phoneNo                                       break                                  case Phone TYPE OTHER                                      contactItem setContactNumberMobile phoneNo                                       Log e contactName      TYPE OTHER         phoneNo                                       break                                  default                                      break                                                                                  contactItem setSelectedAddress getContactPostalAddress pCursor                            pCursor close                            contactItems add contactItem                                                            cursor close                            catch  Exception ex                ex printStackTrace                        return contactItems         loadContacts

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- gt  Add a permission to read contacts data to your application manifest    lt uses-permission android name  android permission READ CONTACTS   gt   - gt  Use Intent Action Pick in your Activity like below  Intent contactPickerIntent   new Intent Intent ACTION PICK                  ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTENT URI           startActivityForResult contactPickerIntent  RESULT PICK CONTACT    - gt  Then Override the onActivityResult      Override     protected void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent data               check whether the result is ok         if  resultCode    RESULT OK                   Check for the request code  we might be usign multiple startActivityForReslut             switch  requestCode                case RESULT PICK CONTACT                 Cursor cursor   null          try               String phoneNo   null               String name   null                         Uri uri   data getData                            cursor   getContentResolver   query uri  null  null  null  null               cursor moveToFirst                           int  phoneIndex  cursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone NUMBER               phoneNo   cursor getString phoneIndex                 textView2 setText phoneNo             catch  Exception e                e printStackTrace                              break                          else               Log e  MainActivity    Failed to pick contact                     This will work check it out

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To my surprise you do not need users-permission CONTACT READ to read the names and some basic information  Is the contact starred  what was the last calling time    However you do need permission to read the details of the contact like phone number

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hi i have a code to save the contact in your database by shared preference  here is my code   public class Main22Activity extends AppCompatActivity       EditText nameInput phoneInput      TextView LargeText         Override     protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout activity main22           nameInput    EditText  findViewById R id nameInput           phoneInput    EditText  findViewById R id phoneInput            LargeText    TextView  findViewById R id textView2              public void saveInfo  View view           SharedPreferences sharedPref   getSharedPreferences  nameInfo    Context MODE PRIVATE           SharedPreferences Editor editor  sharedPref edit            editor putString  name   nameInput getText   toString             editor putString  phone   phoneInput getText   toString             editor apply            Toast makeText this   Saved   Toast LENGTH LONG  show               public void displayData View view           SharedPreferences sharedPref   getSharedPreferences  nameInfo    Context MODE PRIVATE           String name   sharedPref getString  name                String ph   sharedPref getString   phone               LargeText setText name         ph

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The complete code is given below      package com testingContect       import android app Activity      import android content Intent      import android database Cursor      import android net Uri      import android os Bundle      import android provider ContactsContract      import android provider Contacts People      import android view View      import android view View OnClickListener      import android widget Button      import android widget EditText      import android widget Toast       public class testingContect extends Activity implements OnClickListener          Called when the activity is first created          EditText ed      Button bt      int PICK CONTACT       Override     public void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout main           bt  Button findViewById R id button1           ed   EditText findViewById R id editText1           ed setOnClickListener this           bt setOnClickListener this                 Override     public void onClick View v             switch v getId                      case R id button1               break          case R id editText1               Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION PICK                 intent setType ContactsContract Contacts CONTENT TYPE                 startActivityForResult intent  PICK CONTACT                 break                        public void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent intent                if  requestCode    PICK CONTACT                             Cursor cursor    managedQuery intent getData    null  null  null  null             cursor moveToNext              String contactId   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract Contacts  ID               String  name   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndexOrThrow ContactsContract Contacts DISPLAY NAME                Toast makeText this   Contect LIST       name  Toast LENGTH LONG  show                    onActivityResult    class ends

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I do it this way for Android 2 2 Froyo release  basically use eclipse to create a class like  public class SomePickContactName extends Activity  then insert this code  Remember to add the private class variables and CONSTANTS referenced in my version of the code   protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState       super onCreate savedInstanceState            Intent intentContact   new Intent Intent ACTION PICK  ContactsContract Contacts CONTENT URI      startActivityForResult intentContact  PICK CONTACT      onCreate  public void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent intent        if  requestCode    PICK CONTACT                   getContactInfo intent                   Your class variables now have the data  so do something with it          onActivityResult  protected void getContactInfo Intent intent        Cursor cursor    managedQuery intent getData    null  null  null  null            while  cursor moveToNext                            String contactId   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract Contacts  ID           name   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndexOrThrow ContactsContract Contacts DISPLAY NAME             String hasPhone   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndex ContactsContract Contacts HAS PHONE NUMBER            if   hasPhone equalsIgnoreCase  1               hasPhone    true          else            hasPhone    false            if  Boolean parseBoolean hasPhone                     Cursor phones   getContentResolver   query ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTENT URI  null ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTACT ID         contactId null  null           while  phones moveToNext                         phoneNumber   phones getString phones getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone NUMBER                      phones close                        Find Email Addresses        Cursor emails   getContentResolver   query ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Email CONTENT URI null ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Email CONTACT ID           contactId null  null          while  emails moveToNext                      emailAddress   emails getString emails getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Email DATA                    emails close         Cursor address   getContentResolver   query                  ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal CONTENT URI                  null                  ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal CONTACT ID           contactId                  null  null       while  address moveToNext                     These are all private class variables  don t forget to create them        poBox        address getString address getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal POBOX          street       address getString address getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal STREET          city         address getString address getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal CITY          state        address getString address getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal REGION          postalCode   address getString address getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal POSTCODE          country      address getString address getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal COUNTRY          type         address getString address getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds StructuredPostal TYPE             address moveToNext             while  cursor moveToNext               cursor close       getContactInfo

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Here is the code snippet for get contact   package com contact   import android app Activity  import android content ContentResolver  import android content Intent  import android database Cursor  import android net Uri  import android os Bundle  import android provider ContactsContract  import android util Log  import android view View  import android view View OnClickListener  import android widget Button  import android widget TextView   public class GetContactDemoActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener    private Button btn   null  private TextView txt   null    Override public void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState        super onCreate savedInstanceState       setContentView R layout main        btn    Button  findViewById R id button1       txt    TextView  findViewById R id textView1        btn setOnClickListener this       Override public void onClick View arg0        if  arg0    btn            try               Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION PICK  ContactsContract Contacts CONTENT URI               startActivityForResult intent  1             catch  Exception e                e printStackTrace                Log e  Error in intent      e toString                         Override public void onActivityResult int reqCode  int resultCode  Intent data        super onActivityResult reqCode  resultCode  data        try           if  resultCode    Activity RESULT OK                Uri contactData   data getData                Cursor cur   managedQuery contactData  null  null  null  null               ContentResolver contect resolver   getContentResolver                 if  cur moveToFirst                      String id   cur getString cur getColumnIndexOrThrow ContactsContract Contacts  ID                    String name                       String no                        Cursor phoneCur   contect resolver query ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTENT URI  null                          ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTACT ID           new String     id    null                    if  phoneCur moveToFirst                          name   phoneCur getString phoneCur getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone DISPLAY NAME                        no   phoneCur getString phoneCur getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone NUMBER                                       Log e  Phone no  amp  name          name           no                   txt append name           no     n                     id   null                  name   null                  no   null                  phoneCur   null                            contect resolver   null              cur   null                                      populateContacts                    catch  IllegalArgumentException e            e printStackTrace            Log e  IllegalArgumentException       e toString           catch  Exception e            e printStackTrace            Log e  Error       e toString

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I m not 100  sure what your sample code is supposed to do  but the following snippet should help you  call the contacts list function  pick a contact  then return to  your  app with the contact s name    There are three steps to this process   1  Permissions  Add a permission to read contacts data to your application manifest    lt uses-permission android name  android permission READ CONTACTS   gt    2  Calling the Contact Picker  Within your Activity  create an Intent that asks the system to find an Activity that can perform a PICK action from the items in the Contacts URI   Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION PICK  ContactsContract Contacts CONTENT URI     Call startActivityForResult  passing in this Intent  and a request code integer  PICK CONTACT in this example   This will cause Android to launch an Activity that s registered to support ACTION PICK on the People CONTENT URI  then return to this Activity when the selection is made  or canceled    startActivityForResult intent  PICK CONTACT     3  Listening for the Result  Also in your Activity  override the onActivityResult method to listen for the return from the  select a contact  Activity you launched in step 2  You should check that the returned request code matches the value you re expecting  and that the result code is RESULT OK   You can get the URI of the selected contact by calling getData   on the data Intent parameter  To get the name of the selected contact you need to use that URI to create a new query and extract the name from the returned cursor    Override public void onActivityResult int reqCode  int resultCode  Intent data      super onActivityResult reqCode  resultCode  data      switch  reqCode        case  PICK CONTACT          if  resultCode    Activity RESULT OK            Uri contactData   data getData            Cursor c    getContentResolver   query contactData  null  null  null  null           if  c moveToFirst                String name   c getString c getColumnIndex ContactsContract Contacts DISPLAY NAME                 TODO Whatever you want to do with the selected contact name                          break          Full source code  tutorials-android blogspot com  how to call android contacts list

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Be careful while working with android contact list   Reading contact list in above methods work on most android devices except HTC One and Sony Xperia  It wasted my six weeks trying to figure out what is wrong   Most tutorials available online are almost similar - first read  ALL  contacts  then show in Listview with ArrayAdapter  This is not memory efficient solution  Instead of looking for solutions on other websites first  have a look at developer android com  If any solution is not available on developer android com you should look somewhere else   The solution is to use CursorAdapter instead of ArrayAdapter for retrieving contact list  Using ArrayAdapter would work on most devices  but it s not efficient  The CursorAdapter retrieves only a portion of contact list at run time while the ListView is being scrolled   public void onActivityCreated Bundle savedInstanceState        super onActivityCreated savedInstanceState                  Gets the ListView from the View list of the parent activity     mContactsList            ListView  getActivity   findViewById R layout contact list view          Gets a CursorAdapter     mCursorAdapter   new SimpleCursorAdapter              getActivity                R layout contact list item              null              FROM COLUMNS  TO IDS              0          Sets the adapter for the ListView     mContactsList setAdapter mCursorAdapter       Retrieving a List of Contacts  Retrieving a List of Contacts

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Looking around for an API Level 5 solution using ContactsContract API you could slightly modify the code above with the following     Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION PICK     intent setType ContactsContract Contacts CONTENT TYPE     startActivityForResult intent  PICK CONTACT     And then in onActivityResult use the column name     ContactsContract Contacts DISPLAY NAME

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Cursor phones   getContentResolver   query ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone CONTENT URI  null null null  null           while  phones moveToNext                      String Name phones getString phones getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone DISPLAY NAME          String Number phones getString phones getColumnIndex ContactsContract CommonDataKinds Phone NUMBER

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public void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent intent       if  requestCode    PICK CONTACT  amp  amp  intent    null    here check whether intent is null R not               because without selecting any contact it will give an exception  so better to check this condition

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