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How to set default ringtone for a contact - Android programmatically?

Given a contact name, I need to change its ringtone to the default ringtone,
Presently what I am doing is
1) Iterate through all the contacts
2) If the desired contact is found, prepare a contentvalues with the new ringtone(xperia.mp3 which is present in the Internal Storage.) and update it.
But the code is showing no effect ?
I am new to android and I need help in doing this, also read other answers, but they were not of great help.
String whereName = ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE + " = ?";
String[] whereNameParams = new String[]{ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE };
// Get cursor to all the names
Cursor nameCur = getActivity().getContentResolver().query(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, null, whereName, whereNameParams, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.GIVEN_NAME);
while (nameCur.moveToNext()) {
String display = nameCur.getString(nameCur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME));
// if name equals name to check
if(display.equals(tocheck)){ // to check contains the name to check.
Uri contactData = ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI;
String contactId = nameCur.getString(nameCur.getColumnIndexOrThrow("_id"));
String[] PROJECTION = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Contacts._ID,
ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME,
ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER,
};
Cursor localCursor = getActivity().managedQuery(contactData, PROJECTION, null, null, null);
localCursor.move(Integer.valueOf(contactId)/*CONTACT ID NUMBER*/);
String str1 = localCursor.getString(localCursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("_id"));
String str2 = localCursor.getString(localCursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("display_name"));
Uri localUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, str1);
ContentValues localContentValues = new ContentValues();
File newSoundFile = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + "xperia.mp3"); // save new ringtone.
localContentValues.put(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, contactId);
localContentValues.put(ContactsContract.Data.CUSTOM_RINGTONE,newSoundFile.getAbsolutePath());
getActivity().getContentResolver().update(localUri, localContentValues, null, null);
nameCur.close();
break;
}
}

Why isn't my edit contact working?

I'm displaying a list of Contacts, and have a context menu to Edit Contact by calling an intent. On some contacts it works fine, but on others the Edit Contact activity is blank. Any ideas?
Here is the cursor...
projection = new String[]{ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone._ID};
uri = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI;
cursor = getActivity().getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME + " ASC");
Here is the code from my CursorAdapter.getView() ...
textView.setText(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME)) ;
And here is the code from my onContextItemSelected...
cursor.moveToPosition(position);
String idContact = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_EDIT);
i.setData(Uri.parse(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI + "/" + idContact));
parent.startActivity(i);
I've checked logcat and can see
I/ActivityManager( 102): Starting activity: Intent { act=android.intent.action.EDIT dat=content://com.android.contacts/contacts/lookup/23356 cmp=com.android.htccontacts/.ui.EditContactActivity }
but no error messges

Try this:
Uri uri = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI;
Cursor cursor = this.getContentResolver().query(uri, null, null, null, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME + " ASC");
long idContact = cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID));
then
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_EDIT);
Uri contactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, idContact);
i.setData(contactUri);

Android: adding a birthday event to an android contact programmatically

I am trying to birthday information to a contact. I use lookupkey to identify my contacts (as it is safer than just relying on contactId). In order to be able to insert the Event into the database i need a raw_contact_id ... so i'm trying to get this id:
String where = ContactsContract.Data.LOOKUP_KEY + " = ? AND "
+ ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE + " = ?";
String[] params = new String[] { lookupKey,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE };
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(
ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, null, where, params, null);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
birthdayRow = cursor.getInt(idIdx);
long rawContactId = cursor.getLong(cursor
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID));
}
The problem is that if there is not birthday event set for a contact then this cursor i receive is empty ... and i don't know how to insert this event without a raw_contact_id. In order to insert the event i do the folowing:
values.put(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId);
values.put(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE, Event.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE);
values.put(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.START_DATE,
birthdayStartDate);
values.put(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.TYPE,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.TYPE_BIRTHDAY);
values.put(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.START_DATE,
context.getString(R.string.birthday_label));
if (birthdayRow >= 0) {
int result = contentResolver.update(
ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, values,
ContactsContract.Data._ID + " = " + birthdayRow, null);
Log.i("ContactList", "update result: " + result);
} else {
Uri result = contentResolver.insert(
ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, values);
Log.i("ContactList", "update result: " + result);
}
So please advice what shall i do, is there any way to add this event to the ContactData whitout a raw_contact id? Also i find strange the fact that for other ContactData like nickname i am doing the same thing and i dont get an empty cursor for the params
String[] params = new String[] { String.valueOf(lookupKey),
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE };
even if the contact has no nickname.

Use this to get the raw contact id before performing the insert.
long rawContactId = -1;
String[] projection = new String[]{ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.RAW_CONTACT_ID};
String selection = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.CONTACT_ID + "=?";
String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{
String.valueOf(bdayContact.getId()) };
Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null);
try {
if (c.moveToFirst()) {
rawContactId = c.getLong(0);
}
} finally {
c.close();
}

I cant update the notes section of a contact

I'm trying to change the notes section of a contact, I got their phone number (receivedLocationSender) and the Log output gives the correct Name and ID, but idk how to get it to replace the "NOTES" section of the contact.. what I currently have does absolutely nothing.
private void displayContacts() {
ContentResolver contentResolver = getBaseContext().getContentResolver();
ContentValues contentValues = new ContentValues();
Uri uri = Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.PhoneLookup.CONTENT_FILTER_URI, Uri.encode(receivedLocationSender));
String[] projection = new String[] {PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME, PhoneLookup._ID};
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(
uri,
projection,
null,
null,
null);
if(cursor!=null) {
while(cursor.moveToNext()){
String contactName = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME));
String contactId = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(PhoneLookup._ID));
contentValues.clear();
String noteWhereParams = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Note.NOTE;
String[] args = new String[] { String.valueOf(receivedLocation) };
contentValues.put(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Note.NOTE, receivedLocation);
getContentResolver().update(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, contentValues, contactId + "=?", args);
Log.d(LOGTAG, "contactMatch name: " + contactName);
Log.d(LOGTAG, "contactMatch id: " + contactId);
Log.d(LOGTAG, "contactNotes : " + ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Note.NOTE.toString());
}
cursor.close();
}
}

After you have a contact id (id) from phonelookup.. the stuff below works
ContentResolver cr = this.getContentResolver();
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.clear();
String noteWhere = ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID + " = ? AND " + ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE + " = ?";
String[] noteWhereParams = new String[]{id,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Note.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE};
values.put(CommonDataKinds.Note.NOTE, "NEW NOTE HERE!!!!");
cr.update(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, values, noteWhere, noteWhereParams);
Cursor noteCur = cr.query(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, null, noteWhere, noteWhereParams, null);
if (noteCur.moveToFirst()) {
String note = noteCur.getString(noteCur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Note.NOTE));
Log.d(LOGTAG, "notes : " + note);
}
noteCur.close();

Efficient way to load all contacts and all phone numbers (Android 2.0)

Is there a way of getting all the phone numbers for all contacts without doing a separate query for each contact? (using Android 2.0+). It's really slow if you have over 100 contacts (unusable on low end phones), I wondered if I could do a more efficient query.
Currently I'm getting a cursor with all valid ContactsContract.Contacts.IN_VISIBLE_GROUP contacts then a separate query for each contact to get all their numbers.
Snippet from the get Contacts just geting name and lookup key:
Uri uri = ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI;
String[] projection = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME,
ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY};
Then each contact using the lookup key.
Uri lookupUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI, lookupKey);
Uri res = ContactsContract.Contacts.lookupContact(contentResolver, lookupUri);
String[] projection = new String[]{ContactsContract.Contacts._ID, ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME, ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER};
...
Cursor phones = contentResolver.query( ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI, phoneProjection, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder);

Check if the below code helps
public ArrayList<PhoneContactInfo> getAllPhoneContacts() {
Log.d("START","Getting all Contacts");
ArrayList<PhoneContactInfo> arrContacts = new ArrayList<PhoneContactInfo>();
PhoneContactInfo phoneContactInfo=null;
Uri uri = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI;
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, new String[] {ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone._ID}, null, null, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME + " ASC");
cursor.moveToFirst();
while (cursor.isAfterLast() == false)
{
String contactNumber= cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER));
String contactName = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME));
int phoneContactID = cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone._ID));
phoneContactInfo = new PhoneContactInfo();
phoneContactInfo.setPhoneContactID(phoneContactID);
phoneContactInfo.setContactName(contactName);
phoneContactInfo.setContactNumber(contactNumber);
if (phoneContactInfo != null)
{
arrContacts.add(phoneContactInfo);
}
phoneContactInfo = null;
cursor.moveToNext();
}
cursor.close();
cursor = null;
Log.d("END","Got all Contacts");
return arrContacts;
}