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to make user to select the multi contacts from phone-book and send sms

I am working on my app in which user will select and saves the contacts (3 contacts) from phonebook and sends them SMS with a click of a button . I am done with searching on that sms and button part, all i want to know what things will it require for taking the contacts input and saving them. I'm not expecting any full fledged programming from someone just the breif details on which i can search upon. I am only some months old for android. Thanks in advance

try this, use-
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI);
then, in your onAcitivityResult:
Uri contact = data.getData();
ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();
Cursor c = managedQuery(contact, null, null, null, null);
// c.moveToFirst();
while(c.moveToNext()){
String id = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
String name = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
if (Integer.parseInt(c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER))) > 0) {
Cursor pCur = cr.query(Phone.CONTENT_URI,null,Phone.CONTACT_ID +" = ?", new String[]{id}, null);
while(pCur.moveToNext()){
String phone = pCur.getString(pCur.getColumnIndex(Phone.NUMBER));
textview.setText(name+" Added " + phone);
}
}
}
You can also check this link for more help- How to call Android contacts list?

Views contact details and get phone number selected by user

I want to display the native android contacts list and then once the user picks a contact, i would like to move to the next native screen where it shows the details of the contact (like phone numbers, email, etc).
Now once the user selects either an email address or a phone number, I would then like to get that data back to my original activity and do further processing.
I know that I could use
startActivityForResult(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, Contacts.CONTENT_URI), REQUEST_CODE_PICK_CONTACT);
and then myself parse the contact using getContentResolver().query() and then store each of the required fields. Then finally display on a separate activity as contact details and then once the user chooses any one of the phone numbers or emails, then i use that to do further processing.
I tried to do the following inside onActivityResult():
Uri contactData = data.getData();
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, contactData);
startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_CODE_PICK_CONTACT_DETAIL);
This displays the details of the contact but when the user selects a particular number, android calls it instead of passing it back to me in the previous activity.
But I would like to use the native screens if possible and it would require a lot less parsing and no extra activities/fragments.
Could someone suggest how to go about doing this?
Thanks

You can get contact details from phone contact doing this way
Uri uri = data.getData();
String[] projection = new String[] {ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER};
Cursor people = getActivity().getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, null);
int indexName = people.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME);
int indexNumber = people.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER);
int type = people.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_TYPE);
people.moveToFirst();
do {
String name = people.getString(indexName);
String number = people.getString(indexNumber);
System.out.println(name+number);
} while (people.moveToNext());

This might help:
Uri contactData = data.getData();
ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();
Cursor c = cr.query(contactData, null, null, null, null);
if (c.moveToFirst()) {
String id = c
.getString(c
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
String hasPhone = c
.getString(c
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER));
if (hasPhone.equalsIgnoreCase("1")) {
Cursor phones = getContentResolver()
.query(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI,
null,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID
+ " = " + id, null, null);
phones.moveToFirst();
String cNumber = phones
.getString(phones
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER));
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), cNumber,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
String nameContact = c
.getString(c
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
// contact number = cNumber
//contact name = nameContact
}
}

Can't fetch phone numbers for linked contacts when one of the groups is invisible

I faced with problem while fetching phone numbers for linked contacts on HTC phone.
The problem only with contacts that have phone numbers in invisible group.
E.g. I have contact in addressbook that linked from Google and Facebook accounts.
Contact1 - Google account (contact name, email)
Contact1 - Facebook account (contact name, phone number)
In the Contacts settings Google group is active and Facebook group is hidden.
Here what I am doing in the code.
Preparing cursor for ListView that shows only contacts with phone numbers and in visible group.
Uri uri = ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI;
String[] projection = new String[] {
ContactsContract.Contacts._ID,
ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME,
ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY
};
String[] selectionArgs = null;
String sortOrder = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " COLLATE LOCALIZED ASC";
CursorLoader cursorLoader = new CursorLoader(AllContactsNewActivity.this,
uri, projection, ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER +" = 1 " +
" AND " + ContactsContract.Contacts.IN_VISIBLE_GROUP + " = '1'",
selectionArgs, sortOrder);
The Contact1 is presented in the list.
When user click on this contact I am fetching phone numbers from selected contact, but get empty list.
CursorLoader cursorLoader = new CursorLoader(
AllContactsNewActivity.this,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI,
projection,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID + "=?",
new String[] { String.valueOf(contactId) }, null);
I have already tried to use RAW_CONTACT_ID, _ID, LOOKUP_KEY for fetching numbers but w/o luck.
Could some one give me piece of advice how I can fetch phone numbers for these contacts or just not show such contacts in the ListView.

I had this exact same problem and searched for hours to find a solution. This is probably too late for you, but if you use the following code the facebook contacts are not included in the listing.
Please note that this uses deprecated code. I suspect, however, that we are stuck using it until facebook gets their act together and stops violating every rule Google ever made regarding contacts.
Calling code:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(intent, SELECT_CONTACT);
Later in onActivityResult
Uri contactData = data.getData();
Cursor c = managedQuery(contactData, null, null, null, null);
startManagingCursor(c);
if (c.moveToFirst()) {
String name = c.getString(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow(People.NAME));
String number = c.getString(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow(People.NUMBER));
Toast.makeText(this, name + " has number " + number, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

Android: strange thing about loading contact info

I created an app. It is working on htc desire hd, but when i tested it on ZTE Blade, a strange problem appeared. In my app when user selects a contact name from a spinner a menu appears. In the menu the user can send sms to the user, call him/her or just look at his/her contact info. On HTC Desire HD, everything is working fine. On ZTE there seems to be an exasperating problem with the contact info button: In certain cases when user selects a contact and wants to see his contact info, some other contact's info is shown. So I select Pete from my spinner but I get Dave's contact info. In other cases I select Tom from the spinner and I get Tom's contact info. The problem is not existing on my HTC. I couldn't figure out what causes the problem. By the way, my contact list on HTC is populated also from gmail and facebook and the app still working fine, while the contact list of the ZTE has never seen any gmail or facebook accounts (i am not entirely sure about this).
This is the code i am using to get to the contact info:
infobtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();
Cursor cur = cr.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
if (cur.getCount() > 0)
{
while (cur.moveToNext()) {
id_contact = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
name_contact = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
if (name_contact.equals(name1))
{
Cursor pCur = cr.query(
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI, null,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID +" = ?", new String[]{id_contact}, null);
id_contact2 = id_contact;
while (pCur.moveToNext()){
}
pCur.close();
}
}
Intent intent_contacts = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("content://contacts/people/" + id_contact2));
startActivity(intent_contacts);
}
}
});

I have similar problems in my application. The app is a widget that give possibility to use favorites contacts in fast way. User creates new widget and assigns contact to it. When he clicks on widget he is able to make common contact actions - call, sms, edit, etc.
Some users send report like this one:
"I select about 4 contacts and the app shows 4 but only one of them right 3 others is same contact which I didnt even picked".
"Why does the wrong contact show when picked? On my droid incredible"
I can't reproduce the problem on my side. I have tried several different devices, tried to make import/export contacts - no results.
Anyway, i have some ideas about source of the problem.
My application uses lookup keys to store contacts, according to sdk. So, when user picks up a contact, application stores contact lookup key. Then it uses this lookup key to get Contact ID for this contact. After that, it uses ONLY received Contact ID in all other functions. So does your function - it uses only Contact ID in sub-query.
The question is: is it possible that different contacts (with different lookup keys) have same Contact ID? It looks like it's possible on some devices in rare cases... If so, we need to use Contact ID + lookup key always together to identify contact. (update: the suggestion was incorrect. Lookup key can be changed after contact info modification, you won't find contact).
As I understand, you are able to reproduce the problem on your side. I would suggest to change your code in such way:
infobtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();
Cursor cur = cr.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
if (cur.getCount() > 0)
{
while (cur.moveToNext()) {
id_contact = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
name_contact = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
String lookup_key = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY));
if (name_contact.equals(name1))
{
Cursor pCur = cr.query(
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI, null,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID +" = ? AND " + ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.LOOKUP_KEY + " = ?", new String[]{id_contact, lookup_key}, null);
id_contact2 = id_contact;
while (pCur.moveToNext()){
}
pCur.close();
}
}
Intent intent_contacts = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("content://contacts/people/" + id_contact2));
startActivity(intent_contacts);
}
}
});
and try to reproduce the problem again.

You can see this link, It's very good: http://www.vtutorials.info/2014/08/working-with-android-contacts-how-to.html
private Map<Long, ArrayList<LocalContactInfo>> queryAllPhones(ContentResolver contentresolver)
{
HashMap<Long, ArrayList<LocalContactInfo>> hashmap = new HashMap<Long, ArrayList<LocalContactInfo>>();
Uri PhoneCONTENT_URI = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI;
String Phone_CONTACT_ID = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID;
String NUMBER = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER;
Cursor cursor = contentresolver.query(PhoneCONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
do
{
if (!cursor.moveToNext())
{
cursor.close();
return hashmap;
}
long l = cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndex(Phone_CONTACT_ID));
String s = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(NUMBER));
LocalContactInfo temp = new LocalContactInfo(String.valueOf(l), "", s, "", 1);
if (hashmap.containsKey(Long.valueOf(l))){
((List<LocalContactInfo>)hashmap.get(Long.valueOf(l))).add(temp);
} else{
ArrayList<LocalContactInfo> arraylist = new ArrayList<LocalContactInfo>();
arraylist.add(temp);
hashmap.put(Long.valueOf(l), arraylist);
}
} while (true);
}
And:
public List<LocalContactInfo> doloadContacts() {
List<LocalContactInfo> _return = new ArrayList<LocalContactInfo>();
Uri CONTENT_URI = ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI;
String _ID = ContactsContract.Contacts._ID;
String DISPLAY_NAME = ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME;
String HAS_PHONE_NUMBER = ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER;
ContentResolver contentResolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
Map<Long, ArrayList<LocalContactInfo>> map = queryAllPhones(contentResolver);
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(CONTENT_URI, null,null, null, null);
if(cursor == null || cursor.getCount()==0){
return _return;
}
if (cursor.getCount() > 0) {
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
Long contact_id = cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndex( _ID ));
String fullname = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex( DISPLAY_NAME )).trim();
int hasPhoneNumber = Integer.parseInt(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex( HAS_PHONE_NUMBER )));
if (hasPhoneNumber > 0 && map.get(contact_id) != null){
Object obj = ((List<LocalContactInfo>)map.get(contact_id)).get(0);
if(obj instanceof LocalContactInfo){
LocalContactInfo _temp = (LocalContactInfo)obj;
_return.add(new LocalContactInfo(String.valueOf(contact_id), fullname, _temp.getNumberPhone(), "",hasPhoneNumber));
}
}
}
}
return _return;
}

instead of using "contacts/people/xxx", try using contactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI.
basically, you want to replace.
Uri contactUri = Uri.parse("content://contacts/people/" + id_contact2));
with
Uri contactUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI,
id_contact2);
Another thing to note is that "id_contact2" may be changed if a sync occurs before you use it (like when google sync merges a contact). To prevent this, it might be better to use a LookupKey instead.
ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY
and retrieve using
Uri contactUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI,
yourContactLookupKey);

Android contact sheet problem

in my app the user can click on a contact in his phone and then view his contact sheet. I tested in on my HTC without problem. Then I tested in on ZTE and a strange thing emerged: in case of some persons when I click on them to view their contact sheet, another contact sheet comes up of a different person. There is also a feature to call these people where I have not experienced any problems. So e.g. I click on Tim Burton to view his contact sheet and I get Tim Burton's contact sheet. Then I click on Bruce Willis and I get Max Payne's contact sheet.
What maybe essential is that in case of the ZTE there were contacts imported from an older phone (with Symbian) and maybe this causes some kind of problem. So Bruce Willis may have been imported from that phone (the owner of the phone does not know that).
I tested the app on another ZTE without imported contacts. There was no problem with the contact sheets. So either my code needs improvement or this is a bug.
Here is my code to jump to the contact sheet of a selected contact:
(the name1 variable has the name of the selected contact e.g. Bruce W)
infobtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();
Cursor cur = cr.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
if (cur.getCount() > 0)
{
while (cur.moveToNext()) {
id_contact = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
name_contact = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
if (name_contact.equals(name1))
{
Cursor pCur = cr.query(
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI, null,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID +" = ?", new String[]{id_contact}, null);
id_contact2 = id_contact;
while (pCur.moveToNext()){
}
pCur.close();
}
}
Intent intent_contacts = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("content://contacts/people/" + id_contact2));
startActivity(intent_contacts);
}
}
});
Thanks in advance,
erdomester

I found the way. The reason was that me using a deprecated intent. This is the correct code:
String contactid26 = null;
ContentResolver contentResolver = getContentResolver();
Uri uri = Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.PhoneLookup.CONTENT_FILTER_URI, Uri.encode(phonenumintolist));
Cursor cursor =
contentResolver.query(
uri,
new String[] {PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME, PhoneLookup._ID},
null,
null,
null);
if(cursor!=null) {
while(cursor.moveToNext()){
String contactName = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME));
contactid26 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(PhoneLookup._ID));
}
cursor.close();
}
if (contactid26 == null)
{
Toast.makeText(DetailedCallHistory.this, "No contact found associated with this number", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else
{
Intent intent_contacts = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, String.valueOf(contactid26)));
//Intent intent_contacts = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("content://contacts/people/" + contactid26)); //deprecated!
startActivity(intent_contacts);
}