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user1248568
user1248568

Reputation: 621

Get selected phone number from contacts list without READ_CONTACTS permission

In my app I want give user possibility to fill text form with phone number by manually typing it or selecting phone number from contacts list. One thing I don't understand is why I should set READ_CONTACTS permission if user select contact by himself.I am using code listed below:

  1. To start Contacts activity:

    Intent pickContactIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
                                 ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI);
pickContactIntent.setType(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_TYPE);
startActivityForResult(pickContactIntent, PICK_CONTACT_REQUEST_CODE);

  2. To process Intent data from onActivityResult:

    Uri uri = data.getData();
if (uri != null) {
  Cursor c = null;
  try {
    c = getContentResolver()
        .query(
            uri,
            new String[] { ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER,
                ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE }, null, null,
            null);

    if (c != null && c.moveToFirst()) {
      String number = c.getString(0);
      int type = c.getInt(1);
      showSelectedNumber(type, number);
    }
  } finally {
    if (c != null) {
      c.close();
    }
  }
}

And as I understand getContentResolver().query() requires READ_CONTACTS permission to obtain phone number.

My question: is it possible somehow to process Intent that come in onActivityResult without READ_CONTACTS?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2617

Answers (5)

Alon Kogan
Alon Kogan

Reputation: 3418

with or without placing the permission in your manifest, You will need to request that permission from the User on-the-fly.

if( getApplicationContext().checkSelfPermission( Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS ) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ) ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS}, resultValue);

only then after the approval you will be able to query the contacts phone number/name etc.

Upvotes: -1

ArnaudR
ArnaudR

Reputation: 1982

you SHOULDN'T need READ_CONTACTS actually. @Tony Chu is right, the documentation says:

Note: Before Android 2.3 (API level 9), performing a query on the Contacts Provider (like the one shown above) requires that your app declare the READ_CONTACTS permission (see Security and Permissions). However, beginning with Android 2.3, the Contacts/People app grants your app a temporary permission to read from the Contacts Provider when it returns you a result. The temporary permission applies only to the specific contact requested, so you cannot query a contact other than the one specified by the intent's Uri, unless you do declare the READ_CONTACTS permission. (Source)

HOWEVER, I've noticed that some phones may require it nonetheless (xperia devices in my experience and also HTC ones according to @AVirvara).

Sorry but it seems like you won't have any alternative.

Upvotes: 1

BlazeFast
BlazeFast

Reputation: 1048

You don't need READ_CONTACTS actually.

Note: Before Android 2.3 (API level 9), performing a query on the Contacts Provider (like the one shown above) requires that your app declare the READ_CONTACTS permission (see Security and Permissions). However, beginning with Android 2.3, the Contacts/People app grants your app a temporary permission to read from the Contacts Provider when it returns you a result. The temporary permission applies only to the specific contact requested, so you cannot query a contact other than the one specified by the intent's Uri, unless you do declare the READ_CONTACTS permission.

Source: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/intents/result.html

Upvotes: 3

Darshan
Darshan

Reputation: 2379

Yous should write permission in manifest file then u only able to read contact from file.

Upvotes: 0

Ram kiran Pachigolla
Ram kiran Pachigolla

Reputation: 21191

You can not access Android contacts dababase without giving READ_CONTACTS permission in your manifest file.

The Android mobile OS uses a permission system to help ensure that apps behave appropriately. The system allows apps to request access to features on the device that can use power, access sensitive data, and incur charges.

Upvotes: 0

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