satya - Tuesday, October 12, 2010 1:24:51 PM

contacts api document

satya - Tuesday, October 12, 2010 1:54:13 PM

The ContactsContract api

satya - Tuesday, October 12, 2010 1:55:35 PM

ContactsContract.RawContacts api

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How can I download a file using filemanager in ADT?

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satya - Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:18:24 PM

How can I access the filemanager


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satya - Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:19:46 PM

what is DCIM

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what is vcf

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android adt file explorer

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android adt file explorer copy file

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satya - Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:37:41 PM

Android ADT File explorer has an icon (top right) to copy files

satya - Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:43:06 PM

Here is a look at that icon

See top right

satya - Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:47:17 PM

Here is an exported vcf file for two contacts


BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:C1-Last;C1-First;;;
FN:C1-First C1-Last
TEL;TLX:55555
TEL;WORK:66666
EMAIL;HOME:test@home.com
EMAIL;WORK:test@work.com
ORG:WorkComp
TITLE:President
ORG:Work Other
TITLE:President
URL:www.com
NOTE:Note1
X-AIM:aim
X-MSN:wlive
END:VCARD
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:C2-Last;C2-first;;;
FN:C2-first C2-Last
END:VCARD

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 9:49:19 AM

CommonDataKinds api

email, im, address are all treated as rows with different column aliases.

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 9:55:39 AM

The complete list of data columns

These are all generic columns. The key column is the MimeType column indicating the kind of row it is.

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 9:57:51 AM

Where are the mime types for the contact data defined

Data is a generic table that can hold any kind of contact data. The kind of data stored in a given row is specified by the row's MIMETYPE value, which determines the meaning of the generic columns DATA1 through DATA15. For example, if the data kind is Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, then the column DATA1 stores the phone number, but if the data kind is Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, then DATA1 stores the email address. Sync adapters and applications can introduce their own data kinds.

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 10:05:42 AM

convention

data1: for actual data such as email, phone etc.

data15: for blob data

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 10:07:58 AM

android syncing contacts

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satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 10:09:06 AM

android contact sync adapters

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satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 10:10:58 AM

Using ContentProviderOperation

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satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 10:15:02 AM

Inserting a phone number


ContentValues values = new ContentValues(); 
values.put(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId); 
values.put(Data.MIMETYPE, Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE); 
values.put(Phone.NUMBER, "1-800-GOOG-411"); 
values.put(Phone.TYPE, Phone.TYPE_CUSTOM); 
values.put(Phone.LABEL, "free directory assistance"); 
Uri dataUri = getContentResolver().insert(Data.CONTENT_URI, values);

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:22:02 PM

example content type: contacts.phones.content_type


vnd.android.cursor.dir/phone

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:31:03 PM

Many content types are defined in the Contacts.ContactMethods class

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:32:15 PM

content_postal_item_type


vnd.android.cursor.item/postal-address

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:45:33 PM

Sorry, the above constant is deprecated

Instead look at the ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.(SpecificKid).content_type

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:46:40 PM

See this for address content type

which is


vnd.android.cursor.dir/postal-address_v2

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:48:46 PM

The wellknown common data kinds are


email
event
groupmemebership
im
nickname
note
organization
phone
photo
relation
structuredname
structuredpostal
website

Each of these types will inform the mime type and also the additional columns they use.

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:56:01 PM

Relationship


Raw Contacts
**************
gmail/rc1 - rawcontact1 (rc1)
gmail/rc2 - rawcontact 2 (rc2)

Data
*********
rc1 name satya
rc1 email home a@a.com
rc1 im aol a@aol.com
rc1 im yahoo a@yahoo.com

rc2 name jay
rc2 home address (street1, city2, state)

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:56:48 PM

rawcontacts api

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 1:59:16 PM

rawcontact aggregation depends on


structured name
organization
phone number
email
nickname

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 2:08:20 PM

Adding a raw contact first


ContentValues values = new ContentValues(); 
values.put(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, accountType); 
values.put(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, accountName); 
Uri rawContactUri = 
 getContentResolver().insert(RawContacts.CONTENT_URI, values); 
long rawContactId = ContentUris.parseId(rawContactUri);

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 3:43:02 PM

android contacts default account type name

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satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 3:51:38 PM

Some info link on contact types and accounts

Summary at this link

you have an option to choose a contact type when you create a new contact

You cannot change contact types once created

By default your contact type is PHONE

is that same as account type??

Under "People" go to menu/view and ensure that Google is checked - and NOT phone or facebook or any other ones that may be listed.

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 4:33:36 PM

android new contact account choose

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satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 4:52:37 PM

android emulator syncing sntp

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satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 4:59:01 PM

can i turn on the sync in the emulator

based on this link people are having issues

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 5:01:36 PM

People seem to suggest that you need a real device

because google gmail requires a real ID of the device

satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 5:03:34 PM

android emulator syncing

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satya - Friday, October 29, 2010 5:18:01 PM

gmail in android emulator

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satya - Monday, November 01, 2010 12:50:20 PM

business card application

satya - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:43:39 AM

To see gmail account setup in the emulator you may need to install the google api optional component

I am checking now.

satya - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 4:31:54 PM

That indeed is the fact

To see the gmail account setup in the emulator you need to download and install the google api extension. In builds starting with 2.3 this extension comes in a separate bundle.