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I want to create a button that, when pressed, will open the Add Contacts Page of Phone Application. And once the Done/Cancel button is pressed, it should come back to my Application. I know this is possible, but i don't know how.

Sachin Dinesh
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I think the Apple address book programming guide will help you: 

   ABNewPersonViewController *view = [[ABNewPersonViewController alloc] init];
   view.newPersonViewDelegate = self;

   UINavigationController *newNavigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc]
                                              initWithRootViewController:view];
   [self presentModalViewController:newNavigationController
                    animated:YES];

ABNewPersonViewController is deprecated with iOS9. One should use CNContactViewController instead. Unfortunately there is a bug, refer to this thread (CNContactViewController Bug).

  CNContactStore().requestAccessForEntityType(.Contacts) {ok, err in
        guard ok else {return} // only if access is granted
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
            let con = CNMutableContact()

            let unkvc = CNContactViewController(forUnknownContact: con)
            unkvc.contactStore = CNContactStore()
            unkvc.delegate = self
            unkvc.allowsActions = false
            self.presentViewController(unkvc, animated: true, completion: nil)
        }

and the delegate methods:

func contactViewController(vc: CNContactViewController, didCompleteWithContact con: CNContact?) 

func contactViewController(vc: CNContactViewController, shouldPerformDefaultActionForContactProperty prop: CNContactProperty) -> Bool
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  • thanks a lot guys, it worked! Is it possible to come back to my application after i press done/cancel button? – Sachin Dinesh Mar 09 '16 at 09:21
  • You defined your ViewController, where you present the `ABNewPersonViewController`, as delegate. Therefore you have to implement the delegate methods of this `ABNewPersonViewController`, like this one `unknownPersonViewController:didResolveToPerson:` – Marc Mar 09 '16 at 09:47
  • I just saw that with iOS9 this `ABNewPersonViewController` is deprecated. you should use CNContactViewController instead. I will provide some information my edited answer. – Marc Mar 09 '16 at 10:03
  • Im sorry I can't figure out what you just said. I am new to coding so it'll be really helpful for me if you could explain it. – Sachin Dinesh Mar 09 '16 at 10:05
  • that would be really nice @marc14 – Sachin Dinesh Mar 09 '16 at 10:06
  • @SachinDinesh what information didn't you understand? – Marc Mar 09 '16 at 10:13
  • could you please share the exact code to do the process? – Sachin Dinesh Mar 09 '16 at 11:58
  • Please look at the link, which I posted in my answer and which is referring to another stackoverflow thread. There is a github link which contains an example Xcode project. – Marc Mar 09 '16 at 12:07
  • I think i found the answer: (void)newPersonViewController:(ABNewPersonViewController *)newPersonView didCompleteWithNewPerson:(ABRecordRef)person – Sachin Dinesh Mar 10 '16 at 08:55