Match number to contact in android app

Question

Have an android app that prints with a toast pop up, and reads out a received message with tts. I use "String origin = smsMessage[0].getOriginatingAddress();" to get the phone number of the sender.
I want to query the contacts list on the phone, so if the received number matches any contacts, it will print & read out the name of the sender instead. Otherwise, if the number is not recognised, it will default back to just printing & reading the OriginatingAddress number. Iv'e looked at How can I query Android contact based on a phone number? - but not quite sure howto go about it.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 10 '12 at 18:35

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Uri phoneUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(PhoneLookup.CONTENT_FILTER_URI, Uri.encode(origin));
Cursor phonesCursor = context.getContentResolver().query(phoneUri, new String[] {PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME}, null, null, null);

if(phonesCursor != null && phonesCursor.moveToFirst()) {
    displayName = phonesCursor.getString(0); // this is the contact name
}//end if

Go this eventually.

edited Aug 10 '12 at 18:35

Bo Persson

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answered Aug 10 '12 at 13:56

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Robby Pond · Answer 2 · 2011-02-17T14:51:44.697

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That question had the answer and posted the code.

Uri phoneUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(PhoneLookup.CONTENT_FILTER_URI,
                            Uri.encode(mNumber));
Cursor phonesCursor = managedQuery(phoneUri, new String[] {PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME}, null, null, null);
if(phonesCursor != null && phonesCursor.moveToFirst()) {
     String displayName = phonesCursor.getString(0); // this is the contact name

edited Feb 17 '11 at 14:51

answered Feb 17 '11 at 13:02

Robby Pond

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Gives an error with the managedQuery line. Not really sure what to do with it. – GrumP Feb 17 '11 at 14:43
@GrumP I had an extra 'null' in the function call. Try it again. – Robby Pond Feb 17 '11 at 14:52
@GrumP managedQuery() is a member of the Activity class. That code assumes you are calling it from your Activity. – Robby Pond Feb 17 '11 at 18:38
The class I am working with extends Broadcast receiver, how should I go about getting the code you posted to work? – GrumP Feb 17 '11 at 18:39
Tried this is a class extending activity, got no compiler errors, but app crashes at run time. Very frustrating. Have spent a long time at it now. – GrumP Feb 23 '11 at 22:26

Match number to contact in android app

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