READ_PHONE_NUMBERS not working below android O

Question

I am requesting this permission READ_PHONE_NUMBERS . On and above 26 is working fine but below 26 the permission dialog to show allow and deny is not popping up. Coded as below .

 ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(mActivity, new String[]{android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS}, RC_PN);

How can i make it work below android 26(Oreo). ? Thanks in advance.

A Farmanbar · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-09T11:18:54.240

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Use the code below for different android versions

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(mActivity, new String[{android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS}, RC_PN);} 
else {
TelephonyManager tMgr =(TelephonyManager)mAppContext.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
String mPhoneNumber = tMgr.getLine1Number();}

AndroidManifest.xml

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />

More

Requires Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE or Manifest.permission.READ_SMS or Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS

Reference

edited Mar 09 '23 at 11:18

answered Jul 05 '19 at 10:09

A Farmanbar

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java.lang.SecurityException: getLine1NumberForDisplay: Neither user 10133 nor current process has android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE or android.permission.READ_SMS. – SimpleCoder Jul 05 '19 at 10:27
yeah .. already declared.. Have you tested above code to be working ? – SimpleCoder Jul 05 '19 at 10:29
you meant below O i have to request or READ_PHONE_STATE to get Line1Number ? – SimpleCoder Jul 05 '19 at 10:32
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/196039/discussion-between-simplecoder-and-mr-af). – SimpleCoder Jul 05 '19 at 10:34
A.F ... Yeah with little tweak.. it is working.. above 25 used PHONE_NUMBER, below used PHONE_STATE. – SimpleCoder Jul 09 '19 at 08:34

READ_PHONE_NUMBERS not working below android O

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