Insert a new contact intent

Question

For one of my apps, I need the user to select one of his existing contacts or to create a new one. Picking one is clearly easy to do with the following code:

i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, Contacts.CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(i, PICK_CONTACT_REQUEST );

Now I want to create a new contact. I tried to use that code but it doesn't trigger the activity result:

i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_INSERT);
i.setType(Contacts.CONTENT_TYPE);
startActivityForResult(i, PICK_CONTACT_REQUEST);

The above code will start the contact adding form. Then when I validate it, it just asks me to open the contact list and the onActivityResult method is never triggered.

Could you help me to make it working ?

I read on some boards that this wasn't possible, and I had to create my own contact adding form. Could you confirm that ?

EDIT: Problem solved. Check my answer.

Answer 1

You can choose whether you want to add the contact automatically, or open the add contact activity with pre-filled data:

/**
 * Open the add-contact screen with pre-filled info
 * 
 * @param context
 *            Activity context
 * @param person
 *            {@link Person} to add to contacts list
 */
public static void addAsContactConfirmed(final Context context, final Person person) {

    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_INSERT);
    intent.setType(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_TYPE);

    intent.putExtra(ContactsContract.Intents.Insert.NAME, person.name);
    intent.putExtra(ContactsContract.Intents.Insert.PHONE, person.mobile);
    intent.putExtra(ContactsContract.Intents.Insert.EMAIL, person.email);

    context.startActivity(intent);

}

/**
 * Automatically add a contact into someone's contacts list
 * 
 * @param context
 *            Activity context
 * @param person
 *            {@link Person} to add to contacts list
 */
public static void addAsContactAutomatic(final Context context, final Person person) {
    String displayName = person.name;
    String mobileNumber = person.mobile;
    String email = person.email;

    ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> ops = new ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation>();

    ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI)
            .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, null)
            .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, null).build());

    // Names
    if (displayName != null) {
        ops.add(ContentProviderOperation
                .newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI)
                .withValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, 0)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
                        ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME,
                        displayName).build());
    }

    // Mobile Number
    if (mobileNumber != null) {
        ops.add(ContentProviderOperation
                .newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI)
                .withValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, 0)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
                        ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER, mobileNumber)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE,
                        ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE_MOBILE).build());
    }

    // Email
    if (email != null) {
        ops.add(ContentProviderOperation
                .newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI)
                .withValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, 0)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
                        ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.DATA, email)
                .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.TYPE,
                        ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.TYPE_WORK).build());
    }

    // Asking the Contact provider to create a new contact
    try {
        context.getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    Toast.makeText(context, "Contact " + displayName + " added.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
            .show();
}