The cursor you get from a query ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI should have the merged contacts. I have the same issue. But only on ICS on Gingerbread everything works ok. Which OS version are you using Niki? -- Andreas
On Jan 4, 6:00 am, James Black <[email protected]> wrote: > As was suggested read them into a Collection where you can check for > uniqueness before adding it. > On Jan 4, 2012 6:58 AM, "nikhilesh singh tak" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > Any comment on this. I am still facing this issue. On debugging I found > > that the duplication is becuse of the linked contacts. My contact book is > > linked with multiple accounts(gmail, facebook etc). When I read the contact > > I get multiple contacts with same display name but different _id. > > > Please suggest. > > > Thanks > > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Mukesh Srivastav > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> you need to find with the cursor and get the id and then use the delete > >> operation. this is what i did. > > >> some thing like cursor.delete. > > >> Warm Regards, > >> *Mukesh Kumar*, > >> Android Consultant/Freelancer, > >> India,Hyderabad. > > >> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 12:58 PM, nikhilesh singh tak < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>> @ mukesh thanks for the replay... > > >>> But what will be the criteria to remove the duplicate entires from the > >>> cursor. > > >>> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Mukesh Srivastav <[email protected] > >>> > wrote: > > >>>> Dear Nikilesh, > > >>>> let the cursor retursn the duplicate value. you need to sort out to > >>>> remove the duplicate. > > >>>> Warm Regards, > >>>> *Mukesh Kumar*, > >>>> Android Consultant/Freelancer, > >>>> India,Hyderabad. > > >>>> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 12:38 AM, nikki > >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>> Hi Group, > > >>>>> Please help me, I am trying to read the native phonebook. I have used > >>>>> " Cursor cursor = cr.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI,null, > >>>>> null, null, ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME + " COLLATE > >>>>> LOCALIZED ASC");" to get all the contact ID. > > >>>>> Based on the ID I am fetching other details like phone number, email > >>>>> photo etc. > > >>>>> The issue is on the devices whose phone books are synced with other > >>>>> accounts as well( like gmail) I am getting duplicate entry for the > >>>>> same contact in my application. The same contact name is repeated 4 5 > >>>>> times. > > >>>>> I have searched a lot but not able to find anything on it. > > >>>>> Thanks In Advance. > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > >>>> -- > > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > >>> -- > >>> Nikhilesh Singh Tak > > >>> +91-9754070871 > >>> +91-9929098279 > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > >> -- > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > Nikhilesh Singh Tak > > > +91-9754070871 > > +91-9929098279 > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
