I've got a question related to #8 "How do I add an Account type, a'la Facebook, so that I can sync contact data in from MySpace/Livejournal/ whatever." This seems like the best thread so far to ask it:
My goal is to have the stock android Contacts app create a full fledged contact with Name, Phone, Email, etc., for my custom account type. After some code reading and experimentation, I understand how programmers are meant to register a new account type, provide a sync adapter for that account type, and provide an xml CONTACTS_STRUCTURE for that account type. I have all of this working, so I am able to create a new account and add contacts all from the Contacts app. However, the only editable fields that appear when I create a contact are "Given name" and "Family name." A close read of packages/apps/Contacts/src/com/android/contacts/model/ ExternalSource.java reveals that the EditField and EditTypes info in the CONTACTS_STRUCTURE xml file are not being parsed. So the fields I specify in my CONTACTS_STRUCTURE do not appear in the UI. Will this functionality be implemented and released in the near term? ...or am I missing something? Also, are there any other sample CONTACTS_STRUCTURE files besides the comments in ExternalSource.java? Thanks, Brian On Nov 22, 3:42 am, GDroid <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks jarkman. I've continued the discussion in the thread you have > mentioned. > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/f3b24f3a0748a622 > > On Nov 19, 12:27 pm, jarkman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > GDroid - here's a recipe for supporting two SDK versions in one app: > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/f3b24f3a0748a622 > > > Richard > > > On Nov 18, 9:43 am, GDroid <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I would like to add one more question to this issue: > > > > 15) What is the best way to write the code so in case the API Level is > > > below 5, some of the contacts actions can still be done correctly. > > > > As far as I've checked when publishing an application on the market > > > there is no way to publish two "apk"s, for different API levels. As > > > noted in other threads, the only Phone I know of currently running > > > Android 2.0 is the Motorola Droid. My guess is that every developer > > > would like to be able to support other/older phones as well. > > > > On Nov 17, 8:38 pm, Rachel Blackman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:21 AM, Jeff Sharkey wrote: > > > > > > [ ... snip ... ] > > > > > Thank you! I'll try to write up an updated FAQ this evening, with some > > > > short examples written for various queries, and post a draft. :) > > -- 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
