The problem lies within the broken parts of the Contacts app, so a proper implementation of custom contacts sync is effectively dead for all devices running 2.0.1 (and probably 2.1).
On 21 Jan, 00:05, sazilla <[email protected]> wrote: > did anyone fix this problem? any suggestion? > > does it mean that there's no application providing contacts sync? > > On Dec 29 2009, 3:14 pm, sazilla <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Vadim, > > > Actually for what I've understood thecustommime type can be used to > > specify how to render thecustomfields when you view the contact not > > while you edit it. I've found a bug in the Contacts application > > (around line > > 178):http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Contacts.git;... > > > The ExternalSource component should be able to read the xml file you > > mentioned above and render it in the contacts editing screen, but... > > it doesn't. > > > The Facebook application, for example, defines acustomfiled (the FB > > profile) in the contacts.xml file, and it i rendered correctly when > > you view a FB contact, but the FBaccountin Android is a read onlyaccount, > > it means that in any case you cannot create/edit contacts > > from android. > > > Up to now I found only a workaroun, filtering the intent launched > > everytime a contact must be created/edited and show acustomcontacts > > edit screen, for our contactsaccount, or forward the request to the > > default contacts app if the contact belongs to a differentaccount. > > > Let me know if you've found any other workaround. > > > Thank you > > > Carlo > > > On Dec 23, 3:16 pm, Vadim Vohmjanin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have found something... > > > > For thatcustomData row to appear in the Contacts app, you'll need to > > > associate yourcustomMIME-type with XML that describes how to render > > > the UI. The only current way of doing this is to define a sync > > > adapter <service> and add <meta-data> definition inside, something > > > like this: > > > > <meta-data android:name="android.provider.CONTACTS_STRUCTURE" > > > android:resource="@xml/contacts" /> > > > > So you have 2 metas there, one is for sync adapter. > > > > Then define the contacts XML inside your app ./res/xml/contacts.xml: > > > > --snip-- > > > <ContactsSource xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > > > android";> > > > <ContactsDataKind > > > android:mimeType="vnd.com.example.voip.cursor.item/phone_v2" > > > android:icon="@drawable/icon" > > > android:summaryColumn="data2" > > > android:detailColumn="data3" /> > > > </ContactsSource> > > > --snip-- > > > > I have tried this, but i didn't get it working. It sure effects in > > > some way. But i don't get desirable result. > > > > Any help pls? > > > > On Dec 18, 4:32 pm, Vadim Vohmjanin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I faced the same problem. > > > > > I'm doing the research now. If you have found how to do it, please > > > > provide this info. I'd be very greatfull. > > > > > I also wanted to know, what exactly way do you createcustomaccount? > > > > As i understoodaccountcreation currently *requires* a developer to > > > > implement a > > > > service that extends AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter and publishes the > > > > correct intent in > > > > its manifest. > > > > When this is not the case, the "Accounts & Sync" settings does not > > > > handle the case > > > > where this is not defined and causes the NPE in the core process that > > > > causes the > > > > reboot. > > > > It is recommended that this defect be patch and/or the documentation > > > > updated to include the > > > > proper procedures and requirements for creation of anaccountin > > > > Android. > > > > > Alsoaccountcreation requires of the authenticator to be implemented > > > > for theaccounttype. > > > > In order to be an authenticator developer must extend > > > > AbstractAccountAuthenticator class, provider implementations for the > > > > abstract methods and write a service that returns implemented > > > > AccountAuthenticator. > > > > > Or there is more simple way to create acustomaccountfor Contacts? > > > > > On Dec 15, 4:52 pm, sazilla <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I encountered an issue while configuring my ownaccountfor android > > > > > contacts sync. When the user choses to add a new contact to thecustom > > > > >account, only the name fields and the photo are showed. This behaviour > > > > > can be found in the ExternalSource.java android source file. > > > > > > My question is, if I don't want to addcustomcontacts fields for my > > > > >account, how can I configure theaccountto show all the standard > > > > > fields in the contacts application in the same way the googleaccount > > > > > does? > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > Carlo -- 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
