How to remove a contact with a specified phone number

silverburgh.meryl · by **silverburgh.meryl** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:22 pm

How to remove a contact with a specified phone number?

I try this:

String phone ="1234567";
context.getContentResolver().delete(Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI,
phone, null);

But I get an error with this:
java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot delete that URL:
content://contacts/phones
at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:130)
at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:110)
at android.content.ContentProviderProxy.delete(ContentProviderNative.java:362)
at android.content.ContentResolver.delete(ContentResolver.java:386)
at com.mytest.TestUtil.removeContact(TestUtil.java:87)

Thank you for any pointers.

MrSnowflake · by **MrSnowflake** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:14 am

You might wanna try forming a decent SQL select argument for the delete() method:
context.getContentResolver().delete(Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI,
Contacts.PhoneNumberColumn+"=?", new String[] {phone});

silverburgh.meryl · by **silverburgh.meryl** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:03 am

Thanks. I tried your suggestion (modified to Contacts.PhonesColumns.NUMBER)

I set get the same error:

Code: Select all: ava.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot delete that URL: content://contacts/phones at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:130) at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:110) at android.content.ContentProviderProxy.delete(ContentProviderNative.java:362) at android.content.ContentResolver.delete(ContentResolver.java:386)

Code: Select all: private void removeContact(Context context, String phone) { //context.getContentResolver().delete(Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI, phone, null); context.getContentResolver().delete(Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI, Contacts.PhonesColumns.NUMBER+"=?", new String[] {phone}); }

EMMNS · by **EMMNS** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:55 pm

I am having the same problem now, how did you solve it?
I have the permission done in the manifest.xml too

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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
 
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
 
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and here is my code:

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public int deleteContact() {
 
                int isOK=0;
 
                try{
 
                        isOK=ClientLoader.this.getContentResolver().delete(
 
                                        Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI, null, null);
 
                }catch (Exception e){
 
                        System.out.println(e.toString());
 
                }
 
                return isOK;
 
        }
 
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I have the try/catch just for debuging

but still get the same error:

ava.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot delete that URL: content://contacts/phones

did you find a solution for it ?

thanx

EMMNS

How to remove a contact with a specified phone number

How to remove a contact with a specified phone number

Cannot delete that URL: content://contacts/phones

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