ContactsContract.Settings

Kotlin |Java

public static final class ContactsContract.Settings
extends Object implements ContactsContract.SettingsColumns

java.lang.Object
↳	android.provider.ContactsContract.Settings

Contacts-specific settings for various Account's.

A settings entry for an account is created automatically when a raw contact or group is inserted that references it. Settings entries cannot be deleted as long as raw contacts or groups continue to reference it; in order to delete a settings entry all raw contacts and groups referencing the account must be deleted first.

Columns

Settings
String	`ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.ACCOUNT_NAME`	read/write-once	The name of the account instance to which this row belongs.
String	`ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.ACCOUNT_TYPE`	read/write-once	The type of account to which this row belongs, which when paired with `ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.ACCOUNT_NAME` identifies a specific account.
int	`ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.SHOULD_SYNC`	read/write	Depending on the mode defined by the sync-adapter, this flag controls the top-level sync behavior for this data source.
int	`ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.UNGROUPED_VISIBLE`	read/write	Flag indicating if contacts without any `CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership` entries should be visible in any user interface.
int	`ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.ANY_UNSYNCED`	read-only	Read-only flag indicating if this `ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.SHOULD_SYNC` or any `Groups.SHOULD_SYNC` under this account have been marked as unsynced.
int	`ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.UNGROUPED_COUNT`	read-only	Read-only count of `Contacts` from a specific source that have no `CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership` entries.
int	`ContactsContract.SettingsColumns.UNGROUPED_WITH_PHONES`	read-only	Read-only count of `Contacts` from a specific source that have no `CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership` entries, and also have phone numbers.

Summary

Constants
`String`	`ACTION_SET_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT` Action used to launch the UI to set the default account for new contacts.
`String`	`CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE` The MIME-type of `CONTENT_URI` providing a single setting.
`String`	`CONTENT_TYPE` The MIME-type of `CONTENT_URI` providing a directory of settings.

Inherited constants

From interface android.provider.ContactsContract.SettingsColumns

`String`	`ACCOUNT_NAME` The name of the account instance to which this row belongs.
`String`	`ACCOUNT_TYPE` The type of account to which this row belongs, which when paired with `ACCOUNT_NAME` identifies a specific account.
`String`	`ANY_UNSYNCED` Read-only flag indicating if this `SHOULD_SYNC` or any `Groups.SHOULD_SYNC` under this account have been marked as unsynced.
`String`	`DATA_SET` The data set within the account that this row belongs to.
`String`	`SHOULD_SYNC` Depending on the mode defined by the sync-adapter, this flag controls the top-level sync behavior for this data source.
`String`	`UNGROUPED_COUNT` Read-only count of `Contacts` from a specific source that have no `CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership` entries.
`String`	`UNGROUPED_VISIBLE` Flag indicating if contacts without any `CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership` entries should be visible in any user interface.
`String`	`UNGROUPED_WITH_PHONES` Read-only count of `Contacts` from a specific source that have no `CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership` entries, and also have phone numbers.

Fields
`public static final Uri`	`CONTENT_URI` The content:// style URI for this table

Public methods
`static Account`	`getDefaultAccount(ContentResolver resolver)` Get the account that is set as the default account for new contacts, which should be initially selected when creating a new contact on contact management apps.

Inherited methods

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Constants

ACTION_SET_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT

Added in API level 33

public static final String ACTION_SET_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT

Action used to launch the UI to set the default account for new contacts.

Constant Value: "android.provider.action.SET_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT"

CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE

Added in API level 5

public static final String CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE

The MIME-type of CONTENT_URI providing a single setting.

Constant Value: "vnd.android.cursor.item/setting"

CONTENT_TYPE

Added in API level 5

public static final String CONTENT_TYPE

The MIME-type of CONTENT_URI providing a directory of settings.

Constant Value: "vnd.android.cursor.dir/setting"

Fields

CONTENT_URI

Added in API level 5

public static final Uri CONTENT_URI

The content:// style URI for this table

Public methods

getDefaultAccount

public static Account getDefaultAccount (ContentResolver resolver)

Get the account that is set as the default account for new contacts, which should be initially selected when creating a new contact on contact management apps. If the setting has not been set by any app, it will return null. Once the setting is set to non-null Account, it can still be set to null in the future.

Parameters
`resolver`	`ContentResolver`: the ContentResolver to query. This value cannot be `null`.

Returns
`Account`	the default account for new contacts, or null if it's not set or set to NULL account.