Contact custom MimeType is not shown on Android versions less than 7

Question

I am trying to modify my existing contacts on my device.

I have implemented all the related stuff (AuthenticationService, AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter, SyncService, AbstractAccountAuthenticator etc..) following this guides/examples and this.

All works fine on my Samsung Galaxy S7 that has Android 7: now my contacts have a new custom function, if I select it, an Activity of my Application is launched. This is accomplished creating a contacts.xml file and using a custom MIMETYPE (as explained in the links above).

Unfortunately this approach seems to not work on devices running Android with version < 7. My custom function is not shown although everything seems to work correctly and no error is detected.

If someone knew something concerning it, it would be a great help.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

1. I'm assuming the ";" in your contacts.xml is a typo, or your project wouldn't compile
2. Try removing the android:detailSocialSummary line from your contacts.xml as most examples I know don't have that
3. Instead of ContactsAccountType try ContactsSource, see this as reference.
4. The mimetype usually doesn't point to an activity within your app, it should be: vnd.android.cursor.item/vnd.<your package>.<some action> but I don't think that's the problem you're having

Answer 2

Check Mime Type line, you must have to add .profile at the end and /vnd..profile

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ContactsSource
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<ContactsDataKind
    android:mimeType="vnd.android.cursor.item/vnd.com.krishna.test.profile"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:summaryColumn="data2"
    android:detailColumn="data3" />
</ContactsSource>