Currently I think the only fix is to not offer the option to Samsung
phones - a very bad solution.

On 31 July, 13:32, pistol <lava.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You are right - I needn't startActivityForResult() - just
> startActivity().
> I still would get the ActivityNotFiundException though.
> ;-(
>
> I just want the Contacts 'view' opened up so the user can look at
> them.  Not to pick or return (a specific) one.
>
> I works fine on all my phones and emulators.
>
> Pete
>
> On 28 July, 22:05, Dmitri Plotnikov <dplotni...@google.com> wrote:
>
> > The code appears to be correct - it is supposed to work on any Android phone
> > :-(
>
> > However, calling it for result does not really make sense.  It is supposed
> > to launch the activity and that's that - no result will be returned.
>
> > If you need to user to pick a contact from the list, do this instead:
>
> > new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, Contacts.CONTENT_URI)
>
> > Cheers,
> > - Dmitri
>
> > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Indicator Veritatis 
> > <mej1...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > > My guess is that it is the non-Samsung phones that are doing something
> > > non-standard, something you cannot rely on. For as I read your code,
> > > you are trying to view not just a contact, but an entire contact
> > > database. I don't think Android guarantees that that Action is
> > > supported on the entire database.
>
> > > Try appending a specific ID to the Uri.
>
> > > On Jul 28, 7:09 am, pistol <lava.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Some of my users with Samsung phones (GT-I9000, SGH-I897 to name at
> > > > least 2) cannot open the Contacts view on their phones - thew way my
> > > > app has this coded is like this:
>
> > > > Uri uri = ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI;
> > > > Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
> > > > startActivityForResult(intent, Constants.ACTIVITY_CALL_CONTACTS);
>
> > > > This causes an ActivityNotFoundException.
>
> > > > Is the problem that this is not the way to call the Contacts provider
> > > > or that Samsung have not implementeed it?
>
> > > > If it is down to Samsung can some-one give me the correct Uri?  though
> > > > it will be terrible to have to have phone specific code.
>
> > > > thanks,
> > > >            Pete
>
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