[jira] [Created] (CB-11038) Android: Automatically created (nonsense) contacts are retrieved too

["Tobias Mücksch (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Tobias Mücksch created CB-11038:
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             Summary: Android: Automatically created (nonsense) contacts are retrieved too
                 Key: CB-11038
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11038
             Project: Apache Cordova
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Plugin Contacts
         Environment: Android 6 Marshmallow
            Reporter: Tobias Mücksch


For some reason, Android (or Gmail) creates contacts for each email a user receives (via gmail). By default those Contacts are hidden in the systems contacts-app.

The problem is; the cordova-plugin-contacts retrieves those contacts too; even if they aren't real contacts and in most cases of no interest. Additionally this is different behaviour from the iOS version.

You can spot these "ghost contacts" when you open your contacts app, click on the settings (top right corner), and then on "Contacts to display" -> "Customize" -> Google -> "My Contacts".

In my opinion there should be at least an option to filter out specific contacts sources. It's very annoying to have plenty of nonsense contacts (around 50 in my case). For example I have some contacts in the list for email addresses I have received invoices or even newsletters from.

Side note: I'm not 100% percent sure where these contacts come from. Either android or the gmail web app.



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