Programmatically obtain the phone number of the Android phone

Question

How can I programmatically get the phone number of the device that is running my android app?

Answer 1

So that's how you request a phone number through the Play Services API without the permission and hacks. Source and Full example.

In your build.gradle (version 10.2.x and higher required):

compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:$gms_version"

In your activity (the code is simplified):

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // ...
    googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)
            .addApi(Auth.CREDENTIALS_API)
            .build();
    requestPhoneNumber(result -> {
        phoneET.setText(result);
    });
}

public void requestPhoneNumber(SimpleCallback callback) {
    phoneNumberCallback = callback;
    HintRequest hintRequest = new HintRequest.Builder()
            .setPhoneNumberIdentifierSupported(true)
            .build();

    PendingIntent intent = Auth.CredentialsApi.getHintPickerIntent(googleApiClient, hintRequest);
    try {
        startIntentSenderForResult(intent.getIntentSender(), PHONE_NUMBER_RC, null, 0, 0, 0);
    } catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException e) {
        Logs.e(TAG, "Could not start hint picker Intent", e);
    }
}

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if (requestCode == PHONE_NUMBER_RC) {
        if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
            Credential cred = data.getParcelableExtra(Credential.EXTRA_KEY);
            if (phoneNumberCallback != null){
                phoneNumberCallback.onSuccess(cred.getId());
            }
        }
        phoneNumberCallback = null;
    }
}

This will generate a dialog like this: