How to call Android contacts list?

Question

I\'m making an Android app, and need to call the phone\'s contact list. I need to call the contacts list function, pick a contact, then return to my app with the contact\'s

Answer 1

To my surprise you do not need users-permission CONTACT_READ to read the names and some basic information (Is the contact starred, what was the last calling time). However you do need permission to read the details of the contact like phone number.