getAccountsByType does not return anything in marshmallow

Question

Now this is odd...

Using

AccountManager.newChooseAccountIntent(null, null, new String[] {\"com.google\"}, null, null, null, null);

does

Answer 1

According to this g+ post https://plus.google.com/+BrendonSled/posts/jdrHS3GC7c6 permission GET_ACCOUNTS is now listed as dangerous and user has to allow it

Answer 2

For anyone getting here, the real answer is here

in short, you need to use AccountManager.newChooseAccountIntent() (ref)