[TIMOB-11174] iOS 6: Ti.Contacts-Module broken

GitHub Issue	n/a
Type	Bug
Priority	Critical
Status	Closed
Resolution	Fixed
Resolution Date	2012-10-06T02:46:21.000+0000
Affected Version/s	n/a
Fix Version/s	Release 2.1.3, Release 3.0.0, Sprint 2012-20 API, 2012 Sprint 20
Components	iOS
Labels	api, contacts, device, ios, ios6, iphone, qe-ios6, qe-port
Reporter	Hans Knöchel
Assignee	Blain Hamon
Created	2012-09-25T16:34:44.000+0000
Updated	2012-10-06T02:46:21.000+0000

Description

The method "getAllContacts()" of the Ti.Contacts is broken when installing the app on a device (tested with Ti-SDK 2.1.3 GM, iOS 6 and iPhone 5). It works great in the simulator but not on the given device. *Code-Example:*

var data = [];
 
var contacts = Titanium.Contacts.getAllPeople();
 
for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
    data.push({
        name : contacts[i].firstName,
        surname : contacts[i].lastName,
        phone : contacts[i].phone
    });
}

Ti.API.info("Collected Contacts: \n"+data);

Comments

Ingo Muschenetz 2012-09-26

What is the behavior you see on device? Is there just no data?
Hans Knöchel 2012-09-26

Yes, there is just returned an empty array (data). Note: After i used Ti.Contacts.showContacts(), granted the permission for the contacts and then tried it again, the data was given. So it's obviously a bug where we need to ask for permissions to access the contacts (like in the Geolocation-API).
Lokesh Choudhary 2012-09-26

Able to reproduce the issue on SDK : 2.1.3.v20120921190208 & Iphone 5- iOS6. It does not ask for any permissions to access contacts & we get a empty array. Also,building with iOS SDK 5.1 & titanium SDK 2.1.2 GA asks us for the permission to access the contacts. Running in simulator for iOS SDK 5.1 & titanium SDK 2.1.2 GA returns us "Collected Contacts : [objects,objects],...."

Sabil Rahim 2012-09-28

Expanded test case

    var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({backgroundColor:'gray'}); 
    var label = Ti.UI.createLabel({
    					text:'Check log for contacts details.',
    					width:Ti.UI.SIZE,
    					height:Ti.UI.SIZE,
    			});
   win.add(label);
   
    					
    var performAddressBookFunction = function(){
    		var data = [];
     
   		var contacts = Titanium.Contacts.getAllPeople();
   		Ti.API.info("Collected Contacts: data length : "+ data.length);  
   		for (var i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
   		    data.push({
   		        name : contacts[i].firstName,
   		        surname : contacts[i].lastName,
   		        phone : contacts[i].phone
   		    });
   			Ti.API.info(" \n"+data[i].name + ' ' + data[i].surname);
   		}
   		 
   		
   };
   var addressBookDisallowed = function(){
    	Titanium.UI.createAlertDialog({
   		title:'CONTACTS ACCESS DENIED', 
   		message:'Your app does not have access to the Contacts database. Please check privacy settings.'
    	}).show();
    };
    if (Ti.Contacts.contactsAuthorization == Ti.Contacts.AUTHORIZATION_AUTHORIZED){
        performAddressBookFunction();
    }
    else if (Ti.Contacts.contactsAuthorization == Ti.Contacts.AUTHORIZATION_UNKNOWN){
        Ti.Contacts.requestAuthorization(function(e){
            if (e.success) {
                performAddressBookFunction();
            } 
            else {
            	 label.text= 'contacts not available.';
                addressBookDisallowed();
            }
        });
    } 
    else {
        addressBookDisallowed();
    }
   
   win.open();

Sabil Rahim 2012-09-29

Master PR https://github.com/appcelerator/titanium_mobile/pull/3078 2_1_X PR https://github.com/appcelerator/titanium_mobile/pull/3084
Olga Romero 2012-10-01

Verified fix with: Titanium Studio, build: 2.1.2.201208301612 Titanium SDK: 3.0.0.v20120929141713 Titanium SDK: 2.1.3.v20120928203111 Devices: iPhone4 ios5.1.1 iPhone5 ios 6.0 Closing the bug.
Ingo Muschenetz 2012-10-06

Reopened to adjust remaining estimate.

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