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Asked: May 19, 20262026-05-19T15:51:27+00:00 2026-05-19T15:51:27+00:00

I want to delete user name whose name is Leo. So I am putting

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I want to delete user name whose name is Leo. So I am putting delete query as follow

    int i = getContentResolver().delete(Contacts.CONTENT_URI, Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME +"= 'Leo'",null);
    System.out.println("rows deleted "+i);
but it returns "rows deleted 0"

what is wrong with it.

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The above is not working because the field is read only using Contacts.CONTENT_URI
You can see using following URI.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.Contacts.html

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    2026-05-19T15:51:28+00:00Added an answer on May 19, 2026 at 3:51 pm

    http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/index.html

    In above link I can able to find the solution. I can able to delete contacts completely.

    The problem is related to sync adapter.

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