How to log call data such as number, name, duration, type(incoming or outgoing) in your Android App?

This video shows a very simple and easy way to create a call logging Android App. In this App, it uses a very simple layout and a button to trigger call logging. However, a developer can use this concept to integrate in their much more advance App development.

In the Manifest file it declares the permission for READ_CALL_LOG. In the Java code it seeks users permission for reading call log (READ_CALL_LOG).

Further in Java code a public method is defined which is called from the onClick attribute of the button.

In the Java code it uses getContentResolver API to query for the call logs content URI. Complete Source code of this App is pasted below.

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Source Code:

package com.programmerworld.calllogapp;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;

import android.Manifest;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.CallLog;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    private TextView textView;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_CALL_LOG}, PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
        textView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
    }

    public void buttonCallLog(View view){
        textView.setText("Call Logging Started ... ");
        String stringOutput = "";

        Uri uriCallLogs = Uri.parse("content://call_log/calls");
        Cursor cursorCallLogs = getContentResolver().query(uriCallLogs, null,null,null);
        cursorCallLogs.moveToFirst();
        do {
            String stringNumber = cursorCallLogs.getString(cursorCallLogs.getColumnIndex(CallLog.Calls.NUMBER));
            String stringName = cursorCallLogs.getString(cursorCallLogs.getColumnIndex(CallLog.Calls.CACHED_NAME));
            String stringDuration = cursorCallLogs.getString(cursorCallLogs.getColumnIndex(CallLog.Calls.DURATION));
            String stringType = cursorCallLogs.getString(cursorCallLogs.getColumnIndex(CallLog.Calls.TYPE));

            stringOutput = stringOutput + "Number: " + stringNumber
                    + "\nName: " + stringName
                    + "\nDuration: " + stringDuration
                    + "\n Type: " + stringType
                    + "\n\n";
        }while (cursorCallLogs.moveToNext());
        textView.setText(stringOutput);
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.programmerworld.calllogapp">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG"/>

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello World!"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginStart="132dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="128dp"
        android:onClick="buttonCallLog"
        android:text="@string/start_logging"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 29
    buildToolsVersion "29.0.3"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.programmerworld.calllogapp"
        minSdkVersion 26
        targetSdkVersion 29
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.1'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'

}

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1"

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}