Few (specific everytime) contacts duplicated during insert in android

Question

I am trying to insert a list of contacts in android using Contact API. But I am facing a strange problem with that. Some of the contact is getting duplicated if they exist in the phone book. But this happens to only a few of the contacts not to all the contacts which confused me more.

Here is my code.

final ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> restoredContactList = new ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation>();
restoredContactList.clear();
restoredContactList
.add(ContentProviderOperation
    .newInsert(
        ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI)
    .withValue(
        ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE,
        mAccountType)
    .withValue(
        ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME,
        mAccountName).build());

for (int j = 0; j < namesArray.length(); j++) {
    final JSONObject nameObj = namesArray
    .getJSONObject(j);

    restoredContactList
    .add(ContentProviderOperation
        .newInsert(
            ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI)
        .withValueBackReference(
            ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID,
            0)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME,
            nameObj.getString("first_name")
            + " "
            + nameObj
            .getString("last_name"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.GIVEN_NAME,
            nameObj.getString("first_name"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.FAMILY_NAME,
            nameObj.getString("last_name"))
        .build());
}

// Phone
final JSONArray phonesArray = obj
.getJSONArray("phones");
for (int j = 0; j < phonesArray.length(); j++) {

    final JSONObject phoneObj = phonesArray
    .getJSONObject(j);

    restoredContactList
    .add(ContentProviderOperation
        .newInsert(
            ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI)
        .withValueBackReference(
            ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID,
            0)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER,
            phoneObj.getString("phone_number"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE,
            getTypeOfNumber(phoneObj
                .getString("phone_type")))
        .build());
}

// Email
final JSONArray emailsArray = obj
.getJSONArray("emails");
for (int j = 0; j < emailsArray.length(); j++) {

    final JSONObject mailObj = emailsArray
    .getJSONObject(j);

    restoredContactList
    .add(ContentProviderOperation
        .newInsert(
            ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI)
        .withValueBackReference(
            ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID,
            0)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.DATA,
            mailObj.getString("email_address"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.TYPE,
            getTypeOfEmail(mailObj
                .getString("email_type")))
        .build());
}

// Address
final JSONArray addressesArray = obj
.getJSONArray("address");
for (int j = 0; j < addressesArray.length(); j++) {
    final JSONObject addressObj = addressesArray
    .getJSONObject(j);

    restoredContactList
    .add(ContentProviderOperation
        .newInsert(
            ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI)
        .withValueBackReference(
            ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID,
            0)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.STREET,
            addressObj
            .getString("street"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.CITY,
            addressObj
            .getString("city"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.REGION,
            addressObj
            .getString("state"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.POSTCODE,
            addressObj
            .getString("zipcode"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.COUNTRY,
            addressObj
            .getString("country"))
        .withValue(
            ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.TYPE,
            getTypeOfAddress(addressObj
                .getString("addressType")))
        .build());
}

// Asking the Contact provider to create a new
// contact
getContentResolver().applyBatch(
    ContactsContract.AUTHORITY,
    restoredContactList);

I am having 128 contacts in my device already.

Basically app is to restore contacts from the server. First time when i restored all contact at that time i deleted all the existing contact from my phone book, it works fine. Now in my phone I am having 128 contacts and I am trying to restore contacts again,but now I got 133 contacts, so 5 of contacts are duplicated in this case. I don't know why is it happening.

I am not getting any error or exception. I think i am making some small mistake,but not able to recognize it. If anyone has any idea,please kindly help me.

are you sure that those duplicated contacts are alson in phone memory(not stored in sim) — praveen, Mar 06 '14 at 12:12
NO its not sim contact. 1 is stored as google contact and another stored as local (device) contact. But its very strange that every time I insert contact only 4-5 contacts are duplicated and they are fixed that only that 4-5 contacts will be duplicated only. Is it kind of bug in Contacts api or something? — Scorpion, Mar 07 '14 at 07:44

Few (specific everytime) contacts duplicated during insert in android

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