# ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount

Added in[API level 36](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  
Summary:[Nested Classes](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount#nestedclasses)\|[Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount#constants)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount#inhmethods)  

# ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount

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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java

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public
static
final

class
ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`


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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.provider.ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount |

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Class containing utility methods around the default account. New raw contacts requested to be inserted without a specified[Account](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/Account)will be saved in the default account.

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                             ### Nested classes                                                                                                                                                                             ||
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` class` | [ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount.DefaultAccountAndState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount.DefaultAccountAndState) Represents the state of the default account, and the actual[Account](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/Account)if it's a cloud account. |

|                                                                                                                                                           ### Constants                                                                                                                                                           ||
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| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | [ACTION_MOVE_CONTACTS_TO_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount#ACTION_MOVE_CONTACTS_TO_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT) Action used to launch the UI to move contacts to the default account. |

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ||
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| ` static `[ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount.DefaultAccountAndState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount.DefaultAccountAndState) | ` `[getDefaultAccountForNewContacts](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount#getDefaultAccountForNewContacts(android.content.ContentResolver))`(`[ContentResolver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ContentResolver)` resolver) ` Get the account that is set as the default account for new contacts, which should be initially selected when creating a new contact on contact management apps. |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)          | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object.                                                                                                                                                      | | ` boolean`                                                                     | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.                                           | | ` void`                                                                        | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.                                                          | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`<?>` | ` `[getClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this`Object`.                                                                                                                                                | | ` int`                                                                         | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object.                                                                                                                                                 | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[notify](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.                                                                                                                            | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[notifyAll](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.                                                                                                                         | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)          | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object.                                                                                                                                            | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.                   | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*.                                                                                             | ||

## Constants

### ACTION_MOVE_CONTACTS_TO_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT

Added in[API level 36](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final String ACTION_MOVE_CONTACTS_TO_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT
```

Action used to launch the UI to move contacts to the default account.

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Constant Value: "android.provider.action.MOVE_CONTACTS_TO_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT"

## Public methods

### getDefaultAccountForNewContacts

Added in[API level 36](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount.DefaultAccountAndState getDefaultAccountForNewContacts (ContentResolver resolver)
```

Get the account that is set as the default account for new contacts, which should be initially selected when creating a new contact on contact management apps.

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|                                           Parameters                                            ||
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `resolver` | `ContentResolver`: the ContentResolver to query. This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |

|                                                                                                                                      Returns                                                                                                                                      ||
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| [ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount.DefaultAccountAndState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.RawContacts.DefaultAccount.DefaultAccountAndState) | the default account state for new contacts. This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |

|                                                                      Throws                                                                      ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| [RuntimeException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/RuntimeException)           | if failed to look up the default account.      |
| [IllegalStateException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/IllegalStateException) | if the default account is in an invalid state. |