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Why do apps like Whatsapp and Viber create their own Android contacts account?

If we look at our contacts in android, then there is RawContact built for whatsapp and simil; ari and for Viber. What is the need?

Can't whatsapp and viber use existing RawContacts in android?

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The app is probably masking non-app users in our contacts from being called or so.



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raw contacts are reserved for android only + its easier to manage and split contacts this way



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They create a sync adapter that creates the account. It makes it easy to sync contacts with their database. From android docs- The sync adapter framework requires each sync adapter to have an account type.

Learn more about Sync Adapter

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