Adding a contact to the phone

Yes you can .

Do not forget to add the corresponding resolution to AndroidManifest.xml :

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

And if you have targetSdk >= 23 , then do not forget to request this permission in runtime, as it is classified as dangerous.

 String DisplayName = "XYZ"; String MobileNumber = "123456"; String HomeNumber = "1111"; String WorkNumber = "2222"; String emailID = "email@nomail.com"; String company = "bad"; String jobTitle = "abcd"; ArrayList <ContentProviderOperation> ops = new ArrayList <ContentProviderOperation>(); ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert( ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI) .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, null) .withValue(ContactsContract.RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, null) .build()); //------------------------------------------------------ Names if (DisplayName != null) { ops.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, DisplayName).build()); } //------------------------------------------------------ Mobile Number if (MobileNumber != null) { ops.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, MobileNumber) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE_MOBILE) .build()); } //------------------------------------------------------ Home Numbers if (HomeNumber != null) { ops.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, HomeNumber) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE_HOME) .build()); } //------------------------------------------------------ Work Numbers if (WorkNumber != null) { ops.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, WorkNumber) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE_WORK) .build()); } //------------------------------------------------------ Email if (emailID != null) { ops.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, emailID) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.TYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email.TYPE_WORK) .build()); } //------------------------------------------------------ Organization if (!company.equals("") && !jobTitle.equals("")) { ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI) .withValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, 0) .withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization.COMPANY, company) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization.TYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization.TYPE_WORK) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization.TITLE, jobTitle) .withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization.TYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization.TYPE_WORK) .build()); } // Asking the Contact provider to create a new contact try { getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); Toast.makeText(myContext, "Exception: " + e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); }