can't import contacts from google from messaging-app when no contacts exist

[Yuan-Chen Cheng]

Trying to send an sms, I click on the "person" icon to choose a contact. I have none, and the options are "+ Create new", "Import contacts from Google" and " Import contacts from SIM card". If I click the google option it does nothing (shows loading and goes back to the same screen showing the options) I guess it should take me to the "add google account" config somehow instead?

Original reporter: Julia Palandri

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Bill Filler (bfiller)]

Note the same scenario works fine in dialer-app but is broken in messaging-app

[Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho (renatofilho)]

After some discussing with @Mardy. We discovered that what is causing the bug is that, the messaging app now is a confined app, with that it can not create accounts on behalf of address-book-app (contact account).

The solutions that we have are:

1 - Workaround online account daemon to accept this kind of action;
2 - Remove "import from google" button from messaging app;
3 - When the user click on "import from google" button from messaging app, it launches the address-book-app with a special argument, and the app launches the online account dialog.

I have implemented the solution number "3" on silo 46.

Any comments or suggestions?

[Selene ToyKeeper (toykeeper)]

Seems to be fixed in silo 46.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package messaging-app - 0.1+16.10.20160621.4-0ubuntu1

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messaging-app (0.1+16.10.20160621.4-0ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * Make sure that the placeholder text is visible for Contact Editor
    Page. (LP: #1592422)
  * overwrite "applicationId" used by online accounts. (LP: #1583014)

 -- Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:55:35 +0000

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package address-book-app - 0.2+16.10.20160621.3-0ubuntu1

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address-book-app (0.2+16.10.20160621.3-0ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * Allow modify "ApplicationId" used by online account. (LP: #1583014)
  * Does not autoremove temporary avatar. (LP: #1565941)

 -- Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:16:05 +0000