How to get phone number of an android CDMA phone?

Question

The TelephonyManager.getLine1Number() works on GSM phones, but not CDMA phones. Is it possible to get the phone number of a CDMA phone through android API calls at all? thanks

Answer 1

I've successfully used the following on a Motorola Droid and HTC EVO 4G which are both CDMA.

TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (TelephonyManager)getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
String phoneNumber = telephonyManager.getLine1Number();

Make sure you are requesting the correct permission in your manifest.

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

Answer 2

Although the method suggested might work, some carriers (I believe it's their choice) do not provide this number, returning null instead.

Returning null is stated in the documentation: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.html (scroll down to the method's documentation).

Here is a link for a possible work-around: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1110#c5