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Added in API level 5

AccountManager

public class AccountManager
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.accounts.AccountManager


This class provides access to a centralized registry of the user's online accounts. The user enters credentials (username and password) once per account, granting applications access to online resources with "one-click" approval.

Different online services have different ways of handling accounts and authentication, so the account manager uses pluggable authenticator modules for different account types. Authenticators (which may be written by third parties) handle the actual details of validating account credentials and storing account information. For example, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Exchange each have their own authenticator.

Many servers support some notion of an authentication token, which can be used to authenticate a request to the server without sending the user's actual password. (Auth tokens are normally created with a separate request which does include the user's credentials.) AccountManager can generate auth tokens for applications, so the application doesn't need to handle passwords directly. Auth tokens are normally reusable and cached by AccountManager, but must be refreshed periodically. It's the responsibility of applications to invalidate auth tokens when they stop working so the AccountManager knows it needs to regenerate them.

Applications accessing a server normally go through these steps:

Some AccountManager methods may need to interact with the user to prompt for credentials, present options, or ask the user to add an account. The caller may choose whether to allow AccountManager to directly launch the necessary user interface and wait for the user, or to return an Intent which the caller may use to launch the interface, or (in some cases) to install a notification which the user can select at any time to launch the interface. To have AccountManager launch the interface directly, the caller must supply the current foreground Activity context.

Many AccountManager methods take AccountManagerCallback and Handler as parameters. These methods return immediately and run asynchronously. If a callback is provided then run(AccountManagerFuture) will be invoked on the Handler's thread when the request completes, successfully or not. The result is retrieved by calling getResult() on the AccountManagerFuture returned by the method (and also passed to the callback). This method waits for the operation to complete (if necessary) and either returns the result or throws an exception if an error occurred during the operation. To make the request synchronously, call getResult() immediately on receiving the future from the method; no callback need be supplied.

Requests which may block, including getResult(), must never be called on the application's main event thread. These operations throw IllegalStateException if they are used on the main thread.

Summary

Constants

String ACTION_AUTHENTICATOR_INTENT

String AUTHENTICATOR_ATTRIBUTES_NAME

String AUTHENTICATOR_META_DATA_NAME

int ERROR_CODE_BAD_ARGUMENTS

int ERROR_CODE_BAD_AUTHENTICATION

int ERROR_CODE_BAD_REQUEST

int ERROR_CODE_CANCELED

int ERROR_CODE_INVALID_RESPONSE

int ERROR_CODE_NETWORK_ERROR

int ERROR_CODE_REMOTE_EXCEPTION

int ERROR_CODE_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION

String KEY_ACCOUNTS

String KEY_ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATOR_RESPONSE

String KEY_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_RESPONSE

String KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME

Bundle key used for the String account name in results from methods which return information about a particular account.

String KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE

Bundle key used for the String account type in results from methods which return information about a particular account.

String KEY_ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME

The Android package of the caller will be set in the options bundle by the AccountManager and will be passed to the AccountManagerService and to the AccountAuthenticators.

String KEY_AUTHENTICATOR_TYPES

String KEY_AUTHTOKEN

Bundle key used for the auth token value in results from getAuthToken(Account, String, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) and friends.

String KEY_AUTH_FAILED_MESSAGE

String KEY_AUTH_TOKEN_LABEL

String KEY_BOOLEAN_RESULT

String KEY_CALLER_PID

String KEY_CALLER_UID

Authenticators using 'customTokens' option will also get the UID of the caller

String KEY_ERROR_CODE

String KEY_ERROR_MESSAGE

String KEY_INTENT

Bundle key used for an Intent in results from methods that may require the caller to interact with the user.

String KEY_LAST_AUTHENTICATED_TIME

Bundle key used to supply the last time the credentials of the account were authenticated successfully.

String KEY_PASSWORD

Bundle key used to supply the password directly in options to confirmCredentials(Account, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler), rather than prompting the user with the standard password prompt.

String KEY_USERDATA

String LOGIN_ACCOUNTS_CHANGED_ACTION

Action sent as a broadcast Intent by the AccountsService when accounts are added, accounts are removed, or an account's credentials (saved password, etc) are changed.

Public methods

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> addAccount(String accountType, String authTokenType, String[] requiredFeatures, Bundle addAccountOptions, Activity activity, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

Asks the user to add an account of a specified type.

boolean addAccountExplicitly(Account account, String password, Bundle userdata)

Adds an account directly to the AccountManager.

void addOnAccountsUpdatedListener(OnAccountsUpdateListener listener, Handler handler, boolean updateImmediately)

Adds an OnAccountsUpdateListener to this instance of the AccountManager.

String blockingGetAuthToken(Account account, String authTokenType, boolean notifyAuthFailure)

This convenience helper synchronously gets an auth token with getAuthToken(Account, String, boolean, AccountManagerCallback, Handler).

void clearPassword(Account account)

Forgets a saved password.

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> confirmCredentials(Account account, Bundle options, Activity activity, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

Confirms that the user knows the password for an account to make extra sure they are the owner of the account.

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> editProperties(String accountType, Activity activity, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

Offers the user an opportunity to change an authenticator's settings.

static AccountManager get(Context context)

Gets an AccountManager instance associated with a Context.

Account[] getAccounts()

Lists all accounts of any type registered on the device.

Account[] getAccountsByType(String type)

Lists all accounts of a particular type.

AccountManagerFuture<Account[]> getAccountsByTypeAndFeatures(String type, String[] features, AccountManagerCallback<Account[]> callback, Handler handler)

Lists all accounts of a type which have certain features.

Account[] getAccountsByTypeForPackage(String type, String packageName)

Returns the accounts visible to the specified package, in an environment where some apps are not authorized to view all accounts.

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthToken(Account account, String authTokenType, Bundle options, boolean notifyAuthFailure, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

Gets an auth token of the specified type for a particular account, optionally raising a notification if the user must enter credentials.

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthToken(Account account, String authTokenType, Bundle options, Activity activity, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

Gets an auth token of the specified type for a particular account, prompting the user for credentials if necessary.

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthToken(Account account, String authTokenType, boolean notifyAuthFailure, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

This method was deprecated in API level 14. use getAuthToken(Account, String, android.os.Bundle, boolean, AccountManagerCallback, android.os.Handler) instead

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthTokenByFeatures(String accountType, String authTokenType, String[] features, Activity activity, Bundle addAccountOptions, Bundle getAuthTokenOptions, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

This convenience helper combines the functionality of getAccountsByTypeAndFeatures(String, String[], AccountManagerCallback, Handler), getAuthToken(Account, String, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler), and addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler).

AuthenticatorDescription[] getAuthenticatorTypes()

Lists the currently registered authenticators.

String getPassword(Account account)

Gets the saved password associated with the account.

String getPreviousName(Account account)

Gets the previous name associated with the account or null, if none.

String getUserData(Account account, String key)

Gets the user data named by "key" associated with the account.

AccountManagerFuture<Boolean> hasFeatures(Account account, String[] features, AccountManagerCallback<Boolean> callback, Handler handler)

Finds out whether a particular account has all the specified features.

void invalidateAuthToken(String accountType, String authToken)

Removes an auth token from the AccountManager's cache.

static Intent newChooseAccountIntent(Account selectedAccount, List<Account> allowableAccounts, String[] allowableAccountTypes, String descriptionOverrideText, String addAccountAuthTokenType, String[] addAccountRequiredFeatures, Bundle addAccountOptions)

Returns an intent to an Activity that prompts the user to choose from a list of accounts.

static Intent newChooseAccountIntent(Account selectedAccount, ArrayList<Account> allowableAccounts, String[] allowableAccountTypes, boolean alwaysPromptForAccount, String descriptionOverrideText, String addAccountAuthTokenType, String[] addAccountRequiredFeatures, Bundle addAccountOptions)

Deprecated in favor of newChooseAccountIntent(Account, List, String[], String, String, String[], Bundle).

boolean notifyAccountAuthenticated(Account account)

Notifies the system that the account has just been authenticated.

String peekAuthToken(Account account, String authTokenType)

Gets an auth token from the AccountManager's cache.

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> removeAccount(Account account, Activity activity, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

Removes an account from the AccountManager.

AccountManagerFuture<Boolean> removeAccount(Account account, AccountManagerCallback<Boolean> callback, Handler handler)

This method was deprecated in API level 22. use removeAccount(Account, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) instead

boolean removeAccountExplicitly(Account account)

Removes an account directly.

void removeOnAccountsUpdatedListener(OnAccountsUpdateListener listener)

Removes an OnAccountsUpdateListener previously registered with addOnAccountsUpdatedListener(OnAccountsUpdateListener, Handler, boolean).

AccountManagerFuture<Account> renameAccount(Account account, String newName, AccountManagerCallback<Account> callback, Handler handler)

Rename the specified Account.

void setAuthToken(Account account, String authTokenType, String authToken)

Adds an auth token to the AccountManager cache for an account.

void setPassword(Account account, String password)

Sets or forgets a saved password.

void setUserData(Account account, String key, String value)

Sets one userdata key for an account.

AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> updateCredentials(Account account, String authTokenType, Bundle options, Activity activity, AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, Handler handler)

Asks the user to enter a new password for an account, updating the saved credentials for the account.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Constants

ACTION_AUTHENTICATOR_INTENT

Added in API level 5
String ACTION_AUTHENTICATOR_INTENT

Constant Value: "android.accounts.AccountAuthenticator"

AUTHENTICATOR_ATTRIBUTES_NAME

Added in API level 5
String AUTHENTICATOR_ATTRIBUTES_NAME

Constant Value: "account-authenticator"

AUTHENTICATOR_META_DATA_NAME

Added in API level 5
String AUTHENTICATOR_META_DATA_NAME

Constant Value: "android.accounts.AccountAuthenticator"

ERROR_CODE_BAD_ARGUMENTS

Added in API level 5
int ERROR_CODE_BAD_ARGUMENTS

Constant Value: 7 (0x00000007)

ERROR_CODE_BAD_AUTHENTICATION

Added in API level 18
int ERROR_CODE_BAD_AUTHENTICATION

Constant Value: 9 (0x00000009)

ERROR_CODE_BAD_REQUEST

Added in API level 5
int ERROR_CODE_BAD_REQUEST

Constant Value: 8 (0x00000008)

ERROR_CODE_CANCELED

Added in API level 5
int ERROR_CODE_CANCELED

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

ERROR_CODE_INVALID_RESPONSE

Added in API level 5
int ERROR_CODE_INVALID_RESPONSE

Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)

ERROR_CODE_NETWORK_ERROR

Added in API level 5
int ERROR_CODE_NETWORK_ERROR

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

ERROR_CODE_REMOTE_EXCEPTION

Added in API level 5
int ERROR_CODE_REMOTE_EXCEPTION

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

ERROR_CODE_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION

Added in API level 5
int ERROR_CODE_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION

Constant Value: 6 (0x00000006)

KEY_ACCOUNTS

Added in API level 5
String KEY_ACCOUNTS

Constant Value: "accounts"

KEY_ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATOR_RESPONSE

Added in API level 5
String KEY_ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATOR_RESPONSE

Constant Value: "accountAuthenticatorResponse"

KEY_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_RESPONSE

Added in API level 5
String KEY_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_RESPONSE

Constant Value: "accountManagerResponse"

KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME

Added in API level 5
String KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME

Bundle key used for the String account name in results from methods which return information about a particular account.

Constant Value: "authAccount"

KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE

Added in API level 5
String KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE

Bundle key used for the String account type in results from methods which return information about a particular account.

Constant Value: "accountType"

KEY_ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME

Added in API level 14
String KEY_ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME

The Android package of the caller will be set in the options bundle by the AccountManager and will be passed to the AccountManagerService and to the AccountAuthenticators. The uid of the caller will be known by the AccountManagerService as well as the AccountAuthenticators so they will be able to verify that the package is consistent with the uid (a uid might be shared by many packages).

Constant Value: "androidPackageName"

KEY_AUTHENTICATOR_TYPES

Added in API level 5
String KEY_AUTHENTICATOR_TYPES

Constant Value: "authenticator_types"

KEY_AUTHTOKEN

Added in API level 5
String KEY_AUTHTOKEN

Bundle key used for the auth token value in results from getAuthToken(Account, String, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) and friends.

Constant Value: "authtoken"

KEY_AUTH_FAILED_MESSAGE

Added in API level 5
String KEY_AUTH_FAILED_MESSAGE

Constant Value: "authFailedMessage"

KEY_AUTH_TOKEN_LABEL

Added in API level 5
String KEY_AUTH_TOKEN_LABEL

Constant Value: "authTokenLabelKey"

KEY_BOOLEAN_RESULT

Added in API level 5
String KEY_BOOLEAN_RESULT

Constant Value: "booleanResult"

KEY_CALLER_PID

Added in API level 11
String KEY_CALLER_PID

Constant Value: "callerPid"

KEY_CALLER_UID

Added in API level 11
String KEY_CALLER_UID

Authenticators using 'customTokens' option will also get the UID of the caller

Constant Value: "callerUid"

KEY_ERROR_CODE

Added in API level 5
String KEY_ERROR_CODE

Constant Value: "errorCode"

KEY_ERROR_MESSAGE

Added in API level 5
String KEY_ERROR_MESSAGE

Constant Value: "errorMessage"

KEY_INTENT

Added in API level 5
String KEY_INTENT

Bundle key used for an Intent in results from methods that may require the caller to interact with the user. The Intent can be used to start the corresponding user interface activity.

Constant Value: "intent"

KEY_LAST_AUTHENTICATED_TIME

Added in API level 23
String KEY_LAST_AUTHENTICATED_TIME

Bundle key used to supply the last time the credentials of the account were authenticated successfully. Time is specified in milliseconds since epoch. Associated time is updated on successful authentication of account on adding account, confirming credentials, or updating credentials.

Constant Value: "lastAuthenticatedTime"

KEY_PASSWORD

Added in API level 5
String KEY_PASSWORD

Bundle key used to supply the password directly in options to confirmCredentials(Account, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler), rather than prompting the user with the standard password prompt.

Constant Value: "password"

KEY_USERDATA

Added in API level 5
String KEY_USERDATA

Constant Value: "userdata"

LOGIN_ACCOUNTS_CHANGED_ACTION

Added in API level 5
String LOGIN_ACCOUNTS_CHANGED_ACTION

Action sent as a broadcast Intent by the AccountsService when accounts are added, accounts are removed, or an account's credentials (saved password, etc) are changed.

See also:

Constant Value: "android.accounts.LOGIN_ACCOUNTS_CHANGED"

Public methods

addAccount

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> addAccount (String accountType, 
                String authTokenType, 
                String[] requiredFeatures, 
                Bundle addAccountOptions, 
                Activity activity, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Asks the user to add an account of a specified type. The authenticator for this account type processes this request with the appropriate user interface. If the user does elect to create a new account, the account name is returned.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
accountType String: The type of account to add; must not be null
authTokenType String: The type of auth token (see getAuthToken(Account, String, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler)) this account will need to be able to generate, null for none
requiredFeatures String: The features (see hasFeatures(Account, String[], AccountManagerCallback, Handler)) this account must have, null for none
addAccountOptions Bundle: Authenticator-specific options for the request, may be null or empty
activity Activity: The Activity context to use for launching a new authenticator-defined sub-Activity to prompt the user to create an account; used only to call startActivity(); if null, the prompt will not be launched directly, but the necessary Intent will be returned to the caller instead
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with these fields if activity was specified and an account was created: If no activity was specified, the returned Bundle contains only KEY_INTENT with the Intent needed to launch the actual account creation process. If an error occurred, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if no authenticator was registered for this account type or the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation was canceled for any reason, including the user canceling the creation process or adding accounts (of this type) has been disabled by policy
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem creating a new account, usually because of network trouble

addAccountExplicitly

Added in API level 5
boolean addAccountExplicitly (Account account, 
                String password, 
                Bundle userdata)

Adds an account directly to the AccountManager. Normally used by sign-up wizards associated with authenticators, not directly by applications.

Calling this method does not update the last authenticated timestamp, referred by KEY_LAST_AUTHENTICATED_TIME. To update it, call notifyAccountAuthenticated(Account) after getting success. However, if this method is called when it is triggered by addAccount() or addAccountAsUser() or similar functions, then there is no need to update timestamp manually as it is updated automatically by framework on successful completion of the mentioned functions.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that owns the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The Account to add
password String: The password to associate with the account, null for none
userdata Bundle: String values to use for the account's userdata, null for none
Returns
boolean True if the account was successfully added, false if the account already exists, the account is null, or another error occurs.

addOnAccountsUpdatedListener

Added in API level 5
void addOnAccountsUpdatedListener (OnAccountsUpdateListener listener, 
                Handler handler, 
                boolean updateImmediately)

Adds an OnAccountsUpdateListener to this instance of the AccountManager. This listener will be notified whenever the list of accounts on the device changes.

As long as this listener is present, the AccountManager instance will not be garbage-collected, and neither will the Context used to retrieve it, which may be a large Activity instance. To avoid memory leaks, you must remove this listener before then. Normally listeners are added in an Activity or Service's onCreate(Bundle) and removed in onDestroy().

The listener will only be informed of accounts that would be returned to the caller via getAccounts(). Typically this means that to get any accounts, the caller will need to be grated the GET_ACCOUNTS permission.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

Parameters
listener OnAccountsUpdateListener: The listener to send notifications to
handler Handler: Handler identifying the thread to use for notifications, null for the main thread
updateImmediately boolean: If true, the listener will be invoked (on the handler thread) right away with the current account list
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if listener is null
IllegalStateException if listener was already added

blockingGetAuthToken

Added in API level 5
String blockingGetAuthToken (Account account, 
                String authTokenType, 
                boolean notifyAuthFailure)

This convenience helper synchronously gets an auth token with getAuthToken(Account, String, boolean, AccountManagerCallback, Handler).

This method may block while a network request completes, and must never be made from the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, USE_CREDENTIALS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account to fetch an auth token for
authTokenType String: The auth token type, see getAuthToken()
notifyAuthFailure boolean: If true, display a notification and return null if authentication fails; if false, prompt and wait for the user to re-enter correct credentials before returning
Returns
String An auth token of the specified type for this account, or null if authentication fails or none can be fetched.
Throws
AuthenticatorException if the authenticator failed to respond
OperationCanceledException if the request was canceled for any reason, including the user canceling a credential request
IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem creating a new auth token, usually because of network trouble

clearPassword

Added in API level 5
void clearPassword (Account account)

Forgets a saved password. This erases the local copy of the password; it does not change the user's account password on the server. Has the same effect as setPassword(account, null) but requires fewer permissions, and may be used by applications or management interfaces to "sign out" from an account.

This method only successfully clear the account's password when the caller has the same signature as the authenticator that owns the specified account. Otherwise, this method will silently fail.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account whose password to clear

confirmCredentials

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> confirmCredentials (Account account, 
                Bundle options, 
                Activity activity, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Confirms that the user knows the password for an account to make extra sure they are the owner of the account. The user-entered password can be supplied directly, otherwise the authenticator for this account type prompts the user with the appropriate interface. This method is intended for applications which want extra assurance; for example, the phone lock screen uses this to let the user unlock the phone with an account password if they forget the lock pattern.

If the user-entered password matches a saved password for this account, the request is considered valid; otherwise the authenticator verifies the password (usually by contacting the server).

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account to confirm password knowledge for
options Bundle: Authenticator-specific options for the request; if the KEY_PASSWORD string field is present, the authenticator may use it directly rather than prompting the user; may be null or empty
activity Activity: The Activity context to use for launching a new authenticator-defined sub-Activity to prompt the user to enter a password; used only to call startActivity(); if null, the prompt will not be launched directly, but the necessary Intent will be returned to the caller instead
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with these fields if activity or password was supplied and the account was successfully verified: If no activity or password was specified, the returned Bundle contains KEY_INTENT with the Intent needed to launch the password prompt.

Also the returning Bundle may contain KEY_LAST_AUTHENTICATED_TIME indicating the last time the credential was validated/created. If an error occurred,getResult() throws:

  • AuthenticatorException if the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation was canceled for any reason, including the user canceling the password prompt
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem verifying the password, usually because of network trouble

editProperties

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> editProperties (String accountType, 
                Activity activity, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Offers the user an opportunity to change an authenticator's settings. These properties are for the authenticator in general, not a particular account. Not all authenticators support this method.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have the same signature as the authenticator associated with the specified account type.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
accountType String: The account type associated with the authenticator to adjust
activity Activity: The Activity context to use for launching a new authenticator-defined sub-Activity to adjust authenticator settings; used only to call startActivity(); if null, the settings dialog will not be launched directly, but the necessary Intent will be returned to the caller instead
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle which is empty if properties were edited successfully, or if no activity was specified, contains only KEY_INTENT needed to launch the authenticator's settings dialog. If an error occurred, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if no authenticator was registered for this account type or the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation was canceled for any reason, including the user canceling the settings dialog
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem updating settings, usually because of network trouble

get

Added in API level 5
AccountManager get (Context context)

Gets an AccountManager instance associated with a Context. The Context will be used as long as the AccountManager is active, so make sure to use a Context whose lifetime is commensurate with any listeners registered to addOnAccountsUpdatedListener(OnAccountsUpdateListener, Handler, boolean) or similar methods.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

No permission is required to call this method.

Parameters
context Context: The Context to use when necessary
Returns
AccountManager An AccountManager instance

getAccounts

Added in API level 5
Account[] getAccounts ()

Lists all accounts of any type registered on the device. Equivalent to getAccountsByType(null).

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

Clients of this method that have not been granted the GET_ACCOUNTS permission, will only see those accounts managed by AbstractAccountAuthenticators whose signature matches the client.

Returns
Account[] An array of Account, one for each account. Empty (never null) if no accounts have been added.

getAccountsByType

Added in API level 5
Account[] getAccountsByType (String type)

Lists all accounts of a particular type. The account type is a string token corresponding to the authenticator and useful domain of the account. For example, there are types corresponding to Google and Facebook. The exact string token to use will be published somewhere associated with the authenticator in question.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

Clients of this method that have not been granted the GET_ACCOUNTS permission, will only see those accounts managed by AbstractAccountAuthenticators whose signature matches the client.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, GET_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms, irrespective of uid or signature match. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
type String: The type of accounts to return, null to retrieve all accounts
Returns
Account[] An array of Account, one per matching account. Empty (never null) if no accounts of the specified type have been added.

getAccountsByTypeAndFeatures

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Account[]> getAccountsByTypeAndFeatures (String type, 
                String[] features, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Account[]> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Lists all accounts of a type which have certain features. The account type identifies the authenticator (see getAccountsByType(String)). Account features are authenticator-specific string tokens identifying boolean account properties (see hasFeatures(Account, String[], AccountManagerCallback, Handler)).

Unlike getAccountsByType(String), this method calls the authenticator, which may contact the server or do other work to check account features, so the method returns an AccountManagerFuture.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

Clients of this method that have not been granted the GET_ACCOUNTS permission, will only see those accounts managed by AbstractAccountAuthenticators whose signature matches the client.

Parameters
type String: The type of accounts to return, must not be null
features String: An array of the account features to require, may be null or empty

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, GET_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms, irrespective of uid or signature match. See docs for this function in API level 22.

callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Account[]> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to an array of Account, one per account of the specified type which matches the requested features.

getAccountsByTypeForPackage

Added in API level 18
Account[] getAccountsByTypeForPackage (String type, 
                String packageName)

Returns the accounts visible to the specified package, in an environment where some apps are not authorized to view all accounts. This method can only be called by system apps.

Parameters
type String: The type of accounts to return, null to retrieve all accounts
packageName String: The package name of the app for which the accounts are to be returned
Returns
Account[] An array of Account, one per matching account. Empty (never null) if no accounts of the specified type have been added.

getAuthToken

Added in API level 14
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthToken (Account account, 
                String authTokenType, 
                Bundle options, 
                boolean notifyAuthFailure, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Gets an auth token of the specified type for a particular account, optionally raising a notification if the user must enter credentials. This method is intended for background tasks and services where the user should not be immediately interrupted with a password prompt.

If a previously generated auth token is cached for this account and type, then it is returned. Otherwise, if a saved password is available, it is sent to the server to generate a new auth token. Otherwise, an Intent is returned which, when started, will prompt the user for a password. If the notifyAuthFailure parameter is set, a status bar notification is also created with the same Intent, alerting the user that they need to enter a password at some point.

In that case, you may need to wait until the user responds, which could take hours or days or forever. When the user does respond and supply a new password, the account manager will broadcast the LOGIN_ACCOUNTS_CHANGED_ACTION Intent, which applications can use to try again.

If notifyAuthFailure is not set, it is the application's responsibility to launch the returned Intent at some point. Either way, the result from this call will not wait for user action.

Some authenticators have auth token types, whose value is authenticator-dependent. Some services use different token types to access different functionality -- for example, Google uses different auth tokens to access Gmail and Google Calendar for the same account.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, USE_CREDENTIALS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account to fetch an auth token for
authTokenType String: The auth token type, an authenticator-dependent string token, must not be null
options Bundle: Authenticator-specific options for the request, may be null or empty
notifyAuthFailure boolean: True to add a notification to prompt the user for a password if necessary, false to leave that to the caller
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with at least the following fields on success: (Other authenticator-specific values may be returned.) If the user must enter credentials, the returned Bundle contains only KEY_INTENT with the Intent needed to launch a prompt. If an error occurred, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation is canceled for any reason, incluidng the user canceling a credential request
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem creating a new auth token, usually because of network trouble
If the account is no longer present on the device, the return value is authenticator-dependent. The caller should verify the validity of the account before requesting an auth token.

getAuthToken

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthToken (Account account, 
                String authTokenType, 
                Bundle options, 
                Activity activity, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Gets an auth token of the specified type for a particular account, prompting the user for credentials if necessary. This method is intended for applications running in the foreground where it makes sense to ask the user directly for a password.

If a previously generated auth token is cached for this account and type, then it is returned. Otherwise, if a saved password is available, it is sent to the server to generate a new auth token. Otherwise, the user is prompted to enter a password.

Some authenticators have auth token types, whose value is authenticator-dependent. Some services use different token types to access different functionality -- for example, Google uses different auth tokens to access Gmail and Google Calendar for the same account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, USE_CREDENTIALS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

Parameters
account Account: The account to fetch an auth token for
authTokenType String: The auth token type, an authenticator-dependent string token, must not be null
options Bundle: Authenticator-specific options for the request, may be null or empty
activity Activity: The Activity context to use for launching a new authenticator-defined sub-Activity to prompt the user for a password if necessary; used only to call startActivity(); must not be null.
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with at least the following fields: (Other authenticator-specific values may be returned.) If an auth token could not be fetched, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation is canceled for any reason, incluidng the user canceling a credential request
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem creating a new auth token, usually because of network trouble
If the account is no longer present on the device, the return value is authenticator-dependent. The caller should verify the validity of the account before requesting an auth token.

getAuthToken

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthToken (Account account, 
                String authTokenType, 
                boolean notifyAuthFailure, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

This method was deprecated in API level 14.
use getAuthToken(Account, String, android.os.Bundle, boolean, AccountManagerCallback, android.os.Handler) instead

Gets an auth token of the specified type for a particular account, optionally raising a notification if the user must enter credentials. This method is intended for background tasks and services where the user should not be immediately interrupted with a password prompt.

If a previously generated auth token is cached for this account and type, then it is returned. Otherwise, if a saved password is available, it is sent to the server to generate a new auth token. Otherwise, an Intent is returned which, when started, will prompt the user for a password. If the notifyAuthFailure parameter is set, a status bar notification is also created with the same Intent, alerting the user that they need to enter a password at some point.

In that case, you may need to wait until the user responds, which could take hours or days or forever. When the user does respond and supply a new password, the account manager will broadcast the LOGIN_ACCOUNTS_CHANGED_ACTION Intent, which applications can use to try again.

If notifyAuthFailure is not set, it is the application's responsibility to launch the returned Intent at some point. Either way, the result from this call will not wait for user action.

Some authenticators have auth token types, whose value is authenticator-dependent. Some services use different token types to access different functionality -- for example, Google uses different auth tokens to access Gmail and Google Calendar for the same account.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

Parameters
account Account: The account to fetch an auth token for
authTokenType String: The auth token type, an authenticator-dependent string token, must not be null
notifyAuthFailure boolean: True to add a notification to prompt the user for a password if necessary, false to leave that to the caller
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with at least the following fields on success: (Other authenticator-specific values may be returned.) If the user must enter credentials, the returned Bundle contains only KEY_INTENT with the Intent needed to launch a prompt. If an error occurred, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation is canceled for any reason, incluidng the user canceling a credential request
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem creating a new auth token, usually because of network trouble
If the account is no longer present on the device, the return value is authenticator-dependent. The caller should verify the validity of the account before requesting an auth token.

getAuthTokenByFeatures

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> getAuthTokenByFeatures (String accountType, 
                String authTokenType, 
                String[] features, 
                Activity activity, 
                Bundle addAccountOptions, 
                Bundle getAuthTokenOptions, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

This convenience helper combines the functionality of getAccountsByTypeAndFeatures(String, String[], AccountManagerCallback, Handler), getAuthToken(Account, String, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler), and addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler).

This method gets a list of the accounts matching the specified type and feature set; if there is exactly one, it is used; if there are more than one, the user is prompted to pick one; if there are none, the user is prompted to add one. Finally, an auth token is acquired for the chosen account.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
accountType String: The account type required (see getAccountsByType(String)), must not be null
authTokenType String: The desired auth token type (see getAuthToken(Account, String, Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler)), must not be null
features String: Required features for the account (see getAccountsByTypeAndFeatures(String, String[], AccountManagerCallback, Handler)), may be null or empty
activity Activity: The Activity context to use for launching new sub-Activities to prompt to add an account, select an account, and/or enter a password, as necessary; used only to call startActivity(); should not be null
addAccountOptions Bundle: Authenticator-specific options to use for adding new accounts; may be null or empty
getAuthTokenOptions Bundle: Authenticator-specific options to use for getting auth tokens; may be null or empty
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with at least the following fields: If an error occurred, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if no authenticator was registered for this account type or the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation was canceled for any reason, including the user canceling any operation
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem updating settings, usually because of network trouble

getAuthenticatorTypes

Added in API level 5
AuthenticatorDescription[] getAuthenticatorTypes ()

Lists the currently registered authenticators.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

No permission is required to call this method.

Returns
AuthenticatorDescription[] An array of AuthenticatorDescription for every authenticator known to the AccountManager service. Empty (never null) if no authenticators are known.

getPassword

Added in API level 5
String getPassword (Account account)

Gets the saved password associated with the account. This is intended for authenticators and related code; applications should get an auth token instead.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that owns the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account to query for a password. Must not be null.
Returns
String The account's password, null if none or if the account doesn't exist

getPreviousName

Added in API level 21
String getPreviousName (Account account)

Gets the previous name associated with the account or null, if none. This is intended so that clients of LOGIN_ACCOUNTS_CHANGED_ACTION broadcasts can determine if an authenticator has renamed an account.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

Parameters
account Account: The account to query for a previous name.
Returns
String The account's previous name, null if the account has never been renamed.

getUserData

Added in API level 5
String getUserData (Account account, 
                String key)

Gets the user data named by "key" associated with the account. This is intended for authenticators and related code to store arbitrary metadata along with accounts. The meaning of the keys and values is up to the authenticator for the account.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that owns the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account to query for user data
key String
Returns
String The user data, null if the account or key doesn't exist

hasFeatures

Added in API level 8
AccountManagerFuture<Boolean> hasFeatures (Account account, 
                String[] features, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Boolean> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Finds out whether a particular account has all the specified features. Account features are authenticator-specific string tokens identifying boolean account properties. For example, features are used to tell whether Google accounts have a particular service (such as Google Calendar or Google Talk) enabled. The feature names and their meanings are published somewhere associated with the authenticator in question.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

This method requires the caller to hold the permission GET_ACCOUNTS or be a signature match with the AbstractAccountAuthenticator that manages the account.

Parameters
account Account: The Account to test
features String: An array of the account features to check
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Boolean> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Boolean, true if the account exists and has all of the specified features.

invalidateAuthToken

Added in API level 5
void invalidateAuthToken (String accountType, 
                String authToken)

Removes an auth token from the AccountManager's cache. Does nothing if the auth token is not currently in the cache. Applications must call this method when the auth token is found to have expired or otherwise become invalid for authenticating requests. The AccountManager does not validate or expire cached auth tokens otherwise.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS or USE_CREDENTIALS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
accountType String: The account type of the auth token to invalidate, must not be null
authToken String: The auth token to invalidate, may be null

newChooseAccountIntent

Added in API level 23
Intent newChooseAccountIntent (Account selectedAccount, 
                List<Account> allowableAccounts, 
                String[] allowableAccountTypes, 
                String descriptionOverrideText, 
                String addAccountAuthTokenType, 
                String[] addAccountRequiredFeatures, 
                Bundle addAccountOptions)

Returns an intent to an Activity that prompts the user to choose from a list of accounts. The caller will then typically start the activity by calling startActivityForResult(intent, ...);.

On success the activity returns a Bundle with the account name and type specified using keys KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME and KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE.

The most common case is to call this with one account type, e.g.:

  newChooseAccountIntent(null, null, new String[]{"com.google"}, null, null, null,
 null);

Parameters
selectedAccount Account: if specified, indicates that the Account is the currently selected one, according to the caller's definition of selected.
allowableAccounts List: an optional List of accounts that are allowed to be shown. If not specified then this field will not limit the displayed accounts.
allowableAccountTypes String: an optional string array of account types. These are used both to filter the shown accounts and to filter the list of account types that are shown when adding an account. If not specified then this field will not limit the displayed account types when adding an account.
descriptionOverrideText String: if non-null this string is used as the description in the accounts chooser screen rather than the default
addAccountAuthTokenType String: this string is passed as the addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) authTokenType parameter
addAccountRequiredFeatures String: this string array is passed as the addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) requiredFeatures parameter
addAccountOptions Bundle: This Bundle is passed as the addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) options parameter
Returns
Intent an Intent that can be used to launch the ChooseAccount activity flow.

newChooseAccountIntent

Added in API level 14
Intent newChooseAccountIntent (Account selectedAccount, 
                ArrayList<Account> allowableAccounts, 
                String[] allowableAccountTypes, 
                boolean alwaysPromptForAccount, 
                String descriptionOverrideText, 
                String addAccountAuthTokenType, 
                String[] addAccountRequiredFeatures, 
                Bundle addAccountOptions)

Deprecated in favor of newChooseAccountIntent(Account, List, String[], String, String, String[], Bundle). Returns an intent to an Activity that prompts the user to choose from a list of accounts. The caller will then typically start the activity by calling startActivityForResult(intent, ...);.

On success the activity returns a Bundle with the account name and type specified using keys KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME and KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE.

The most common case is to call this with one account type, e.g.:

  newChooseAccountIntent(null, null, new String[]{"com.google"}, false, null,
 null, null, null);

Parameters
selectedAccount Account: if specified, indicates that the Account is the currently selected one, according to the caller's definition of selected.
allowableAccounts ArrayList: an optional List of accounts that are allowed to be shown. If not specified then this field will not limit the displayed accounts.
allowableAccountTypes String: an optional string array of account types. These are used both to filter the shown accounts and to filter the list of account types that are shown when adding an account. If not specified then this field will not limit the displayed account types when adding an account.
alwaysPromptForAccount boolean: boolean that is ignored.
descriptionOverrideText String: if non-null this string is used as the description in the accounts chooser screen rather than the default
addAccountAuthTokenType String: this string is passed as the addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) authTokenType parameter
addAccountRequiredFeatures String: this string array is passed as the addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) requiredFeatures parameter
addAccountOptions Bundle: This Bundle is passed as the addAccount(String, String, String[], Bundle, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) options parameter
Returns
Intent an Intent that can be used to launch the ChooseAccount activity flow.

notifyAccountAuthenticated

Added in API level 23
boolean notifyAccountAuthenticated (Account account)

Notifies the system that the account has just been authenticated. This information may be used by other applications to verify the account. This should be called only when the user has entered correct credentials for the account.

It is not safe to call this method from the main thread. As such, call it from another thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that owns the specified account.

Parameters
account Account: The Account to be updated.
Returns
boolean boolean true if the authentication of the account has been successfully acknowledged. Otherwise false.

peekAuthToken

Added in API level 5
String peekAuthToken (Account account, 
                String authTokenType)

Gets an auth token from the AccountManager's cache. If no auth token is cached for this account, null will be returned -- a new auth token will not be generated, and the server will not be contacted. Intended for use by the authenticator, not directly by applications.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission and same UID as account's authenticator is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account for which an auth token is to be fetched. Cannot be null.
authTokenType String: The type of auth token to fetch. Cannot be null.
Returns
String The cached auth token for this account and type, or null if no auth token is cached or the account does not exist.

See also:

removeAccount

Added in API level 22
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> removeAccount (Account account, 
                Activity activity, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Removes an account from the AccountManager. Does nothing if the account does not exist. Does not delete the account from the server. The authenticator may have its own policies preventing account deletion, in which case the account will not be deleted.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The Account to remove
activity Activity: The Activity context to use for launching a new authenticator-defined sub-Activity to prompt the user to delete an account; used only to call startActivity(); if null, the prompt will not be launched directly, but the Intent may be returned to the caller instead
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with KEY_BOOLEAN_RESULT if activity was specified and an account was removed or if active. If no activity was specified, the returned Bundle contains only KEY_INTENT with the Intent needed to launch the actual account removal process, if authenticator needs the activity launch. If an error occurred, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if no authenticator was registered for this account type or the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation was canceled for any reason, including the user canceling the creation process or adding accounts (of this type) has been disabled by policy

removeAccount

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Boolean> removeAccount (Account account, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Boolean> callback, 
                Handler handler)

This method was deprecated in API level 22.
use removeAccount(Account, Activity, AccountManagerCallback, Handler) instead

Removes an account from the AccountManager. Does nothing if the account does not exist. Does not delete the account from the server. The authenticator may have its own policies preventing account deletion, in which case the account will not be deleted.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The Account to remove
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Boolean> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Boolean, true if the account has been successfully removed

removeAccountExplicitly

Added in API level 22
boolean removeAccountExplicitly (Account account)

Removes an account directly. Normally used by authenticators, not directly by applications. Does not delete the account from the server. The authenticator may have its own policies preventing account deletion, in which case the account will not be deleted.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission and same UID as account's authenticator is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The Account to delete.
Returns
boolean True if the account was successfully deleted, false if the account did not exist, the account is null, or another error occurs.

removeOnAccountsUpdatedListener

Added in API level 5
void removeOnAccountsUpdatedListener (OnAccountsUpdateListener listener)

Removes an OnAccountsUpdateListener previously registered with addOnAccountsUpdatedListener(OnAccountsUpdateListener, Handler, boolean). The listener will no longer receive notifications of account changes.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

No permission is required to call this method.

Parameters
listener OnAccountsUpdateListener: The previously added listener to remove
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if listener is null
IllegalStateException if listener was not already added

renameAccount

Added in API level 21
AccountManagerFuture<Account> renameAccount (Account account, 
                String newName, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Account> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Rename the specified Account. This is equivalent to removing the existing account and adding a new renamed account with the old account's user data.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission and same UID as account's authenticator is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The Account to rename
newName String: String name to be associated with the account.
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Account> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to the Account after the name change. If successful the account's name will be the specified new name.

setAuthToken

Added in API level 5
void setAuthToken (Account account, 
                String authTokenType, 
                String authToken)

Adds an auth token to the AccountManager cache for an account. If the account does not exist then this call has no effect. Replaces any previous auth token for this account and auth token type. Intended for use by the authenticator, not directly by applications.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission and same UID as account's authenticator is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account to set an auth token for
authTokenType String: The type of the auth token, see {#getAuthToken}
authToken String: The auth token to add to the cache

setPassword

Added in API level 5
void setPassword (Account account, 
                String password)

Sets or forgets a saved password. This modifies the local copy of the password used to automatically authenticate the user; it does not change the user's account password on the server. Intended for use by the authenticator, not directly by applications.

Calling this method does not update the last authenticated timestamp, referred by KEY_LAST_AUTHENTICATED_TIME. To update it, call notifyAccountAuthenticated(Account) after getting success.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission and same UID as account's authenticator is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account whose password is to be set. Cannot be null.
password String: The password to set, null to clear the password

setUserData

Added in API level 5
void setUserData (Account account, 
                String key, 
                String value)

Sets one userdata key for an account. Intended by use for the authenticator to stash state for itself, not directly by applications. The meaning of the keys and values is up to the authenticator.

It is safe to call this method from the main thread.

This method requires the caller to have a signature match with the authenticator that manages the specified account.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS permission and same UID as account's authenticator is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: Account whose user data is to be set. Must not be null.
key String: String user data key to set. Must not be null
value String: String value to set, null to clear this user data key

updateCredentials

Added in API level 5
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> updateCredentials (Account account, 
                String authTokenType, 
                Bundle options, 
                Activity activity, 
                AccountManagerCallback<Bundle> callback, 
                Handler handler)

Asks the user to enter a new password for an account, updating the saved credentials for the account. Normally this happens automatically when the server rejects credentials during an auth token fetch, but this can be invoked directly to ensure we have the correct credentials stored.

This method may be called from any thread, but the returned AccountManagerFuture must not be used on the main thread.

NOTE: If targeting your app to work on API level 22 and before, MANAGE_ACCOUNTS permission is needed for those platforms. See docs for this function in API level 22.

Parameters
account Account: The account to update credentials for
authTokenType String: The credentials entered must allow an auth token of this type to be created (but no actual auth token is returned); may be null
options Bundle: Authenticator-specific options for the request; may be null or empty
activity Activity: The Activity context to use for launching a new authenticator-defined sub-Activity to prompt the user to enter a password; used only to call startActivity(); if null, the prompt will not be launched directly, but the necessary Intent will be returned to the caller instead
callback AccountManagerCallback: Callback to invoke when the request completes, null for no callback
handler Handler: Handler identifying the callback thread, null for the main thread
Returns
AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> An AccountManagerFuture which resolves to a Bundle with these fields if an activity was supplied and the account credentials were successfully updated: If no activity was specified, the returned Bundle contains KEY_INTENT with the Intent needed to launch the password prompt. If an error occurred, getResult() throws:
  • AuthenticatorException if the authenticator failed to respond
  • OperationCanceledException if the operation was canceled for any reason, including the user canceling the password prompt
  • IOException if the authenticator experienced an I/O problem verifying the password, usually because of network trouble

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