How can I get the first name (or full name) of the user of the phone?

Question

Is there a way to get the user's first name or entire name? I mean the user of the phone does it require special manifest permissions?

Accepted Answer

Yep, starting in ICS you can read the profile of the device owner (which requires the READ_PROFILE permission):

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.Profile.html

Specifically the DISPLAY_NAME column should have their name. Or you could look up the StructuredName data item to get their GIVEN_NAME:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.html

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