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Android lollipop contact color

How do select color of contact badge. What algorithm using?

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Solution

  • It does not save. It uses the hashcode of the Contact name string to determine the color.

    Example:

    String name = "Harish";
int colors[] = new int[] { Color.RED, Color.GREEN, Color.BLUE};

int chosenColor = colors[Math.abs(name.hashCode()) % colors.length];

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