[FIXED] How to access contacts list in Windows Phone 7?

Issue

How do you access the contacts store (the contact list) within Windows Phone 7?

Thanks!

update: It seems that this might be available in the next version of WP7, Mango:

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Solution

EDIT: This answer was correct at the time of posting. In Windows Phone 7.1 (Mango) third-party applications will have access to contacts.

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You can't. You're not allowed to. That's viewed as private data that applications shouldn't be touching.

EDIT: Although you can't directly access the contacts list, you can launch the EmailAddressChooserTask or PhoneNumberChooserTask to get back just that piece of information about a user-specified contact. (Likewise you can launch a task to save a phone number or email address.)

Answered By - Jon Skeet

Answer Checked By - Senaida (PHPFixing Volunteer)