Getting user's real name from google account

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Is there a way to get user's real name as set in Google account?

I can use AccountManager.get(ctx).getAccountsByType("com.google") to get user's google email address. However I'd like to get real name, for greeting user nicely in my app.

Is there some Android API to get this info?

Do you use the account for anything else? If not you would request the USE_CREDENTIALS permission just for this. This permission is very powerful and should only be requested by an app if there is a serious reason. — Robert, Aug 20 '12 at 09:50

score -1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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You can do this only in Android 4.0 (API level 14 +)

Please take a look at this post.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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answered Aug 20 '12 at 10:22

Dmytro Danylyk

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That returns email, not the name. – amar Sep 25 '14 at 13:50

Getting user's real name from google account

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