create contacts done

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
 
     <application
         android:name=".MainApplication"

ios/Podfile

-# Resolve react_native_pods.rb with node to allow for hoisting
-require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
-  'require.resolve(
-    "react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb",
-    {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
-  )', __dir__]).strip
+def node_require(script)
+   # Resolve script with node to allow for hoisting
+  require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
+  "require.resolve(
+      '#{script}',
+      {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
+    )", __dir__]).strip
+end
+
+node_require('react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb')
+node_require('react-native-permissions/scripts/setup.rb')
 
 platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
 prepare_react_native_project!
 
+# ⬇️ uncomment the permissions you need
+setup_permissions([
+  # 'AppTrackingTransparency',
+  # 'Bluetooth',
+  # 'Calendars',
+  # 'CalendarsWriteOnly',
+  # 'Camera',
+  'Contacts',
+  # 'FaceID',
+  # 'LocationAccuracy',
+  # 'LocationAlways',
+  # 'LocationWhenInUse',
+  # 'MediaLibrary',
+  # 'Microphone',
+  # 'Motion',
+  # 'Notifications',
+  # 'PhotoLibrary',
+  # 'PhotoLibraryAddOnly',
+  # 'Reminders',
+  # 'Siri',
+  # 'SpeechRecognition',
+  # 'StoreKit',
+])
+
 linkage = ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS']
 if linkage != nil
   Pod::UI.puts "Configuring Pod with #{linkage}ally linked Frameworks".green
@@ -19,17 +48,20 @@ target 'whoscall' do
 
   use_react_native!(
     :path => config[:reactNativePath],
-    # An absolute path to your application root.
     :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
   )
 
+  pod 'react-native-contacts', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-contacts'
+
+  # 👇 ADD THIS for react-native-permissions contacts handler
+  # permissions_path = '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/ios'
+  # pod 'Permission-Contacts', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Contacts"
+
   post_install do |installer|
-    # https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/main/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb#L197-L202
     react_native_post_install(
       installer,
       config[:reactNativePath],
       :mac_catalyst_enabled => false,
-      # :ccache_enabled => true
     )
   end
 end

ios/whoscall/Info.plist

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 		<key>NSAllowsLocalNetworking</key>
 		<true/>
 	</dict>
+	<key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>
+	<string>This app needs access to save contacts for support numbers.</string>	
 	<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
 	<string></string>
 	<key>RCTNewArchEnabled</key>

package.json

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "@react-native/new-app-screen": "0.81.1",
     "react": "19.1.0",
     "react-native": "0.81.1",
+    "react-native-contacts": "^8.0.7",
     "react-native-device-info": "^14.0.4",
     "react-native-permissions": "^5.4.2",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "^5.5.2"

yarn.lock

@@ -5391,6 +5391,11 @@ react-is@^19.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-19.1.1.tgz#038ebe313cf18e1fd1235d51c87360eb87f7c36a"
   integrity sha512-tr41fA15Vn8p4X9ntI+yCyeGSf1TlYaY5vlTZfQmeLBrFo3psOPX6HhTDnFNL9uj3EhP0KAQ80cugCl4b4BERA==
 
+react-native-contacts@^8.0.7:
+  version "8.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-contacts/-/react-native-contacts-8.0.7.tgz#486fcc1cc267a2c5bceb51f46263a3e10dbb2650"
+  integrity sha512-9JyH+3MXZcOD1+Lm+kl1DeQzT24ayZ//LonTSZM2cln66mHgC2MzW1wBQAJ7EL9eu5NSjSav4c4BIWuOsods6Q==
+
 react-native-device-info@^14.0.4:
   version "14.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-device-info/-/react-native-device-info-14.0.4.tgz#56b24ace9ff29a66bdfc667209086421ed6cfdce"