How to format a phone number using PhoneNumberUtils?

Question

How can I format a phone number using PhoneNumberUtils?

E.g.: 1234567890 → (123) 456-7890

Answer 1

I opted to use google's version (https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber) because then the min SDK can be lower (I think it isn't in Android SDK until 21).

Use is something like this:

PhoneNumberUtil pnu = PhoneNumberUtil.getInstance(); Phonenumber.PhoneNumber pn = pnu.parse("1234567890", "US"); String pnE164 = pnu.format(pn, PhoneNumberUtil.PhoneNumberFormat.E164); 

In Android Studio one need add this to dependencies in build.gradle:

dependencies {     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])     ...     compile 'com.googlecode.libphonenumber:libphonenumber:7.2.2' } 

Answer 2

At its most basic:

String formattedNumber = PhoneNumberUtils.formatNumber(unformattedNumber); 

This will automatically format the number according to the rules for the country the number is from.

You can also format Editable text in-place using:

PhoneNumberUtils.formatNumber(Editable text, int defaultFormattingType); 

Take a look at PhoneNumberUtils for more options.