New Javadoc for ContactsContract.

Change-Id: Ifcf20541fda7449f1954f2021c53be3eb672e7ee
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
index 7904401..c3b0f1c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -37,8 +38,59 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 
 /**
- * The contract between the contacts provider and applications. Contains definitions
- * for the supported URIs and columns. These APIs supersede {@link Contacts}.
+ * <p>
+ * The contract between the contacts provider and applications. Contains
+ * definitions for the supported URIs and columns. These APIs supersede
+ * {@link Contacts}.
+ * </p>
+ * <h3>Overview</h3>
+ * <p>
+ * ContactsContract defines an extensible database of contact-related
+ * information. Contact information is stored in a three-tier data model:
+ * </p>
+ * <blockquote>
+ * <p>
+ * The {@link Data} table contains all kinds of personal data: phone numbers,
+ * email addresses etc. The list of data kinds that can be stored in this table
+ * is open-ended. There is a predefined set of common kinds, but any application
+ * can add its own data kinds.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * A row in the {@link RawContacts} table represents a set of Data describing a
+ * person and associated with a single account.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * A row in the {@link Contacts} table represents an aggregate of one or more
+ * RawContacts presumably describing the same person.
+ * </p>
+ * </blockquote>
+ * <p>
+ * Other tables include:
+ * </p>
+ * <blockquote>
+ * <p>
+ * {@link Groups}, which contains information about raw contact groups - the
+ * current API does not support the notion of groups spanning multiple accounts.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * {@link StatusUpdates}, which contains social status updates including IM
+ * availability.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * {@link AggregationExceptions}, which is used for manual aggregation and
+ * disaggregation of raw contacts
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * {@link Settings}, which contains visibility and sync settings for accounts
+ * and groups.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * {@link SyncState}, which contains free-form data maintained on behalf of sync
+ * adapters
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * {@link PhoneLookup}, which is used for quick caller-ID lookup</id>
+ * </blockquote>
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public final class ContactsContract {
@@ -128,6 +180,9 @@
      * Generic columns for use by sync adapters. The specific functions of
      * these columns are private to the sync adapter. Other clients of the API
      * should not attempt to either read or write this column.
+     *
+     * @see RawContacts
+     * @see Groups
      */
     protected interface BaseSyncColumns {
 
@@ -144,6 +199,9 @@
     /**
      * Columns that appear when each row of a table belongs to a specific
      * account, including sync information that an account may need.
+     *
+     * @see RawContacts
+     * @see Groups
      */
     protected interface SyncColumns extends BaseSyncColumns {
         /**
@@ -181,6 +239,13 @@
         public static final String DIRTY = "dirty";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see Contacts
+     * @see RawContacts
+     * @see ContactsContract.Data
+     * @see PhoneLookup
+     * @see ContactsContract.Contacts.AggregationSuggestions
+     */
     protected interface ContactOptionsColumns {
         /**
          * The number of times a contact has been contacted
@@ -214,6 +279,12 @@
         public static final String SEND_TO_VOICEMAIL = "send_to_voicemail";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see Contacts
+     * @see ContactsContract.Data
+     * @see PhoneLookup
+     * @see ContactsContract.Contacts.AggregationSuggestions
+     */
     protected interface ContactsColumns {
         /**
          * The display name for the contact.
@@ -247,6 +318,9 @@
         public static final String LOOKUP_KEY = "lookup";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see Contacts
+     */
     protected interface ContactStatusColumns {
         /**
          * Contact presence status. See {@link StatusUpdates} for individual status
@@ -270,7 +344,7 @@
 
         /**
          * The package containing resources for this status: label and icon.
-         * <p>Type: NUMBER</p>
+         * <p>Type: TEXT</p>
          */
         public static final String CONTACT_STATUS_RES_PACKAGE = "contact_status_res_package";
 
@@ -291,8 +365,194 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constants for the contacts table, which contains a record per group
+     * Constants for the contacts table, which contains a record per aggregate
      * of raw contacts representing the same person.
+     * <h3>Operations</h3>
+     * <dl>
+     * <dt><b>Insert</b></dt>
+     * <dd>A Contact cannot be created explicitly. When a raw contact is
+     * inserted, the provider will first try to find a Contact representing the
+     * same person. If one is found, the raw contact's
+     * {@link RawContacts#CONTACT_ID} column gets the _ID of the aggregate
+     * Contact. If no match is found, the provider automatically inserts a new
+     * Contact and puts its _ID into the {@link RawContacts#CONTACT_ID} column
+     * of the newly inserted raw contact.</dd>
+     * <dt><b>Update</b></dt>
+     * <dd>Only certain columns of Contact are modifiable:
+     * {@link #TIMES_CONTACTED}, {@link #LAST_TIME_CONTACTED}, {@link #STARRED},
+     * {@link #CUSTOM_RINGTONE}, {@link #SEND_TO_VOICEMAIL}. Changing any of
+     * these columns on the Contact also changes them on all constituent raw
+     * contacts.</dd>
+     * <dt><b>Delete</b></dt>
+     * <dd>Be careful with deleting Contacts! Deleting an aggregate contact
+     * deletes all constituent raw contacts. The corresponding sync adapters
+     * will notice the deletions of their respective raw contacts and remove
+     * them from their back end storage.</dd>
+     * <dt><b>Query</b></dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>If you need to read an individual contact, consider using
+     * {@link #CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI} instead of {@link #CONTENT_URI}.</li>
+     * <li>If you need to look up a contact by the phone number, use
+     * {@link PhoneLookup#CONTENT_FILTER_URI PhoneLookup.CONTENT_FILTER_URI},
+     * which is optimized for this purpose.</li>
+     * <li>If you need to look up a contact by partial name, e.g. to produce
+     * filter-as-you-type suggestions, use the {@link #CONTENT_FILTER_URI} URI.
+     * <li>If you need to look up a contact by some data element like email
+     * address, nickname, etc, use a query against the {@link ContactsContract.Data} table.
+     * The result will contain contact ID, name etc.
+     * </ul>
+     * </dd>
+     * </dl>
+     * <h2>Columns</h2>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Contacts</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Row ID. Consider using {@link #LOOKUP_KEY} instead.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #LOOKUP_KEY}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>An opaque value that contains hints on how to find the contact if its
+     * row id changed as a result of a sync or aggregation.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DISPLAY_NAME}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The display name for the contact. During aggregation display name is
+     * computed from display names of constituent raw contacts using a
+     * heuristic: a longer name or a name with more diacritic marks or more
+     * upper case characters is chosen.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #PHOTO_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Reference to the row in the {@link ContactsContract.Data} table holding the photo.
+     * That row has the mime type
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.Photo#CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}. The value of this field
+     * is computed automatically based on the
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.Photo#IS_SUPER_PRIMARY} field of the data rows of
+     * that mime type.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IN_VISIBLE_GROUP}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>An indicator of whether this contact is supposed to be visible in the
+     * UI. "1" if the contact has at least one raw contact that belongs to a
+     * visible group; "0" otherwise.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #HAS_PHONE_NUMBER}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>An indicator of whether this contact has at least one phone number.
+     * "1" if there is at least one phone number, "0" otherwise.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #TIMES_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The number of times the contact has been contacted. See
+     * {@link #markAsContacted}. When raw contacts are aggregated, this field is
+     * computed automatically as the maximum number of times contacted among all
+     * constituent raw contacts. Setting this field automatically changes the
+     * corresponding field on all constituent raw contacts.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #LAST_TIME_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The timestamp of the last time the contact was contacted. See
+     * {@link #markAsContacted}. Setting this field also automatically
+     * increments {@link #TIMES_CONTACTED}. When raw contacts are aggregated,
+     * this field is computed automatically as the latest time contacted of all
+     * constituent raw contacts. Setting this field automatically changes the
+     * corresponding field on all constituent raw contacts.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STARRED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>An indicator for favorite contacts: '1' if favorite, '0' otherwise.
+     * When raw contacts are aggregated, this field is automatically computed:
+     * if any constituent raw contacts are starred, then this field is set to
+     * '1'. Setting this field automatically changes the corresponding field on
+     * all constituent raw contacts.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CUSTOM_RINGTONE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>A custom ringtone associated with a contact. Typically this is the
+     * URI returned by an activity launched with the
+     * {@link android.media.RingtoneManager#ACTION_RINGTONE_PICKER} intent.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SEND_TO_VOICEMAIL}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>An indicator of whether calls from this contact should be forwarded
+     * directly to voice mail ('1') or not ('0'). When raw contacts are
+     * aggregated, this field is automatically computed: if <i>all</i>
+     * constituent raw contacts have SEND_TO_VOICEMAIL=1, then this field is set
+     * to '1'. Setting this field automatically changes the corresponding field
+     * on all constituent raw contacts.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_PRESENCE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Contact IM presence status. See {@link StatusUpdates} for individual
+     * status definitions. Automatically computed as the highest presence of all
+     * constituent raw contacts. The provider may choose not to store this value
+     * in persistent storage. The expectation is that presence status will be
+     * updated on a regular basic.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Contact's latest status update. Automatically computed as the latest
+     * of all constituent raw contacts' status updates.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_TIMESTAMP}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The absolute time in milliseconds when the latest status was
+     * inserted/updated.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td> The package containing resources for this status: label and icon.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_LABEL}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The resource ID of the label describing the source of contact status,
+     * e.g. "Google Talk". This resource is scoped by the
+     * {@link #CONTACT_STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_ICON}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The resource ID of the icon for the source of contact status. This
+     * resource is scoped by the {@link #CONTACT_STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
     public static class Contacts implements BaseColumns, ContactsColumns,
             ContactOptionsColumns, ContactStatusColumns {
@@ -365,7 +625,7 @@
 
         /**
          * Build a {@link #CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI} lookup {@link Uri} using the
-         * given {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID} and {@link #LOOKUP_KEY}.
+         * given {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID} and {@link #LOOKUP_KEY}.
          */
         public static Uri getLookupUri(long contactId, String lookupKey) {
             return ContentUris.withAppendedId(Uri.withAppendedPath(Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI,
@@ -423,7 +683,7 @@
 
         /**
          * The content:// style URI for this table joined with useful data from
-         * {@link Data}, filtered to include only starred contacts
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Data}, filtered to include only starred contacts
          * and the most frequently contacted contacts.
          */
         public static final Uri CONTENT_STREQUENT_URI = Uri.withAppendedPath(
@@ -461,7 +721,7 @@
 
         /**
          * A sub-directory of a single contact that contains all of the constituent raw contact
-         * {@link Data} rows.
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Data} rows.
          */
         public static final class Data implements BaseColumns, DataColumns {
             /**
@@ -476,10 +736,33 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * A sub-directory of a single contact aggregate that contains all aggregation suggestions
-         * (other contacts).  The aggregation suggestions are computed based on approximate
-         * data matches with this contact.
+         * <p>
+         * A <i>read-only</i> sub-directory of a single contact aggregate that
+         * contains all aggregation suggestions (other contacts). The
+         * aggregation suggestions are computed based on approximate data
+         * matches with this contact.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * <i>Note: this query may be expensive! If you need to use it in bulk,
+         * make sure the user experience is acceptable when the query runs for a
+         * long time.</i>
+         * <p>
+         * Usage example:
+         *
+         * <pre>
+         * Uri uri = Contacts.CONTENT_URI.buildUpon()
+         *          .appendEncodedPath(String.valueOf(contactId))
+         *          .appendPath(Contacts.AggregationSuggestions.CONTENT_DIRECTORY)
+         *          .appendQueryParameter(&quot;limit&quot;, &quot;3&quot;)
+         *          .build()
+         * Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(suggestionsUri,
+         *          new String[] {Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME, Contacts._ID, Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY},
+         *          null, null, null);
+         * </pre>
+         *
+         * </p>
          */
+        // TODO: add ContactOptionsColumns, ContactStatusColumns
         public static final class AggregationSuggestions implements BaseColumns, ContactsColumns {
             /**
              * No public constructor since this is a utility class
@@ -495,8 +778,40 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * A sub-directory of a single contact that contains the contact's primary photo.
+         * A <i>read-only</i> sub-directory of a single contact that contains
+         * the contact's primary photo.
+         * <p>
+         * Usage example:
+         *
+         * <pre>
+         * public InputStream openPhoto(long contactId) {
+         *     Uri contactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.CONTENT_URI, contactId);
+         *     Uri photoUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(contactUri, Contacts.Photo.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
+         *     Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(photoUri,
+         *          new String[] {Contacts.Photo.PHOTO}, null, null, null);
+         *     if (cursor == null) {
+         *         return null;
+         *     }
+         *     try {
+         *         if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
+         *             byte[] data = cursor.getBlob(0);
+         *             if (data != null) {
+         *                 return new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
+         *             }
+         *         }
+         *     } finally {
+         *         cursor.close();
+         *     }
+         *     return null;
+         * }
+         * </pre>
+         *
+         * </p>
+         * <p>You should also consider using the convenience method
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#openContactPhotoInputStream(ContentResolver, Uri)}
+         * </p>
          */
+        // TODO: change DataColumns to DataColumnsWithJoins
         public static final class Photo implements BaseColumns, DataColumns {
             /**
              * no public constructor since this is a utility class
@@ -507,6 +822,15 @@
              * The directory twig for this sub-table
              */
             public static final String CONTENT_DIRECTORY = "photo";
+
+            /**
+             * Thumbnail photo of the raw contact. This is the raw bytes of an image
+             * that could be inflated using {@link android.graphics.BitmapFactory}.
+             * <p>
+             * Type: BLOB
+             * @hide TODO: Unhide in a separate CL
+             */
+            public static final String PHOTO = DATA15;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -542,7 +866,7 @@
 
     protected interface RawContactsColumns {
         /**
-         * A reference to the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID} that this
+         * A reference to the {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID} that this
          * data belongs to.
          * <P>Type: INTEGER</P>
          */
@@ -580,6 +904,315 @@
      * Constants for the raw contacts table, which contains the base contact
      * information per sync source. Sync adapters and contact management apps
      * are the primary consumers of this API.
+     * <h3>Operations</h3>
+     * <dl>
+     * <dt><b>Insert</b></dt>
+     * <dd>There are two mechanisms that can be used to insert a raw contact: incremental and
+     * batch. The incremental method is more traditional but less efficient.  It should be used
+     * only if the constituent data rows are unavailable at the time the raw contact is created:
+     * <pre>
+     * ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
+     * values.put(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, accountType);
+     * values.put(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, accountName);
+     * Uri rawContactUri = getContentResolver().insert(RawContacts.CONTENT_URI, values);
+     * long rawContactId = ContentUris.parseId(rawContactUri);
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Once data rows are available, insert those.  For example, here's how you would insert
+     * a name:
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * values.clear();
+     * values.put(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId);
+     * values.put(Data.MIMETYPE, StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE);
+     * values.put(StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME, &quot;Mike Sullivan&quot;);
+     * getContentResolver().insert(Data.CONTENT_URI, values);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * The batch method is by far preferred.  It inserts the raw contact and its
+     * constituent data rows in a single database transaction
+     * and causes at most one aggregation pass.
+     * <pre>
+     * ArrayList&lt;ContentProviderOperation&gt; ops = Lists.newArrayList();
+     * int rawContactInsertIndex = ops.size();
+     * ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(RawContacts.CONTENT_URI)
+     *          .withValue(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, accountType)
+     *          .withValue(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, accountName)
+     *          .build());
+     *
+     * ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(Data.CONTENT_URI)
+     *          .withValueBackReference(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactInsertIndex)
+     *          .withValue(Data.MIMETYPE, StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
+     *          .withValue(StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME, &quot;Mike Sullivan&quot;)
+     *          .build());
+     *
+     * getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * Please note the use of back reference in the construction of the
+     * {@link ContentProviderOperation}. It allows an operation to use the result of
+     * a previous operation by referring to it by its index in the batch.
+     * </p>
+     * <dt><b>Update</b></dt>
+     * <dd><p>Just as with insert, the update can be done incrementally or as a batch, the
+     * batch mode being the preferred method.</p></dd>
+     * <dt><b>Delete</b></dt>
+     * <dd><p>When a raw contact is deleted, all of its Data rows as well as StatusUpdates,
+     * AggregationExceptions, PhoneLookup rows are deleted automatically. When all raw
+     * contacts in a Contact are deleted, the Contact itself is also deleted automatically.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * The invocation of {@code resolver.delete(...)}, does not physically delete
+     * a raw contacts row. It sets the {@link #DELETED} flag on the raw contact and
+     * removes the raw contact from its aggregate contact.
+     * The sync adapter then deletes the raw contact from the server and
+     * finalizes phone-side deletion by calling {@code resolver.delete(...)}
+     * again and passing the {@link #CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER} query parameter.<p>
+     * <p>Some sync adapters are read-only, meaning that they only sync server-side
+     * changes to the phone, but not the reverse.  If one of those raw contacts
+     * is marked for deletion, it will remain on the phone.  However it will be
+     * effectively invisible, because it will not be part of any aggregate contact.
+     * </dd>
+     * <dt><b>Query</b></dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <p>
+     * Finding all raw contacts in a Contact is easy:
+     * <pre>
+     * Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(RawContacts.CONTENT_URI,
+     *          new String[]{RawContacts._ID},
+     *          RawContacts.CONTACT_ID + "=?",
+     *          new String[]{String.valueOf(contactId)}, null);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * There are two ways to find raw contacts within a specific account,
+     * you can either put the account name and type in the selection or pass them as query
+     * parameters.  The latter approach is preferable, especially when you can reuse the
+     * URI:
+     * <pre>
+     * Uri rawContactUri = RawContacts.URI.buildUpon()
+     *          .appendQueryParameter(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, accountName)
+     *          .appendQueryParameter(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, accountType)
+     *          .build();
+     * Cursor c1 = getContentResolver().query(rawContactUri,
+     *          RawContacts.STARRED + "&lt;&gt;0", null, null, null);
+     * ...
+     * Cursor c2 = getContentResolver().query(rawContactUri,
+     *          RawContacts.DELETED + "&lt;&gt;0", null, null, null);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * <p>The best way to read a raw contact along with all the data associated with it is
+     * by using the {@link Entity} directory. If the raw contact has data rows,
+     * the Entity cursor will contain a row for each data row.  If the raw contact has no
+     * data rows, the cursor will still contain one row with the raw contact-level information.
+     * <pre>
+     * Uri rawContactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(RawContacts.CONTENT_URI, rawContactId);
+     * Uri entityUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(rawContactUri, Entity.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
+     * Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(entityUri,
+     *          new String[]{RawContacts.SOURCE_ID, Entity.DATA_ID, Entity.MIMETYPE, Entity.DATA1},
+     *          null, null, null);
+     * try {
+     *     while (c.moveToNext()) {
+     *         String sourceId = c.getString(0);
+     *         if (!c.isNull(1)) {
+     *             String mimeType = c.getString(2);
+     *             String data = c.getString(3);
+     *             ...
+     *         }
+     *     }
+     * } finally {
+     *     c.close();
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * </dd>
+     * </dl>
+     * <h3>Aggregation</h3>
+     * <p>
+     * As soon as a raw contact is inserted or whenever its constituent data
+     * changes, the provider will check if the raw contact matches other
+     * existing raw contacts and if so will aggregate it with those. From the
+     * data standpoint, aggregation is reflected in the change of the
+     * {@link #CONTACT_ID} field, which is the reference to the aggregate contact.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * See also {@link AggregationExceptions} for a mechanism to control
+     * aggregation programmatically.
+     * </p>
+     * <h2>Columns</h2>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>RawContacts</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Row ID. Sync adapter should try to preserve row IDs during updates. In other words,
+     * it would be a really bad idea to delete and reinsert a raw contact. A sync adapter should
+     * always do an update instead.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>A reference to the {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID} that this raw contact belongs
+     * to. Raw contacts are linked to contacts by the aggregation process, which can be controlled
+     * by the {@link #AGGREGATION_MODE} field and {@link AggregationExceptions}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #AGGREGATION_MODE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>A mechanism that allows programmatic control of the aggregation process. The allowed
+     * values are {@link #AGGREGATION_MODE_DEFAULT}, {@link #AGGREGATION_MODE_DISABLED}
+     * and {@link #AGGREGATION_MODE_SUSPENDED}. See also {@link AggregationExceptions}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DELETED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The "deleted" flag: "0" by default, "1" if the row has been marked
+     * for deletion. When {@link android.content.ContentResolver#delete} is
+     * called on a raw contact, it is marked for deletion and removed from its
+     * aggregate contact. The sync adaptor deletes the raw contact on the server and
+     * then calls ContactResolver.delete once more, this time passing the
+     * {@link ContactsContract#CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER} query parameter to finalize
+     * the data removal.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #TIMES_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The number of times the contact has been contacted. To have an effect
+     * on the corresponding value of the aggregate contact, this field
+     * should be set at the time the raw contact is inserted.
+     * See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#markAsContacted}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #LAST_TIME_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The timestamp of the last time the contact was contacted. To have an effect
+     * on the corresponding value of the aggregate contact, this field
+     * should be set at the time the raw contact is inserted.
+     * See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#markAsContacted}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STARRED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>An indicator for favorite contacts: '1' if favorite, '0' otherwise.
+     * Changing this field immediately effects the corresponding aggregate contact:
+     * if any raw contacts in that aggregate contact are starred, then the contact
+     * itself is marked as starred.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CUSTOM_RINGTONE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>A custom ringtone associated with a raw contact. Typically this is the
+     * URI returned by an activity launched with the
+     * {@link android.media.RingtoneManager#ACTION_RINGTONE_PICKER} intent.
+     * To have an effect on the corresponding value of the aggregate contact, this field
+     * should be set at the time the raw contact is inserted. To set a custom
+     * ringtone on a contact, use the field {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#CUSTOM_RINGTONE}
+     * instead.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SEND_TO_VOICEMAIL}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>An indicator of whether calls from this raw contact should be forwarded
+     * directly to voice mail ('1') or not ('0'). To have an effect
+     * on the corresponding value of the aggregate contact, this field
+     * should be set at the time the raw contact is inserted.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #ACCOUNT_NAME}</td>
+     * <td>read/write-once</td>
+     * <td>The name of the account instance to which this row belongs, which when paired with
+     * {@link #ACCOUNT_TYPE} identifies a specific account. It should be set at the time
+     * the raw contact is inserted and never changed afterwards.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #ACCOUNT_TYPE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write-once</td>
+     * <td>The type of account to which this row belongs, which when paired with
+     * {@link #ACCOUNT_NAME} identifies a specific account. It should be set at the time
+     * the raw contact is inserted and never changed afterwards.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SOURCE_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>String that uniquely identifies this row to its source account.
+     * Typically it is set at the time the raw contact is inserted and never
+     * changed afterwards. The one notable exception is a new raw contact: it
+     * will have an account name and type, but no source id. This should
+     * indicated to the sync adapter that a new contact needs to be created
+     * server-side and its ID stored in the corresponding SOURCE_ID field on
+     * the phone.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #VERSION}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Version number that is updated whenever this row or its related data
+     * changes. This field can be used for optimistic locking of a raw contact.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DIRTY}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Flag indicating that {@link #VERSION} has changed, and this row needs
+     * to be synchronized by its owning account.  The value is set to "1" automatically
+     * whenever the raw contact changes, unless the URI has the
+     * {@link ContactsContract#CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER} query parameter specified.
+     * The sync adapter should always supply this query parameter to prevent
+     * unnecessary synchronization: user changes some data on the server,
+     * the sync adapter updates the contact on the phone (without the
+     * CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER flag) flag, which sets the DIRTY flag,
+     * which triggers a sync to bring the changes to the server.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SYNC1}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Generic column for use by sync adapters. Content provider
+     * stores this information on behalf of the sync adapter but does not
+     * interpret it in any way.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SYNC2}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Generic column for use by sync adapters.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SYNC3}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Generic column for use by sync adapters.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SYNC4}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Generic column for use by sync adapters.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
     public static final class RawContacts implements BaseColumns, RawContactsColumns,
             ContactOptionsColumns, SyncColumns  {
@@ -613,6 +1246,7 @@
 
         /**
          * Aggregation mode: aggregate at the time the raw contact is inserted/updated.
+         * TODO: deprecate. Aggregation is now synchronous, this value is a no-op
          */
         public static final int AGGREGATION_MODE_IMMEDIATE = 1;
 
@@ -658,8 +1292,9 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * A sub-directory of a single raw contact that contains all of their {@link Data} rows.
-         * To access this directory append {@link Data#CONTENT_DIRECTORY} to the contact URI.
+         * A sub-directory of a single raw contact that contains all of their
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Data} rows. To access this directory
+         * append {@link Data#CONTENT_DIRECTORY} to the contact URI.
          */
         public static final class Data implements BaseColumns, DataColumns {
             /**
@@ -675,8 +1310,27 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * A sub-directory of a single raw contact that contains all of their {@link Data} rows.
-         * To access this directory append {@link Entity#CONTENT_DIRECTORY} to the contact URI.
+         * <p>
+         * A sub-directory of a single raw contact that contains all of their
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Data} rows. To access this directory append
+         * {@link Entity#CONTENT_DIRECTORY} to the contact URI. See
+         * {@link RawContactsEntity} for a stand-alone table containing the same
+         * data.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * The Entity directory is similar to the {@link RawContacts.Data}
+         * directory but with two important differences:
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>Entity has different ID fields: {@link #_ID} for the raw contact
+         * and {@link #DATA_ID} for the data rows.</li>
+         * <li>Entity always contains at least one row, even if there are no
+         * actual data rows. In this case the {@link #DATA_ID} field will be
+         * null.</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * Using Entity should preferred to using two separate queries:
+         * RawContacts followed by Data. The reason is that Entity reads all
+         * data for a raw contact in one transaction, so there is no possibility
+         * of the data changing between the two queries.
          */
         public static final class Entity implements BaseColumns, DataColumns {
             /**
@@ -699,6 +1353,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Social status update columns.
+     *
+     * @see StatusUpdates
+     * @see ContactsContract.Data
+     */
     protected interface StatusColumns extends Im.CommonPresenceColumns {
         /**
          * Contact's latest presence level.
@@ -739,6 +1399,11 @@
         public static final String STATUS_ICON = "status_icon";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Columns in the Data table.
+     *
+     * @see ContactsContract.Data
+     */
     protected interface DataColumns {
         /**
          * The package name to use when creating {@link Resources} objects for
@@ -824,7 +1489,9 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Combines all columns returned by {@link Data} table queries.
+     * Combines all columns returned by {@link ContactsContract.Data} table queries.
+     *
+     * @see ContactsContract.Data
      */
     protected interface DataColumnsWithJoins extends BaseColumns, DataColumns, StatusColumns,
         RawContactsColumns, ContactsColumns, ContactOptionsColumns, ContactStatusColumns {
@@ -832,10 +1499,468 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constants for the data table, which contains data points tied to a raw contact.
-     * For example, a phone number or email address. Each row in this table contains a type
-     * definition and some generic columns. Each data type can define the meaning for each of
-     * the generic columns.
+     * <p>
+     * Constants for the data table, which contains data points tied to a raw
+     * contact. For example, a phone number or email address.
+     * </p>
+     * <h3>Data kinds</h3>
+     * <p>
+     * Data is a generic table that can hold all kinds of data. Sync adapters
+     * and applications can introduce their own data kinds. The kind of data
+     * stored in a particular row is determined by the mime type in the row.
+     * Fields from {@link #DATA1} through {@link #DATA15} are generic columns
+     * whose specific use is determined by the kind of data stored in the row.
+     * For example, if the data kind is
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}, then DATA1 stores the
+     * phone number, but if the data kind is
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.Email Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}, then DATA1 stores the
+     * email address.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * ContactsContract defines a small number of common data kinds, e.g.
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone}, {@link CommonDataKinds.Email} etc. As a
+     * convenience, these classes define data kind specific aliases for DATA1 etc.
+     * For example, {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone Phone.NUMBER} is the same as
+     * {@link ContactsContract.Data Data.DATA1}.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * {@link #DATA1} is an indexed column and should be used for the data element that is
+     * expected to be most frequently used in query selections. For example, in the
+     * case of a row representing email addresses {@link #DATA1} should probably
+     * be used for the email address itself, while {@link #DATA2} etc can be
+     * used for auxiliary information like type of email address.
+     * <p>
+     * <p>
+     * By convention, {@link #DATA15} is used for storing BLOBs (binary data).
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * Typically you should refrain from introducing new kinds of data for 3rd
+     * party account types. For example, if you add a data row for
+     * "favorite song" to a raw contact owned by a Google account, it will not
+     * get synced to the server, because the Google sync adapter does not know
+     * how to handle this data kind. Thus new data kinds are typically
+     * introduced along with new account types, i.e. new sync adapters.
+     * </p>
+     * <h3>Batch operations</h3>
+     * <p>
+     * Data rows can be inserted/updated/deleted using the traditional
+     * {@link ContentResolver#insert}, {@link ContentResolver#update} and
+     * {@link ContentResolver#delete} methods, however the newer mechanism based
+     * on a batch of {@link ContentProviderOperation} will prove to be a better
+     * choice in almost all cases. All operations in a batch are executed in a
+     * single transaction, which ensures that the phone-side and server-side
+     * state of a raw contact are always consistent. Also, the batch-based
+     * approach is far more efficient: not only are the database operations
+     * faster when executed in a single transaction, but also sending a batch of
+     * commands to the content provider saves a lot of time on context switching
+     * between your process and the process in which the content provider runs.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * The flip side of using batched operations is that a large batch may lock
+     * up the database for a long time preventing other applications from
+     * accessing data and potentially causing ANRs ("Application Not Responding"
+     * dialogs.)
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * To avoid such lockups of the database, make sure to insert "yield points"
+     * in the batch. A yield point indicates to the content provider that before
+     * executing the next operation it can commit the changes that have already
+     * been made, yield to other requests, open another transaction and continue
+     * processing operations. A yield point will not automatically commit the
+     * transaction, but only if there is another request waiting on the
+     * database. Normally a sync adapter should insert a yield point at the
+     * beginning of each raw contact operation sequence in the batch. See
+     * {@link ContentProviderOperation.Builder#withYieldAllowed(boolean)}.
+     * </p>
+     * <h3>Operations</h3>
+     * <dl>
+     * <dt><b>Insert</b></dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <p>
+     * An individual data row can be inserted using the traditional
+     * {@link ContentResolver#insert(Uri, ContentValues)} method. Multiple rows
+     * should always be inserted as a batch.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * An example of a traditional insert:
+     * <pre>
+     * ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
+     * values.put(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId);
+     * values.put(Data.MIMETYPE, Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE);
+     * values.put(Phone.NUMBER, "1-800-GOOG-411");
+     * values.put(Phone.TYPE, Phone.TYPE_CUSTOM);
+     * values.put(Phone.LABEL, "free directory assistance");
+     * Uri dataUri = getContentResolver().insert(Data.CONTENT_URI, values);
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * The same done using ContentProviderOperations:
+     * <pre>
+     * ArrayList&lt;ContentProviderOperation&gt; ops = Lists.newArrayList();
+     * ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(Data.CONTENT_URI)
+     *          .withValue(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId)
+     *          .withValue(Data.MIMETYPE, Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
+     *          .withValue(Phone.NUMBER, "1-800-GOOG-411")
+     *          .withValue(Phone.TYPE, Phone.TYPE_CUSTOM)
+     *          .withValue(Phone.LABEL, "free directory assistance")
+     *          .build());
+     * getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * <dt><b>Update</b></dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <p>
+     * Just as with insert, update can be done incrementally or as a batch,
+     * the batch mode being the preferred method:
+     * <pre>
+     * ArrayList&lt;ContentProviderOperation&gt; ops = Lists.newArrayList();
+     * ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newUpdate(Data.CONTENT_URI)
+     *          .withSelection(Data._ID + "=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(dataId)})
+     *          .withValue(Email.DATA, "somebody@android.com")
+     *          .build());
+     * getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * </dd>
+     * <dt><b>Delete</b></dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <p>
+     * Just as with insert and update, deletion can be done either using the
+     * {@link ContentResolver#delete} method or using a ContentProviderOperation:
+     * <pre>
+     * ArrayList&lt;ContentProviderOperation&gt; ops = Lists.newArrayList();
+     * ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newDelete(Data.CONTENT_URI)
+     *          .withSelection(Data._ID + "=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(dataId)})
+     *          .build());
+     * getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * </dd>
+     * <dt><b>Query</b></dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <p>
+     * <dl>
+     * <dt>Finding all Data of a given type for a given contact</dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <pre>
+     * Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(Data.CONTENT_URI,
+     *          new String[] {Data._ID, Phone.NUMBER, Phone.TYPE, Phone.LABEL},
+     *          Data.CONTACT_ID + &quot;=?&quot; + " AND "
+     *                  + Data.MIMETYPE + "='" + Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE + "'",
+     *          new String[] {String.valueOf(contactId)}, null);
+     * </pre>
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * </dd>
+     * <dt>Finding all Data of a given type for a given raw contact</dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * <pre>
+     * Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(Data.CONTENT_URI,
+     *          new String[] {Data._ID, Phone.NUMBER, Phone.TYPE, Phone.LABEL},
+     *          Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID + &quot;=?&quot; + " AND "
+     *                  + Data.MIMETYPE + "='" + Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE + "'",
+     *          new String[] {String.valueOf(rawContactId)}, null);
+     * </pre>
+     * </dd>
+     * <dt>Finding all Data for a given raw contact</dt>
+     * <dd>
+     * Most sync adapters will want to read all data rows for a raw contact
+     * along with the raw contact itself.  For that you should use the
+     * {@link RawContactsEntity}. See also {@link RawContacts}.
+     * </dd>
+     * </dl>
+     * </p>
+     * </dd>
+     * </dl>
+     * <h2>Columns</h2>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Data</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td style="width: 7em;">long</td>
+     * <td style="width: 20em;">{@link #_ID}</td>
+     * <td style="width: 5em;">read-only</td>
+     * <td>Row ID. Sync adapter should try to preserve row IDs during updates. In other words,
+     * it would be a bad idea to delete and reinsert a data rows. A sync adapter should
+     * always do an update instead.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #MIMETYPE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write-once</td>
+     * <td>
+     * <p>The MIME type of the item represented by this row. Examples of common
+     * MIME types are:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.StructuredName StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Phone Phone.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Email Email.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Photo Photo.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Organization Organization.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Im Im.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Nickname Nickname.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Note Note.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal StructuredPostal.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership GroupMembership.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Website Website.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Event Event.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link CommonDataKinds.Relation Relation.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * </p>
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #RAW_CONTACT_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read/write-once</td>
+     * <td>A reference to the {@link RawContacts#_ID} that this data belongs to.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>A reference to the {@link ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID} that this data row belongs
+     * to. It is obtained through a join with RawContacts.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IS_PRIMARY}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Whether this is the primary entry of its kind for the raw contact it belongs to.
+     * "1" if true, "0" if false.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IS_SUPER_PRIMARY}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Whether this is the primary entry of its kind for the aggregate
+     * contact it belongs to. Any data record that is "super primary" must
+     * also be "primary".</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DATA_VERSION}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The version of this data record. Whenever the data row changes
+     * the version goes up. This value is monotonically increasing.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>Any type</td>
+     * <td>
+     * {@link #DATA1}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA2}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA3}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA4}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA5}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA6}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA7}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA8}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA9}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA10}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA11}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA12}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA13}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA14}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA15}
+     * </td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Generic data columns, the meaning is {@link #MIMETYPE} specific.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>Any type</td>
+     * <td>
+     * {@link #SYNC1}<br>
+     * {@link #SYNC2}<br>
+     * {@link #SYNC3}<br>
+     * {@link #SYNC4}
+     * </td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Generic columns for use by sync adapters. For example, a Photo row
+     * may store the image URL in SYNC1, a status (not loaded, loading, loaded, error)
+     * in SYNC2, server-side version number in SYNC3 and error code in SYNC4.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
+     *
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Join with {@link StatusUpdates}</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td style="width: 7em;">int</td>
+     * <td style="width: 20em;">{@link #PRESENCE}</td>
+     * <td style="width: 5em;">read-only</td>
+     * <td>IM presence status linked to this data row. Compare with
+     * {@link #CONTACT_PRESENCE}, which contains the contact's presence across
+     * all IM rows. See {@link StatusUpdates} for individual status definitions.
+     * The provider may choose not to store this value
+     * in persistent storage. The expectation is that presence status will be
+     * updated on a regular basic.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Latest status update linked with this data row.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_TIMESTAMP}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The absolute time in milliseconds when the latest status was
+     * inserted/updated for this data row.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The package containing resources for this status: label and icon.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_LABEL}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The resource ID of the label describing the source of status update linked
+     * to this data row. This resource is scoped by the {@link #STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_ICON}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The resource ID of the icon for the source of the status update linked
+     * to this data row. This resource is scoped by the {@link #STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Columns from the associated raw contact are also available through an
+     * implicit join.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Join with {@link RawContacts}</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td style="width: 7em;">int</td>
+     * <td style="width: 20em;">{@link #AGGREGATION_MODE}</td>
+     * <td style="width: 5em;">read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link RawContacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DELETED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link RawContacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Columns from the associated aggregated contact are also available through an
+     * implicit join.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Join with {@link Contacts}</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td style="width: 7em;">String</td>
+     * <td style="width: 20em;">{@link #LOOKUP_KEY}</td>
+     * <td style="width: 5em;">read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DISPLAY_NAME}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #PHOTO_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IN_VISIBLE_GROUP}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #HAS_PHONE_NUMBER}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #TIMES_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #LAST_TIME_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STARRED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CUSTOM_RINGTONE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SEND_TO_VOICEMAIL}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_PRESENCE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_TIMESTAMP}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_LABEL}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_STATUS_ICON}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
     public final static class Data implements DataColumnsWithJoins {
         /**
@@ -859,7 +1984,7 @@
          *
          * This flag is useful (currently) only for vCard exporter in Contacts app, which
          * needs to exclude "un-exportable" data from available data to export, while
-         * Contacts app itself has priviledge to access all data including "un-expotable"
+         * Contacts app itself has priviledge to access all data including "un-exportable"
          * ones and providers return all of them regardless of the callers' intention.
          * <P>Type: INTEGER</p>
          *
@@ -872,7 +1997,7 @@
         /**
          * Build a {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI}
          * style {@link Uri} for the parent {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts}
-         * entry of the given {@link Data} entry.
+         * entry of the given {@link ContactsContract.Data} entry.
          */
         public static Uri getContactLookupUri(ContentResolver resolver, Uri dataUri) {
             final Cursor cursor = resolver.query(dataUri, new String[] {
@@ -894,8 +2019,141 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constants for the raw contacts entities table, which can be though of as an outer join
-     * of the raw_contacts table with the data table.
+     * <p>
+     * Constants for the raw contacts entities table, which can be though of as
+     * an outer join of the raw_contacts table with the data table.  It is a strictly
+     * read-only table.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * If a raw contact has data rows, the RawContactsEntity cursor will contain
+     * a one row for each data row. If the raw contact has no data rows, the
+     * cursor will still contain one row with the raw contact-level information
+     * and nulls for data columns.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Uri entityUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(RawContactsEntity.CONTENT_URI, rawContactId);
+     * Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(entityUri,
+     *          new String[]{
+     *              RawContactsEntity.SOURCE_ID,
+     *              RawContactsEntity.DATA_ID,
+     *              RawContactsEntity.MIMETYPE,
+     *              RawContactsEntity.DATA1
+     *          }, null, null, null);
+     * try {
+     *     while (c.moveToNext()) {
+     *         String sourceId = c.getString(0);
+     *         if (!c.isNull(1)) {
+     *             String mimeType = c.getString(2);
+     *             String data = c.getString(3);
+     *             ...
+     *         }
+     *     }
+     * } finally {
+     *     c.close();
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * <h3>Columns</h3>
+     * RawContactsEntity has a combination of RawContact and Data columns.
+     *
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>RawContacts</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td style="width: 7em;">long</td>
+     * <td style="width: 20em;">{@link #_ID}</td>
+     * <td style="width: 5em;">read-only</td>
+     * <td>Raw contact row ID. See {@link RawContacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CONTACT_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link RawContacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #AGGREGATION_MODE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link RawContacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DELETED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link RawContacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
+     *
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Data</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td style="width: 7em;">long</td>
+     * <td style="width: 20em;">{@link #DATA_ID}</td>
+     * <td style="width: 5em;">read-only</td>
+     * <td>Data row ID. It will be null if the raw contact has no data rows.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #MIMETYPE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Data}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IS_PRIMARY}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Data}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IS_SUPER_PRIMARY}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Data}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DATA_VERSION}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Data}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>Any type</td>
+     * <td>
+     * {@link #DATA1}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA2}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA3}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA4}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA5}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA6}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA7}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA8}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA9}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA10}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA11}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA12}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA13}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA14}<br>
+     * {@link #DATA15}
+     * </td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Data}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>Any type</td>
+     * <td>
+     * {@link #SYNC1}<br>
+     * {@link #SYNC2}<br>
+     * {@link #SYNC3}<br>
+     * {@link #SYNC4}
+     * </td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Data}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
     public final static class RawContactsEntity
             implements BaseColumns, DataColumns, RawContactsColumns {
@@ -938,6 +2196,9 @@
         public static final String DATA_ID = "data_id";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see PhoneLookup
+     */
     protected interface PhoneLookupColumns {
         /**
          * The phone number as the user entered it.
@@ -961,7 +2222,112 @@
     /**
      * A table that represents the result of looking up a phone number, for
      * example for caller ID. To perform a lookup you must append the number you
-     * want to find to {@link #CONTENT_FILTER_URI}.
+     * want to find to {@link #CONTENT_FILTER_URI}.  This query is highly
+     * optimized.
+     * <pre>
+     * Uri uri = Uri.withAppendedPath(PhoneLookup.CONTENT_FILTER_URI, Uri.encode(phoneNumber));
+     * resolver.query(uri, new String[]{PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME,...
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * <h3>Columns</h3>
+     *
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>PhoneLookup</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Data row ID.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #NUMBER}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Phone number.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Phone number type. See {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Custom label for the phone number. See {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
+     * <p>
+     * Columns from the Contacts table are also available through a join.
+     * </p>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Join with {@link Contacts}</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #LOOKUP_KEY}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DISPLAY_NAME}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #PHOTO_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IN_VISIBLE_GROUP}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #HAS_PHONE_NUMBER}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #TIMES_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #LAST_TIME_CONTACTED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STARRED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CUSTOM_RINGTONE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SEND_TO_VOICEMAIL}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>See {@link ContactsContract.Contacts}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
     public static final class PhoneLookup implements BaseColumns, PhoneLookupColumns,
             ContactsColumns, ContactOptionsColumns {
@@ -973,10 +2339,9 @@
         /**
          * The content:// style URI for this table. Append the phone number you want to lookup
          * to this URI and query it to perform a lookup. For example:
-         *
-         * {@code
-         * Uri lookupUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(PhoneLookup.CONTENT_URI, phoneNumber);
-         * }
+         * <pre>
+         * Uri lookupUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(PhoneLookup.CONTENT_URI, Uri.encode(phoneNumber));
+         * </pre>
          */
         public static final Uri CONTENT_FILTER_URI = Uri.withAppendedPath(AUTHORITY_URI,
                 "phone_lookup");
@@ -985,6 +2350,8 @@
     /**
      * Additional data mixed in with {@link StatusColumns} to link
      * back to specific {@link ContactsContract.Data#_ID} entries.
+     *
+     * @see StatusUpdates
      */
     protected interface PresenceColumns {
 
@@ -995,6 +2362,7 @@
         public static final String DATA_ID = "presence_data_id";
 
         /**
+         * See {@link CommonDataKinds.Im} for a list of defined protocol constants.
          * <p>Type: NUMBER</p>
          */
         public static final String PROTOCOL = "protocol";
@@ -1024,11 +2392,132 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * A status update is linked to a {@link Data} row and captures the user's latest status
-     * update via the corresponding source, e.g. "Having lunch" via "Google Talk".
+     * <p>
+     * A status update is linked to a {@link ContactsContract.Data} row and captures
+     * the user's latest status update via the corresponding source, e.g.
+     * "Having lunch" via "Google Talk".
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * There are two ways a status update can be inserted: by explicitly linking
+     * it to a Data row using {@link #DATA_ID} or indirectly linking it to a data row
+     * using a combination of {@link #PROTOCOL} (or {@link #CUSTOM_PROTOCOL}) and
+     * {@link #IM_HANDLE}.  There is no difference between insert and update, you can use
+     * either.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * You cannot use {@link ContentResolver#update} to change a status, but
+     * {@link ContentResolver#insert} will replace the latests status if it already
+     * exists.
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * Use {@link ContentResolver#bulkInsert(Uri, ContentValues[])} to insert/update statuses
+     * for multiple contacts at once.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <h3>Columns</h3>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>StatusUpdates</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DATA_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Reference to the {@link Data#_ID} entry that owns this presence. If this
+     * field is <i>not</i> specified, the provider will attempt to find a data row
+     * that matches the {@link #PROTOCOL} (or {@link #CUSTOM_PROTOCOL}) and
+     * {@link #IM_HANDLE} columns.
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #PROTOCOL}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>See {@link CommonDataKinds.Im} for a list of defined protocol constants.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #CUSTOM_PROTOCOL}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Name of the custom protocol.  Should be supplied along with the {@link #PROTOCOL} value
+     * {@link ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Im#PROTOCOL_CUSTOM}.  Should be null or
+     * omitted if {@link #PROTOCOL} value is not
+     * {@link ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Im#PROTOCOL_CUSTOM}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IM_HANDLE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td> The IM handle the presence item is for. The handle is scoped to
+     * {@link #PROTOCOL}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #IM_ACCOUNT}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The IM account for the local user that the presence data came from.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #PRESENCE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Contact IM presence status. The allowed values are:
+     * <p>
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>{@link #OFFLINE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link #INVISIBLE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link #AWAY}</li>
+     * <li>{@link #IDLE}</li>
+     * <li>{@link #DO_NOT_DISTURB}</li>
+     * <li>{@link #AVAILABLE}</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * Since presence status is inherently volatile, the content provider
+     * may choose not to store this field in long-term storage.
+     * </p>
+     * </td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Contact's latest status update, e.g. "having toast for breakfast"</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_TIMESTAMP}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The absolute time in milliseconds when the status was
+     * entered by the user. If this value is not provided, the provider will follow
+     * this logic: if there was no prior status update, the value will be left as null.
+     * If there was a prior status update, the provider will default this field
+     * to the current time.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td> The package containing resources for this status: label and icon.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_LABEL}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The resource ID of the label describing the source of contact status,
+     * e.g. "Google Talk". This resource is scoped by the
+     * {@link #STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #STATUS_ICON}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The resource ID of the icon for the source of contact status. This
+     * resource is scoped by the {@link #STATUS_RES_PACKAGE}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
-    // TODO make final as soon as Presence is removed
-    public static /*final*/ class StatusUpdates implements StatusColumns, PresenceColumns {
+    public static class StatusUpdates implements StatusColumns, PresenceColumns {
 
         /**
          * This utility class cannot be instantiated
@@ -1088,13 +2577,17 @@
         public static final String CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE = "vnd.android.cursor.item/status-update";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated This old name was never meant to be made public. Do not use.
+     */
     @Deprecated
     public static final class Presence extends StatusUpdates {
 
     }
 
     /**
-     * Container for definitions of common data types stored in the {@link Data} table.
+     * Container for definitions of common data types stored in the {@link ContactsContract.Data}
+     * table.
      */
     public static final class CommonDataKinds {
         /**
@@ -1144,7 +2637,69 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Parts of the name.
+         * A data kind representing the contact's proper name. You can use all
+         * columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as well as the following aliases.
+         *
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th><th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DISPLAY_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #GIVEN_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #FAMILY_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #PREFIX}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA4}</td>
+         * <td>Common prefixes in English names are "Mr", "Ms", "Dr" etc.</td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #MIDDLE_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA5}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #SUFFIX}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA6}</td>
+         * <td>Common suffixes in English names are "Sr", "Jr", "III" etc.</td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #PHONETIC_GIVEN_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA7}</td>
+         * <td>Used for phonetic spelling of the name, e.g. Pinyin, Katakana, Hiragana</td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #PHONETIC_MIDDLE_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA8}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #PHONETIC_FAMILY_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA9}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class StructuredName implements DataColumnsWithJoins {
             /**
@@ -1213,7 +2768,68 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * A nickname.
+         * <p>A data kind representing the contact's nickname. For example, for
+         * Bob Parr ("Mr. Incredible"):
+         * <pre>
+         * ArrayList&lt;ContentProviderOperation&gt; ops = Lists.newArrayList();
+         * ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(Data.CONTENT_URI)
+         *          .withValue(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId)
+         *          .withValue(Data.MIMETYPE, StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
+         *          .withValue(StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME, &quot;Bob Parr&quot;)
+         *          .build());
+         *
+         * ops.add(ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(Data.CONTENT_URI)
+         *          .withValue(Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, rawContactId)
+         *          .withValue(Data.MIMETYPE, Nickname.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE)
+         *          .withValue(Nickname.NAME, "Mr. Incredible")
+         *          .withValue(Nickname.TYPE, Nickname.TYPE_CUSTOM)
+         *          .withValue(Nickname.LABEL, "Superhero")
+         *          .build());
+         *
+         * getContentResolver().applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, ops);
+         * </pre>
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as well as the
+         * following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         *
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th><th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>
+         * Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_DEFAULT}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER_NAME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_MAINDEN_NAME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_SHORT_NAME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_INITIALS}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Nickname implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1237,7 +2853,64 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Common data definition for telephone numbers.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing a telephone number.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #NUMBER}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_HOME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_MOBILE}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_FAX_WORK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_FAX_HOME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_PAGER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CALLBACK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CAR}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_COMPANY_MAIN}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_ISDN}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_MAIN}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER_FAX}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_RADIO}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_TELEX}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_TTY_TDD}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK_MOBILE}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK_PAGER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_ASSISTANT}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_MMS}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Phone implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1365,7 +3038,48 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Common data definition for email addresses.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing an email address.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td>Email address itself.</td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_HOME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_MOBILE}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Email implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1390,22 +3104,50 @@
                     "emails");
 
             /**
+             * <p>
              * The content:// style URL for looking up data rows by email address. The
              * lookup argument, an email address, should be passed as an additional path segment
              * after this URI.
+             * </p>
+             * <p>Example:
+             * <pre>
+             * Uri uri = Uri.withAppendedPath(Email.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI, Uri.encode(email));
+             * Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(uri,
+             *          new String[]{Email.CONTACT_ID, Email.DISPLAY_NAME, Email.DATA},
+             *          null, null, null);
+             * </pre>
+             * </p>
              */
             public static final Uri CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI = Uri.withAppendedPath(CONTENT_URI,
                     "lookup");
 
             /**
+             * <p>
              * The content:// style URL for email lookup using a filter. The filter returns
              * records of MIME type {@link #CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE}. The filter is applied
              * to display names as well as email addresses. The filter argument should be passed
              * as an additional path segment after this URI.
+             * </p>
+             * <p>The query in the following example will return "Robert Parr (bob@incredibles.com)"
+             * as well as "Bob Parr (incredible@android.com)".
+             * <pre>
+             * Uri uri = Uri.withAppendedPath(Email.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI, Uri.encode("bob"));
+             * Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(uri,
+             *          new String[]{Email.DISPLAY_NAME, Email.DATA},
+             *          null, null, null);
+             * </pre>
+             * </p>
              */
             public static final Uri CONTENT_FILTER_URI = Uri.withAppendedPath(CONTENT_URI,
                     "filter");
 
+            /**
+             * The email address.
+             * <P>Type: TEXT</P>
+             * @hide TODO: Unhide in a separate CL
+             */
+            public static final String ADDRESS = DATA1;
+
             public static final int TYPE_HOME = 1;
             public static final int TYPE_WORK = 2;
             public static final int TYPE_OTHER = 3;
@@ -1448,7 +3190,89 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Common data definition for postal addresses.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing a postal addresses.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #FORMATTED_ADDRESS}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_HOME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #STREET}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA4}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #POBOX}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA5}</td>
+         * <td>Post Office Box number</td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #NEIGHBORHOOD}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA6}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #CITY}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA7}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #REGION}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA8}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #POSTCODE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA9}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #COUNTRY}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA10}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class StructuredPostal implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1573,7 +3397,76 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Common data definition for IM addresses.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing an IM address
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_HOME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #PROTOCOL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA5}</td>
+         * <td>
+         * <p>
+         * Allowed values:
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_CUSTOM}. Also provide the actual protocol name
+         * as {@link #CUSTOM_PROTOCOL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_AIM}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_MSN}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_YAHOO}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_SKYPE}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_QQ}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_GOOGLE_TALK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_ICQ}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_JABBER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #PROTOCOL_NETMEETING}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #CUSTOM_PROTOCOL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA6}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Im implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1676,7 +3569,82 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Common data definition for organizations.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing an organization.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #COMPANY}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TITLE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA4}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DEPARTMENT}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA5}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #JOB_DESCRIPTION}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA6}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #SYMBOL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA7}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #PHONETIC_NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA8}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #OFFICE_LOCATION}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA9}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Organization implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1761,7 +3729,58 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Common data definition for relations.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing a relation.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #NAME}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_ASSISTANT}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_BROTHER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CHILD}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_DOMESTIC_PARTNER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_FATHER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_FRIEND}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_MANAGER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_MOTHER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_PARENT}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_PARTNER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_REFERRED_BY}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_RELATIVE}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_SISTER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_SPOUSE}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Relation implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1795,7 +3814,47 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Common data definition for events.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing an event.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #START_DATE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_ANNIVERSARY}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_BIRTHDAY}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Event implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1835,7 +3894,33 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Photo of the contact.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing an photo for the contact.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * Some sync adapters will choose to download photos in a separate
+         * pass. A common pattern is to use columns {@link ContactsContract.Data#SYNC1}
+         * through {@link ContactsContract.Data#SYNC4} to store temporary
+         * data, e.g. the image URL or ID, state of download, server-side version
+         * of the image.  It is allowed for the {@link #PHOTO} to be null.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>BLOB</td>
+         * <td>{@link #PHOTO}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA15}</td>
+         * <td>By convention, binary data is stored in DATA15.</td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Photo implements DataColumnsWithJoins {
             /**
@@ -1856,7 +3941,26 @@
         }
 
         /**
+         * <p>
          * Notes about the contact.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #NOTE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Note implements DataColumnsWithJoins {
             /**
@@ -1875,7 +3979,43 @@
         }
 
         /**
+         * <p>
          * Group Membership.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>long</td>
+         * <td>{@link #GROUP_ROW_ID}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #GROUP_SOURCE_ID}</td>
+         * <td>none</td>
+         * <td>
+         * <p>
+         * The sourceid of the group that this group membership refers to.
+         * Exactly one of this or {@link #GROUP_ROW_ID} must be set when
+         * inserting a row.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * If this field is specified, the provider will first try to
+         * look up a group with this {@link Groups Groups.SOURCE_ID}.  If such a group
+         * is found, it will use the corresponding row id.  If the group is not
+         * found, it will create one.
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class GroupMembership implements DataColumnsWithJoins {
             /**
@@ -1903,7 +4043,51 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Website related to the contact.
+         * <p>
+         * A data kind representing a website related to the contact.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * You can use all columns defined for {@link ContactsContract.Data} as
+         * well as the following aliases.
+         * </p>
+         * <h2>Column aliases</h2>
+         * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+         * <tr>
+         * <th>Type</th>
+         * <th>Alias</th><th colspan='2'>Data column</th>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #URL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA1}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>int</td>
+         * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA2}</td>
+         * <td>Allowed values are:
+         * <p>
+         * <ul>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}. Put the actual type in {@link #LABEL}.</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_HOMEPAGE}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_BLOG}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_PROFILE}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_HOME}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_WORK}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_FTP}</li>
+         * <li>{@link #TYPE_OTHER}</li>
+         * </ul>
+         * </p>
+         * </td>
+         * </tr>
+         * <tr>
+         * <td>String</td>
+         * <td>{@link #LABEL}</td>
+         * <td>{@link #DATA3}</td>
+         * <td></td>
+         * </tr>
+         * </table>
          */
         public static final class Website implements DataColumnsWithJoins, CommonColumns {
             /**
@@ -1930,6 +4114,9 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see Groups
+     */
     protected interface GroupsColumns {
         /**
          * The display title of this group.
@@ -2000,11 +4187,11 @@
         /**
          * The "deleted" flag: "0" by default, "1" if the row has been marked
          * for deletion. When {@link android.content.ContentResolver#delete} is
-         * called on a raw contact, it is marked for deletion and removed from its
-         * aggregate contact. The sync adaptor deletes the raw contact on the server and
-         * then calls ContactResolver.delete once more, this time setting the the
-         * {@link ContactsContract#CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER} query parameter to finalize
-         * the data removal.
+         * called on a group, it is marked for deletion. The sync adaptor
+         * deletes the group on the server and then calls ContactResolver.delete
+         * once more, this time setting the the
+         * {@link ContactsContract#CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER} query parameter to
+         * finalize the data removal.
          * <P>Type: INTEGER</P>
          */
         public static final String DELETED = "deleted";
@@ -2019,7 +4206,82 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constants for the groups table.
+     * Constants for the groups table. Only per-account groups are supported.
+     * <h2>Columns</h2>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Groups</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Row ID. Sync adapter should try to preserve row IDs during updates.
+     * In other words, it would be a really bad idea to delete and reinsert a
+     * group. A sync adapter should always do an update instead.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #TITLE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The display title of this group.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #NOTES}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Notes about the group.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SYSTEM_ID}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The ID of this group if it is a System Group, i.e. a group that has a
+     * special meaning to the sync adapter, null otherwise.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SUMMARY_COUNT}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The total number of {@link Contacts} that have
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership} in this group. Read-only value
+     * that is only present when querying {@link Groups#CONTENT_SUMMARY_URI}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SUMMARY_WITH_PHONES}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>The total number of {@link Contacts} that have both
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership} in this group, and also have
+     * phone numbers. Read-only value that is only present when querying
+     * {@link Groups#CONTENT_SUMMARY_URI}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #GROUP_VISIBLE}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Flag indicating if the contacts belonging to this group should be
+     * visible in any user interface. Allowed values: 0 and 1.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #DELETED}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The "deleted" flag: "0" by default, "1" if the row has been marked
+     * for deletion. When {@link android.content.ContentResolver#delete} is
+     * called on a group, it is marked for deletion. The sync adaptor deletes
+     * the group on the server and then calls ContactResolver.delete once more,
+     * this time setting the the {@link ContactsContract#CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER}
+     * query parameter to finalize the data removal.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SHOULD_SYNC}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Whether this group should be synced if the SYNC_EVERYTHING settings
+     * is false for this group's account.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
     public static final class Groups implements BaseColumns, GroupsColumns, SyncColumns {
         /**
@@ -2035,7 +4297,7 @@
 
         /**
          * The content:// style URI for this table joined with details data from
-         * {@link Data}.
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Data}.
          */
         public static final Uri CONTENT_SUMMARY_URI = Uri.withAppendedPath(AUTHORITY_URI,
                 "groups_summary");
@@ -2052,9 +4314,39 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * <p>
      * Constants for the contact aggregation exceptions table, which contains
-     * aggregation rules overriding those used by automatic aggregation.  This type only
-     * supports query and update. Neither insert nor delete are supported.
+     * aggregation rules overriding those used by automatic aggregation. This
+     * type only supports query and update. Neither insert nor delete are
+     * supported.
+     * </p>
+     * <h2>Columns</h2>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>AggregationExceptions</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #TYPE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>The type of exception: {@link #TYPE_KEEP_TOGETHER},
+     * {@link #TYPE_KEEP_SEPARATE} or {@link #TYPE_AUTOMATIC}.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #RAW_CONTACT_ID1}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>A reference to the {@link RawContacts#_ID} of the raw contact that
+     * the rule applies to.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>long</td>
+     * <td>{@link #RAW_CONTACT_ID2}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>A reference to the other {@link RawContacts#_ID} of the raw contact
+     * that the rule applies to.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
     public static final class AggregationExceptions implements BaseColumns {
         /**
@@ -2117,6 +4409,9 @@
         public static final String RAW_CONTACT_ID2 = "raw_contact_id2";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see Settings
+     */
     protected interface SettingsColumns {
         /**
          * The name of the account instance to which this row belongs.
@@ -2172,8 +4467,68 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Contacts-specific settings for various {@link Account}.
+     * <p>
+     * Contacts-specific settings for various {@link Account}'s.
+     * </p>
+     * <h2>Columns</h2>
+     * <table class="jd-sumtable">
+     * <tr>
+     * <th colspan='4'>Settings</th>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #ACCOUNT_NAME}</td>
+     * <td>read/write-once</td>
+     * <td>The name of the account instance to which this row belongs.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>String</td>
+     * <td>{@link #ACCOUNT_TYPE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write-once</td>
+     * <td>The type of account to which this row belongs, which when paired with
+     * {@link #ACCOUNT_NAME} identifies a specific account.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #SHOULD_SYNC}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Depending on the mode defined by the sync-adapter, this flag controls
+     * the top-level sync behavior for this data source.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #UNGROUPED_VISIBLE}</td>
+     * <td>read/write</td>
+     * <td>Flag indicating if contacts without any
+     * {@link CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership} entries should be visible in any
+     * user interface.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #ANY_UNSYNCED}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Read-only flag indicating if this {@link #SHOULD_SYNC} or any
+     * {@link Groups#SHOULD_SYNC} under this account have been marked as
+     * unsynced.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #UNGROUPED_COUNT}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Read-only count of {@link Contacts} from a specific source that have
+     * no {@link CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership} entries.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * <tr>
+     * <td>int</td>
+     * <td>{@link #UNGROUPED_WITH_PHONES}</td>
+     * <td>read-only</td>
+     * <td>Read-only count of {@link Contacts} from a specific source that have
+     * no {@link CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership} entries, and also have phone
+     * numbers.</td>
+     * </tr>
+     * </table>
      */
+
     public static final class Settings implements SettingsColumns {
         /**
          * This utility class cannot be instantiated
@@ -2252,8 +4607,8 @@
         /**
          * Trigger a dialog that lists the various methods of interacting with
          * the requested {@link Contacts} entry. This may be based on available
-         * {@link Data} rows under that contact, and may also include social
-         * status and presence details.
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Data} rows under that contact, and may also
+         * include social status and presence details.
          *
          * @param context The parent {@link Context} that may be used as the
          *            parent for this dialog.
@@ -2291,8 +4646,8 @@
         /**
          * Trigger a dialog that lists the various methods of interacting with
          * the requested {@link Contacts} entry. This may be based on available
-         * {@link Data} rows under that contact, and may also include social
-         * status and presence details.
+         * {@link ContactsContract.Data} rows under that contact, and may also
+         * include social status and presence details.
          *
          * @param context The parent {@link Context} that may be used as the
          *            parent for this dialog.
@@ -2593,7 +4948,7 @@
             /**
              * The extra field for the contact phone number type.
              * <P>Type: Either an integer value from
-             * {@link android.provider.Contacts.PhonesColumns PhonesColumns},
+             * {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone},
              *  or a string specifying a custom label.</P>
              */
             public static final String PHONE_TYPE = "phone_type";
@@ -2613,7 +4968,7 @@
             /**
              * The extra field for an optional second contact phone number type.
              * <P>Type: Either an integer value from
-             * {@link android.provider.Contacts.PhonesColumns PhonesColumns},
+             * {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone},
              *  or a string specifying a custom label.</P>
              */
             public static final String SECONDARY_PHONE_TYPE = "secondary_phone_type";
@@ -2627,7 +4982,7 @@
             /**
              * The extra field for an optional third contact phone number type.
              * <P>Type: Either an integer value from
-             * {@link android.provider.Contacts.PhonesColumns PhonesColumns},
+             * {@link CommonDataKinds.Phone},
              *  or a string specifying a custom label.</P>
              */
             public static final String TERTIARY_PHONE_TYPE = "tertiary_phone_type";
@@ -2641,7 +4996,7 @@
             /**
              * The extra field for the contact email type.
              * <P>Type: Either an integer value from
-             * {@link android.provider.Contacts.ContactMethodsColumns ContactMethodsColumns}
+             * {@link CommonDataKinds.Email}
              *  or a string specifying a custom label.</P>
              */
             public static final String EMAIL_TYPE = "email_type";
@@ -2661,7 +5016,7 @@
             /**
              * The extra field for an optional second contact email type.
              * <P>Type: Either an integer value from
-             * {@link android.provider.Contacts.ContactMethodsColumns ContactMethodsColumns}
+             * {@link CommonDataKinds.Email}
              *  or a string specifying a custom label.</P>
              */
             public static final String SECONDARY_EMAIL_TYPE = "secondary_email_type";
@@ -2675,7 +5030,7 @@
             /**
              * The extra field for an optional third contact email type.
              * <P>Type: Either an integer value from
-             * {@link android.provider.Contacts.ContactMethodsColumns ContactMethodsColumns}
+             * {@link CommonDataKinds.Email}
              *  or a string specifying a custom label.</P>
              */
             public static final String TERTIARY_EMAIL_TYPE = "tertiary_email_type";
@@ -2689,7 +5044,7 @@
             /**
              * The extra field for the contact postal address type.
              * <P>Type: Either an integer value from
-             * {@link android.provider.Contacts.ContactMethodsColumns ContactMethodsColumns}
+             * {@link CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal}
              *  or a string specifying a custom label.</P>
              */
             public static final String POSTAL_TYPE = "postal_type";