diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
index 877f2253d..a6386c43e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ public class LinphoneActivity extends LinphoneGenericActivity
                 mFragment = new HistoryDetailFragment();
                 break;
             case CONTACTS_LIST:
-                checkAndRequestWriteContactsPermission();
                 mFragment = new ContactsFragment();
                 break;
             case CONTACT_DETAIL:
@@ -439,7 +438,6 @@ public class LinphoneActivity extends LinphoneGenericActivity
                 mFragment = new ChatRoomsFragment();
                 break;
             case CREATE_CHAT:
-                checkAndRequestWriteContactsPermission();
                 mFragment = new ChatRoomCreationFragment();
                 break;
             case INFO_GROUP_CHAT:
@@ -1176,12 +1174,12 @@ public class LinphoneActivity extends LinphoneGenericActivity
         checkAndRequestPermission(Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, 0);
     }
 
-    public void checkAndRequestCameraPermission() {
-        checkAndRequestPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA, 0);
+    public void checkAndRequestReadContactsPermission() {
+        checkAndRequestPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS, PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_SYNC);
     }
 
-    private void checkAndRequestWriteContactsPermission() {
-        checkAndRequestPermission(Manifest.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS, 0);
+    public void checkAndRequestCameraPermission() {
+        checkAndRequestPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA, 0);
     }
 
     public void checkAndRequestRecordAudioPermissionForEchoCanceller() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneService.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneService.java
index 27610cd7a..5e6535727 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/LinphoneService.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public final class LinphoneService extends Service {
 
         if (!Version.sdkAboveOrEqual(Version.API26_O_80)
                 || (ContactsManager.getInstance() != null
-                        && ContactsManager.getInstance().hasContactsAccess())) {
+                        && ContactsManager.getInstance().hasReadContactsAccess())) {
             getContentResolver()
                     .registerContentObserver(
                             ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AndroidContact.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AndroidContact.java
index 09f855744..e3e8a1601 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AndroidContact.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AndroidContact.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AndroidContact implements Serializable {
     }
 
     protected void saveChangesCommited() {
-        if (ContactsManager.getInstance().hasContactsAccess() && mChangesToCommit.size() > 0) {
+        if (ContactsManager.getInstance().hasReadContactsAccess() && mChangesToCommit.size() > 0) {
             try {
                 ContentResolver contentResolver = LinphoneService.instance().getContentResolver();
                 ContentProviderResult[] results =
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactEditorFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactEditorFragment.java
index d5da9843d..e64968494 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactEditorFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactEditorFragment.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class ContactEditorFragment extends Fragment {
 
         mPhoneNumbersSection = mView.findViewById(R.id.phone_numbers);
         if (getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.hide_phone_numbers_in_editor)
-                || !ContactsManager.getInstance().hasContactsAccess()) {
+                || !ContactsManager.getInstance().hasReadContactsAccess()) {
             // Currently linphone friends don't support phone mNumbers, so hide them
             mPhoneNumbersSection.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsFragment.java
index 33b0de0da..ecdb03d50 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsFragment.java
@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ public class ContactsFragment extends Fragment
         mNewContact.setEnabled(LinphoneManager.getLc().getCallsNb() == 0);
 
         if (!ContactsManager.getInstance().contactsFetchedOnce()) {
-            mContactsFetchInProgress.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            if (ContactsManager.getInstance().hasReadContactsAccess()) {
+                mContactsFetchInProgress.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            } else {
+                LinphoneActivity.instance().checkAndRequestReadContactsPermission();
+            }
         } else {
             if (!mOnlyDisplayLinphoneContacts
                     && ContactsManager.getInstance().getContacts().size() == 0) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.java
index 084bdc915..08956a25e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.java
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ public class ContactsManager extends ContentObserver implements FriendListListen
         if (mLoadContactTask != null) {
             mLoadContactTask.cancel(true);
         }
+        if (!hasReadContactsAccess()) {
+            Log.w("[Contacts Manager] Can't fetch contact without READ permission");
+            return;
+        }
         mLoadContactTask = new AsyncContactsLoader(mContext);
         mContactsFetchedOnce = true;
         mLoadContactTask.executeOnExecutor(THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ public class ContactsManager extends ContentObserver implements FriendListListen
         LinphonePreferences.instance().disableFriendsStorage();
     }
 
-    public boolean hasContactsAccess() {
+    public boolean hasReadContactsAccess() {
         if (mContext == null) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -238,6 +242,27 @@ public class ContactsManager extends ContentObserver implements FriendListListen
                 && !mContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.force_use_of_linphone_friends);
     }
 
+    public boolean hasWriteContactsAccess() {
+        if (mContext == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return (PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+                == mContext.getPackageManager()
+                        .checkPermission(
+                                Manifest.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS, mContext.getPackageName()));
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasWriteSyncPermission() {
+        if (mContext == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return (PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+                == mContext.getPackageManager()
+                        .checkPermission(
+                                Manifest.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS,
+                                mContext.getPackageName()));
+    }
+
     public boolean isLinphoneContactsPrefered() {
         ProxyConfig lpc = LinphoneManager.getLc().getDefaultProxyConfig();
         return lpc != null
@@ -251,11 +276,9 @@ public class ContactsManager extends ContentObserver implements FriendListListen
 
         if (!mInitialized) {
             if (mContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.use_linphone_tag)) {
-                if (mContext.getPackageManager()
-                                .checkPermission(
-                                        Manifest.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS,
-                                        mContext.getPackageName())
-                        == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                if (hasReadContactsAccess()
+                        && hasWriteContactsAccess()
+                        && hasWriteSyncPermission()) {
                     if (LinphoneService.isReady()) {
                         ContactsManager.getInstance().initializeSyncAccount();
                         mInitialized = true;
@@ -264,7 +287,7 @@ public class ContactsManager extends ContentObserver implements FriendListListen
             }
         }
 
-        if (mContext != null && getContacts().size() == 0 && hasContactsAccess()) {
+        if (mContext != null && getContacts().size() == 0 && hasReadContactsAccess()) {
             fetchContactsAsync();
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java
index 59dcb77f7..9c7eb4177 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class LinphoneContact extends AndroidContact
 
     public static LinphoneContact createContact() {
         LinphoneContact contact = new LinphoneContact();
-        if (ContactsManager.getInstance().hasContactsAccess()) {
+        if (ContactsManager.getInstance().hasReadContactsAccess()) {
             contact.createAndroidContact();
         } else {
             contact.createFriend();
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public class LinphoneContact extends AndroidContact
             lc.addFriend(mFriend);
         }
 
-        if (!ContactsManager.getInstance().hasContactsAccess()) {
+        if (!ContactsManager.getInstance().hasReadContactsAccess()) {
             // This refresh is only needed if app has no contacts permission to refresh the list of
             // Friends.
             // Otherwise contacts will be refreshed due to changes in native contact and the handler