diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 14cbb02d4..374c32592 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
             </intent-filter>
          </activity>
-        <activity android:name="ContactPickerActivityNew">
+        <activity android:name="ContactPickerActivityNew" android:launchMode="singleTop">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
             </intent-filter>
          </activity>
-         <activity android:name="ContactPickerActivityOld">
+         <activity android:name="ContactPickerActivityOld" android:launchMode="singleTop">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
             </intent-filter>
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/AbstractContactPickerActivity.java b/src/org/linphone/AbstractContactPickerActivity.java
index 4e0b4949a..aad1b6db2 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/AbstractContactPickerActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/AbstractContactPickerActivity.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ package org.linphone;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.linphone.mediastream.Version;
-
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
@@ -77,6 +75,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractContactPickerActivity extends Activity implements
 			setContentView(R.layout.contact_picker);
 			createCustomPicker();
 		}
+
+		onNewIntent(getIntent());
 	}
 
 	
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractContactPickerActivity extends Activity implements
 			builder.setTitle(String.format(getString(R.string.title_numbers_dialog),contactName));
 			builder.setAdapter(pAdapter, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
 				public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+					dialog.dismiss();
 					returnSelectedValues(pAdapter.getItem(which), contactName.toString(),getPhotoUri(id));
 				}
 			});
@@ -144,8 +145,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractContactPickerActivity extends Activity implements
 					dialog.dismiss();
 				}
 			});
-			AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
-			dialog.show();
+			builder.create().show();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityNew.java b/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityNew.java
index 82eafbceb..1dcade954 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityNew.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityNew.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import android.content.ContentUris;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
@@ -131,15 +132,17 @@ public class ContactPickerActivityNew extends AbstractContactPickerActivity {
 		return list;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
 
+	@Override
+	protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+		// Launch the native contact picker here in spite of onResume
+		// in order to avoid a loop that sometime occurs on HTC phones.
 		if (useNativePicker) {
 			Uri uri = ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI;
 			//ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI
 			startActivityForResult(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, uri),	0);
 		}
+		super.onNewIntent(intent);
 	}
 
 	protected void onActivityResult(int reqCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityOld.java b/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityOld.java
index 56347519e..046cde5ac 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityOld.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/ContactPickerActivityOld.java
@@ -32,22 +32,21 @@ public class ContactPickerActivityOld extends Activity {
     static final int PICK_CONTACT_REQUEST = 0;
     static final int PICK_PHONE_NUMBER_REQUEST = 1;
 
-	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);    
-
+		onNewIntent(getIntent());
     }
 
-    @Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-        startActivityForResult(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI)
-		,
-		PICK_CONTACT_REQUEST);
 
+	@Override
+	protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+		// Launch the native contact picker here in spite of onResume
+		// in order to avoid a loop that sometime occurs on HTC phones.
+		Uri uri =  Contacts.Phones.CONTENT_URI;
+		startActivityForResult(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,uri), PICK_CONTACT_REQUEST);
+		super.onNewIntent(intent);
 	}
 
-
 	protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode,
             Intent data) {
         if (requestCode == PICK_CONTACT_REQUEST) {
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ public class ContactPickerActivityOld extends Activity {
                     long id = lCur.getLong(lCur.getColumnIndex(People._ID));
                     Uri personUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(People.CONTENT_URI, id);
                     Uri pictureUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(personUri, Contacts.Photos.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
-                    if (!ContactHelper.testPhotoUri(getContentResolver(), pictureUri, Contacts.Photos.CONTENT_DIRECTORY)) {
+                    if (!ContactHelper.testPhotoUri(getContentResolver(), pictureUri, android.provider.Contacts.Photos.DATA)) {
                     	pictureUri = null;
                     }
                     // FIXME surprisingly all this picture stuff doesn't seem to work