diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c58036a0..21f30e97 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ext {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:4.5.16'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:4.5.17'
     implementation 'joda-time:joda-time:2.9.9'
     implementation 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho:1.5.0'
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 65956686..4422660d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG"/>
 
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt
index c675ddb3..aaea9ac9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_contacts.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_favorites.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_groups.*
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_recents.*
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
 
 class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshContactsListener {
@@ -76,6 +75,11 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshContactsListener {
                         ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, arrayOf(Manifest.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS), 34)
                     }
 
+                    val hasWriteCallLogPermission = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+                    if (!hasWriteCallLogPermission) {
+                        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, arrayOf(Manifest.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG), 35)
+                    }
+
                     storeLocalAccountData()
                     initFragments()
                 }
@@ -467,10 +471,6 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshContactsListener {
                 favorites_fragment?.refreshContacts(it)
             }
 
-            if (refreshTabsMask and RECENTS_TAB_MASK != 0) {
-                recents_fragment?.refreshContacts(it)
-            }
-
             if (refreshTabsMask and GROUPS_TAB_MASK != 0) {
                 if (refreshTabsMask == GROUPS_TAB_MASK) {
                     groups_fragment.skipHashComparing = true
@@ -478,6 +478,12 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshContactsListener {
                 groups_fragment?.refreshContacts(it)
             }
         }
+
+        if (refreshTabsMask and RECENTS_TAB_MASK != 0) {
+            ContactsHelper(this).getRecents {
+
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private fun getAllFragments() = arrayListOf(contacts_fragment, favorites_fragment, groups_fragment)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
index 0d7ad2d1..84b04848 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.contacts.helpers
 
 import android.accounts.Account
 import android.accounts.AccountManager
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.*
 import android.database.Cursor
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.provider.CallLog
 import android.provider.ContactsContract
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Note
@@ -1309,4 +1311,47 @@ class ContactsHelper(val activity: Activity) {
             }
         }.start()
     }
+
+    @SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
+    fun getRecents(callback: (ArrayList<RecentCall>) -> Unit) {
+        Thread {
+            val calls = ArrayList<RecentCall>()
+            if (!activity.hasPermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_CALL_LOG)) {
+                callback(calls)
+                return@Thread
+            }
+
+            val uri = android.provider.CallLog.Calls.CONTENT_URI
+            val projection = arrayOf(
+                    CallLog.Calls._ID,
+                    CallLog.Calls.NUMBER,
+                    CallLog.Calls.DATE,
+                    CallLog.Calls.DURATION,
+                    CallLog.Calls.CACHED_NAME,
+                    CallLog.Calls.TYPE
+            )
+
+            val sorting = "${CallLog.Calls._ID} DESC LIMIT 50"
+
+            var cursor: Cursor? = null
+            try {
+                cursor = activity.contentResolver.query(uri, projection, null, null, sorting)
+                if (cursor?.moveToFirst() == true) {
+                    do {
+                        val id = cursor.getIntValue(CallLog.Calls._ID)
+                        val number = cursor.getStringValue(CallLog.Calls.NUMBER)
+                        val date = cursor.getLongValue(CallLog.Calls.DATE)
+                        val duration = cursor.getIntValue(CallLog.Calls.DURATION)
+                        val name = cursor.getStringValue(CallLog.Calls.CACHED_NAME) ?: ""
+                        val type = cursor.getIntValue(CallLog.Calls.TYPE)
+                        val recentCall = RecentCall(id, number, date, duration, name, type)
+                        calls.add(recentCall)
+                    } while (cursor.moveToNext())
+                }
+            } finally {
+                cursor?.close()
+            }
+            callback(calls)
+        }.start()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/RecentCall.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/RecentCall.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2bbfdf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/RecentCall.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package com.simplemobiletools.contacts.models
+
+data class RecentCall(var id: Int, var number: String, var date: Long, var duration: Int, var name: String, var type: Int)