In my contacts ive got the option of chat using windows live or yahoo under contacts ive added that too, But clicking it does nothing.
Someone suggested using Gtalk to talk to my MSN list, But I havenet figured that one out yet.
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I got my captivate on last thursday for $349 commit free. Great! Anyway, I migrated from a WinMo Tilt 2 that was hacked to DeepShining custom ROM with the latest winmo build. I was using MyPhone service to sync all my contacts online. Now that I have switched to android (and i love it), I need a way to transfer all my contacts from winmo to google. since the phone contacts refuse to sync with outlook on my desktop, i transferred all of them directly to my captivate using BT exchange. now the problem is that the phone contacts wont sync with my gmail contacts. any ideas on how to do that?
I think the best way to get contacts on to an Android phone is to import them into your gmail contacts list, then tell the phone to sync with your gmail contacts.
I came from an iphone, so I had all my contacts in outlook. You can export all your contacts from outlook to a CSV file. Then go to gmail and import your contacts in to gmail using that same CSV file. Then go to your phone under settings there's a "accounts and sync" menu. You can tell it to sync with google there.
At least thats how I did it. It worked fine, it synced all my contacts within a few seconds.
Agreed. I came from a Blackberry and just synced all my contacts to my gmail account, did some cleanup (easier to do from my laptop), and then synced it to my new phone. Very easy and quick.
Has anyone with Google contacts tried to set up a group? I have a work team that I text sometimes and it would be easy to send a group message vs add them one by one. When I go under groups on the phone I can not add any contacts (probably since they are all Google contacts). I also created the group through my computer but it does not show as a group on my phone. I looked for sync settings but I didn't find anything. Any suggestions???
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The problem is my winmo phone wont sync up with outlook. Any clues as to why this happens?
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Has anyone with Google contacts tried to set up a group? I have a work team that I text sometimes and it would be easy to send a group message vs add them one by one. When I go under groups on the phone I can not add any contacts (probably since they are all Google contacts). I also created the group through my computer but it does not show as a group on my phone. I looked for sync settings but I didn't find anything. Any suggestions???
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I think this is a weakness of the Captivate. I have tried several options and none work perfect.
I ended up using "gsyncit" to do the Outlook to Gmail Contacts/Calendar syncing. When the Gmail Contacts/Calendar entries sync to your phone however (this will happen automatically), they end up in a single Group ("[email protected]"). So, I use the Android app "Groupy" for contacts and it keeps things sorted on my Captivate. Workable solution but kind of cludgy.
Groupy doesnt work right either...
1) Its slow as all get out, so slow it takes 30 seconds to load on my scree, then it pops up a box to "force close" or "wait". After another 20 seconds it finally loads...and this is with the latest update build as of 7/27.
2) When it does finally load, it shows my gmail contact folders, however the "Family" folder has 0, yet I have quite a few in that folder on Gmail contacts.
Bottom line, groupy doesnt work right, but worst of all a basic function to have your android phone sync correctly with your gmail contacts should work out of the box. PERIOD. I dont understand how this problem isnt at the top of everyone's complaints along with GPS and MMS?
This is still a big issue for me! Samsung needs to fix this and gps now!
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Hey guys, I am running cognition 2.2 b9.1.3 and cannot get the Facebook pictures to sync with the contacts. I have the names correctly entered and have manually synced. In the Facebook app however I do not have the sync option like my friends with the g2 and nexus one has.
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Does anyone know the answer? I am now running Cognition 2.3b5.1 and still no Facebook sync to where friends images appear in the contacts.
On Windows Live Messenger, we can add yahoo messenger contact and chat as usual. But on Mango, Yahoo Messenger contacts are not shown.
When I tested login to YM from PC, My Live account status is offline on YM, but I can send message from YM to my Live account, but I can't reply from my Mango.
Is that normal?
Same issue in IM+, I logged in with Yahoo messenger and none of my WLM contacts appeared.
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same here....
Some WLM Contacts doesnt show it
Some contacts doesn´t appear in my device, I can´t send any IM, but when they send me a IM, I can see them.
Someone has the same issue?
Same here. A Yahoo messenger contact shows up on the desktop client, but nowhere in threads options.
Edit: They show up in the Live Essentials client. Along with a chat on Facebook option.
I got a question. Did someone manage to chat with the new msn messenger in wp7 build 7712 ?? I tried everything, but i can't see my contacs online at the messaging hub :/.. (I do see them in my people hub)
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I have to inform that i use a second live account for msn chat. I use the main account only for the registration and for the marketplace.
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I got a question. Did someone manage to chat with the new msn messenger in wp7 build 7712 ?? I tried everything, but i can't see my contacs online at the messaging hub :/.. (I do see them in my people hub)
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I have to inform that i use a second live account for msn chat. I use the main account only for the registration and for the marketplace.
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Did you setup both accounts on wp7 ??? and as first the one with the contacts you want to use in WLM ????
Yeah i setup both accounts and i see them both on the people list. I don't use my main live account (the one you need to fill in when you start up the phone for the first time) for msn , i added a other live account that i use for msn ect..
Or is it not possible to chat with wlm like facebook chat on the messasing hub?
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Yeah i setup both accounts and i see them both on the people list. I don't use my main live account (the one you need to fill in when you start up the phone for the first time) for msn , i added a other live account that i use for msn ect..
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Yes...It is possible to chat with wlm like facebook chat on the messasing hub
Did you check yourself as available ???
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Yeah i setup both accounts and i see them both on the people list. I don't use my main live account (the one you need to fill in when you start up the phone for the first time) for msn , i added a other live account that i use for msn ect..
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I'm pretty sure that you cannot use your second account to connect to Messenger. The phone automatically uses the primary Windows Live account (the first one you signed on with) to connect to Messenger and that's it. There are no options to switch accounts or what not.
Thanks for this information. I will add some people on my main wp7 live account and check if i see someone online
I think it's a shame that you can't use your second live account as wlm chat...
I only have one live account. It shows me as online in my phone. I made sure to sign out all locations, turned PC off. Then signed into Messenger via my 1.3 Samsung Focus running 7712. To all my friends it shows me as offline and says all my friends are offline. But if I sign into my PC it shows my friends as being online. I've tried using this feature on my phone via 3G and WiFi; neither seems to work for me. Any suggestions? Possible options I need to activate through Live Messenger on the PC/Account Settings?
EDIT: Just notice in the Online page of messaging it says " Can't connect to see who's online" Also the top left corner states "Can't connect to chat". Even if I sign out and back in it states the same. But if I sign in and out from the Threads page its states in top left corner that I'm "Signed in (Available)"
Edit#2: PROBLEM SOLVED: I have the Samsung network profile app, It was set to "ATT" profile I changed it to the "AT&T" Profile and turned off auto network selection. It works now.
Hello all I have been a long time XDA member and took a leave of absence due to MS not really tailoring to Windows Phone.
I just picked up a S8+ and it is a nice device but I am struggling a bit and remembered how hopeful this site is.
Is there a single email and calendar application that can handle all my email accounts (live, office 365, work exchange)?
In addition I seem to be missing a good bit of contacts as I have my primary live account and gmail account on the device.
I can tell you this is a nice device but coming from Windows phone setup is tedious I have to figure out my facebook contact sync and WhatsApp sync as well.
Any tips from a convert would be greatly appreciated
Thanks for all your help my new family
I have been away from xda for quite sometime because I had an iPhone, switching to this phone also was a bit painful but it turned out to be easier than I thought.
You have Gmail, I'm using it for my work email (Microsoft), Hotmail, Yahoo and my Google account. It's works very nice.
As for the missing contacts, you can go to settings and accounts and add any account you want, open it, and activate contact sync. Not sure if it can sync Facebook contacts. Or you can just try from the Facebook settings
Hi there,
im using Outlook for syncing mail and calendar. However using samsung calendar app you have everything synced and good to go. Also, you can sync your exchange/office365 to show your contacts in contact list.
What have I notcied, that Microsoft have much improved their apps on Android. Take a look at BlueMail as well - it syncs gmail and office and any other mail you need.
For Facebook i'm using Metal as I hate stock facebook app.
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Hi there,
im using Outlook for syncing mail and calendar. However using samsung calendar app you have everything synced and good to go. Also, you can sync your exchange/office365 to show your contacts in contact list.
What have I notcied, that Microsoft have much improved their apps on Android. Take a look at BlueMail as well - it syncs gmail and office and any other mail you need.
For Facebook i'm using Metal as I hate stock facebook app.
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Please assist I have removed the outlook app. And then added via accounts/cloud via main settings.
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Got contacts had to use at&t transfer app
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Only thing left now is all calendars. In outlook app all are there default just personal
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Looks to be a Samsung bug I will have to get another android device to comfirm. Google issue 36966730
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im able to use outlook to do so and i have 8 accts in the app.
i also use stock email and add any accts.
i use outlook in the app store for decades.
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im able to use outlook to do so and i have 8 accts in the app.
i also use stock email and add any accts.
i use outlook in the app store for decades.
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Yeah but the native Samsung Email and Calendar apps don't grab this information. In addition adding new contacts is such a pain as you have to do it directly in the outlook app instead of the default phone/contacts app. I have had this issue numerous times.
I hope they are able to fix this as I shouldn't have to migrate all my shared calendars to google from outlook.com to be able to work with them.
Great device but these items should just work and I think it may just be a Samsung issue I am working on getting another device to test.
As amon87 said BlueMail is the way.