I have 4.1.1-based ROM and using the default people app to view contacts. It seems skype/whatsapp decided to display their ugly head into my google contacts thus when trying to call people, some numbers are displayed twice.
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like I have an entry for a friend's mobile on google contacts and they also decided to put in their mobile number in skype. Thus the numbers appears twice on the stock contact app and stock phone dialer.. and I don't want this. How do I restrict Android (I suppose this is system-wide?) to retrict contact info to only those coming from google contacts.
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I have set "contacts to display" to just my personal gmail account but whatsapp/skype info is still displayed. :/
thanks
ps. tried searching the net but not really sure what keywords to use and came back blank
Im running CM10 on 4.1.1, I like to just sync my contacts to Google, you can manage it from your PC very easily should you happen to have double ups you can easily delete them all with a few mouse clicks
Press your settings key in contacts, contacts to display, choose Google and sync them from home screen->settings->accounts, never loose them again. I found I lost a few contacts here and there with Titanium over time so I just use Google.
You might want to click import/export from contacts-settings to get any numbers you might be missing from your SIM card.
I don't leave sync on permanently just remember to do it once a week as I'm quite a jew when it comes to battery life.
Hi,
I've noticed that my contacts are not able to sync with google. This never was a problem till the time I rooted and eventually started flashing ROMs.
I simply try to sync contacts by :
Contacts --> Accounts--> sync contacts , gmail etc--> the sync finishes but no numbers are synced.
The usual gmail account info comes up but without the phone numbers.
Any inputs people?
ron.droid said:
Hi,
I've noticed that my contacts are not able to sync with google. This never was a problem till the time I rooted and eventually started flashing ROMs.
I simply try to sync contacts by :
Contacts --> Accounts--> sync contacts , gmail etc--> the sync finishes but no numbers are synced.
The usual gmail account info comes up but without the phone numbers.
Any inputs people?
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Hi
did u check the display options check all other contacts. for me there was certain contacts missing when flashed my phone but then i check the display option and found i only ticked my contacts for the google account and checked show all other contacts then synced again i got all the contacts on my phone.
cheers mate
shankar25 said:
Hi
did u check the display options check all other contacts. for me there was certain contacts missing when flashed my phone but then i check the display option and found i only ticked my contacts for the google account and checked show all other contacts then synced again i got all the contacts on my phone.
cheers mate
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Yes, I did check the Display Option. Nothing shows up.
Hello. Yesterday I changed my gmail password so I had to update it on my android as well. I wanted to do this but instead of changing the password I deleted my gmail account from the android. Now I set the gmail back up with my phone and I don't see my phone contacts(phone numbers) any more.. There are just some facebook/skype contact in my contact list now.
I had my phone to save them on my gmail account because this seemed convenient. Is there a way to get them back? I tried looking at my gmail contacts on my computer and there are none there, I tried the restore contacts option but it didn't bring any up.
Is there anything I can do?
Thank you.
So i just got the alcatel idol 3 last Wensday and had to manualy enter all of my contacts in, how do i back them all up to my google account so i dont have to enter them all in next time ?
Is there any good tip/tricks for this phone besides rooting ?
As long as you are logged into your google account on the phone, it should backup automatically. If you want to make sure, go to settings->accounts->Google, then touch your email address. You can turn off different things to sync, one should be "Contacts"
The manual way, if you want to keep a copy yourself, is to open the Contacts app, then check the settings there. Should be an option to export contacts. It makes a .vcf file that can hang on to.
rouyal said:
As long as you are logged into your google account on the phone, it should backup automatically. If you want to make sure, go to settings->accounts->Google, then touch your email address. You can turn off different things to sync, one should be "Contacts"
The manual way, if you want to keep a copy yourself, is to open the Contacts app, then check the settings there. Should be an option to export contacts. It makes a .vcf file that can hang on to.
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i checked and it is turned on and i went ahead and synced it again, went online on my desk top under my gmail account and the contacts are not showing up.
racefan82 said:
i checked and it is turned on and i went ahead and synced it again, went online on my desk top under my gmail account and the contacts are not showing up.
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Not showing up in contacts.google.com?
rouyal said:
Not showing up in contacts.google.com?
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correct.
Probably going to make that vcf file backup, then clear data and cache in the contacts apps. Then restore contacts with the vcf file, and try resynching.
it wont sync, because you inserted the contacts to phone not to gmail account. You canverify it by going to contacts, hit menu (three dots im upper right corner). then select showed accounts and deselect phone. You will notice, that the contacts are gone, because they are only onbthe phone memory (not synced). You have to export all contacts to vcf file, then inport the vcf. When you select import from sdcard the app will ask you if you wish to import to phone (not synced) or to your google account (you have to be loged in). You select to google account and its done. In few minutes you will see the contacts also in your gmail account under contact on computer... howgh ?
DallasCZ said:
it wont sync, because you inserted the contacts to phone not to gmail account. You canverify it by going to contacts, hit menu (three dots im upper right corner). then select showed accounts and deselect phone. You will notice, that the contacts are gone, because they are only onbthe phone memory (not synced). You have to export all contacts to vcf file, then inport the vcf. When you select import from sdcard the app will ask you if you wish to import to phone (not synced) or to your google account (you have to be loged in). You select to google account and its done. In few minutes you will see the contacts also in your gmail account under contact on computer... howgh
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thanks every one get them backed up google..
so one more question on the whole contact thing.
So i noticed when i go to my contacts under the phone icon my contact list is fine but when i go to my contacts through the text message icon every thing is doubled up, how can i fix this, its kinda irritating ?
racefan82 said:
so one more question on the whole contact thing.
So i noticed when i go to my contacts under the phone icon my contact list is fine but when i go to my contacts through the text message icon every thing is doubled up, how can i fix this, its kinda irritating ?
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ho do you mean going to contacts through text message icon?Do you mean when you start a text message and choose the recipient? It could be because you have the numbers on your phone/sim and also on google account. delete the one in your phone (before make sure they are on your phone and that you have backed them to google account or to cvs file through export option).
Hello,
I have multiple google accounts on my s10. I have selected only 1 account to sync contacts ( in the accounts section ) other accounts the contacts block is unchecked. I have wiped contact storage. the phone then syncs the account contacts of only the account i checked. This works for a day or 2 , however 2 or 3 days later or second day, the contacts from ALL accounts are synced and I can then see all the contacts from all the accounts on the phone. The other accounts contacts sync block remains unchecked but it still syncs. I have to delete the contact storage for it to only sync the contacts from that one account. But then again the same thing happens 2 or 3 days later all contacts resync.
I ONLY want to sync the contacts from that one account, not all of them. The others are all unchecked and this keeps happening. I don't want to hard reset. Any ideas ?
I am wondering, can it be an app syncing contacts even though it is unchecked to syn contacts in the accounts section ?