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Facebook Contact Sync with Deblurred ROM (Finland Froyo 3.4.2-145)

After the first time I flashed Froyo 3.4.2-145 (Finland), I realize that Facebook contact sync was lost. I think thas beacuse this sync is a Motoblur feature.
I've tried old versions from facebook app, but none of them seem to work.
So, I flashed UK 3.4.3 Blur ROM and configured Motoblur Sync again. Since the market app in this version doesnt work, get back to 3.4.2-145, and didnt factory reset after flash. With this, my facebook sync is working now.
I dont know if I'll get some issue due the lack of factory reset after reflash. I'll let you know.
Best regards!

seghetto said:
After the first time I flashed Froyo 3.4.2-145 (Finland), I realize that Facebook contact sync was lost. I think thas beacuse this sync is a Motoblur feature.
I've tried old versions from facebook app, but none of them seem to work.
So, I flashed UK 3.4.3 Blur ROM and configured Motoblur Sync again. Since the market app in this version doesnt work, get back to 3.4.2-145, and didnt factory reset after flash. With this, my facebook sync is working now.
I dont know if I'll get some issue due the lack of factory reset after reflash. I'll let you know.
Best regards!
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Going to Deblurred on my brother's Defy, experienced the same issue. However, i created him a dummy Yahoo email account which lets you import all your facebook contacts. Once imported, i exported them as a .csv and logged into his gmail account and imported that same .csv, so he pretty much got all his facebook contacts back and they are now stored in his google account for good.
To get their facebook pictures to sync as their contact pics, check out an app called Syncmypix

I also use syncmypix but, as I said quite a few times in other topics already, this is hardly a replacement for facebook sync. Now the problem is that the official facebook app does support contacts sync but it only allows certain devices to do so. I googled many times already but the only thing I can find so far is a hacked version of an older facebook apk. How they managed to change the apk to force the app to synchronize is the holy grail here because then we could do the same with newer versions.
It's quite stupid Facebook blocks sync on certain devices. With Twitter it works but my friends hardly use it.
*edit*
Well I just found a facebook/twitter/myspace app that DOES support sync on the Defy! It's T-Mobile's app Social Buzz. Available on the market. If it doesn't show up in the Market simply use Market Enabler. Great for installing apps that are not officially allowed on your current network. I don't really like the app itself but at least it syncs. It also doesn't have many notification settings: it's everything or just personal messages. Wish I could also set things like replies on my status updates or on my comments on other people's updates.
Social Buzz:
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market://search?q=pname:com.tmobile.socialhub
Market Enabler:
market://search?q=pname:ch.racic.android.marketenabler

Two days and I think everithing is ok with the "double-flashed" ROM.
The facebook account is listed under contacts app and I can link my Google and Exchange contacts with their facebook profiles, just like the old blur rom.
I think its unusual but clean solution for those who wants a deblurred ROM and keep facebook integration: factory reset a blur rom, add facebook account and flash a deblurred rom over it.
Better than sync with csv or use another app just to do this.

AgentSmith said:
Well I just found a facebook/twitter/myspace app that DOES support sync on the Defy! It's T-Mobile's app Social Buzz. Available on the market. If it doesn't show up in the Market simply use Market Enabler. Great for installing apps that are not officially allowed on your current network. I don't really like the app itself but at least it syncs. It also doesn't have many notification settings: it's everything or just personal messages. Wish I could also set things like replies on my status updates or on my comments on other people's updates.
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Download Social Buzz.

seghetto said:
Two days and I think everithing is ok with the "double-flashed" ROM.
The facebook account is listed under contacts app and I can link my Google and Exchange contacts with their facebook profiles, just like the old blur rom.
I think its unusual but clean solution for those who wants a deblurred ROM and keep facebook integration: factory reset a blur rom, add facebook account and flash a deblurred rom over it.
Better than sync with csv or use another app just to do this.
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Question, does it sync afterwards? or just till your last flash?

demolition23 said:
Download Social Buzz.
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Does it sync pictures? I got it but I can't tell if its working... :s
UPDATE: Works fine! thanks for the amazing tip! you're awesome

Social Buzz did not sync my Facebook contacts to my phone. The app worked, I was able to see status updates etc in the app itself, but everytime I chose the "Facebook"-group in Contacts it said "You don't have any friends loser" or so...
I tried every option in Social Buzz, including the correct one "sync all ..." and it just didn't work
Does anyone know how to edit 'tasks.sh' in PaYs Rom so I can flash 3.4.3-11 BLUR and won't lose BLUR Facebook sync?

HELP!! cannot enable Google Now!! and the setting is gone!

Hi, guys.
I'm using stock T-mobile 4.1.1 nexus s and I switched every setting of language to US english.
However, when I go to the google search setting, I do not see my Google Now Setting!!! I cannot find Google Now Setting anywhere!!
I disabled it awhile ago but I want to enable it back but it's gone...
under the google search settings, i can only see Voice, Phone Search and Privacy settings... T_T
can anyone help me out here?

go to setting then apps, then clear google search's data and cache. you should have the prompt again.

Let me guess. You've got google apps.
It took me 3 hours to figure this out.
Go into your google aps control panel, and then Services, Mobile, and at the very bottom check the checkbox "enable google now".
A few minutes later your users will be able to use it.
Yes, it's still restricted by default for paying users, probably because companies don't like it too much.

cleared cached and data... where to set locale from?
i do have google apps but i also have my personal account which is the primary account in all the google applications in my phone.
I was even using Google Now only a few minutes ago.... i just disabled it from search settings and i don't see that switch anymore... it just disappeared.
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It doesn't have the google now option anymore
i have cleared cache and cleared data from
Google play services
Google play store
Google search
still no luck
Some people are suggesting to change language the locale / language to english... where do you set that from? my device default is english and i never changed the locale or anything.

syedrakib said:
i do have google apps but i also have my personal account which is the primary account in all the google applications in my phone.
I was even using Google Now only a few minutes ago.... i just disabled it from search settings and i don't see that switch anymore... it just disappeared.
It doesn't have the google now option anymore
i have cleared cache and cleared data from
Google play services
Google play store
Google search
still no luck
Some people are suggesting to change language the locale / language to english... where do you set that from? my device default is english and i never changed the locale or anything.
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Try uninstalling, wiping cache, then reinstalling..
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Setting.Out said:
Try uninstalling, wiping cache, then reinstalling..
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you mean google search only??? or also play services?

Just Google search..
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uninstall and revert to factory app, activate Google Now, update to latest version
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It worked.
thanks so much... Trick is, uninstall Google Search app [it will revert to the factory default Google Search app that came with the phone]... and then DO NOT download the latest Google Search update.... instead, go to the factory default Google Search app > menu > settings > activate google now... ONCE you have activated Google Now, only then update to the latest Google Search update from the Play Store. It solved my problem.

syedrakib said:
It worked.
thanks so much... Trick is, uninstall Google Search app [it will revert to the factory default Google Search app that came with the phone]... and then DO NOT download the latest Google Search update.... instead, go to the factory default Google Search app > menu > settings > activate google now... ONCE you have activated Google Now, only then update to the latest Google Search update from the Play Store. It solved my problem.
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I've been trying to solve this a while now, until I came here. Thank you!!

No access to Google Now settings

Does anyone know how to reset google now without doing a factory reset?
I'm trying to change the weather from Fahrenheit to Celsius and all the tutorials out there tell me to go into google search settings and choose Google now from there. But I don't have that option. One possibility is that I didn't hit "Yes, I'm in" after first running google now (but I'm 99% positive I did) and a way to completely reset this would be an option, but I can't find a way to do it. Clearing data, cache, uninstalling updates or even disabling and reenabling google search does nothing.
Any ideas?

No it's in the setting in google now click card 3 dots and search in there.
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IceBone said:
Does anyone know how to reset google now without doing a factory reset?
I'm trying to change the weather from Fahrenheit to Celsius and all the tutorials out there tell me to go into google search settings and choose Google now from there. But I don't have that option. One possibility is that I didn't hit "Yes, I'm in" after first running google now (but I'm 99% positive I did) and a way to completely reset this would be an option, but I can't find a way to do it. Clearing data, cache, uninstalling updates or even disabling and reenabling google search does nothing.
Any ideas?
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Where did you get it, did it come with a ROM and which one also is the ROM if thats what your using is it for s3 or s4?

I'm using the stock rom on an S4 phone, with the 4.1.1 update.
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It's not in the 3 dots menu, the first option should be Google Now, but it's just not there, as I said before.
Google Search isn't the one that came with the rom, there was a subsequent update through the market.

IceBone said:
I'm using the stock rom on an S4 phone, with the 4.1.1 update.
It's not in the 3 dots menu, the first option should be Google Now, but it's just not there, as I said before.
Google Search isn't the one that came with the rom, there was a subsequent update through the market.
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So just to be clear, Google Now just is not part of any One S stock ROM right just don't know why I don't have it or why is not offered?
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It's part of the search app on 4.1.1+.

IceBone said:
Does anyone know how to reset google now without doing a factory reset?
I'm trying to change the weather from Fahrenheit to Celsius and all the tutorials out there tell me to go into google search settings and choose Google now from there. But I don't have that option. One possibility is that I didn't hit "Yes, I'm in" after first running google now (but I'm 99% positive I did) and a way to completely reset this would be an option, but I can't find a way to do it. Clearing data, cache, uninstalling updates or even disabling and reenabling google search does nothing.
Any ideas?
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Got it on the 3dot menu of the weather card (Parameters, then 3rd choice !)
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Sorry it's french.
Maybe an update is avalaible for your search app ?

It's up to date as far as I know.

IceBone said:
It's up to date as far as I know.
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Be carefull to click on the 3 dots on the weather card not the 3 dots down-right on the screen.

The weather card doesn't give me the 3 dot menu.

IceBone said:
The weather card doesn't give me the 3 dot menu.
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Strange, I can also go to these settings by the 3 dots menu of google now, then in weather then i have the screenshot posted few posts ago.
How do you go in google now ? For myself i just long press home whn phone is on home screen.

Yeah, that brings up the Google Search app.

IceBone said:
Yeah, that brings up the Google Search app.
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Yes OK, then 3 dots menu right-down and then Settings, then Google Now, then weather, then Celcius/Fahrenheit... That's how it works for me

And the 2nd post in the thread shows the screenshot of the settings menu. Google Now is missing. Like I've been saying all this time.

IceBone said:
And the 2nd post in the thread shows the screenshot of the settings menu. Google Now is missing. Like I've been saying all this time.
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OK, sorry can't see your screenshots (dropbox is blocked by proxy at work).
Did you tried another google account ? Are you behind a proxy ?
Edit : found this http://blog.ingensys.net/2012/07/no-google-now-settings-on-your-nexus-7.html
Your account is a google apps for businness account ? if yes you need to activate google now in your account if no access to google apps settings ask to the manager if he can allow google now ! I think this is why you don't have the settings

It's a gmail account, but I'll look into that.
I can't find anything along those lines. Is it possible it's off because I have web history disabled in my google account?

IceBone said:
It's a gmail account, but I'll look into that.
I can't find anything along those lines. Is it possible it's off because I have web history disabled in my google account?
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Maybe, don't know all small details about google's products configuration...try it

Doesn't seem to have had any effect.

Maybe you can try another google account...just to know if it's related to your account.

I have two. Same behaviour on both. Tried removing and readding one too. No change.

[Q] How do you disable S Planner?

It's weird.. I can't disable it from my s6 Application Management, the option to "Disable" is greyed out. When I go into the S Planner app > Settings > Manage Calendars to switch off all the calendars it's grabbing from my google account.. something turns the calendars back on. Force stop, clear cache, clear data just re-enables S Planner again.
I prefer Google's Calendar app as my main calendar and because I can't disable S Planner I get double event notifications. Has anyone been able to turn it off? I'm not rooted.
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Use debloater program for pc (use search on this forum). Install it, then connect your phone, wait a bit and scan packages. Look for S-planner and click the box next to it and click apply (this will disable the app). You can do this without root.

I simply disabled notifications

Thanks Juzh, I'll look into that.
In regards to the last post. Can you post where to disable that?
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Go to application manager ... In settings. You can disable notifications for many apps (which stops them running in background as well as solving your s planner problem)

OK however my S Planner notification option is checked but greyed out to disable. Does yours toggle? Could be something wrong with my phone. Anyone else can disable like the last post mentioned?
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Just go into the Samsung calendar app and turn off the notifications in the settings

There are a few ways to do this it seems. There is a setting called App notifications. Find S Planner. Click on the cog wheel for settings.
Turn notifications off.

This happened to me too!
I tried to switch over to google Calendar, but got double notifications. I wanted to uninstall it, but that was not possible. So I went into the permissions of the S-planner app and turned off all permissions.
From that point on, it kept sending me notifications that I had to give S-planner permission to read the calendar and other items. I couldn't even go into the app itself and tell the app to stop making these notifications because it would keep popping up a message that I had to set permissions to read calendar and then it would return to the main screen of the app.
In the end, I resigned to allowing it to read my calendar and then from the app itself turn off notifications.
So I still have the app, but i no longer have double notifications.

@Mainow, I have this too, it bothers me greatly. Did you get this fixed?

jjust use titanium backup and disable it their without truning off notification or something its called freeze in titanium back up

Package Disabler Pro
I use Package Disabler Pro. I used the free version for a bit but do like being able to kill S Planner, S Voice and all those other little hard to kill apps that come on the S6 (and S7). In the end I bought the app, but it was pretty cheap. Oh, also does not need root.
Hope this helps.
s-one said:
It's weird.. I can't disable it from my s6 Application Management, the option to "Disable" is greyed out. When I go into the S Planner app > Settings > Manage Calendars to switch off all the calendars it's grabbing from my google account.. something turns the calendars back on. Force stop, clear cache, clear data just re-enables S Planner again.
I prefer Google's Calendar app as my main calendar and because I can't disable S Planner I get double event notifications. Has anyone been able to turn it off? I'm not rooted.
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Thank you kindly msstockham

Well, I no longer get double notifications and s planner has stopped complaining about being able to read the calendars. So yeah, it's pretty much fixed. Only thing is that I would have rather just uninstalled s planner, because it's still there

Catcat2 said:
@Mainow, I have this too, it bothers me greatly. Did you get this fixed?
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Whoa. I haven't been on the forum a while. I thought I would have gotten an email if someone replied to my message.
Sorry for the VERY late answer
In short, no, i never got this fixed other than what i described. S-planner still is able to read my calendar, but I muted the notifications from the app itself

Assistant only completes certain tasks

Since yesterday I have a seemingly unresolvable issue with the Assistant on my Pixel 3. Running Android 10 and been using swedish as the main language for a while (the issue is the same with english btw).
Stuff like setting timers, alarms, making calls, sending texts and playing music have worked fine for a long time.
Right before things went wrong I got an error message about no Google account being associated to the Assistant. I reverted it to my Google account and figured everything was fine.
Then later the Assistant started failing, and in particular to do these tasks:
- set timers
- set alarms
- make calls
- send texts.
When I try these I'm only met with the three grey pulsating dots, and no audio response or text confirmation.
Stuff that it still does, though, are:
- play music via Spotify, Google Play Music
- tell me the weather
The strange thing though is that if I set Assistant to be used without an account, it works! Also if I create a brand new test Google account, it manages those basic tasks that have stopped working on my regular Google account.
So, on Android 10, security update april 5th.
I've been trying to resolve this for 24hrs now, and frustration is growing. I've:
- tried to clear cache/data for the Google app
- inactivated it, rebooted, activated, updated
- tried the beta Google app
- tried various old versions from apkmirror -- from march, earlier in april (at a time when my Assistant was working)
- rebooted in Safe mode -- here it uses the old Assistant interface! and it actually works, but it's the clunky old one!
- checked permissions for the Google app/Clock/Telephone app/Messages -- everything seems to be enabled?
- gone through my settings for my Google account: web and app activity, location history and so on is Enabled. Personlig ads also on.
Another weird thing is that sometimes it actually seems to set a timer, but no confirmation and no notification visible. Also nothing is shown in the Clock app. But a timer beeps after five minutes -- only sometimes! Weird.
Now when I was experimenting with this I tried to set a timer, then opened the Clock app and of course, no timer was running. I then got one of those blue notification fields at the bottom, saying I can use the Assistant to set timers, alarms etc. I touched it and got an Assistant popup saying "It's not possible to reach Google right now" (translated)... Hmmm!
As you can tell, this is very weird. I would appreciate any pointers and suggestions! Thanks in advance
So this is what a typical response looks like:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PaMGfYxAUSqAoMpZ6
And in Your Activity, it says I set a timer and got a response, but that is is simply untrue!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/VGmrP1G4KU9HE66C8
(I switched to english temporarily to try to illustrate).
So, for every one of those attempts absolutely no resonse except for the pulsating dots was shown in Assistant! :/

So strange.
I zeroed my phone completely again, and set it up with my regular Google account but WITHOUT copying apps and settings. Assistant STILL WON'T DO BASIC TASKS LIKE TIMERS.
I zeroed it again and instead made a brand new Google account: Assistant immediately performs those basic tasks.
I really need some help here, please.

peppot said:
So strange.
I zeroed my phone completely again, and set it up with my regular Google account but WITHOUT copying apps and settings. Assistant STILL WON'T DO BASIC TASKS LIKE TIMERS.
I zeroed it again and instead made a brand new Google account: Assistant immediately performs those basic tasks.
I really need some help here, please.
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Sounds to me like there are some settings/options that you need to check by going to your Google account settings by going to the Google website via browser. If changing things locally within your device/Google settings isn't changing functionality in your account activity/usage but a new account is functioning, it has to be some kind of non local Google settings that need to be changed/erased/reset.
Or maybe you are having issues with sync functionality and not your Google related stuff.
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Droidriven said:
Sounds to me like there are some settings/options that you need to check by going to your Google account settings by going to the Google website via browser. If changing things locally within your device/Google settings isn't changing functionality in your account activity/usage but a new account is functioning, it has to be some kind of non local Google settings that need to be changed/erased/reset.
Or maybe you are having issues with sync functionality and not your Google related stuff.
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Yeah, I would think so too. But I've gone over _everything_ I can find at google.com/account ... turning off and on, rebooting the phone inbetween etc. Revoking rights for apps that might interfere... nothing
What do you mean by "sync functionality" though?
Thanks for the response!

OK, so I went back and disabled all the data & privacy settings in Assistant, and now it can set a timer. But beyond that it's quite useless as it can't get access to make calls or do texts etc. So I gradually enabled setting by setting, and I've concluded that the "Web & App Activity" toggle breaks my Assistant somehow. It doesn't matter if I check or uncheck the "Include Chrome history..." or "Include voice and audio recordings" boxes, if the main toggle is on my Assistant hits some kind of wall with timers, texts and calls. Beyond this I can't understand what I can do to influence this?!

I'm having that hang issue when setting an alarm with Google Assistant on my account.
Using a different account works though. I'm not sure what setting in my account is causing this error.
Using Voice Search to set alarms is fine.
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