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G1 contacts

Hi,
I did an update and the G1 asked me something about contacts and by mistake I clicked on delete. So my online contacts at gmail GONE but the contacts on my G1 is still exist.
How can I sync it to the live?

wow !
You should go to settings, then to data synchronization and then click on the gmail option and sync it there. Then check online to see if it updated. If not try doing the sync again from your phone while logged out of gmail on your cpu. Idk if resetting the phone would be a good idea because the contacts arent stored in the phone, and if you say its empty online, then the phone would have nothing to pull to it. Hope this helps : )

problem in sync contact
I got into data sync and I saw it says under the contacts "sync is currently experiencing problems. it will be bacl shortly"
ha?!

Ok
This happened to me b4.... heres what you do
go to the market and download an app that backs up your contacts.
back up your contacts.
Then boot into recovery mode.
Alt-w to wipe the cache etc.. ( fyi your apps, texts, settings will be cleared)
assuming you still have the update.zip on your sdcard, hit alt+s to start the update all over again.
Before you do the update, reboot the phone and see if the wipe fixed the problem. if it didnt, then reapply the update. And be careful when your prompted for syncing options.
Ill watch the thread for any further questions

SOLVED!
This is what I did:
I entered "manage applications" and deleted all my contacts. Then I did sync and it worked.
Then I used my backup from vcard IO application and did sync again and it worked.
From what I read the problem cause by mybackup pro. That's it.
Thanks

: ) ! Ok cool, glad you didnt have to go through all the stuff i posted above. I think those contact backup programs cause alot of trouble. I thought the whole purpose of google sync was to have a backup of you contact info anyway? lol glad you fixed it anyway

Too many pattern attempts

My son has a Desire S which he has locked now after doing too many pattern attempts but we do not have the gmail account password (was setup purely for this phone and not used it since created) I have done a gmail recovery form but not holding my breath as account was never used so cant provide the "who emails you frequently" info etc...
Found a post on G1 forum about turning pattern lock off using ADB but he has turned off USB debugging
I know I can wipe the phone but he really dont want phone wiped as obv. will loose all his contacts and as its summer holidays wont be easy to get them back
If I flashed a rom (stock or otherwise) would it automatically wipe data? (normally only use clockwork to flash mine and know it gives option but clockwork not an option as cant get in phone) if it didnt wipe data do stock roms normally have debugging enabled? so I could then disable using ADB
or is there any other way? or will I have to bite bullet and wipe it

can't you boot into recovery using power and volume down, and aren't the contacts in sync with your gmail?
There are some methods on this link you can try
http://einartysen.se/unlock-android-phone-after-too-many-pattern-attempts/
Also how many times did you try?!! Usually it locks for a little while

It is running a stock rom unrooted so no recovery mode
Contacts are synced with gmail but no good as we cant access gmail account
Dont know how many times it was tried but lock seems permanent, has been stuck on that for hours now and even turning off/on dont clear it

oh and I have tried everything in that site already btw

lol this really bites, how old is your son? does he have a zillen and a half contacts? does he have an paid apps associated with gmail? if your answers are; under 10, no, and no. then it might just be easier to scrap and redo... :|
other then that your choices are to either remember the pin or the password to the gmail account
and did calling the phone but pressing the home button really not work? cause i really would like to know that one for future reference.

yeah you're only option now is to do a factory reset.

ViaraiX said:
My son has a Desire S which he has locked now after doing too many pattern attempts but we do not have the gmail account password (was setup purely for this phone and not used it since created) I have done a gmail recovery form but not holding my breath as account was never used so cant provide the "who emails you frequently" info etc...
Found a post on G1 forum about turning pattern lock off using ADB but he has turned off USB debugging
I know I can wipe the phone but he really dont want phone wiped as obv. will loose all his contacts and as its summer holidays wont be easy to get them back
If I flashed a rom (stock or otherwise) would it automatically wipe data? (normally only use clockwork to flash mine and know it gives option but clockwork not an option as cant get in phone) if it didnt wipe data do stock roms normally have debugging enabled? so I could then disable using ADB
or is there any other way? or will I have to bite bullet and wipe it
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Did you not give gmail an alternative email in case of situations where you forgot your password? If you did then you can just request your password sent to that.
Once you get the gmail password it's just a case of factory reset, set up gmail account and gmail should have all contacts backed up.

If your son is on facebook, they have probably "stolen" all the contacts already and you can get them back from there.

al89nut said:
If your son is on facebook, they have probably "stolen" all the contacts already and you can get them back from there.
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that's a great idea, get your son to log into his face book and if he's used the face book application from his phone recently then his account will contain all of his contacts and their numbers
Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium

Syncing

Its been a week or two that htcsense mainly stopped syncing. When i press Sync All into Account and Sync nothing is happening. Anyone else experienced(ing) this?

It occurred with me when the phone is low on internal memory, on the chacha and legend.
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qbert456 said:
It occurred with me when the phone is low on internal memory, on the chacha and legend.
Sent from my HTC ChaCha A810e using Tapatalk
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Mine is very low. Will try to free up some space and come back with the results.

Try the tutorial from this section. Factory data reset and stuff...

negrufabian said:
Try the tutorial from this section. Factory data reset and stuff...
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I was going to but i cant before SMS and contacts are synced. Since when i backup and then it syncs with HTCSENSE i end up with double contacts and sms.

Hmm, mainly yes you have very low free space. Try to move to SD card as many downloaded apps as you can and then try to sync again. Or just remove them, sync, reset, re-sync, re-install, move to SD card.

HTC Sense still not syncing. This is getting on my nerves
I removed acccount and added it again, still nothing.

You need at least 25MB free space. Do you have less than that? If you have more (40 MB for example) then that's a problem. Try doing this:
- Go to Settings
- Accounts & sync
- Select one account
- Manually sync contacts, calendar, SMS (whatever you want) one after another and see which is causing the failure.
Also, you have mentioned HTC Sense not syncing. Try checking into HTC Sense website at: https://www.htcsense.com/ and see if your account is working properly there. Try to contact HTC as well (but they'll probably tell you to reset your phone).

My Htc cha cha doesn't sync the calendar with gcalendar. Why?
Then, really i can save the sms ?

Alex C. said:
Hmm, mainly yes you have very low free space. Try to move to SD card as many downloaded apps as you can and then try to sync again. Or just remove them, sync, reset, re-sync, re-install, move to SD card.
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Hy alex What'sup? I tried to do the factory data reset but the sistem doesn't reinstall the free app that i see on my market. What can i do to have that? It will be better for next time use titanium backup?

Is everything synced and setup? It should be downloading automatically once you connect to the internet and sync all accounts.
Which app isn't the phone installing?

all the app. i must reinstall manually all the app. The app that i download are only free. i must set up something in particular. In privacy i tip "backup" same problem in my htc desire and in my htc cha cha

When you have performed your initial setup, have you deactivated the "Keep my settings backed up" in the last screen of the Google account setup? It's normally activated by default. These are the settings that I am using.

no i didn't do this. but, if i deactivete this, what's happen?

I was just asking to see if that's the reason it won't resync. I thought that you deactivated it. Check my guide under the memory issues and activate those two also.

Can i deactiveted now or i must deactiveted only after "factory data reset"?
i must deactiveted from "privacy" ---> backup my setting

They all need to be activated. I asked just to check

Yes my friend, restore app and back up, in privacy area are all correct activeted.
So please tell me what i must to do to restore all my app
1) back up with titanium?
2) how can i restore after a reset? I didn't s-on my htc.
3)The reason could be that my cha cha is branded? I download "apn italian" from market do you know another way to unlock?
So please tell me why if i create an even on my android calendar this does'nt sync in gcalendar? Gmail sync the contact and not the event.

Please help, I can't get the phone to sync Google Contacts

Hi,
I've had this issue forever with most of my android phones & I can't find a solution.
On my phone > Settings > Accounts & Sync > Google > Contacts
When I tap on Contacts, it's just not doing anything. It only syncs when I full-wipe the phone.
How can I get the phone to sync contacts to Google account & vice versa without full-wipe the phone please?
Thanks

do you have the "auto sync" on on top of Accounts & Sync?

moslondon said:
do you have the "auto sync" on on top of Accounts & Sync?
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I usually turn-off auto sync feature to save battery.
However, when I try to sync the newly saved contacts, then I will turn it on, off, sync, but the phone just wont sync to the Google account.

I would recommend to keep that option on, to avoid that problem. It does not make too much difference in battery, you could change other settings and leave that on.

moslondon said:
I would recommend to keep that option on, to avoid that problem. It does not make too much difference in battery, you could change other settings and leave that on.
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Even when I leave it on, the phone just won't sync.
@LeeDroid, can you be my savior please?

I solved this problem by deactivating power saver.

And make sure that the contact created is at google account. You have to choose when you create a new contact.

you are amazing...thank you

There is also the Google contacts app that will help solve issues if deactivating battery saver doesn't work.

Question Can't sync contacts

Hey all,
After reset, I can't sync contacts to watch. Only 4 contacts are synced. Tried everything including another reset, but the problem still remains. Developer mode is on. Any ideas?

shaharofir said:
Hey all,
After reset, I can't sync contacts to watch. Only 4 contacts are synced. Tried everything including another reset, but the problem still remains. Developer mode is on. Any ideas?
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I just had the same issue with 1 contact not syncing. My memory may be failing me, but I think I Force Stop the contacts app in the Wear plugin on my phone. Watch Settings/apps/contacts/Force Stop. Then open app, when app reopened on watch everything synced

Tried it. It syncs more contacts, but 10 of 100 contacts. Wierd.
Thanks anyway

Try to remove your Google account from the phone and readd it.

dalepl said:
Try to remove your Google account from the phone and readd it.
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Thanks, but I tried it already... Still stuck with about 10% from my contacts

Only other option is to remove your Google account from the phone. Reset the watch and add it to your phone again and then add Google account back to the phone. May need to remove your email app too.