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[Tutorial] Facebook Contact Pics (HTC Sense)

Well, as almost EVERYONE that uses HTC Senses' "Link" function knows that you can link your Contacts with your Facebook friends. One issue still remains. The contact pictures. Most of the time, they simply won't apply to the Contact, so you have to set manually.
Here's a little tutorial on how to MANUALLY link your Contacts Pictures with their Facebook Display Picture.
1.) Slide to your Contacts Tab
2.) Select "All People"
3.) Select a Linked Facebook Contact in your list [One without a Display Picture]
4.) Scroll down to "Edit Contact"
5.) Select it.
6.) Once you're in the Edit Contact Card screen, you'll see the Image Placeholder in the top right.
7.) Tap on the Picture and you'll see the following Pop-Up Menu:
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Note: If their Facebook Picture is still blank, you'll see the Download Arrow next to it.
8.) Once their Facebook Picture appears, simply select it.
9.) It will automatically add their Facebook Pic to their Contact Card Pic [And should update when they change their picture].
10.) You're done!
Hope this helps the peeps who need it!

How to save a other Facebook pic (Profile Album) to my photo contact?

You'll have to manually download the picture you want from the Profile and sync it to your device. Then, follow the steps above, and look at the screenshot I have provided. Rather than tapping the "Facebook Profile" button, tap "Open Album". Doing so will open your Devices Photo Album, and you can select the image you wish to use for the Contact Picture. Hope this helps.

I'd like to know is it possible to save facebook default profile pics as contact picture? Just selecting facebooks image to be shown doesn't save it as a contact image, it just displays it. When doing ms phone sync, image is not uploaded, only the old image that I have manually downloaded and saved is uploaded.

Thanks a lot for this TC! Totally helped my problem.

Glad my tutorial could help.

hmm i dont know, i am so unhappy about this facebook and twitter integration, its to aggressive.
is there anyway from stopping facebook, twitter and so on from overwritting the contact picture?
i love to have my contacts linked to facebook, but i want that the contacts keep the picture i choose, most of the time its phone or google. is there anyway to force the contacts app to do so?

is this still working for you guys? for me it doesn't work anymore, sense can't get the facebook photos. no support from htc or facebook yet.

i have the same problem with mreaglejr about 2 weeks ago.
i have htc mini and can't find solution

@veepee78
hi,
I had/have the same problem. At the moment I am trying out "fonebook" which works great, but is only shareware. But have a try...
Other possibilities are welcome...
http://www.developingtrends.co.uk/Software/Facebook/Fonebook/Default.aspx

kostasdimos said:
i have the same problem with mreaglejr about 2 weeks ago.
i have htc mini and can't find solution
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i figured out what it was.. disable https on your facebook account and it will solve your problem!

Nice tutorial. Surely helped

great!
i couldn't imagine that the https was the problem!
how did you find it?
is there any way to enable https for htc sence?

kostasdimos said:
great!
i couldn't imagine that the https was the problem!
how did you find it?
is there any way to enable https for htc sence?
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took me a while, i found out while trying to put together a nice error report to htc. now that they know more about the problem, they said they will work on it "hard" to get us the https support, similarly to the old twitter fix.

kostasdimos said:
great!
i couldn't imagine that the https was the problem!
how did you find it?
is there any way to enable https for htc sence?
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You know, when I look at it now. I feel so stupid. I can't believe it's because of the HTTP. /me sigh

Where can I turn off HTTPS in facebook?

life.episode beta from SE official

hi
i just found out this
but i failed to download
the app/widget sounds good
can anyone download it and share in this thread plz?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sonyericsson.life&feature=search_result
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and also life.contact beta widget
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008393

ok, installed, works.
it just seems to place random contacts there, or possibly in order of most contacted.
doesn't seem to display all contact pics. i have some that are assigned pics, and some timescape contact pics, but not all display for some reason.
but it's beta, and it works. and it's a pretty cool contact widget. will try it out for a few days to see how it effects battery.
oh, and timescape pics are blurry, but google/user assigned contact pics are clear, lol.

some more things about this widget...
it adds another sync service (life.episodes), which copies the phone numbers into another field of the contact, which when you view the contact, the numbers are all doubled. you'll see 2 numbers listed for each phone for every contact. kind of annoying.

I really hope they fix all of the contacts issues with the 2.3 update (doubling,blurry,etc).
Thx for testing & posting
Sent from my X10a using XDA App

it's actually not a bad widget. i found that if you edit the contact and add a pic that you took with your camera, or the google contact pic, it's not blurry on the widget. just timescape pics, which has something to do with the resolution that timescape uses i believe.

here's the small widget
here's the large widget

Nice app, but double numbers is so annoying. I keep checking for updates lol
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Lord Takyon said:
Nice app, but double numbers is so annoying. I keep checking for updates lol
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I hear ya....i actually like this widget alot...using it since friday. Double numbers does suck, but it is beta. Hopefully theres an update soon.
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uninstalled. we should offer them feedback so they can make the proper changes.

ok, couple of fixes...
to get rid of the duplicate entries.
from the homescreen:
menu > settings > accounts and sync > life.contacts
remove this account
to get missing contact pictures. set a contact picture under the google section of the contact. you don't have to select that image to be the contact image, you can still use the timescape image as the actual contact image in phonebook, but there has to be an image in the google contact.

Downloaded it from the Market and the widgets do not appear on WB's CM6.1.3. Anyone have the same issue?

Three ways to backup your contacts

Ⅰ. Back up your contacts with your own Android phone
1. you need to open your Contacts from your Android phone, press the Menu button and then select More option from the list of Menu items.
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2. As soon as you click on more option, you will get some options. Now, you need to Select the Import/Export option to proceed.
3. Now, after clicking on Import/Export, you can Select your choice of Export to either SIM card or to SD card
Ⅱ. Sync contacts with Google Gmail
1. First, log into your G Mail account from PC or laptop, once you get logged in, select the contact icon which is located on the left hand of the screen. You will be directed to contact management area, now click on "+" signed icon. After clicking on "+", you will be asked to create a new contact. Now, input all of your contacts and once done with all the entries you can click on the save link. Now, repeat this process until all of the contacts get saved.
2. Log into your G Mail account from your Android device where contacts are stored. Go to the main menu on the device and select the contacts icon. Drop down the check box to bring the list of options. Select the account from the available list which is select the G Mail account. Once you select the account, turn on the sync contacts option.
3. Now you have successfully synced the account with your Android device and all contacts will be transferred from the device. It allows you to conveniently have a backup of all your Gmail contacts. This helps a lot when phone gets stolen or crashes down or even if it suffers from memory loss. As all the contacts are synced with your G Mail account, you can retrieve on any of the smart phones as a replacement device not necessarily to be Android.
Easily use the backup feature of Moborobo
1. Open Moborobo, click Data, select the contacts you want to backup. Click the button Backup/Restore.
2. Specify a path for the backup file, then click Backup.

Thank you! :good:

Thank you. .. My first thank in xda...
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Thank you for clear instructions. I use ICS and there is no option to store contacts other using Google account. When I create a new contact there is only google account option .Is there any option to override this setting if I would like to save new contacts to sim card or other contacts account. Google starts to be funny
Thanks
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Thank you, these instructions are useful!

[APP][2.3+] Pickloc v1.4.1 - Geo Social Network

Hi guys,
this is my first app for Android.
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This is a Geo Social Network. You can create boards (locs) for places you like, wherever you want, and they will be visible only near the exact spot where you have created them. There is also a user-follow-system.
The app is free!
WEBSITE
http://www.pickloc.com/
FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/OfficiaPickloc
TWITTER
https://twitter.com/OfficialPickloc
G+
https://plus.google.com/107013453246938219308/posts
Direct Link
Pickloc apk v1.4
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nd0nydrr1ff5zp0/Pickloc.apk
CHANGELOG for v1.4:
v1.4
ENABLED FACEBOOK ACCOUNT LINKAGE: Since now you can
- share posts and locs created on your facebook wall
- invite your facebook friends to use Pickloc
GO TO "EDIT PROFILE" AND LINK YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT!
Fixed User Profile problem with new registration
Improved ui graphic
Added flash camera control
CHANGELOG for v1.4.1:
Fixed crash when cropping image from gallery on some devices (ex: samsung galaxy s4)
Fixed crash when coming back from others profile
Basic features:
- Create locs (boards) making a photo of a place you like, giving it a name and a description
- Post into locs with a text comment or/and image (from gallery and camera)
- Crop Image from gallery system
- Follow unknow users and see their profile
- Edit your profile
- LINK TO YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT (invite friends, share locs and posts)
The app is a community (just started), and every community needs people, a little of advertise, but most of all...word of mouth
If you like it, or you do not like it, i will accept any kind of advice or feedback
You can find changelogs posted on Facebook and Twitter

Awesom

Will the user menu be updated to have English option? (Some of the items are Italian).
Look forward to playing with this.

dianeofarcadia said:
Will the user menu be updated to have English option? (Some of the items are Italian).
Look forward to playing with this.
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thanks! we have fixed them!
Feedbacks are really important for us! and...spread the word!

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Sorry wrong topic selected

Vahndroid84 said:
thanks! we have fixed them!
Feedbacks are really important for us! and...spread the word!
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is this similar to HTC Footprints?

jacktackle said:
is this similar to HTC Footprints?
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Hi Pickloc is most likely a social network. Locations you create can be seen by other users in its proximities...that can leave a sign on your location (text and image....in next releases we will give the possibility to make video).
We have also the user-follow system ...and before the end of the year we will release some features that no geolocal social app has
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[APP]Photo Map for Google Photos (via Google Drive)

High Performance Photo Map for your Google Photos
I use Google Drive sync because Google Photos doesn't provide the location data in their API.
Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levionsoftware.photo_map_for_google_photos
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Homepage:
https://levionsoftware.wordpress.com

This looks great!
Although, it's not currently working for me. Are there any specific setup steps I need to take?

Hello, normally you should simply follow the instructions. Google photos sync has to be enabled in the Google drive app.
Please contact me via mail using [email protected].
I will support you.
Thanks

Sent you an email.

Very nice app. Looks like it's working great
Thanks

Like others have noted on Google Play, nothing shows up for me either.

That looks so great, i am going to try add for some ıstanbul views if its possible

For all who are facing problems: the sync process can take some time. If photos are missing, please switch the sync off and on again.
Here is the local storage version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levionsoftware.instagram_map
I can provide support by mail if you want. Thanks. Denny

I just wanted to let you know that I don't use ANY analytics or home servers. Your files are safe and ONLY ON YOUR DEVICE! Only this app has access to your files. ONLY PHOTOS (ONLY your "Google Photos" Folder) are queried to get the following information: id, name, size, mimeType, fileExtension, imageMediaMetadata/location, createdTime, webContentLink, thumbnailLink

Hm - Photo Map shows me only my pictures from before 2015, and if I check Google Drive from a browser, it also only shows these photos. Iirc, 2015 was when Google introduced the cloud sync with reduced "optimized" quality (rather than original quality). Photos synced with "optimized" quality are not counted against the Drive quota, but also seem to not show up in Google Drive at all, and I guess this is why Photo Map also does not see them.
I would suppose (just guessing, of course) that this is also the reason for others not seeing their photos: "optimzed" quality sync?
Cheers
tadzio

My app is in the Top 10 TRENDING of photography!!
The newest version also supports a mode where the whole drive is used and not only the Google photos folder
You can enable it in the settings.

The newest version includes a brand new date view!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levionsoftware.photo_map_for_google_photos
Video:
https://youtu.be/xQpZCJyTVDk

A new version with some bug fixes has been released. Try it out!

I improved the user interface, you will be happy to see a bigger & cleaner map!

Major bugfixes has been released in the last days!

I released a version dedicated to Google Drive: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levionsoftware.photo_map_for_google_drive
The other app loads only the Google Photos folder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levionsoftware.photo_map_for_google_photos)

A new version is coming out very soon. The data source will be the official Google photos API and the location history will be used as location data.
I think I will create another post because I can't edit the title of the current one.
Stay tuned!

Is there any (simple) way to change the location info of a photo?

The original purple version of photo map will become an all in one app for all providers, inclusive cloud! Be prepared and stay tuned!

Closed at OP request. Integrated into an all-inclusive app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-photo-map-local-device-storage-t3945320