I've just flashed to remics on my galaxy S and now there's no settings in which I can see my sim contacts.
In Gingerbread, I was able to add new contacts straight to my sim and use it in other phones if necessary. Is there any way to do that on remics?
I've imported them to the phone from the sim so they are there still but I'd like to add new additions straight to the sim.
A naive supplementary question also . . . If I import them from the sim to the phone, do they stay on the sim as well?
I don't know about ICS and SIM contacts, but why don't you use Google contacts? It's all saved to the internet, and much easier to sync. Importing contacts from your SIM card is rather... old fashioned, don't you think?
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gagdude said:
I don't know about ICS and SIM contacts, but why don't you use Google contacts? It's all saved to the internet, and much easier to sync. Importing contacts from your SIM card is rather... old fashioned, don't you think?
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I don't really want to import them at all but just have them on the sim.
I've sync'd them with google now but that's only useful if your using an Android 'phone.
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Is there any way to move the contacts from the Phone to the SIM card?
Is it a must to have an app to transfer the contacts from the phone to the SIM cardd? if it's so, can anyone recommend any good apps? thanks thanks!
I'm using HTC desire hd btw. :>
I accidentally deleted all my contacts in my SIM card =.= and I'm only left with Google account.
evilwz said:
Is there any way to move the contacts from the Phone to the SIM card?
Is it a must to have an app to transfer the contacts from the phone to the SIM cardd? if it's so, can anyone recommend any good apps? thanks thanks!
I'm using HTC desire hd btw. :>
I accidentally deleted all my contacts in my SIM card =.= and I'm only left with Google account.
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You can do this directly from the 'People' app on your phone. If i remember correctly you open People, then bring up the options menu and somewhere within there will be (should be) the option to do this.
I called T-Mobile to see if there's a way to save my contacts to my similar card and they couldn't help me, I can't find a option so if any one knows how to please tell me
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There are a few apps that can backup your contacts to your sim card.
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The sim card memory is very limited and name fields, etc. are very short. In the contacts app you can export them to your sd card. Also they are automatically backed up to your Google account online.
when i'm signed into HTC Sense, are my contacts automatically synced to HTC sense? If not, how can I back them up using my gmail or google?
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You should have a google account to use the phone....so...turn on sync and go into settings>accounts and sync and make sure its syncing your contacts....log in on a PC to gmail and check there to double check.....
It's a tablet dammit! Not a BIG phone....
you can just export your contacts to your sd. its better that way, its crazy syncd with gmail and now, in my gmail account, there are 4x the contacts I have. contacts multiplied. i don't know why. @[email protected] and its gonna be sad to have 2k of contacts jump in to your phone
I've always sync'd to gmail/google since my my first android phone in '09 (G1), never had duplicate contacts and never had to do a backup/restore.
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vitusdoom said:
you can just export your contacts to your sd. its better that way, its crazy syncd with gmail and now, in my gmail account, there are 4x the contacts I have. contacts multiplied. i don't know why. @[email protected] and its gonna be sad to have 2k of contacts jump in to your phone
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I'm having the same problem. Pls tell me how to export my contacts from my sd card and exporting meaning copying it to my pc?
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ok I'll give that a try
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jhobert said:
I'm having the same problem. Pls tell me how to export my contacts from my sd card and exporting meaning copying it to my pc?
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I have used sync with MS exchange- works good, but yet have troubles add Skype contacts into exchange.
There is no problem with syncing to Google. Only you must never, really never, restore contacts from a backup. You should only use Google Contacts or a backup, never both. When you restore a backup, you will get duplicates. Been there, with only a small number of contacts luckily, and besides this, never had a problem.
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The_Worst said:
There is no problem with syncing to Google. Only you must never, really never, restore contacts from a backup. You should only use Google Contacts or a backup, never both. When you restore a backup, you will get duplicates. Been there, with only a small number of contacts luckily, and besides this, never had a problem.
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Agreed! I have T-Mobile, and the first thing I do when I get a new phone, after signing into my Google account, is uncheck the damn T-Mobile backup in Accounts & Sync. Of course, once you root, you can say goodbye to that, but in the meantime...
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Agreed! I have T-Mobile, and the first thing I do when I get a new phone, after signing into my Google account, is uncheck the damn T-Mobile backup in Accounts & Sync. Of course, once you root, you can say goodbye to that, but in the meantime...
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So thats why. lol. before I was using the contacts in my google account as I was using a different phone. now as i am just exporting/importing my contacts from sd card.
So to export your contacts to your sd card, just go to "contacts" and go to options, you should see a "import/export" contacts. just select the export to SD card. then, give it a name and save. to import your contacts, just go to contacts and select "import from sd(or external - forgot the name)"
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So thats why. lol. before I was using the contacts in my google account as I was using a different phone. now as i am just exporting/importing my contacts from sd card.
So to export your contacts to your sd card, just go to "contacts" and go to options, you should see a "import/export" contacts. just select the export to SD card. then, give it a name and save. to import your contacts, just go to contacts and select "import from sd(or external - forgot the name)"
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Wait. Are *all* of your contacts already in Google contacts (on the web in Gmail, not on your phone)? If they are, there is no need to backup your contacts prior to flashing a new ROM, doing a full wipe, etc. In fact, I don't recommend that. So...if all of your contacts (or other Google data like calendar and gmail) are in google/gmail contacts on the web, skip their backup. Then, after you wipe your phone and flash whatever you're flashing, just sign into your Google account, and your contacts and any other data on Google severs will automatically be downloaded (and then set up for 2-way sync) without your needing to do any thing further.
Does that make sense?
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Hi,
after flashing JB 4.2.2 and play of the update 510 from Albinoman,supposedly I haven't contacts on my SIM-card. Also I can't import contacts.
I hope anybody don't come up with the stupid idea for Import... sorry for my bad english I'm German
On my other Cell fone all contacts are on the SIM... what the ****
Any ideas????
Try a 3rd app like sim contacts.
SIm
extrem0 said:
Try a 3rd app like sim contacts.
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I've synchronized with my gmail account and it works. Now I've save all contacts on the SD-Card.
I have just received my Moto G and upgraded it to 4.4.2.
When I inserted my SIM, the dialer didn't show any of my SIM contacts, only the contacts from Google.
I did select "All Contacts" in the dialer's menu, but it didn't help.
The contacts are on the SIM, SIM management apps can see them.
I don't want to import the contacts, want to keep them in SIM - is it possible?
Gromit2005 said:
I have just received my Moto G and upgraded it to 4.4.2.
When I inserted my SIM, the dialer didn't show any of my SIM contacts, only the contacts from Google.
I did select "All Contacts" in the dialer's menu, but it didn't help.
The contacts are on the SIM, SIM management apps can see them.
I don't want to import the contacts, want to keep them in SIM - is it possible?
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No offense, but what's the point of use SIM to save contacts actually, having a Google account?
Nandeh said:
No offense, but what's the point of use SIM to save contacts actually, having a Google account?
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That way I can switch the SIM to another phone and use it, no matter what the device/OS is, even a dumbphone.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?
Same issue
Even I am facing the same issue. I have some 703 contacts stored on gmail, including many email addresses that I no longer need and weir names from google plus and facebook. I have 99 contacts saved on my sim which I regularly use but there is no way to see them in the 'people' app. There is an import/export option, but even after importing my contacts I can't see them. Any solutions?
zazzy24 said:
Even I am facing the same issue. I have some 703 contacts stored on gmail, including many email addresses that I no longer need and weir names from google plus and facebook. I have 99 contacts saved on my sim which I regularly use but there is no way to see them in the 'people' app. There is an import/export option, but even after importing my contacts I can't see them. Any solutions?
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You'll have to go to contacts (app/widget) then options..import..import from SIM.
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You'll have to go to contacts (app/widget) then options..import..import from SIM.
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As I mentioned above, even after I import the contacts I can't see them until gmail contacts are ticked.. so the phone is storing the SIM contacts in the gmail contacts and you can't use only your SIM contacts
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I have to say I concur with this annoyance. I can't even edit my sim contacts.
Seriously, I would like to keep my contacts on my sim card not only in Google's portfolio.
zazzy24 said:
As I mentioned above, even after I import the contacts I can't see them until gmail contacts are ticked.. so the phone is storing the SIM contacts in the gmail contacts and you can't use only your SIM contacts
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ebsbow said:
I have to say I concur with this annoyance. I can't even edit my sim contacts.
Seriously, I would like to keep my contacts on my sim card not only in Google's portfolio.
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I see this as a Goog strategy to force user to use the Google contacts ..heck, it even wants me to start using Hangouts to manage my texts.
For now, if you want to view, export, import SIM contacts, use an independent app like 'Copy to SIM' from play store.
Or maybe install an 3th party dialer, forgot about that possibility.
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i can not select sim contact on moto g 8gb 4g ive downloaded sim contacts from google play store when i need to viewe contacts from sim i check it from sim contact app
SIM problem solved on MOTO G
ebsbow said:
I have to say I concur with this annoyance. I can't even edit my sim contacts.
Seriously, I would like to keep my contacts on my sim card not only in Google's portfolio.
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"SIM Contacts" App from Needom Studio in PlayStore is all that's needed : problem completely solved!