[Q] Random Backup Pictures? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

I have searched all over the forums and I cannot find anything about this. I made a google plus account the other day and after I made it I went to my gallery and there were backups of all my pictures and I don't want them there. I've tried just about everything from going into the app and seeing if there were any options to stop it, from going into my phones settings. I can't seem to find where to turn this off at, it's really getting on my nerves because I want them gone and I can't just delete them! Thanks in advance!

Did you rush through the installation of Google plus? There's an option to sync pictures and stuff I think.
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XdrummerXboy said:
Did you rush through the installation of Google plus? There's an option to sync pictures and stuff I think.
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I saw that and I unchecked it and still they won't go away.

If I remember correctly you have to login to your Google account settings and then uncheck from there but it has been a long time since I turned mine off.
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bbqsfire said:
If I remember correctly you have to login to your Google account settings and then uncheck from there but it has been a long time since I turned mine off.
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I went to an app that was called google settings and I went to camera & photos and turned off auto backup that's the only thing that I can think to do. I went back and still no dice the photos are still there.

This is the image from my phone showing the pictures. You can see that there is the one folder that is named camera. The other ones are the backup photos can't be deleted.

That's Picasa back ups. Go into settings, under Accounts select Google. Then at the top it should show your Gmail account and when it synced last, tap it. Then scroll down and uncheck Sync Picasa Web Albums. That will stop it adding any more. To get rid of the ones already there I THINK you clear data/cache for the gallery app... But it's been awhile since I did it. I just remember it took me forever to get rid of them... I didn't need over 1000 pics backed up twice.
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That's Picasa back ups. Go into settings, under Accounts select Google. Then at the top it should show your Gmail account and when it synced last, tap it. Then scroll down and uncheck Sync Picasa Web Albums. That will stop it adding any more. To get rid of the ones already there I THINK you clear data/cache for the gallery app... But it's been awhile since I did it. I just remember it took me forever to get rid of them... I didn't need over 1000 pics backed up twice.
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Thank you so much! That worked, so happy that they are gone! I thanked you.

Awesome! Glad it worked... And that I remembered correctly!
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Facebook app help

No sure if this is the right place for this. If not please move thanks. Facebook app is and has been acting up on me and dont know why. I go to log in everything is good but then a small window pops up and asks for password again. After entering pass again i get an error about not being able to retrive data. And nothing loads. This doesnt happen all the time. I dont know were to start on fixing problem. Thanks
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1) Clear data on the app and try again.
2) Uninstall app and redownload.
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cappysw10 said:
1) Clear data on the app and try again.
2) Uninstall app and redownload.
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Did and Did more then one time non of these helped.
try one of the UN official fbook apps.
I am with Trusselo on this - try one of the unofficial apps. I like FB Black personally, but there are a few out there. Also when I have an issue with it not connecting it is usually because I have changed how I am connected since I first open the app. For example we have six wifi points at my work and if I am walking around the building and go off one onto another then it seems to confuse the app. Turning the wifi off and back on again on the phone and restarting the app is the most I have to do to fix it.
Uninstall fb app. Go to accounts and add fb as a account. After that install the official fb app.
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bobtukin said:
Uninstall fb app. Go to accounts and add fb as a account. After that install the official fb app.
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If i do this will facebook add all my friends to my contacts and what not? I don't want everyone on facebook in my phone. Thanks again for the help. Guess i can try and see what happens lol.
Have you tried using the official Facebook app again since when you were having those problems? I have was having that same problem a few days ago too and it went away last night when I gave it a shot again...
I was also having an issue with the official FB app so I uninstalled it, rebooted my phone, re-installed it and now it's working great.

Quick Question about app

Hey I just rooted my gf's Inspire using the GUI method and everything went flawlessly. Still waiting till more devs get in on this phone because I have an Evo and there is a great deal more development (of course because it's been out for much longer). Anyways, does anybody know the .apk name for the Learn More app so I can delete it through RootExplorer. It is completely useless. Once that question is answered then this thread can be deleted.
bump. Also stupid question but is there no front facing camera on this phone? Also I accidentally have it so every contact is syncing to google twice. Under every contact when you go to link it shows up google twice. Is there any way to fix this.
Well i know you cant remove an account from.gtalk without wiping the phone. Any chance you put same acct. In twice?
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freekquency said:
Well i know you cant remove an account from.gtalk without wiping the phone. Any chance you put same acct. In twice?
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No what actually happened is a synced her google account which has all of her numbers and then I accidentally imported all her number from her sim to google so they were syncing both for some reason. I reset the phone and now the google contacts won't sync. I'm going to try some things and see if I can get everything working. But do you know the .apk name for Learn More?
Quick fix for the contacts us to go to Google contacts on the computer and use their dedupe toil in the top tool bar.
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id10terrordfw said:
Quick fix for the contacts us to go to Google contacts on the computer and use their dedupe toil in the top tool bar.
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Thanks, I still can't find the .apk name for the Learn More app and I desperately want to delete it for her cause she keeps nagging about it. However I did get the google contacs fixed and everything is up and running. Now if only someone would tackle an SBC, undervolted kernel to attack this terrible battery life.

How to delete categories/dates in Gallery?

I hate how I used Google plus for awhile and now it always has an "instant upload" section. And how there is various other categories from other things i have used over the years. I have tried deleting everything in the picture folder except for the actual pictures themselves and reinstalled roms, no matter what the various categories are always still there. What gives? Is it the way they are tagged or something?
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Tried flipping the switch in top right corner when viewing a folder?
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I'm talking about the first screen as soon as you open gallery.
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I would like to know this as well
Same, i'd like to know.
Try logging into http://picasaweb.google.com with your google account.
This is related to the "sync picasa web albums" setting in accounts.
Lightning Blue said:
Try logging into http://picasaweb.google.com with your google account.
This is related to the "sync picasa web albums" setting in accounts.
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Ok that did help me get rid of the instant upload category. But all my other dated categories have the picasa web symbol on them but are not listed on the picasa site.
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Contacts in AOKP

I have a lot of contacts synced with gmail, but most of them are emails and i don't need them in my phones contacts. How do i delete multiple contacts at once?
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Don't remember if you can do a batch select (I've only done it once and for the same reason) but you need to log in to gmail from a computer and edit the contracts from there. Also I believe in contacts settings you can set it to show only contacts with phone numbers.
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Like eb says using a computer you can edit the contacts. What I would do is setup groups and only sync the various groups with phone numbers.
Thanks guys, but i tried something else. I installed go contacts ex and then did a batch delete of all the contacts i don't want
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Wait, couldn't you just have go into options on your phone and choose to hide e-mails?
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Wait, couldn't you just have go into options on your phone and choose to hide e-mails?
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Don't have that option. And i have one more problem. How do i sync all my Facebook contacts. When i was on gb and installed Facebook, the first screen would all if i wanted to sync all my contacts, sync with existing contracts, or don't sync at all. But now i don't see and can't find that screen
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This works well for syncing fb contacts. You can choose all contacts or existing in the settings https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssync
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mierkat09 said:
Don't have that option. And i have one more problem. How do i sync all my Facebook contacts. When i was on gb and installed Facebook, the first screen would all if i wanted to sync all my contacts, sync with existing contracts, or don't sync at all. But now i don't see and can't find that screen
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Open app drawer select People, then menu contacts to display, customize. Select your facebook account and it will show a box for all contacts if that isnt checked then it is only syncing with existing contacts. If you select your gmail account you will have the option to sync all the groups individually.
It says no contacts. There's no way to get to that screen on the Facebook app that asks how youwant to sync the contracts?
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mierkat09 said:
It says no contacts. There's no way to get to that screen on the Facebook app that asks how youwant to sync the contracts?
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Clear all data log out and uninstall the app. Reboot your phone re-install the app. If that doesnt bring the option up then its go forever.
Maybe?
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-enable-facebook-contact-sync-ice-cream-sandwich-41136/
Found this. I haven't tried it since I'm at work doing a 24 hr shift. Figured I would let people know what I found. I plan to give a try after I get some sleep. If anyone gives it a go could you please let us know how it goes?
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http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-enable-facebook-contact-sync-ice-cream-sandwich-41136/
Found this. I haven't tried it since I'm at work doing a 24 hr shift. Figured I would let people know what I found. I plan to give a try after I get some sleep. If anyone gives it a go could you please let us know how it goes?
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I'll just wait for an update
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[Q] what is the gallery app syncing to and from and how do I turn it of

So I just updated to jellybean and I noticed that the gallery settings has syncing options I have all syncing disabled well atleaast I thought I did but my google account said it did a sync today. They all say disabled under settings but in gallery app my google account has a green sync button next to it. Where in the hell is it syncing to and from?
update:so I've been reading that the stock gallery auto syncs to web services can anyone confirm this? Also I definitely can't seem to disable it. Account is definitely disabled in settings menu under sync, just enabled in the gallery
Do you have a sd card in your device?
There's a problem called "Media Scanner," don't know if this is the issue you've been having- however I had it at first. Was able to get rid of it tho!
I had all my music on my SD Card (40GB) and it constantly scanned/ tried to sync.
If this isn't the problem- check to see what services are running, and then you can assess which might be problematic
Salvation27 said:
Do you have a sd card in your device?
There's a problem called "Media Scanner," don't know if this is the issue you've been having- however I had it at first. Was able to get rid of it tho!
I had all my music on my SD Card (40GB) and it constantly scanned/ tried to sync.
If this isn't the problem- check to see what services are running, and then you can assess which might be problematic
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I do have an sd card installed but I dont think its that it seems to be a gmail account syncing but I have all accounts disabled in settings heres a screen shot of the gallery settings with syncing seemingly active
Apologies for bumping this but I still cant remove my gmail account from the gallery in jelly bean I dont see why its there and why it cant be removed see attchment in above post. I did remove the account in settings but its directly linked to android market and I dont see why it need tok be there anyone got any ideas thanks.
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Apologies for bumping this but I still cant remove my gmail account from the gallery in jelly bean I dont see why its there and why it cant be removed see attchment in above post. I did remove the account in settings but its directly linked to android market and I dont see why it need tok be there anyone got any ideas thanks.
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Make sure ur google account is set not to sync picasa. Then
Go to the gallery app in SETTINGS, APPLICATIONS. Then clear cache and data. Should be good to go.
LexusBrian400 said:
Make sure ur google account is set not to sync picasa. Then
Go to the gallery app in SETTINGS, APPLICATIONS. Then clear cache and data. Should be good to go.
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Thanks for the reply dont have picasa so not a problem I've disabled sync for everything but contacts under google and cleared the cache and data, but for some reason my google account is sitting in in the gallery settings menu with a highlighted sync symbol next too it. Although I am unsure if it will sync anything I would just like it gone all the same.
Thanks.
Also check your cloud settings under device settings, there might be something there syncing your photos. I had Dropbox in there.
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supernoctem said:
Also check your cloud settings under device settings, there might be something there syncing your photos. I had Dropbox in there.
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Yeah have dropbox but sync is off and folders removed from gallery, dont no its just my google account I assume its sitting in everyone elses gallery settings like that right? See attachment above
Under Accounts, Google Account, make sure "Sync Picasa Web Albums" is disabled. Then clear the Gallary cache and Data in Application Manager.
Worked for me.
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supernoctem said:
Under Accounts, Google Account, make sure "Sync Picasa Web Albums" is disabled. Then clear the Gallary cache and Data in Application Manager.
Worked for me.
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Ive read about people having picasa sync problems, I cantmfind anything related to picasa on this tablet is it a preinstalled thing or is it only there if you install picasa?
I don't have picasa installed, but it is there. I think it comes from Google+ or might just come from your google account itself.
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supernoctem said:
I don't have picasa installed, but it is there. I think it comes from Google+ or might just come from your google account itself.
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Ive actually disabled google plus app would that be why I cant see it?

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