Hello everyone, pretty new here and coming from a my touch 4g. I'm pretty happy about this phone, with the exception of one thing about the ui.
The frequently called list. I don't use the phone function much, but it seems contacts get added to this list even after an accidental phone call that doesn't go through. The list is getting so long now that it's almost my whole contact list!
It's one of my biggest burdens about the phone having to scroll through my contacts twice to find someone that I just haven't called since I've flashed a room. And i can't find an option anywhere to remove it.
Any help?
Thanks in advanced
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The only solution I found for this was to log in to gmail from your computer; export your contacts via Google csv; delete all your contacts including frequently used contacts; then import back in your Google csv file.
I recently did this myself and it worked. Only solution I found using Google to find a solution.
You can long press the contact it will bring up a add to/edit and then hit the menu button and in that is a remove from call log.
while one of these options will get rid of contacts in the frequently called list, it doesn't really disable the list themselves.
Removing a call from the recent calls list doesn't get rid of a contact in the frequently called list. =[
I guess my only choice is to go with another dialer? Does anyone have one that they'd like to recommend?
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Hi!
I am not sure how it happened but I have at least two copies of each contact and I am trying to find a way to clean this mess up...this is the only really disappointing thing for me about my phone...everything else I love.
I got a lot of that from the contacts app merging contacts from my gmail account and those I imported from my old phone/simm. You can link the duplicates by selecting one and pulling up the menu and clicking the link button. You can also change your display options to not show one or more contact sources to eliminate duplicates.
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Go to contacts in your gmail. In more actions button, there is an option to find and merge duplicates. That will help you.
Hi Guys,
i got a serious problem, i synced my contacts with google, now i got the problem, that i got every number like 5 times (all the same nr.) @ the contact list.
This is pretty annoying, because of this issue i got around ~4000 contacts saved..
Is there any app or so, that lets me just check/uncheck the contacts i want to delete so i can easily resort my contact list.
All the apps i found so far are only able to delete a single contact per task.
Thats a bit awful with ~4k contacts, thats why i ask you now
thx in Advance
Syther
Hey
really no one?
Bump ^^
thx in advance !
I'm calling shenanigans on the 4000. I just manually deleted my contacts. I found a multiple select contacts app so I could batch delete contacts.
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Simple steps: make sure all your contacts are on Google, wipe data, login to Google, fixed!
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Hello Guys,
thx for the responses.
I already did several wipes (installed different builds) but google automatically syncs all ~4k contacts to my mobile phone.
Maybe someone had this problem too and could solve it easier then delete every single contact alone.
regards
andrew.cambridge said:
I'm calling shenanigans on the 4000. I just manually deleted my contacts. I found a multiple select contacts app so I could batch delete contacts.
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What is the app's Name?
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I had the same issue as you, syther.
I didn't think about looking for an app that would do that.
1) Go online (using GMail) to the Google account your phone is linked to.
2) On the left there should be a button called "contacts."
3) Click it and it should bring you to all your contacts that are synced to it.
4) Click the "more actions" button and go to "find & merge duplicates."
It won't merge all of the duplicates, but it'll merge most of the ones you have hopefully.
An example of a contact not merging would be
Joe-Bob (555-555-5555) and Joe-Bob (+1555-555-5555)
For that scenario I just went and deleted it manually through GMail to ensure it will never sync those contacts again.
Hopefully that will lessen the burden of deleting your contacts manually.
-lilhugo
you will also want to create groups in Google's contacts. What you may have happening is the ton of random one time emial addresses that got saved.
I've created a "main" group that only has legitimate contacts and haven't had any issues since.
You can also export all of the contacts out of Google into a .csv file that you can open in excel and fix to your hearts desire.
Thank you !
I could´ve come on that idea on my on lol - most time, the simplest things you cant find hehe
awesome i solved it through gmail directly really thank you people!
Now I have three joined contacts for each contact. One is Google, the others are two phones. Each phone number has two numbers (from importing my contacts, apparently), one with dashes and one without. When I send a text message manually, it displays everyone's name three times - annoying since the text message display window is 3 panes long, so it is absolutely ruined.
I have NO IDEA how to do this anymore. How do I clear my contacts? How do I restart this whole nonsense? All I want is one contact. It always pulls my SIM contacts, as one. It pulls my Google contacts, as another. When I import/export them to my phone, that's a third. Why is Android so backwards!? Is there ANY solution to this? Does ANYONE know anything? Can someone PLEASE help!
Seriously, is this a section of XDA I should even be bothering with? No one seems to have any advice for this. Or even reply with a "this bothers me too" post!
Had same problem. 8of the same contacts linked. Goto Google account -contacts and select merge.
It should merge duplicates
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Edit: you can either use card to back up.ie manually.or use Google for all.for card i suggest unchecking Google backup or same problem will occur. I'd just do Google for contacts
Any luck?
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On top of my issue with swype I now have another issue & a question.
I used HTC Sync to sync my Outlook contacts to my phone. It seems that my phone has duplicated a bunch of them since then. I started out with 117 contacts & it's now at 285. The phone will just pop up with new contact link suggestions out of nowhere & it'll have 1-5 copies of the same contact trying to link together. It did this even after a hard reset. Any ideas on what is causing this & how to stop it?
Solution: seems to be an issue with HTC Sync & contacts with Notes. See second post for MyPhoneExplorer for better sync.
Also, in my calendar app I've set it to not have a default reminder, yet it automatically puts it at 10 minutes no matter what. WTF?
Lastly, is there an app that'll toggle the Auto-brightness for the phone? I now there are widgets that'll change the intensity, but I'm looking for one that'll toggle just the auto-brightness on/off. Comes in handy when I'm at home or at night & don't want a bright screen.
Solution: Found a fix for the auto-brightness through reddit! Use Brightness Widget
thanks for any/all help
Did some more research & found out that HTC Sync doesn't play well with contacts that have notes attached to them. Switched over to MyPhoneExplorer & it's much better: wifi syncing!
Market:
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client
Developers site for PC client:
http://www.fjsoft.at/en/
Still can't figure out Calendar or Swype issue though
Regarding your reminder question, that is the default reminder if no reminder is set or for a new event. There are still reminders server-side.
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Regarding your reminder question, that is the default reminder if no reminder is set or for a new event. There are still reminders server-side.
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thanks for the info. Guess I'll just have to remember to always deselect that since I don't like reminders.
my contacts are being duplicated also. When I open a new sms and type the first letter of the name I want to txt that name is listed multiple times
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Five0nIt said:
my contacts are being duplicated also. When I open a new sms and type the first letter of the name I want to txt that name is listed multiple times
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Are they people that you have called? Under SMS settings there is an option to show entries from the call history. I consider it a bug that it shows a contact entry that you have called while it fetches from contacts and call history.
those were annoying so I disabled call & sent history & just have email addresses show up.
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Are they people that you have called? Under SMS settings there is an option to show entries from the call history. I consider it a bug that it shows a contact entry that you have called while it fetches from contacts and call history.
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Yea I tried that, same thing.
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It split up 6 or 7 contacts by breaking off one email address then askedme to link them.
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It split up 6 or 7 contacts by breaking off one email address then askedme to link them.
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when I did it through HTC Sync it duplicated everything, some more than others
Ya know I had a huge issue with that when I picked up the myTouch 4g. I ended up returning the thing, but the duplicate contacts almost made me throw it at the wall. I was getting 3 - 5 instances. I know the myTouch has tmobile flavor of sense, but it's probably the same issue. I recall being able to fix it by merging all the contacts, but even after doing that I still had to do some manual adjustments. Very frustrating.
I won't have the Sensation in my hands until next week thanks to the retards the T-Mobile store messing up my g2x return, but i'll post on this thread when I get it if this issue occurs for me.
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Ya know I had a huge issue with that when I picked up the myTouch 4g. I ended up returning the thing, but the duplicate contacts almost made me throw it at the wall. I was getting 3 - 5 instances. I know the myTouch has tmobile flavor of sense, but it's probably the same issue. I recall being able to fix it by merging all the contacts, but even after doing that I still had to do some manual adjustments. Very frustrating.
I won't have the Sensation in my hands until next week thanks to the retards the T-Mobile store messing up my g2x return, but i'll post on this thread when I get it if this issue occurs for me.
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just save yourself the hassle & sync with the MyPhoneExplorer app. with the HTC Sync I'd have duplicate contacts within an hour. It's been about 8-10 now with MPE & no issues.
I had problem with hundreds of duplicate groups and contacts outside of Android and used this to fix it http://scrappydog.com/GoogleGroupCleanup/publish.htm
Maybe it can help someone else
Good day, here a problem ive added people in to de simcard without knowing the Google-contact options. Now i want to safe them from the sim into de gmail. Does anybody have any advice.
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I cant remember off the top of my head exactly, but it requires backing up the contacts to the SD card (export both the phone and the SIM in case you have some mixed up). Search for *.vcf like I did on the SD card because I didn't know where it was saved yesterday haha.
Then import into Google via Gmail (Contacts > Tab button: More > Select Import)
You'll see a bunch of repeats, so under that same menu you can find and merge contacts. After that on your Sensation Go into Settings > Sync (something i cant remember) > and select Google and select synchronize contacts if it isn't already.
I'll come back in a few hours if I manage to remember
You did the right thing by starting a thread for this question. The information can not be found with an internet search; the only way to find out how to do this task is by asking on XDA. There is no possibility that it is explained on dozens or even hundeds of threads, FAQ's, and self-help sites.
In fact, you're probably the second person who ever wanted to move contacts to a Google account; whoever gives you the answer will have been the first person, and he found out by using a Jedi mind trick on a smartphone.
I Did the trick,
You must hold the person you wanted to send to gmail. As vcard. Picture included! Then share or mail it to your own gmail. Make sure you can load mail into you htc. Then just open and tap the attached file. It should open and will ask you where you Wanted to store it. Choice gmail course. It wil now link the phonesavednr. My phone is good clear now I mean simcard
And remember to add only gmail numbers if you want that gmail contacts is updated all the time.
I hope you will Thank me for this hint.
Peace brothers
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Did it helped someone O ?
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