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How to backup joined contacts?

Hello, I've spent the last hour linking my Google Contacts with Facebook. So i think, i don't wanna do this again next time I flash new rom or change phone. So is it possible to make some kind of backup that will remember what contacts where linked.
If not, is there an app that can rename all my Google Contacts according to the names of the linked Facebook account.

Are you using a HTC phone with a Sense ROM? If you are, then the People app in Sense adds a tag to each contact once you link it. Using this it automatically restores Facebook link when you factory reset/flash a new ROM. To confirm that it added those tags for you, open a contact and look under the 'Notes' section. Also log into your Gmail account on a computer, open a few random linked contacts and see if this tag is there under 'Notes'. If it's there, it's backed up with Google contacts and when you restore the contacts to the phone, it'll automatically link them after signing into Facebook.
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No, i don't have HTC phone

Which phone do you have then? And which ROM are you using?
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I have T-mobile move balance(Huawei U8600) and i'm using stock rom(2.3)

deemeetar said:
Hello, I've spent the last hour linking my Google Contacts with Facebook. So i think, i don't wanna do this again next time I flash new rom or change phone. So is it possible to make some kind of backup that will remember what contacts where linked.
If not, is there an app that can rename all my Google Contacts according to the names of the linked Facebook account.
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i wish i could help man, i want to do the same thing too

Unfortunately, I don't think it is really possible as these are two separate sets of contacts. The best way to alleviate some of the hassle is to transfer some of the data over, as in, transfer the facebook info into your Google contacts.
Facebook info is not editable as it is stored on their sore and merely linked to it. Ubuntu One os working on their contact management which would slow for this as it syncs facebook, Google and any other services to you ubuntu account then would sync to your mobile.
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I've added all the email address of my friends to my Google contacts. I manually did this one day on my computer, copy pasting email addresses from Facebook to Google contacts. Since then I've never had this problem. Facebook automatically identifies my contacts through their email ID and links them. It's a time consuming process, but you'll only need to do it once and for every new contact that you add.
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Well i'm hardly a developer, but if it possible to access to contacts joined contacts from the android API, and if we build an application that would read information from facebook(with permission, like all FB apps) then i guess it would be possible to store lets say profile id from fb to google contacts notes, and then with the same app, you would be able to join them again in case of new phone/new rom.
Would you say thats possible? Would anyone try to build that?
I think i will try to make something like that after I finish the college year.

HTC has a feature like that, as was mentioned. So it's possible. It would be worth it to try! Basically the htc app automatically searches and paris contacts, based on names, emails, numbers, etc. them you are given a notification, and prompted with the suggestions and you can choose to link. This only happens on startup, so am app that could be called on at any time would be nice!
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When on contacts screen, press menu> import/export> export to sdcard
Restore them whenever you flash a new ROM, don't tell if it wasn't what you were looking for
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I know it has been a long time since this questioned has been asked, but I wanted to let people annoyed by this problem that I have made a free application that can backup and restore those joins. It can help those with mild OCD like myself.
It is called Total Backup and can be found in Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.softwareshack.totalbackup. If you happen to use it don't hesitate to write to me any bugs or features you may like. Feedback is very important to me.

Change Default applications

How do i tell the phone that clicking phone numbers on web sites should open the phone app so i can call ratger than texting or better yet, how do i have it ask me which i want to do?
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Since i answered my question, i figured i'd share.
In my case messenger was set as thw default application for phone numbers on web sites.
To rwmove this setting:
Settings » manage applications » messenger » clear defaults.
This will tell messenger not to assert itself as a default app.
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How to select which Email app launches from Notifications?

Hi All,
Sorry if this issue has been brought up before but i couldn't find an answer anywhere on the forums. Please note that this is my first Android device and i'm still getting accustomed to the OS.
I prefer using the stock email app over the gmail app on the galaxy S3, however, everytime i receive a mail notification and want to check it, the phone automatically opens the gmail app to check the email instead of the stock app.
I can't find anything in the settings menu or the settings in either application to help with this issue.
Anyone know how to set the stock email app as the default to open emails from the notification bar?
Thanks!

Go to settings>apps>all and disable Gmail. Haven't tried this with Gmail but I have to assume it works, I can vouch for disabling the stock browser and messenger this way.
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Gmail on the Asus

Is this where I'd ask about gmail on my 700 tablet? I have this mail program but want to know if anyone else is having trouble with Contacts and Groups. As we all know, there is no phone support for anything Google so I have to dig through the Internet.
It's my understanding that Gmail on your mobile device does NOT match the capabilities of Gmail on your PC.
If this isn't the place to learn from this group, can you direct me?
MM

what trouble are you having?

I cannot access Groups or Contacts. E.G., I want to send an email to all the members of a Group I've configured on my Gmail PC. On the PC, I just type in Book Club and all the members' names come up and off I go.
This does not occur with gmail on my 700. Type in Book Club and you get zip. Ditto for my Galaxy II. Forums say you can't do it on mobile. Is this NUTS!? Google is the biggest elephant on the planet and what do you do if you don't have a PC handy and want to send an email to a Group?
And there's no Contacts button on the 700 like there is on my phone: apparently, because the 700 isn't a phone? That's what's been posited.
Help? Google can't be that obtuse, can it?
MM

Use a web browser to access gmail. Be sure to set it for Desktop.
Bye.

I've been accessing my gmail accounts via Firefox. Its just barely tolerable. You can get an email out, but its painful. And it doesn't help very much to use a Bluetooth keyboard, though it does a bit.

Yes, you can use the GMail app to email to your Gmail groups... It's actually very simply - basically, just open the contacts app (called "People" in recent Android versions) - then select groups and you can see and email to your Gmail groups from there...
A quick Google search returned this article that explains the process:
http://www.ehow.com/how_8265811_use-gmail-group-android-phone.html
Just remember, the contacts app is actually called "People" now!
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Thanx, that worked great on my Galaxy S2, but I can't do it on my 700. What am I missing?
I found the People app and placed it on my desktop. I opened it, found the Groups. I hit the Book Club group, up came all the names. BUT....that's it. I tried the long-press trick, but nothing happens when you do that.
Please oh please help me through this one: I really need to use my 700 to send group mail!
MM

I can't send from the people app either. I can edit groups, but can't send email from there.
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Isn't that too unbelievable to be true?? Google/Gmail is one of the most ubiquitous and powerful entities around. You can't perform such a simple task as that??
Surely, we're wrong.
MM

Suggest an email app, or solve my problem?

A friend of mine is getting her first ever smartphone and I want to help her transition as smoothly as possible. She will not give up her Hotmail account, so I need to find an app that will give her access to her emails, and preferably gives push notifications and allows easy attaching of documents.
I've been suckling on the Google/GMail teat for years and was mildly surprised when I 'unfroze' the native email app - it seems pretty decent. But it only gives options for attaching of pictures or videos, unlike the GMail app which has a generic 'attach file' button. Obviously I know that I could find my document using a file browser or other app and then 'share' it to the Email app, but this sort of 'well you can't do it this way, you have to do it that way' crap is what I want to avoid for my friend. I want everything to be obvious, easy and for her introduction to Android to be effortless.
Any suggestions, please? A free email app, with push, and easy file attachments of all types.
EDIT: I have just signed up for a Hotmail account so I can test apps myself. The Outlook.com app seems alright - anyone got experience using it? Any fatal flaws?

Try using [email protected] Mail Pro app. I use it since it pretty much unifies all of my email accounts in a neat way with plenty of customizations available for your taste. I especially like the fact that unlike with the built in app, I can create a unified email widget for all my accounts instead of having multiple widgets and it allows me to attach any kind of file, and has a pretty advanced editor. Try the free version first and see if you'd like to upgrade to the pro.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onegravity.k10.free
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I use Aqua Mail which works very well for me, can sync with POP and IMAP accounts. Link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kman.AquaMail.

Thanks guys, but after testing it myself I think my friend will be happy enough with the Outlook.com app (although the interface certainly isn't to my taste, it is simple enough and does what she needs).
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