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[Q] Facebook Photo help

Ok guys and girls I need the best way to sync FB photos to my contacts. Through the FB app it doesn't show the photo when you call but it shows it under contacts. I want to actually replace the image and sync it with google. I've used SyncMyPix but the quality sucks. I bought Full Screen Caller ID but need to get my money back due to no response back from the dev. It shows a nice image when calling but nothing during text or anything so kind of annoying. I want something that will sync as flawlessly as possible thanks!

Umm mine works fine with the FB app. Try changing the setting in the app to sync all see I'd that works. I noticed it worked like that on mine.
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How to stop contact photos being replaced with Facebook ones?

Like the title says ...my contact photos from my google account keep getting replaced with the linked Facebook photos after syncing...is there a way to stop this?
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dino_Donis said:
Like the title says ...my contact photos from my google account keep getting replaced with the linked Facebook photos after syncing...is there a way to stop this?
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same question here.
i have disabled facebook syncing from accounts (after linking my contacts) but still the pictures get updated once they are changed on facebook

remove the Facebook account from "Settings > Accounts & Sync" ?

Yes, remove facebook accounts from accounts and sync then restart phone. Check your contacts again if it still has the facebook photos of your contacts. You can add the facebook to your sync account after the problem corrects itself.

What I did is some work but I went manually into each contact that Facebook changed and choose "edit". Touch the picture on the top left corner and choose the Google account for picture source then save changes. I'm sure it changed all of Facebook contacts but I cared about only 6, who are in my Favorites...
dino_Donis said:
Like the title says ...my contact photos from my google account keep getting replaced with the linked Facebook photos after syncing...is there a way to stop this?
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The phone replaces Google contact pictures with Facebook ones when you make a certain change in "People". It also replaces Phone pictures with Google or Facebook ones. I'm not sure it does this when ANY change is made to People, or just a certain one (like changing an unrelated contact picture).
It's an annoying bug… I doubt it can be fixed properly :\

Thanks for your replies, deleting the Facebook account in Account & Sync doesnt work as when u run Facebook it asks you for your login info & then just recreates the account...Changing the pictures manually back to google photos works until a resync happens then they get replaced with google ones again...
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mechwart said:
What I did is some work but I went manually into each contact that Facebook changed and choose "edit". Touch the picture on the top left corner and choose the Google account for picture source then save changes. I'm sure it changed all of Facebook contacts but I cared about only 6, who are in my Favorites...
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This method works... as I had the same problem, the only problem is it takes time, if you have lots of contacts.
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Same for Desire S

Good info, Thanks

[FIXED] HaxSync (for FB contacts) not working

So, as you all know, FB can't sync its contacts with your phone from ICS to JB, and there's been lots of hacks/apps to allow this. Back when ICS was barely released, HaxSync was one of the only working apps, and also produced high quality pics.
Fast forward to today, I can't use HaxSync to sync FB contacts, only to sync my Calender. Is this because HTC Sense already implements FB sync? Or is there another reason why it doesn't work? Will provide screenshots if it helps.
Also, reason I want HaxSync instead of the Sense FB sync is because HS produces very high reso pics, Sense produces some very pixelated images, which are made worse by the 720p display.
Any help is appreciated and thanked!

Nvm, fixed it. Had to freeze "Facebook for HTC Sense". Seems this part of Sense kept interfering with allowing HaxSync download/sync my contacts.
Used Titanium Backup Pro in case anyone was wondering.

Does this allow you to have high res contact pictures when receiving phone calls?
Also, does HS sync your fb profile pics everywhere in the phone? Ie, messaging app, contacts, etc.
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funkswing said:
Does this allow you to have high res contact pictures when receiving phone calls?
Also, does HS sync your fb profile pics everywhere in the phone? Ie, messaging app, contacts, etc.
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No high res yet, there's a compatibility issue with sense.
But yes, they show up everywhere, including apps that aren't Sense based, like Go SMS or Ex Dialer. This is the main reason I use HS, because if you sync the contacts directly through Facebook, they only show up in Sense apps.
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[Q] How to get contacts to display HD image

My HTC One S contacts photos are not HD. I have added HD ones in gmail / contacts but they don't display HD on the phone.
I have tried a lot of contact manager apps also and haven't found a solution I liked. Any ideas on how to display high def photos in contacts?

If I remember correctly Gmail downgrades the quality of contact images, if you want higher quality photos for your contacts try linking Facebook with your phonebook. It works well for me
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AW: [Q] How to get contacts to display HD image
Thats because they are synced from Google, which doesnt save the photos in HD i think...had the same issue. I think you only can have them in HD if you save the HD pics in your phone and link them to your contacts. That was my solution...
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kai604 said:
Thats because they are synced from Google, which doesnt save the photos in HD i think...had the same issue. I think you only can have them in HD if you save the HD pics in your phone and link them to your contacts. That was my solution...
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Agree, I found out the same. The problem is that if I export the contacts with the built-in option (not via gmail) the same issue applies: i.e. when i restore the backup the images are blurry and ugly.

[Q] Contact Linking?

Coming from a HTC One X+ with Sense 5, contacts are linked to Facebook/Twitter etc which is really useful and a feature I really miss with pure Android.
So, in light of this I have two questions:
Can it be done with stock Android without a 3rd party app?
If not, is there a better solution than Contacts+? Whilst this app is ok, it's not as refined as I'd like.
Still love the phone though, by far the best I've had! If I can solve this contact linking issue then I'll be happy as Larry!

I use HaxSync for syncing Facebook contacts

For Facebook, I use the sync contacts option from Friendcaster. I don't actually use the app otherwise.

Thanks guys, do either of these apps change anything in the contacts? I.e. Can you see Facebook statuses and things when you go into a contact or does it just keep the profile photo synced?
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Keydogg1 said:
Thanks guys, do either of these apps change anything in the contacts? I.e. Can you see Facebook statuses and things when you go into a contact or does it just keep the profile photo synced?
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Yes, it will sync statuses as well.