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[Q] transfer certain data from iOS?

I'm coming from a 3GS tomorrow and was wondering is it possible to somehow extract data like wifi connections with passwords, Bluetooth devices, etc to a Android device so I don't have to set it all up again?

That would be no. Unfortunately apple is a very closed system. Makes it very frustrating to switch devices. I'm sure that's not their intent at all
If you're not jailbroken the backup/transfer choices you'll have will be even more limited. The best bet will be to do a google search for each thing you want saved/transferred. That way you'll find the latest methods for what you're trying to do.
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Yea I figured it would be a pain if at all possible. I'm jailbroken so maybe it will be a little easier. Can't wait to get out of Apple's grasp haha

To get a nice jump on things, go ahead and get a google account setup. With a google account you get google: voice, gmail, calendar, docs, picasa, music, plus a few others.
Start uploading your stuff to each of those, if you're not using them already.
Export your phone book to voice, up to 20,000 songs to music, all calendar appts, documents, and pictures on your phone -and desktop if you want- to picasa.
Once you get your android and log in with your google account, the only thing that will download is your phone contacts. The rest you can use like they're on the phone but they'll be online. Just open google music and all your songs are there. Saves alot of space on the phone. And if you want you can download music, pics, and documents to your phone through each of those apps.
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gr8hairy1 said:
To get a nice jump on things, go ahead and get a google account setup. With a google account you get google: voice, gmail, calendar, docs, picasa, music, plus a few others.
Start uploading your stuff to each of those, if you're not using them already.
Export your phone book to voice, up to 20,000 songs to music, all calendar appts, documents, and pictures on your phone -and desktop if you want- to picasa.
Once you get your android and log in with your google account, the only thing that will download is your phone contacts. The rest you can use like they're on the phone but they'll be online. Just open google music and all your songs are there. Saves alot of space on the phone. And if you want you can download music, pics, and documents to your phone through each of those apps.
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Yea I've always used gmail & have a voice accnt but never really used it. I did finish uploading all my music to google music and am really looking forward to that. How is the performance streaming with that? I'd prefer to not have to keep much music physically on the phone.
I've never used picasa, but I was always interested in that, any tips for that?

draztikrhymez said:
Yea I've always used gmail & have a voice accnt but never really used it. I did finish uploading all my music to google music and am really looking forward to that. How is the performance streaming with that? I'd prefer to not have to keep much music physically on the phone.
I've never used picasa, but I was always interested in that, any tips for that?
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Lol, I got at least 6 more days of uploading music to go. It's already been running 24/7 the past 7 days. ~13,000 tracks is a but much I guess, not to mention only a 2mb broadband line. But it's free internet. Perk of renting from a friend.
But music loads pretty fast. Usually less than 4 seconds for the first song, then usually 1 second or so for each one after that, depending on signal.
Picasa is awesome. It shows up right in the gallery on your phone. Can't even tell they're not on your phone they load so smooth.
And to share photos with picasa is really easy. It also integrates with google+.
It really takes a little bit to realize all the things you can do with your phone. People will ask me to send them a picture of something I took, 8mp camera after all, and my brain gets overloaded trying to pick only 1 way to send it to them.
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[Q] Where does google sync services to?

Hello all, I was just curious where google syncs "Browser" and "Google-Photos" to. I just recently flashed a new rom onto my phone and during setup I made sure to uncheck the option for google to sync with my phone. Yet three hours later I realize that it decided to sync anyway. Pissed off, but whatever, I went and deleted contacts and calendar events (it's the principle of the matter). I can't seem to find browser and photos though. Any info would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
Also, does it sync all photos on the phone or just the photos in DCIM?

lvleow said:
Hello all, I was just curious where google syncs "Browser" and "Google-Photos" to. I just recently flashed a new rom onto my phone and during setup I made sure to uncheck the option for google to sync with my phone. Yet three hours later I realize that it decided to sync anyway. Pissed off, but whatever, I went and deleted contacts and calendar events (it's the principle of the matter). I can't seem to find browser and photos though. Any info would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
Also, does it sync all photos on the phone or just the photos in DCIM?
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I've yet to figure out how to get the "Browser" sync to work... I use Chrome, so the sync is built in. As for the Google Photos, have you checked Picasa?

gacbmmml said:
I've yet to figure out how to get the "Browser" sync to work... I use Chrome, so the sync is built in. As for the Google Photos, have you checked Picasa?
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Yes, I have. Doesn't seem like there's anything there though, but on my phone it said that it was synced. It's kind of weird.

[Q] Nexus 5 won't sync gmail contacts?

Hi All,
I tried to find something similar but to the best of my searching abilities, nobody seems to be having the same issue.
I've been using an HTC One (a GNex before that) for the last few months. When I got it, like my other previous Android phones, at the initial setup it pulled down all of my contacts.
When I set up my N5, however, the contact list was the last one from my GNex! The hundreds of new contacts since then are not on the new phone. It's enough to make me want to just sell the phone instead of going through each contact individually.
On my HTC one in the People app it shows 494 contacts under my gmail address, and last sync was a few minutes ago. On the N5 I don't get the same screen, but I have a total of 123 people in the app, and it shows that it has synced with my gmail.
Does anyone know what's going on here, and how to get my contacts onto the N5?
Thanks!

You probably saved your new contacts on the htc on the phone not on google...
Change them to google or export them all and import into google.
ALSO, make sure you had the htc one set to sync contacts...settings..accounts...google...click on your email..

apristel said:
You probably saved your new contacts on the htc on the phone not on google...
Change them to google or export them all and import into google.
ALSO, make sure you had the htc one set to sync contacts...settings..accounts...google...click on your email..
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My contacts are saved to Google. In my People app on the HTC, When I click to choose source, "Google (my email)" is selected, with 495 contacts.
As I said in the original post, everything is synced, and the last sync was a few minutes before the post.
I tried the export and import but all that did was double the number of contacts under my Google account (gmail address).
Is there anything else I can try?

I am currently using an iPhone 4 and the idiots at Apple have removed the option to export contacts to Google in their iTunes program... SO now I have installed a little app called Bump, that should help me transfer all my contacts to the new Nexus 5 when i get it. You can try it with your two phones if you like. Seems pretty simple, however i have never used it yet...
Here is a link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bumptech.bumpga&hl=en

well if what you said is true, you should be in the htc one forum, not the nexus 5. Apparently your htc is what messed up.
I really have to go with user error here, its pretty basic stuff. I highly doubt your htc one failed to sync contacts even though it was set to sync google contacts...if so..you are the "one."
I know that sounds rude, but, really.....its basic stuff here.
GOOGLE how to backup contacts and restore them on an android phone, unless you want your hand held here.

Hey whatever happened to the OP's problem ? Did he/she fix it ? I have recently transferred all my contact from my iPhone to my new N5 with absolutely no problems with this app. I can confirm it works like a charm and totally recommend it. It takes less then 10 seconds to complete everything. The actual transfer took like 1 second !!!

I have a similar issue.
I too am coming from an HTC One, but I don't think that's the problem in my case. I've logged into my Nexus 5 using my Google credentials, but none of my Google contacts are appearing. I checked my contacts list in Gmail from my laptop to be sure, and all my contacts are there. I went back to my Nexus 5 and manually synced contacts in the settings, but nothing changed; my contacts are still not showing up.
I would love to know if anyone has found a resolution to this issue.

Have you made sure that "Auto-sync app data" is checked off,
"All contacts" is selected in Contacts to display,
and "Contacts" is checked off in your Gmail sync account.

Are you using a corporate Google account? You may need to ask your administrator for help.

Did you log into http://contacts.google.com and see if they are shown there? If so they must also be in My Contacts which the HTC might not be setting. Also on your phone, check settings and then check if they are in another folder just not being displayed.

Facebook Album Sync

Hi there!,
I just got my Nexus 5. Now my question is, is there a possibility to sync my pictures of facebook onto my nexus 5 device?
My friend has a Samsung S4 and can sync all the pictures he has on facebook onto his phone. I'd like to have that or know how to,
i tried going into settings but its only possible to sync From Phone => facebook. And not From Facebook => To Phone
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!

Shealpi said:
Hi there!,
I just got my Nexus 5. Now my question is, is there a possibility to sync my pictures of facebook onto my nexus 5 device?
My friend has a Samsung S4 and can sync all the pictures he has on facebook onto his phone. I'd like to have that or know how to,
i tried going into settings but its only possible to sync From Phone => facebook. And not From Facebook => To Phone
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!
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Try the below app, its in play store!! It stores all from Facebook to gallery!
<<Download photos from Facebook>>

well thats to download one photo at a time and not put em into the correct folders, i'd like to have the sync option =P

You can use Ubersync for Facebook to get your contacts synced.

well i more-less need the images, not the contact pictures =P haxsync does that

Samsung contact book/address

Hey Guys,
First time on a Samsung device and I was wondering if there is a way to only load your Google contacts in the Samsung contact app?
I know I can just display my Google contacts, but when I hook up my phone to my car and the contacts are transferred over, everything from people's emails to old contacts I have are transferred over to my vehicles address book. It is kind of annoying. This does not happen when I use a Moto or Nexus device.

tuan209 said:
Hey Guys,
First time on a Samsung device and I was wondering if there is a way to only load your Google contacts in the Samsung contact app?
I know I can just display my Google contacts, but when I hook up my phone to my car and the contacts are transferred over, everything from people's emails to old contacts I have are transferred over to my vehicles address book. It is kind of annoying. This does not happen when I use a Moto or Nexus device.
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I'm getting a similar issue, first Samsung for me too. The stock Contacts App seems to be buggy and pretty terrible. I synced contacts from Google, FB, etc and even after selecting Customized List and only choosing Google i STILL get all of my Facebook contacts displaying. Really irritating. Never had this happen with other phones