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[Q] Is There An App For Pushing Global Contacts OTA?

Hello All,
I am relatively new to the Android Scene but I have been messing with my Epic, rooting it, running custom ROMs, and absolutely loving it! So I have decided that I want to move our entire company over to Android phones from WM6 phones.
One thing that I am looking for that I was never able to find for our WM devices was a way to pull a Company Phone Book out to our phones Automatically OTA.
We have about 140 lines on our cell phone pool currently, and when we have a new person start, we send out an email telling everyone that a new person has started and to add their number to their contact list manually. Most people just ignore the email and never do it, so they never actually get the new contact on their phone. So I am looking for a way to automate the process for our people.
We currently have a Public Folder on our Exchange Server that is called "Company Cell Phone List" that holds the contacts for all of our phones with the Employee Name/Number/Picture.
When a new employee starts, I create a new account on the Exchange Server, and log into that users account in Outlook, and Copy/Paste the contacts from the Public folder to their "Contacts" folder and sync the phones OTA with the Exchange Server and move the contacts that way initally.
I know with BlackBerry you can push address lists to the phones through a BES. With WM I never could find a solution, and with Android I am hoping there might be something that I can use to accomplish this.
Is there an App out there that can actually sync this information to the phones automatically instead of having the end users add the contacts manually, or me having to log into 140 outlook accounts and add a new number to their "Contacts" folder each time someone new starts?
Any help would be greatly apperciated. And thanks for letting me be long winded ;-)

HTC seams to support this with their sense cusomized mail app

Is there somewhere that you saw that posted? I am looking at going to Droid 2 Phones wth Verizon so trying to find something that will work on that Froyo platform.
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you should be able to set up a company google account for this. have all the work phones sync to the contacts backed up on google's server and it'll pull them automatically as changes are made. you can also edit the contact list manually on their site somewhere. not the most secure / professional but it's the simplest method I know of.

Yeah I thought of that method too. At that point I could just set up a common Exchange account and have all of the phones pull from that account and we would have a little more control over it.
I just don't want people sending E-Mail's out of any account other than their specified Exchange Mailbox. So putting a second E-Mail account that has anything with our Company Name associated with it is kind of risky being that there is not much accountability if someone is to send out a non work appropriate E-Mail.
Just too risky to me.
So if there is something Server Side we can do I would do it, else if there actually was an App that could tunnel down to those public shares OTA would be the best.
But again, a common account is a good idea in theory, just worried that someone would send something from the account and cause me all kinds of headaches

[How to?] WP7 Contacts to Android

Is there an easy way to move contacts from a WP7 device to an Android device? And from Android to WP7?
Thanks all, been having some issues. Syncing into the cloud is not a desired solution for this issue.

You have gmail and all your contacts synced? Then there isn't a problem as the phone pulls all that info off your gmail account for both WP7 and Android.
I can say this as fact as I have both a Samsung Vibrant and HD7.

Wanted a different way not using the cloud because its for client phones at my work, just wanted an easy way to move their data from 1 smart phone to another when the company issues them new devices.

Landmine said:
Wanted a different way not using the cloud because its for client phones at my work, just wanted an easy way to move their data from 1 smart phone to another when the company issues them new devices.
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Are the contacts stored on sim cards? For android there is simcopy app, not sure if there is a similar app for wp7 though.
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export
you can export all, or groups of contacts from within gmail. it's a very nice feature, being able to gmail someone a complete list of contacts this way. also, exporting via mac-centric cards works nicely.
i keep all our android phones contacts up to date by simply sharing a group with family.
i'd imagine there is a simple way to do this from exchange ( ? ) but we are not and will never be an exchange/windows based home.

i am about to sell my hd7 and get sensation ,please someone to tell me how to save my contacts and the later on how to load them in the new sensation .
step by step guide pls ?
tnx

zhelev81 said:
i am about to sell my hd7 and get sensation ,please someone to tell me how to save my contacts and the later on how to load them in the new sensation .
step by step guide pls ?
tnx
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use the power of the cloud, luke. (explained above)

hi again
nowhere is explained how to do it , can you please tell me as I dont understand the told above ???
Just a quick refresh ... I dont have the htc sensation yet ,i have the hd 7 and what i want to do it save contacts somewhere and later transfer them to the new sensation phone .
please help me to understand how to do that with gmail.

Why downgrade to an inferior sensation? I'd take the HD7 over it any day
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[Q] Backup Tool like PIM BACKUP for Windows Mobile

Is there a program like PIM Backup for Windows Mobile? Since it is CFW book now I will flash with my security HD7 often. And I do not want my contacts have to retype again. Is there much lighter a universal program, where do I enter my us and then I can spend them in different formats? With Windows Mobile, it was soooo easy with PIM BACKUP. Mobile phone flashing, PIM BACKUP was mostly already in ROM and simply integrated the. Pim file upload DONE. Please help me.
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SaAlWe

Its called windows live. They are backup up automatically. I personally have my contacts backed up with Gmail. Have been for a while. Sinc I dual booted my touch pro. That way windows or android my contacts are synced to the the same server.
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reeg420 said:
Its called windows live. They are backup up automatically. I personally have my contacts backed up with Gmail. Have been for a while. Sinc I dual booted my touch pro. That way windows or android my contacts are synced to the the same server.
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but windows live can't backup SMS

I would like to sync my contacts But not online but like to always have a backup of my contacts. Just a little hack that I run after the flash and my contacts are back.
Greetings from Germany
SaAlWe

a easy way is to have your contacts on google, and add google account to your wp. It will sync contacts, email and calendar..
but unfortunatly, there is no backup of sms as I know of.

joyqing said:
but windows live can't backup SMS
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Or Xbox live save games....
OMG if it could do save games for your WP7 games too, that would just be EPIC.
I can deal with setting up Exchange/Live/Facebook but, when it comes to redoing 20+ levels on Ilomilo, Enigmo or geoDefense, it's fun but, after 4-5 times of doing it, I just want the achevements now and it's getting to be a pain now.
Come on, there has to be a few heavy gamers here who would like this....

joyqing said:
but windows live can't backup SMS
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that will come soon i guess.... since they officially closed myphone website for wm6.x so may be they r going to open new website for WP7.

SaAlWe said:
Is there.....
SaAlWe
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And OP this thread doesn't belong in development section next time any questions ask them in Questions and answer section...

rajivshahi said:
And OP this thread doesn't belong in development section next time any questions ask them in Questions and answer section...
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agreed and moved

[Q] Hard reset: Get back to Tango

[changed topic]:
i did a hard reset of my wp7 device, but how can i get back to tango? device says im up to date, but the os surface is just like a old wp version...

spankx said:
Hey there,
i lost access to my windows live account. Is there any way i can backup my contacts?! Htc Trophy, Wp Tango, no unlock.
thx!
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You can still find the contacts in your phone, right?
If so then you can use this app for example
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/backup-contacts/e39fae14-46a8-447e-a708-ca31c39d7688
Then if you want you can import them to new windows live account using outlook for example.

Thx..too bad i cant use the marketplace anymore with this account issue
Guess ill have to annoy the ms support then, after that is all about the pen and paper method =//

If you have gmail ,just sync them , and your done!

My contacts dont sync, cause they were stored as ms contact type..

Changed topic.

What version of OS do you now have after reset? Tango ver is 8773 or 8779.
If you have a lower version then try to force the update through Zune by disconnecting your lan cable as it attempts to check for updates etc.

your a little bit too vague here
what did you have, device and version, what went wrong for your to do a hard reset, what do you have, now (version) and finally what is it you want
your mention tango but the chat seems to be more about live syncing issues so its a little unclear
can you elaborate a bit?

[Q] new to the mini

hey guys im needing some help! I am switching from sprint to ATT and got this mini. can i keep whats on my old phone like apps? also i tried the contact part where it lets me move my contacts and it gave me a old list of contacts... do i need to update my gmail or what? i dont use it at all the gmail. I need to get my contacts over! if i do the face book app the i guess runs all the time on a main page on the phone will that use a bunch of data? any help and i have to read more i just got this beast and my old phone is a epic( piece lol). im asking because i work late and att is closed. any help or anything i need to know about this to get me going and such LMK. the guys over on the epic thread were great and i hope this group is the same. I have wanted a HTC for a couple years now! TY!

Nabisco_12 said:
hey guys im needing some help! I am switching from sprint to ATT and got this mini. can i keep whats on my old phone like apps? also i tried the contact part where it lets me move my contacts and it gave me a old list of contacts... do i need to update my gmail or what? i dont use it at all the gmail. I need to get my contacts over! if i do the face book app the i guess runs all the time on a main page on the phone will that use a bunch of data? any help and i have to read more i just got this beast and my old phone is a epic( piece lol). im asking because i work late and att is closed. any help or anything i need to know about this to get me going and such LMK. the guys over on the epic thread were great and i hope this group is the same. I have wanted a HTC for a couple years now! TY!
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1) If your old phone is rooted you can use Titanium backup to backup you old apps and then restore them on your new phone.
2) Backup your contacts on your old phone to your Gmail account, then when you sign in on your new phone they should sync automatically (if they then don't manually sync them in the Accounts & sync settings.)

Ecstacy42 said:
1) If your old phone is rooted you can use Titanium backup to backup you old apps and then restore them on your new phone.
2) Backup your contacts on your old phone to your Gmail account, then when you sign in on your new phone they should sync automatically (if they then don't manually sync them in the Accounts & sync settings.)
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Where on my old phone can I do the gmail update to get my contacts? Just now thinking do I just turn on the sync?
As far as rooting I did want to root! I wanted to make the epic just a tablet games and music for my little man! Is there a way that is somewhat hassle free? I don't need anything special just games and music.
TY!

Nabisco_12 said:
Where on my old phone can I do the gmail update to get my contacts? Just now thinking do I just turn on the sync?
As far as rooting I did want to root! I wanted to make the epic just a tablet games and music for my little man! Is there a way that is somewhat hassle free? I don't need anything special just games and music.
TY!
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It's somewhat different for every phone, it should be under Account settings or something similar to that, then select your Gmail account, and manually sync them. You can check that they're backed up properly by logging into Gmail on your desktop and right under the Google logo there should be the word "Gmail" with a drop down menu, click that then go to Contacts, then make sure they're all there.
Look on the Epic sub-forum for how to root, it's a bit different for each phone. If you're fine with the stock UI on your phone I'd suggest just doing a factory reset and then using it as a tablet, if you wanted some sort of custom interface you'd have to check if something like that exists in the Epic sub-forum. There isn't much I can do to help with this, I've never used the Epic.

Ecstacy42 said:
It's somewhat different for every phone, it should be under Account settings or something similar to that, then select your Gmail account, and manually sync them. You can check that they're backed up properly by logging into Gmail on your desktop and right under the Google logo there should be the word "Gmail" with a drop down menu, click that then go to Contacts, then make sure they're all there.
Look on the Epic sub-forum for how to root, it's a bit different for each phone. If you're fine with the stock UI on your phone I'd suggest just doing a factory reset and then using it as a tablet, if you wanted some sort of custom interface you'd have to check if something like that exists in the Epic sub-forum. There isn't much I can do to help with this, I've never used the Epic.
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kinda pissed the phone doesnt have a sd card! the att guy had me do mobile transfer and got my contacts. but idk how well it will transfer my pics... i dont want doubles.