Hi guys,
I purchased an Xperia Z3 (the lovely silver green one <3) and imported all my contacts from my gmail account.
After using it for a few days, it had imported some profile pics into the contacts app from whatsapp. It was nice, but then I decided to try out NOVA launcher which I didn't find much more useful than the Xperia one. However, when I reverted back to the tradition launcher, all the contact pics had disappeared.
Is there any way I can get them back into the contacts app from whatsapp? I'd prefer to avoid importing facebook contacts because I'd rather not have them all on my phone but i'd reconsider if i could pick which ones I import.
And also, does anyone else find the stock messaging app clunky and slow? If you could recommend some alternatives, that'd be great.
Cheers!
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killa78 said:
And also, does anyone else find the stock messaging app clunky and slow? If you could recommend some alternatives, that'd be great.
Cheers!
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Try Textra.
ryumo said:
Try Textra.
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Textra is brilliant! Cheers mate
Btw, i to sync my contact pics but the quality is awful.
Cant have it all eh?
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Looking for suggestions on a good contacts widget similar to the one in sense. Everything I've found so far won't display their facebook linked images.
Any suggestions?
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If you get launcher pro plus, it has a facebook widget just like sense.
I was going for a contacts widget more than a facebook widget. Besides I'm wanting to stick to go launcher. I like it.
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I use this one called scrollable contactwidget beta (spelled just like that), it's awesome and you can chafe the alpha to zero so it's clear.
To bad I'm not at my 8, I would share a screen shot
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missiondarkfox said:
I use this one called scrollable contactwidget beta (spelled just like that), it's awesome and you can chafe the alpha to zero so it's clear.
To bad I'm not at my 8, I would share a screen shot
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I just installed this widget and I like it, but it won't sync the persons contact image, because the contacts get their images from their facebook sync'd image.
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It should work fine if you link the account back to a Gmail contact. I've tried all the other contact widgets and even with this flaw it's better then the other bloated ones. IMO.
missiondarkfox said:
It should work fine if you link the account back to a Gmail contact. I've tried all the other contact widgets and even with this flaw it's better then the other bloated ones. IMO.
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All of my contacts are gmail contacts. All have linked facebook accts with pics. They have photos in my contact list, but they don't show in the widget.
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I am using TB for my backups and restores as I'm flashing roms quite a bit. The only problem I have is that my standard email (not the gmail app) accounts are not restored. This happens if I go from stock to CM or Axura.
I think i am probably just doing something wrong, but I don't know. Can anybody advise.
I searched before this post but didn't find the answer.
Email is considered a system app. It won't save unless you want to save that, but it can cause FCs.
I personally use K9 Mail and it sticks for the most part. I prefer K9 mail over the stock Email app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fsck.k9&feature=search_result
zephiK said:
Email is considered a system app. It won't save unless you want to save that, but it can cause FCs.
I personally use K9 Mail and it sticks for the most part. I prefer K9 mail over the stock Email app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fsck.k9&feature=search_result
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Can't thank you enough zephiK.
I just installed and configured K9 and it is way better than the default email app. Many many thanks.
You the man
Glad I could help Another tip is when you open up K9 go into Settings -> Display -> Theme.
Set the theme to dark and you'll save some battery by using a black background
zephiK said:
Glad I could help Another tip is when you open up K9 go into Settings -> Display -> Theme.
Set the theme to dark and you'll save some battery by using a black background
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You certainly did help. Best tip I've had since I got my nexus s.
Gonna try the dark theme now.
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Nice tip .... thanks
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I wasn't entirely sure which forum to post this in, so went with general discussion.
Would any of you be able to recommend some decent phonebook/contacts apps for Android? I can't say I particularly like the 'People' app HTC offer, so I'm looking for some alternatives.
Hmm. Anyone?
I've tried the GoContacts app which is free and is quite user friendly. Most contact apps, if not all, use the HTC People app as a source for data and UI as far as I can see but I may be wrong.
GoContacts is the one I use. The Sense one is just awful.
Why don't you like the "people" htc app?
try using acontacts or dialer one...they have t9 search and stuff
Contacts GOWidget
I currently use the People app on my HTC phone. What do these apps do that People doesn't?
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Contacts GOWidget
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I use that one too
Dialer One
GoContacts is the one I use.
Contacts GOWidget is my preferred option.
I tried GoContacts and I liked it, but the stock Contacts is the best for me.
I'd go with GoContacts or the Launcher Pro Plus Contacts Widget
just a new update for FACEBOOK 1.9
soooo smooth. go grab ur update!
Just got 2 new shortcuts, a bit of UI changes and the speed got improved a bit.
I'm not to big for the extra icons added but luckily I'm using another app for camera that isn't labeled camera like the one included with the update. Noticed the speed boost too
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But.... Could we un'installazione the old messenger?
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ubas90 said:
But.... Could we un'installazione the old messenger?
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Yes you can.
keynith said:
I'm not to big for the extra icons added but luckily I'm using another app for camera that isn't labeled camera like the one included with the update. Noticed the speed boost too
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Just hide it.
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ICS contact photos sync?
Now when linking FB to contacts, I now get contacts photos syncing correctly on the Galaxy S2 running stock Samsung ICS 4.03. Before the 1.9 update it wouldn't display a picture (though it did work on Gingerbread). That was the only thing bugging me since upgrading to ICS. I've heard that on the stock Galaxy S2 roms Samsung had removed the ability to sync to FB, just like on the Galaxy Nexus. So i'm not sure whether its due to FB finally using the new API's or whether it just works on Samsung ICS firmware. Anyone know?
Liking the speed boost and the new notification settings.
And the $1million dollar question for today is, naturally:
How to get rid of those extra shortcuts, cam&msgr???
To hide the new icons, use a launcher that will let you hide them. LauncherPro has this feature, as does 360 Launcher. Not sure who else.
Now where's my $1 million? Haha.
Facebook 1.9 is okay... there are some UI tweaks around the app, nothing major though. Commenting on an image seemed a little more straightforward, and the comment box looked different.
If you want an ICS-themed Facebook app, look up Fast Facebook. It was just featured on Lifehacker yesterday, but I got it a week or two ago here on XDA. Should be able to find it in this very (sub)forum. I don't care for the UI but it is faster.
Heh, AWD Launcher here.... any other tweak??
TI backup cant see them.
Oh this really annoyed the hell out of me.if I wanted to install Facebook messenger I would have I I wanted to use a camera that links directly to facw book and crashes every time I open it I'd install a separate app.
Facebook needs to split the apps out and let us install the ones we want.
I'm hopefully not the only one but I've just uninstalled the app and bookmarked their mobile site in my browser and installed someone else app.
I'll have to use something else to sync photos
mez, you can use haxsync to sync photos if you are in ICS.
BTW does this version sync your facebook contacts (with their pictures) correctly in ICS?
Thanks. Haxsync has been mentioned before. I think it'll be one of the first few apps that I buy. I don't want to put my credit card on Google checkout just like I haven't on Xbox or iTunes or my wii yet I can still buy paid content of all of them
Android needs gift cards.
I'm using tweetdeck for fb and contact photos seems to sync with my contacts from Gmail anyway. They don't update but its a start.
I can live without the fb app for now.
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Nice update, but friendcaster is still a lot faster ;-)
... And is holo themed
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BTW does this version sync your facebook contacts (with their pictures) correctly in ICS?
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Anyone able to answer that?
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not different
_kolle_ said:
Nice update, but friendcaster is still a lot faster ;-)
... And is holo themed
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I recommend friendcaster also! Bet facebook app out
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Hi,
I'm looking for the best app that could replace S Calendar. If someone could help me, it would be very nice
Personally I use Business Calendar, its free and very powerful, check it out
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Personally I use Business Calendar, its free and very powerful, check it out
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Best alternative for S Calendar Great widget, easy to change everything.
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niczob said:
Hi,
I'm looking for the best app that could replace S Calendar. If someone could help me, it would be very nice
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Try ACalender+
If its because you like the S Planner widgets, Jorte is another excellent alternative. I've only just moved to CM10 because I found this.
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ACalender seems nice, I'll try it.
Thanks !
Using paranoid Rom, with the Google calendar set to 213dpi, you get a superb view of all your accounts, month and weekly time planner, a great widget and you can black it all out with inverted gapps, it's quick and simple for me works better than all the others I've tried.
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THUDUK said:
Using paranoid Rom, with the Google calendar set to 213dpi, you get a superb view of all your accounts, month and weekly time planner, a great widget and you can black it all out with inverted gapps, it's quick and simple for me works better than all the others I've tried.
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Tell me if I'm wrong, but the google calendar doesn't display the title of events. And I want this feature.
I've just tried ACalendar (free version), and it is really good. The views are perfect !
Jorte also not bad
niczob said:
Tell me if I'm wrong, but the google calendar doesn't display the title of events. And I want this feature.
I've just tried ACalendar (free version), and it is really good. The views are perfect !
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Thats why I said set to 213, in month view you get text titles and week you get a small month box etc...if you set dpi larger then you loose this
I can recommend Pocket Informant. It comes with lots of.features and different views. And it's very convenient to use.
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Google just release Original Google Calender. Try it.
acalender da best from Tapir, seriously you wont regret
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