I also have installed Google Keyboard app on my tablet and have selected my main Google account as the sync account. The dictionary was initially empty but I have added some words. I also pressed "Sync now" after adding the words.
I have also installed the Google Keyboard app on my phone and just have also selected the same account as on the tablet and have pressed "Sync now". BUT the dictionary hasn't transferred to my phone.
Any ideas on how to make this will work? Thanks!
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Does anyone know how to change the defaults for a homescreen contact shortcut?
When you click the shortcut to a contact on the homescreen, several options come up at the top of the screen depending on what methods of communication you have for that person: Phone, Contact details, Text, Email, Map...
If there is more than one option for a particular communication method (say, you have both corporate email and gmail setup, when you click on the email icon, it will ask you which to use. When you click on "set default" it will always use what you chose.
Problem is, I chose the wrong method when I clicked "set default" and now I can't change it back. It wants to use my corporate account to send with rather than my gmail accound. And since it pulls up corporate email when you click on the email icon, it won't let you change the "from" to anything other than a corporate (exchange) account. (I have 2, and both show up, but not gmail.)
Anyway, it's a long read, but I was hoping someone knew how to reset the default.
I have tried:
- removing/recreating the shortcut
- changing my default email method in email accounts
- changing contact detailsm addresses, etc
Any help?
I am not sure if I am understanding your question(s) exactly correct. Try these and see if it helps.
Answer to your first question.
1. Click on contact shortcut.
2. Select "contacts" icon.
3. Press "menu" button to bring up options
4. select "Mark as default"
From here you can select all the default contact numbers, emails and addresses.
If I understood your last question, this should help.
1. Launch email app.
2. Long click on account you want to make default.
3. Scroll down and select "account settings"
4. There should be a selection (4th one down) for "Default Account". Check the radio button.
The default account should not be switched to the currently selected email account.
Shovelhead84 said:
I am not sure if I am understanding your question(s) exactly correct. Try these and see if it helps.
Answer to your first question.
1. Click on contact shortcut.
2. Select "contacts" icon.
3. Press "menu" button to bring up options
4. select "Mark as default"
From here you can select all the default contact numbers, emails and addresses.
If I understood your last question, this should help.
1. Launch email app.
2. Long click on account you want to make default.
3. Scroll down and select "account settings"
4. There should be a selection (4th one down) for "Default Account". Check the radio button.
The default account should not be switched to the currently selected email account.
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Okay, this will set the default for that contact, but I guess what I am missing is the Gmail icon in the list of contact options when I click on the shortcut.
I want to send from my Gmail account to this contact rather than from corporate, but there doesn't seem to be a way to make Gmail my default...
This has me thinking now... maybe I need to drop and recreate the contact in google contacts and remove from my corporate contacts.
joeybear23 said:
Okay, this will set the default for that contact, but I guess what I am missing is the Gmail icon in the list of contact options when I click on the shortcut.
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So you want to add an extra menu item for gmail in the shortcut drop down menu?
Not sure how you would do this but I think it's a good idea.
joeybear23 said:
I want to send from my Gmail account to this contact rather than from corporate, but there doesn't seem to be a way to make Gmail my default...
This has me thinking now... maybe I need to drop and recreate the contact in google contacts and remove from my corporate contacts.
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I overcame this by adding my gmail as an account for the email manger instead of using the gmail specific application that comes with android. Now when I launch the email app I get a list of 3 accounts (gmail, hotmail, corporate). The currently default account has a check next to it. I have mine on gmail during the weekend and corporate during the week (Tasker FTW). The downside to this is that gmail seems to run a bit slower at times (few seconds) when syncing but not enough to make me change it back. I like having all the accounts in one place with the same management and notifications.
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...just read the post again...I think i get it!
You want your default outgoing account to be based on the specific contact?
As in:
You email Joe Smith with gmail by default and Jane Andrews with corporate by default without making changes to account settings.
Shovelhead84 said:
So you want to add an extra menu item for gmail in the shortcut drop down menu?
Not sure how you would do this but I think it's a good idea.
I overcame this by adding my gmail as an account for the email manger instead of using the gmail specific application that comes with android. Now when I launch the email app I get a list of 3 accounts (gmail, hotmail, corporate). The currently default account has a check next to it. I have mine on gmail during the weekend and corporate during the week (Tasker FTW). The downside to this is that gmail seems to run a bit slower at times (few seconds) when syncing but not enough to make me change it back. I like having all the accounts in one place with the same management and notifications.
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I could have sworn I had the gmail icon in there at one point.. of course I am several builds in now, so who knows...
Thanks for teh help.
Recently I updated from TnT 2.0.0 to 2.0.2, and I notice that the menu & return button on the notification bar has disappeared. In fact, they appear for half a second and then got covered by the notification bar, and now I can't change mode (day/week/agenda). The return button on the side of the g-tablet still works, but the menu button does not -- only for this app! Any suggestion?
One more calendar question, and I noticed that even back in 2.0.0: the calendar app does not show US holidays. The holidays do show up when I log into google calendar directly; they also show up on my pandigital novel, so this is an issue with the g-tablet calendar app. Any suggestion?
Bonus question: I thought that TnT 2.0.2 is supposed to have a different calendar & contact app than 2.0.0, but they look the same to me after the update. And I know there's an update since I now have a "home" button and long-press on home gives "recent apps". Any suggestion?
Are you able to select your online Google calendar?....I can't. I have my calendar on two separate android phones but not on this tablet. When I go into settings to select calendar from the Jorge app...there is nothing.
supanatuwral said:
Are you able to select your online Google calendar?....I can't. I have my calendar on two separate android phones but not on this tablet. When I go into settings to select calendar from the Jorge app...there is nothing.
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I just borked my calender for stupid unrelated reasons, but this is what I did to get it working (I believe others have similar things; search!):
* fire up the contact app
* click menu > add account > choose corporate
* enter your google account info, make sure you enable both contact & calendar sync
* once you're done, go back and turn off and then back on both contact & calendar sync. I found that I had to do that a couple of times before the calendar syncs.
YMMV! Now, back to fixing my borked contact :-(
If you're wanting the calendar and contacts to work on your gtablet the same way they do in basic Android (without having to use the Add a Corporate Account kludge, and to see multiple calendars), I figured it out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856066
Requires wiping your user data to start fresh (on TNTLite 2.0), but it is doable.
Hello XDA community, I'm looking for an app or other way to to specify with which google account on my phone other apps should interact. I find it strange that we can set up several google accounts on a single phone but then have no way to tell programs which to use ( on a case-by-case basis or even as a default).
The only app I've encountered that does support this functionality is Shawn Q.'s Quick App Tracker (search on market - I don't have enough posts to include an external link). In its preferences there is a field "Google Account" with a dropdown menu that self-populates with the google accounts set up on the phone - you choose one, and then the first time you use the program and it attempts to connect to the market it prompts you with an access request you can allow or deny.
So the functionality exists, but it is clearly not something frequently included with apps that request access via a google account to Android services. Does anyone know of an app or even way to manually control this?
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so I have some words stored on my tablet's personal dictionary (Settings => Language & input => Personal dictionary).
I also have installed Google Keyboard app and have selected my main Google account as the sync account and have just pressed "Sync now".
I have also installed the Google Keyboard app on my phone and just have also selected the same account as the tablet and have pressed "Sync now". BUT the dictionary hasn't transferred to my phone. I've tried synching several times but no positive outcome.
Both devices are running KitKat.
Any ideas on how to make this will work? Thanks!
mrjayviper said:
so I have some words stored on my tablet's personal dictionary (Settings => Language & input => Personal dictionary).
I also have installed Google Keyboard app and have selected my main Google account as the sync account and have just pressed "Sync now".
I have also installed the Google Keyboard app on my phone and just have also selected the same account as the tablet and have pressed "Sync now". BUT the dictionary hasn't transferred to my phone. I've tried synching several times but no positive outcome.
Both devices are running KitKat.
Any ideas on how to make this will work? Thanks!
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Hello and thank you for using XDA Assist.
Sorry it took a while to get back to you, but I was unable to find a clear reference to your specific problem.Since Google has now removed the old "sync" option from the Dashboard (https://www.google.com/settings/dashboard), merely enabling personal dictionary sync on all applicable devices is supposed to suffice as long as you have the current version of the Google Keyboard app. I suggest you ask your question with all relevant details in the general Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum at http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help. That's a good place to start where members familiar with the issue might be able to advise you.
Good luck!
EDIT: Member has now posted in the suggested area. Thread closed.
How do I change the default Contacts app on Pixel 4a running Android 11??? Aftering searching for the answer, I can tell you:
1. It is not under Apps & Notifications / Default Apps. (Yes, some apps are listed, but Contacts is not listed.)
2. It is not by Apps / Contacts / Open by default. (It says, "No defaults set")
3. I don't want to run a different launcher. I just want to use a different Contacts app.
It seems like a simple thing, I just can not figure it out.
Any help would be appreciated...
Try installing a new contacts app, then when you try an operation that normally would invoke the contacts app, it should pop up a dialog to select which contacts app should be the default (the built in one or the new one you installed).
Also, it might say "no default app" if there is only one contacts app installed on the device (so there is nothing to choose between), so trying the above will test that theory.
JohnC said:
Try installing a new contacts app, then when you try an operation that normally would invoke the contacts app, it should pop up a dialog to select which contacts app should be the default (the built in one or the new one you installed).
It might say "no default app" is there is only one contacts app (so there is nothing to choose between), so trying the able will test that theory.
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Sorry, should have included that info. Phone has both standard Contacts and a second app "Smart Contacts".
bvote said:
Sorry, should have included that info. Phone has both standard Contacts and a second app "Smart Contacts".
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Maybe I figured it out. Loaded third contact app and got the choice for default! Apparently Smart Contacts does not register as a Contacts app... Thanks for the help.
Then certain apps, like the built-in phone app might be hard-coded to use the built-in contacts app for certain functions (but not all contact functions), just like the built-in camera app is hard-coded to use the built-in photos app to preview just taken pictures.
But for things like clicking on a phone number in an email should display a "Select Contact app" if you have two contact apps installed (and you have not selected a default contacts app after installing the second contacts app)
bvote said:
Maybe I figured it out. Loaded third contact app and got the choice for default! Apparently Smart Contacts does not register as a Contacts app... Thanks for the help.
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So when that "select contact app" dialog box finally did appear (after you installed the third app), are you saying that "Smart Contacts" wasn't in that list?
yup. When I loaded "Simpler Contacts" app and triggered the contacts, I got a choice between "Contacts" (Google's installed app) and Simpler. Smart Contacts did not appear in the list. (I know Smart Contacts was functional. It would load my contacts when opened.)
I really appreciate the help with this...