After upgrade to OTA Oreo, my own contact photo cleared itself. Now I can only select a photo on device or take a new photo. I just want it to sync back with my Google profile photo that I see when I log into gmail, etc... on a computer. Any ideas how to have Contacts app or messages app pull down Google photo?
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just out of curiosity since i can't find an option.
Is there any possible way to enable the facebook sync but NOT use the facebook pictures and/or last names
It seems that once it syncs theres no possible way to change it since everytime i change a picture or a last name it just gets added right back on.
but i do like seeing the status updates and having the quick link to the profiles, i just hate the other stuff it does
it'd be nice if the facebook sync just added info to the standard gmail contact card and not "sync it with another account"..i wish it would allow you to delete facebook phone numbers and save email addresses from facebook to the gmail contact card and save contact pics and names easily..this feature needs a lot of work imo...
yeah. well judging from the no yes answers i'm just going to assume that this is impossible
For pictures, YES it's possible and easy to do!
Background:
I have my Gmail contacts with pictures I customized for each contact.
Contacts with Facebook have their own pictures and get automatically chosen as the default picture if Facebook Sync is enabled.
Here's how to fix it.
1. Launch CONTACTS and select the contact that has the facebook picture.
2. Press MENU, then EDIT CONTACT.
3. You will notice that the contact picture that is NOW SHOWN is the original gmail contact picture!
4. TAP on the picture, and choose "USE THIS PHOTO".
5. Tap DONE, now your gmail contact picture is the default picture!
You have to do this to all your Facebook contact pictures that you don't want.
nxt said:
For pictures, YES it's possible and easy to do!
Background:
I have my Gmail contacts with pictures I customized for each contact.
Contacts with Facebook have their own pictures and get automatically chosen as the default picture if Facebook Sync is enabled.
Here's how to fix it.
1. Launch CONTACTS and select the contact that has the facebook picture.
2. Press MENU, then EDIT CONTACT.
3. You will notice that the contact picture that is NOW SHOWN is the original gmail contact picture!
4. TAP on the picture, and choose "USE THIS PHOTO".
5. Tap DONE, now your gmail contact picture is the default picture!
You have to do this to all your Facebook contact pictures that you don't want.
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pft. figures it's something as simple as tapping and i never did that. aye. gonna have the girlfriend smack me for this one lol.
Is there anyway that i can extract/save the contact photo which i took using the phone camera while editing the contact profile?
I can't find the photo in the camera roll.
Understand that if i do a hard reset, the contact photo will be re-sync to my phone. Hence there must be a copy of it somewhere. Either in the cloud or my computer.
Where and how can i access and save this photo?
Usually in the past to stop your Google+ (Picasa photos) from showing in your gallery you unckeck Google Photos. But now I also see another sync option for Google+ Photos? What's the difference?
Ok did some more searching and it looks like Google Photos is the option to show your Google+ pics in Gallery and Google+ Photos option for uploading taken pics to Google+.
Someone correct me if I am wrong...And just for the record I hate both these options.
It certainly is confusing. I unchecked Google+ photos at one point and now I have 2 Google+ photos sync options beside each other even.
Consider setting an automation to sync all your accounts when charging the phone only. This saves you battery and from ever having to manually go through the sync options.
Hi,
using the stock HTC dialer i have "bad" contact pictures there is a grid of dots on the pics. Even uploading a high res pic in google contatcs there is still this dots gird.
Any idea how to fix this ?
Raul74 said:
Hi,
using the stock HTC dialer i have "bad" contact pictures there is a grid of dots on the pics. Even uploading a high res pic in google contatcs there is still this dots gird.
Any idea how to fix this ?
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At first step you have to decide where you will be keeping your Contacts - in VCF file on your phone away from Google's hands and never sync them to Google Acc (as I do for instance), or in Google Account.
If you decide to keep them in the Phone and backup them let's say weekly into VCF file which you may store localy or in Dropbox, then install Contacts Organizer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.compelson.optimizer
and move all your Contacts to your Phone, deleting them in Google afterwards.
After that install HTC GALLERY and add nice beautiful photos to each contact, after that make backup of your Contacts to phone storage as VCF file with help of HTC People App.
If you decide to store all your Contacts in Google Acc then move all of them to Google with help of Contacts Organizer.
Then log in to your Google Contacts from PC.
Move all your Contacts to Category called "Starred in Android" or something similar.
Then add thru PC high resolution photos to your contacts (it's important it's must be initially done thru PC), then sync them back to your smartphone when it's connected to internet thru Wi-Fi. Profit, Enjoy.
Sent from my translucent U11+
Thank you jauhien for the super answer, I try do something in Gmail contatcs but I can't fine "starred in android" group
I have my group : Family, Friends ecc ecc but not starred
Raul74 said:
Thank you jauhien for the super answer, I try do something in Gmail contatcs but I can't fine "starred in android" group
I have my group : Family, Friends ecc ecc but not starred
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You can star them by making Favorite, can't you?
After that asign the high res photos thru the web interface.
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As titled - I am curious to know if there is any way to automatically transfer the contact photos from Whatsapp to the Google Dialer phone app?