Is there no option on default google contacts to store contacts locally ?
or export to sim ?
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default account for new contacts : my gmail account no other option is this normal ?
also there is no export to sim option either
is this also normal ?
hellokelly said:
Is there no option on default google contacts to store contacts locally ?
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Yes there is. Tap the three lines on the top left of the google contacts app --> Settings and you should find the export option. The format of the saved file is a .vcf (vCard) which usable on most devices with import contacts function.
Do note, if you get an error while trying to export, then you must reinstall the google files app (com.google.android.documentsui).
there is no export to sim option either
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Yes there is no direct method, but you can save them on sim through another phone.
yeah but that is EXPORT TO a vcf file. I know I can do that I want to ( by default ) add contacts to local phone storage, every time I add someone it adds them to my gmail account and despite having sync-offf. I keep seeing them in my google account.
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Hello.
I've got big problem which ate almost all my yesterday's free time.
Well, I have nandroid backup from may where I have correct(so called "Correct") contacts photos. Sadly when I restore it and sync with my Gmaill acccount it overwrite all Correct avatars these from Gmail.
What I want is to sync Correct contact photos from nandroid backup back to Gmail. I tryed a lot of different ways: delete contact on gmail, editing them on phone etc. None of them worked correctly. It's all the time overwriting Correct avatar.
Maybe there is any way that I can copy all contact photos so I can upload them on computer(it would take few minutes to do it)? If not what else I can do?
I hope you'll understand me.
You could:
1) restore the backup and reboot the phone without a sim card to prevent the automatic sync (or you could just be quick and disable your data connection right after the reboot)
2) save your contacts to sd card (there is an export/import option somewhere)
3) go to the google contacts website, delete all your contacts
4) delete all your contacts on the phone
5) import the contacts you saved to your google account with the google contacts website
But export contacts to SD Card doesn't export contact pictures, does it?
evolucja said:
But export contacts to SD Card doesn't export contact pictures, does it?
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I'm not sure about this, sorry...
Did this procedure for other reasons a long time ago.
It doesn't, because it's exporting contacts to .csv file and when I tryed to open it on computer contacts didn't have pictures. After all the file is too small(about 230kb) to contain contact icons..
I'll print a picture and post it on the wall of person who would help me. Maybe someone knows where are contacts thumbnails stored in Android?
Saved my contacts from my iPhone on a CSV format.
I put this file on the external SD card (how do U know which is the external and which is the internal by the way?)
Went into the Infuse contacts, then "import/export" and I get "could not find Vcard contacts" (or something like that).
Any help?
Thanks so much
benyben123 said:
Saved my contacts from my iPhone on a CSV format.
I put this file on the external SD card (how do U know which is the external and which is the internal by the way?)
Went into the Infuse contacts, then "import/export" and I get "could not find Vcard contacts" (or something like that).
Any help?
Thanks so much
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Import them into gmail and they'll sync right to your phone.
Entropy512 said:
Import them into gmail and they'll sync right to your phone.
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THANK YOU!
Why would anyone want their entire GMAIL contacts synced to their phone? Please, is there no other way?
Thank you
benyben123 said:
THANK YOU!
Why would anyone want their entire GMAIL contacts synced to their phone? Please, is there no other way?
Thank you
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I think you can set up gmail and the phone to only sync a subset of contacts.
Entropy512 said:
I think you can set up gmail and the phone to only sync a subset of contacts.
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You can. Best set up at gmail.com
You can set too sync...not to sync and can set predetermined groups. (in the past user created groups would not sync I have not played with that in several months)
once set up properly the whole google sync thing is pretty slick.
One can also login to multiple gmail accounts on the phone.
I have two currently...the main log in which is personal/phone
And a secondary account which is work
Keep in mind that changing the main phone account requires a hard reset.
Within the phone you can set up which contacts are pulled from gmail like including only contacts with phone numbers etc.
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If I add a new contact, do I need to sync the contact with google contact manually?
As far as I know, yes you do.
sagarsaoji said:
As far as I know, yes you do.
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How to manually sync?
nick_martin said:
How to manually sync?
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I exported my phone contacts to the sd card and imported the .vcf file that generated in http://google.com/contacts.
You can also long press a single contact, choose "send contact as vCard", mail it to yourself, and then select "import to contacts" in gmail if you're on a desktop pc, or alternatively you can open it in the mail app on your phone, select contact type "google" and save.
If there's an easier way to do this, I'd be glad too hear of it.
Edit: when you enter a new contact on your phone there's a dropdown box at the top that lets you select Google, SIM or phone as the contact type (the default being "phone"). Select google and it'll automatically be added to google contacts.
Edit 2: There's also a "send contacts" option in the People app menu that allows you to send multiple contacts at once.
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Edit: when you enter a new contact on your phone there's a dropdown box at the top that lets you select Google, SIM or phone as the contact type (the default being "phone"). Select google and it'll automatically be added to google contacts
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I entered a new contact as a google contact, then saved it. After that, I went to google voice and check the contact, I didn't see the contact I just added.
That's why I asked how to sync manually since it doesn't sync automatically after adding a new contact.
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I entered a new contact as a google contact, then saved it. After that, I went to google voice and check the contact, I didn't see the contact I just added.
That's why I asked how to sync manually since it doesn't sync automatically after adding a new contact.
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Settings> accounts and sync> push the sync key at the bottom.
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Settings> accounts and sync> push the sync key at the bottom.
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It worked. Thanks. I don't understand why it doesn't sync automatically since I set it as auto-sync? It may take some time?
got the same problem,,,, but thanks it worked for me too
Hello all.
Just bought a HTC Chacha.
I have transfered my contacts from my old phone to Chacha, but even though I have "Sync Contacts" enabled (Home->Settings->Data Sync->Google->Contacts) on the phone I don't see these contact details when I log into Gmail on my Win PC and click contacts???
I found the similar issue in this thread, and someone gave a explanation.
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-21983.html
iamrahuly
02-04-2011, 07:18 PM
Hi guys...
Actually the problem is with the HTC... when u sync ur contacts 2 ur fone it downloads the contacts 4m gmail but not sync and stores in ur phone... if u wanna do so u need to export all the contacts to ur SD card n import back to the gmail... this syncs all the contacts to gmail including facebook, twitter n flicr links if any... these contacts are stored as other contacts in gmail... so after this if u add a contact in gmail n u want them to show in ur fone that shud be added in the other folder only... my contacts in gmail does not synced to fone...
All this **** kinda thing is entirely due to htc sync... in vanilla android all the contacts are in sync all the time automagically...
Apologies if this is confusing, coz I'm typing this on my fone...
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Are there any way to fix it?
thanks
Go to people tap Menu>Import/ Export, and choose to export the contacts to the SD card.
Go to people again, tap Menu>Import/ Export, and choose to import the contacts from the SD card, when the phone prompts you which type of contact you want to import choose “Google”.
Then sync. Now you have the phone contacts on your GMail account.
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Go to people tap Menu>Import/ Export, and choose to export the contacts to the SD card.
Go to people again, tap Menu>Import/ Export, and choose to import the contacts from the SD card, when the phone prompts you which type of contact you want to import choose “Google”.
Then sync. Now you have the phone contacts on your GMail account.
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Thank you Alex.
So it does an issue of Chacha, my galaxy does not have this problem.
droople said:
Thank you Alex.
So it does an issue of Chacha, my galaxy does not have this problem.
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Actually it's not an issue of ChaCha, all Android phones work the same. I can confirm Galaxy S does the same (at least on 2.1-update1) which was my previous phone. Maybe you have already performed this on your Galaxy and forgot about it
On every Android phone you need to perform the steps I said above (Export contacts to SD card, Import from SD card as GMail contacts, sync).
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Actually it's not an issue of ChaCha, all Android phones work the same. I can confirm Galaxy S does the same (at least on 2.1-update1) which was my previous phone. Maybe you have already performed this on your Galaxy and forgot about it
On every Android phone you need to perform the steps I said above (Export contacts to SD card, Import from SD card as GMail contacts, sync).
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Thank you Alex, I remind that I didn't import contacts from my old phone to Galaxy S.
Another guy transfer from Galaxy S to Chacha
I never had to do this ever, Google contacts always sync'd fine scores all my phones...
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Yes, once you have them on the GMail server. But if you never had contacts there and only on your phone then you need to perform the steps above. (These steps are provided by Samsung and HTC).
Ah... Got you now, explains why! Thanks
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SIM or Phone?
Thanks for the info above - I'm having the same problem. I am confused tho -
If I go in to 'People - All', this offers a relatively small list of contact names but if I go into 'People - Groups' then I can see all my labels from one of my gmail accounts which is a much larger number of contact names. Where is this 'People-All'? Is it on my SIM or the Phone or...?
ie if I want to export ONLY the contacts in 'People - All' onto my SD card, then do I need to choose to export from my 'Phone' or from my 'SIM'???
I am desperate to get this done as I want to print all these contacts off from my PC's gmail account. I'm going to be out of internet/Wifi contact for a while and I may need some of the telephone numbers urgently.
What I don't understand is how come all of the group labels I've created in 'People' now appear in my Gmail account but with only a few of the contacts.
If I've added contacts to People manually - have I added them to my SIM or my Phone or my SD...??
Thanks!!!
hey guys I need two apps
1. An app that imports contacts that are on my google account or in a go contact vcf files and puts it in my S3 phone storage. Purpose, I want a hard secure back up of my contacts on my phone. Let's say for security reasons (theoretical) I don't want to sync with google servers at all
.I tried an import app or two from android market but I don't see it in any of the various phone apps as reading under my phone (ie dw contacts, go contacts). I have the contracts backed into google csv and a vcf file. How can I import and export it easily to my external sd card?
I would typically use go contacts on my bravo, but it bring up a reoccuring (and annoying) error message on S3s, but there doesn't seem to be a dialer out there that imports/exports contacts in a vcf/csv (i'm open format) and doesn't force you to sync to google servers?
So for instance under DW dialer If I check show phone...my contact list is empty, but if I check my gmail account it populated EVEN if I import the vcf from go contacts or the newly created google csv into my phone using an app like import contacts
Any recommendations appreciated
2. I don't use touchwiz and I'm not sure this is a feature for it, but what if I want to easily control the brightness on different apps on my phone. For instance I do most of my kindle reading in the dark, but it requires a good amount of backlight for it...moreso than say browsing or gaming. I know on my cousin's Nexus 7 he can do a 'two finger' up and down to control brightness. Is there a way I could get these apps to control brightness through an easy swipe and or have another app remember the brightness of individual apps?
zetsui said:
hey guys I need two apps
1. An app that imports contacts that are on my google account or in a go contact vcf files and puts it in my S3 phone storage. Purpose, I want a hard secure back up of my contacts on my phone. Let's say for security reasons (theoretical) I don't want to sync with google servers at all
.I tried an import app or two from android market but I don't see it in any of the various phone apps as reading under my phone (ie dw contacts, go contacts). I have the contracts backed into google csv and a vcf file. How can I import and export it easily to my external sd card?
I would typically use go contacts on my bravo, but it bring up a reoccuring (and annoying) error message on S3s, but there doesn't seem to be a dialer out there that imports/exports contacts in a vcf/csv (i'm open format) and doesn't force you to sync to google servers?
So for instance under DW dialer If I check show phone...my contact list is empty, but if I check my gmail account it populated EVEN if I import the vcf from go contacts or the newly created google csv into my phone using an app like import contacts
Any recommendations appreciated
2. I don't use touchwiz and I'm not sure this is a feature for it, but what if I want to easily control the brightness on different apps on my phone. For instance I do most of my kindle reading in the dark, but it requires a good amount of backlight for it...moreso than say browsing or gaming. I know on my cousin's Nexus 7 he can do a 'two finger' up and down to control brightness. Is there a way I could get these apps to control brightness through an easy swipe and or have another app remember the brightness of individual apps?
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zetsui said:
How can I import and export it easily to my external sd card?
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Doesn't the stock contacts app (at least in CM9) already import/export vcf? It looks like it exports in version 2.1 whereas gmail exports in v3.0,
why don't you export your google contacts on your computer and transfer it to your sd card? or upload it and download it on your phone.
as for the brightness, if you want to root and mod/install custom roms you can have brightness controls through the status bar.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944921
custom auto brightness
TecQuality said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944921
custom auto brightness
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tech I played around with app all of last night, but I don't get it. It say it sets the lums by 'environment' That's a very general term. It doesn't seem to do it by app. I'm wondering if this is possible. I put on automation and then turned it off and set custom lums by app, but it just stuck to the last lum selected.
Any quick idea on what I'm missing here. I feel like its something simple. I read through the tutorial and setup multiple times
I tried to import my google contacts as csv but they don't show up in the phone.
I can't believe this isn't more in demand. To have a hard secure copy vcf/csv of your google contacts. I don't want to sync my personal info with google servers.