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google sinc and messy contact problem

ok. SO I am officially sick and tired of having to re do contacts and apps after every flash. I have google sinc checked, but no apps ever seem to auto re download, except maybe maps and another... as well as every time i have to re do my contact list, add from sim to phone, then add in facebook contacts. what am i doing wrong? why do i always have to re link up contacts and why is it always so messy, with like duplicates and contacts with 2 of the same number? is there some damn guide to that? am I missing something or is it always suppose to be a pain in the ass?
any help is greatly appreciated. I can sit here and flash a new rom in ten minuets and spend a hour or more re doing my damn contact list, apparently it doesnt like me...
I tryed save to Sd card, but then I had the problem of it loading in MORE duplicate files, and if I do that Im assuming I cant have facebook contacts with out same problem ? ? what do you guys do and what am i doing wrong? Thanks

Have you tried to use google to sync your contacts to it? This can be done in settings-accounts-and checking the sync contacts.
Also, have you tried titanium backup to backup contact data?
I have never tried either of these since I just user my sim card for contacts, but maybe one of these will save you an got after each flash.
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wow umm i just went through this.. it does get messy but it can be fixed and have your phone, google and facebook ALL sync to the same correct contact..
Back up to SD first (you did)
Phone Contacts> Menu button> More >Display
UNCHECK PHONE
CHECK GOOGLE
Phone Contacts> Menu button> Settings> Save new contacts to GOOGLE
go to gmail.com on computer > import contacts > use backup on SD card
phone Settings> Accounts and Sync > Google> Sync contacts
now all new contacts automatically go to google and sync to phone.
for facebook use built in facebook syncing, not the App based syncing.
Phone contacts> menu button > get freinds > Facebook >check ones you want to sync.
Go through contact list, LONG Press contact> Join Contact
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thanks
2 issues though, syncing with google contacts I believe doesnt let me set custom ringtones.
and the other is that when i sync with google i seem to get all the damn emails ive ever communicated with over like 10 years so its like a billion random emails ( craigslist, ebay, work, school, ect.)

????
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I believe you can use custom ringtones with google contacts..I just tried mine and I have the option to use them.
All my contacts are synced with google...so when I flash a ROM, I just add my google account and all the contacts are there. Plus I like the fact I can control my contacts in gmail. Go to your contacts in gmail and choose what you want there...
As for apps, use titanium backup to back them up.

I use contacts groupu from the market. Works great for groups then all u have to do is set the ringtone after a flash. Works great for me! Let me know if u need any help.
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cant find the import setting in gmail. I just see import from another email account?

Found it. Can't seem to link ringtones though
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[Q] How to dis-sync account?

There is android app that need to sign in using my google account openID, so I need to sign in my google account on the phone (galaxy sl). I already disable "auto sync" option, but I am not sure why the phone auto sync sometime, maybe it is because I didn't disable "applications can send, sync, receive data at any time".
When the phone auto sync, it show all my private blogspot pictures on the phone Gallery album, omg! So I look into the "setting > Accounts and sync > google account", then I saw Sync Contact, Sync Picasa Album, Sync Calender. I want to disable Sync Picasa Album, and unable Sync Contact. But there is not option for me to disable Sync Picasa Album. Please see the picture for reference :
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Compare to Galaxy S2 which has several checkboxes to allow user select which account to be sync and which not to be sync :
I asked the Galaxy S2 user to try the steps :
1) sync Picasa Album (check the checkbox),
2) go check the phone Gallery album see whether or not the pictures appear,
3) uncheck picasa checkbox,
4) go the phone Gallery see the picture still there?
He said when he did 4th step, all the pictures are disappear, so it mean he can choose which account not to be sync.
My Galaxy SL doesn't has checkboxes, how can I choose which account not to be sync? I did tried to download some Android app to handle account sync but Android App with checkboxes also can't prevent the stock account sync software from auto sync my Picasa Album... sad case.
In other word, after the phone auto sync my account, how can I dis-sync it without removing the account?

First of all you are asking in wrong forum, so next time post it right place.
Second you will be only able to see check box under google account settings if you set auto-sync feature on under general sync setting Understand , if you disabled it then no check box will be appear on picassa or contacts....
Third if you already synced some pics of piccasa and now you don't want it to show it on gallery, first un-check piccasa sync under google account then go to
settings >manage applications>select gallery
and then clear its data n cache.
Ok I hope this will solve your problem.
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Please keep questions out of development section. Thank you
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manrock111 said:
Second you will be only able to see check box under google account settings if you set auto-sync feature on under general sync setting Understand , if you disabled it then no check box will be appear on picassa or contacts....
Third if you already synced some pics of piccasa and now you don't want it to show it on gallery, first un-check piccasa sync under google account then go to
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Oh I see!!! I need to check auto-sync feature!! Thanks!

New options in settings sync (google account)

Hi!
I've noticed new options when I enter settings and select my google account (sync details).
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Do you know what are these? Weird is that there are "*" in some titles. Do you know what are these with star? Do you know what exactly does it sync? Do you know why there are 2 exact same positions? Don't know why one of these options is in english while rest is in Polish. Is everything OK or maybe I should wipe data (I dirty flashed when coming from 4.4.2 to 4.4.3)
Thanks in advance

These are supposedly hidden sync points. Have you installed Greenify?. Greenify Experimental version enables/displays these 'hidden' ones - so you can chose to enable/disable sync on them.

Yes, I installed greenify but never would guess this is because of greenify. Thanks for help

Mine now has 3 options for photos...
Google photos
Auto backup Google photos
Google+ photos
..nice one Google for making your software so easy to understand.. nobs

Can anyone say what exactly does that sync mean:
- Location and location something
- Google Play services
- Push subscription

I was curious about these too. And also why there are 2 "Game Data" options
Also, I unticked a bunch of them (i.e. Push Subscriptions, Google Photos, etc.)
But notice that they get reticked (upon reboot, I think)

trawel said:
Can anyone say what exactly does that sync mean:
- Location and location something
- Google Play services
- Push subscription
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I have got new sync too. It push subscription. Yesterday it wasn't there and I'm unrooted.

Hi im facing an issue with google sync, im not able to get the game data sync option in google sync. i have updated google play services,play store..and also play games. kindly help me if know any solution.
I am currently running on cm11 rc3...it was working before..now its not..

srinikethan1392 said:
Hi im facing an issue with google sync, im not able to get the game data sync option in google sync. i have updated google play services,play store..and also play games. kindly help me if know any solution.
I am currently running on cm11 rc3...it was working before..now its not..
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Please update to latest ROM/Gapps version and if your issue still persists, open a new thread. This thread was posted back in 2014.

beekay201 said:
Please update to latest ROM/Gapps version and if your issue still persists, open a new thread. This thread was posted back in 2014.
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Hi i solved the issue...thanks....

Play Store downloads/updates taking hours

Since a month or so Play Store takes literally hours to download or update apps. This happens on wifi and mobile data, no other app has connection issues, Play Store works fine on my old Samsung and OnePlus phones. I tried restarting my phone to no avail, power and data saving modes are turned off.
Any one got an idea what's causing this?

If they fail with error 92x then you can try clearing the cache and data of playstore and Google framework. Uninstalling the updates for these will do the same. This may not work, but it might.
There may be an issue with the account. Wipe the account from your device and re-add it. This is more than likely going to work.
Failing that it will be a full factory reset and you will need to make plans for backups to reinstate your data. This will definitely work.

shivadow said:
If they fail with error 92x then you can try clearing the cache and data of playstore and Google framework. Uninstalling the updates for these will do the same. This may not work, but it might.
There may be an issue with the account. Wipe the account from your device and re-add it. This is more than likely going to work.
Failing that it will be a full factory reset and you will need to make plans for backups to reinstate your data. This will definitely work.
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I had tried clearing cache and data before, doesn't work.
Now I tried wiping the account from my device, but I'm not sure I'm doing it right. I go to setting -> accounts & sync tap on my Google account then tap remove account. Although that logged me out on all Google apps, my device somehow still remembers my Google account's email address which I don't use for anything else as you can see in the screenshots.
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Ulyzzeus said:
I had tried clearing cache and data before, doesn't work.
Now I tried wiping the account from my device, but I'm not sure I'm doing it right. I go to setting -> accounts & sync tap on my Google account then tap remove account. Although that logged me out on all Google apps, my device somehow still remembers my Google account's email address which I don't use for anything else as you can see in the screenshots.
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Yes it does, cause the device gets bound to the Gmail account registered at first boot. It's something like Apple binding a device to the iCloud account first registered with it.
To remove it fully, you have to login to your Google account from a PC, and navigate to the account overview page. There you can got to
Device Activities & Security Events > Last Used Devices > Check Devices
and disconnect the device from your Google account. Once that's done, and you rebooted, the Google account should be gone.
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Question How do I get Outlook's calendar to be visible on Samsung Calendar? (Exchange is throwing errors)

Hello
How do I get my Outlook calendar to appear on my my Samsung Calendar (on my Samsung S22 Ultra, which is running Android 13)?
Background
I am using Outlook /Office365 on my Windows10 PC.
I am also using the Microsoft Outlook app on my S22 Ultra.
If I go to Android's Settings ==> Accounts and Backup ==> Manage accounts ==> johnsmith@johnsmith.com/Exchange ==> Sync account /Sync on for all items... then I get this error message.
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I have tried uninstalling & the reinstalling ALL Microsoft apps, including Outlook, Microsoft 365 (Office), OneDrive, Authenticator etc.
Removing the account and then re-adding it back in doesn't get rid of the above errors.
It looks like Exchange itself on my phone is corrupted.
What should I do?
J
PS If all else fails, is there a way of backing up ALL my data, doing a factory reset, and then reinstalling everything?

ship69 said:
Hello
How do I get my Outlook calendar to appear on my my Samsung Calendar (on my Samsung S22 Ultra, which is running Android 13)?
Background
I am using Outlook /Office365 on my Windows10 PC.
I am also using the Microsoft Outlook app on my S22 Ultra.
If I go to Android's Settings ==> Accounts and Backup ==> Manage accounts ==> [email protected]/Exchange ==> Sync account /Sync on for all items... then I get this error message.
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I have tried uninstalling & the reinstalling ALL Microsoft apps, including Outlook, Microsoft 365 (Office), OneDrive, Authenticator etc.
Removing the account and then re-adding it back in doesn't get rid of the above errors.
It looks like Exchange itself on my phone is corrupted.
What should I do?
J
PS If all else fails, is there a way of backing up ALL my data, doing a factory reset, and then reinstalling everything?
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Have you just given away your email ID in the post? If so, delete it.
I see that you have added your Microsoft account to your Gmail app. Is that correct?
Is your email syncing fine?
I add my Microsoft account to my Gmail by creating an app password in my Microsoft account and use that in the password field:
Domain/ Username is same as your email address.
All my calendar entries in Microsoft account automatically show up in my Google Calendar, which would also show up in my Samsung Calendar (even though I don't use it).
All your Microsoft account data like emails, contacts, calendar entries are saved in your Microsoft account in the cloud. You don't have to back them up manually.
There is nothing wrong with your phone.

Do you have a gmail e-mail account or an outlook one? If it's the latter another easier way is to keep your outlook separate and just choose it from the manage your accounts setting and just synch your outlook calander right there. I use the samsung calander app to access my outlook calander and go from there.

No, I hate Google's violation of our privacy!
So no, I don't want to use google more than I absolutely have to.
[ Yes, I have a gmail email address - which i barely use, and I only have it because I have an Android phone.]
To get clear, I want to only use Microsoft and not Google.

ship69 said:
No, I hate Google's violation of our privacy!
So no, I don't want to use google more than I absolutely have to.
[ Yes, I have a gmail email address - which i barely use, and I only have it because I have an Android phone.]
To get clear, I want to only use Microsoft and not Google.
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On your screenshot, you have added your Exchange account to Gmail app, isn't it?

Hi, do you have a two step password verification enabled in your Outlook account, like authorizing use the Authenticator app or something alike? This could be preventing the calendar to be added.

I had the same problem. There is a toggle where you enable it in the email settings.
Let me see if i can find it again.