I'm trying to transfer my backup assistant contacts to my google contacts for my phone. Is this even possible? and if so, how does one go about doing this? I'm tired of having 3-5 numbers for each contact and would like to just have it all on google since a lot of roms are cutting out backup assistant.
You can do this:
- Go into contacts on your phone
- Hit menu > Import/Export > Export to SD card
This will create a .vcf file that you can import into your gmail contacts. (I did this step on my computer.)
There may be other, possibly easier methods, but this is how I've done it in the past.
SMDroid said:
You can do this:
- Go into contacts on your phone
- Hit menu > Import/Export > Export to SD card
This will create a .vcf file that you can import into your gmail contacts. (I did this step on my computer.)
There may be other, possibly easier methods, but this is how I've done it in the past.
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Do just this^^^ it's the easiest way to save contacts and be able to get them back regardless of which rom your going to
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I actually had to do the same thing recently and the way I did it was to log in to Verizon and used backup assistant to export a file with my contacts. Then I logged in to my gmail and imported them to my contacts in gmail. Then when I flashed CM7, all I had to do was sync and they were all there.
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You can do this:
- Go into contacts on your phone
- Hit menu > Import/Export > Export to SD card
This will create a .vcf file that you can import into your gmail contacts. (I did this step on my computer.)
There may be other, possibly easier methods, but this is how I've done it in the past.
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I wish I could do it this easily, but I have multiple duplicates that I want to get rid of. I guess I could just do it in google contacts. Also, for some reason the .vcf file wouldn't work for me, but the .csv file from backup assistant worked.
I actually had to do the same thing recently and the way I did it was to log in to Verizon and used backup assistant to export a file with my contacts. Then I logged in to my gmail and imported them to my contacts in gmail. Then when I flashed CM7, all I had to do was sync and they were all there.
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I did this by slowly going through all my contacts and deleting the copies and then importing it to google contacts.
Thanks for both of your guy's help! It's much appreciated!
I did the same thing. Went through and un-linked them, combined numbers under one contact where I needed to, etc. it wasn't fun but I only had to do it once. Life is much easier with out having some contacts on the phone and some online.
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So I need to format the phone so I can apply the update. My contacts on my phone aren't online in my gmail. I need to save them there so I can then sync them back after I reformat the phone.
I have tried getting this to work on the phone and it is a no go. I can't get it to sync online and save the contacts. Anyone know how to get this to work?
there are several ways of doing this.
* use contact2sim pro and copy phone contacts to sim. then format phone and import contacts from sim to phone.
* convert all ur phone contacts to google contacts in phone and sync with gmail.
* mybackup pro does sumthing similar. though i dint try this. u can give it a shot. cheers
contact2sim work the same as the pro version. I just want to back the contacts up and then back onto the phone after I format.
How would I go about converting my contacts on my phone to google contacts?
Thanks in advance.
azr6 said:
contact2sim work the same as the pro version. I just want to back the contacts up and then back onto the phone after I format.
How would I go about converting my contacts on my phone to google contacts?
Thanks in advance.
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Anybody help with that?
Yep, I second that question. In fact, instead of having 1 set of contacts for Google, and one set for my Outlook contacts I would like them to be merged.
The same with the calendars. Everything I change in Outlook I would like to have reflected on my gmail account, without the need of a 3rd part application on the PC.
1. I have Google Contacts and Phone Contacts. How do I copy Phone Contacts to Google? (pls don't tell me to export to CSV and than import to Google! )
2. Calendar doesn't import all my calendars. They don't show up in settings either. If it helps, the ones that don't show up are shared ...
3. How do I stop certain apps to initiate at boot?
I have some more questions, but the 1st is the one I need most at the moment .
10x!
cireasa said:
1. I have Google Contacts and Phone Contacts. How do I copy Phone Contacts to Google? (pls don't tell me to export to CSV and than import to Google! )
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export to csv and then import to google...
sorry to tell you that, but that was the way i found is the only way to go. there is an app in the market (forgot the name), which made me wipe in the end, as it made my hero crash constantly. afaik this is a general problem with that app and the hero. forgot the name of the app, sorry.
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2. Calendar doesn't import all my calendars. They don't show up in settings either. If it helps, the ones that don't show up are shared ...
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no idea
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3. How do I stop certain apps to initiate at boot?
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use autostarts or startup auditor from market, both paid. i use startups, works great, not only for boot but also for other triggers which could start apps.
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I have some more questions, but the 1st is the one I need most at the moment .
10x!
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good luck, but keep in mind you have to do the csv thinggy only once, so before you search 4 hours for a solution bite the apple and take that 20 minutes to do the csv procedure...
1) The app kendong2 is referring to is called 'Export Contacts' and I've got it working fine on MCR3.0 with no crashes etc.
The process for me was pretty simple. Exported csv of contacts, opened it in notepad on PC to check it, closed it without saving and uploaded it to Google. Google even helped to 'consolidate' entries where I already had a gmail address for someone, and offered to put the gmail address alongside the phone contact details.
Try this. As kendon says, it only needs done once. Then you can uninstall the app. You also get the benefit that even if you wipe or lose the phone, just put your gmail details in on install and all your contacts appear again by 'magic'
Sorry, can't help with calendar issue. Does Hero support shared calendars?
Any other questions, just ask
HTH
sorry is wasn't clear on that, what i meant:
there is an app that converts the phone contacts to google contacts, which didn't work for me. and from what i read it has a general problem with the hero...
idk about an app to export to csv (i did it with outlook), but that should work fine, as it does only READ the phonebook on the hero, which shouldn't have much potential for crashes
cireasa said:
1. I have Google Contacts and Phone Contacts. How do I copy Phone Contacts to Google? (pls don't tell me to export to CSV and than import to Google! )
2. Calendar doesn't import all my calendars. They don't show up in settings either. If it helps, the ones that don't show up are shared ...
3. How do I stop certain apps to initiate at boot?
I have some more questions, but the 1st is the one I need most at the moment .
10x!
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1. exported all contacts to outlook, then csv, then wiped all in google contacts (web) and imported. solved.
2. wiped and installed custom modaco 3.1. working now (i've all my calendars in my hero)
3. custom modaco kinda solved it. not all, but most
10x!
Is there a way to back-up, move and or copy your lists of contacts onto the SD card? Had all of my contacts entered then I rooted and had to re-enter them all back in. I would love to just move files then inputing them over and over.
They should be backed up with google. Try settings>accounts & sync>your gmail>sync contacts
Or something. Haha
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Is there a way to back-up, move and or copy your lists of contacts onto the SD card? Had all of my contacts entered then I rooted and had to re-enter them all back in. I would love to just move files then inputing them over and over.
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You can back them up.
Dialer > People > Import/Export > Export to SD card
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You can back them up.
Dialer > People > Import/Export > Export to SD card
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Thanks alot.
Make sure if you don't want to backup your google contacts to uncheck the backup to google account. Otherwise you will have duplicates.
The last reply is the best method. It is always better to have it synced through gmail or another email server. Does anyone know how to force 'phone' contacts over to say gmail or exchange server without doing an export?
awesome info here - learning more everyday
Without backup assistant from Verizon, why can I not restore my contacts? It's making switching roms really a hassle.
Are you positive that your contacts are in gmail? Do they show up when you go to gmail from a computer? They may be saved on the phone directly and wiping the phone wipes them too. But you are right. Assuming that your contacts are in gmail, they should auto-backup and restore. Just make sure you are signed into your gmail account and sync is set-up.
Yeah, sync is on. This is really my issue I run into anymore.I've even tried to find an app just to make contact backups. Ugh...
When you make your contacts you have to select them as Google contacts, otherwise they're just stored locally on the phone. Go to gmail on your computer and look at your contacts. If they're there, they should be on your phone. If not, you may have lost them.
I saw a post earlier that described the best way to get this to work. Basically the phone saves the numbers locally by default, and does not back them up to google (which is stupid). The way I read to fix it is as follows:
1. Backup all you contacts to your sd card.
2. Delete all your contacts.
3. Restore all backups from sd card and set them as google contacts.
4. In the future always check that you are saving them as google contacts instead of phone only.
This wasn't my idea, but it worked for me.
You can always back up your phone contacts and then email the file to yourself. Then, on a desktop computer, go to gmail.com and under contacts you can import your contacts file. Then the next time your phone syncs with google they will show up.
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Hey everyone, searched through the forums and on google and couldn't find an answer. I got a HTC Incredible S and want to edit my android contacts on my computer.
I thought there would be an app with a web interface or something similar I could edit my contacts on my computer.
I have HTC Sync, but don't want to use Outlook to edit/add contacts.
Any ideas?
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Hey everyone, searched through the forums and on google and couldn't find an answer. I got a HTC Incredible S and want to edit my android contacts on my computer.
I thought there would be an app with a web interface or something similar I could edit my contacts on my computer.
I have HTC Sync, but don't want to use Outlook to edit/add contacts.
Any ideas?
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Have you tried airdroid ?
dmk0 said:
Hey everyone, searched through the forums and on google and couldn't find an answer. I got a HTC Incredible S and want to edit my android contacts on my computer.
I thought there would be an app with a web interface or something similar I could edit my contacts on my computer.
I have HTC Sync, but don't want to use Outlook to edit/add contacts.
Any ideas?
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Kinda curious why you want to use pc to edit when you can it with your phone. Is it because you want to use a physical keyboard?
Have you tried Gmail? Your contacts are auto-sync'd with your Google account by default; just use the gmail Contacts interface to edit them quickly and easily. That's what I do.
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Thanks for your suggestion, Just tried it then, it looks like a very promising app but has a few glitches which I suppose lays uniquely with HTC phones.
I can add/edit a contact all-right however when I delete a contact and refresh the list it comes back up.
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Kinda curious why you want to use pc to edit when you can it with your phone. Is it because you want to use a physical keyboard?
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Yeah, have a lot of contacts to add and don't want to use the phones touchscreen. Also I find HTC's interface to delete a contact a little convoluted and have a lot of old contacts I want to remove.
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Have you tried Gmail? Your contacts are auto-sync'd with your Google account by default; just use the gmail Contacts interface to edit them quickly and easily. That's what I do.
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I've been trying to get my contacts from the phone via GMAIL using the Google account associated with my phone and cannot seem to find the contacts interface. I'll look through it again, maybe I missed something
EDIT: Found It, but it doesn't have all my current contacts in there. Maybe it's because the contacts are stored on the sim card and both programs cannot get sufficient rights.
I deal with this all the time after converting folks to Android. Here's the thing:
The contacts system on Android is very powerful and flexible. There are 3 places where "traditional" contacts are stored, and on top of that, every app can have contact records that integrate with your built-in contacts.
SIM card contacts - contacts stored on the SIM card (duh)
Phone contacts - contacts stored on the phone's internal memory
Gmail contacts - contacts stored and synced on Google's cloud
All these contacts can be found in the contacts app - but you probably have phone contacts or SIM card contacts, that's why you can't find all of them in Gmail.
Here's what I suggest (I do this with every one who gets a new Android phone):
(based on how it looks when I do it, but how it looks when you do it depends on your android version, skin, gmail theme, etc.)
export all your contacts to a file on the sd card
contacts > menu > import/export > export to sd card
[*]copy this file to your computer
mount your phone's sd card to computer and copy file (should be called something like 00001.vcf or something like that)
[*]delete all contacts from the phone (this is so that you don't have duplicates and so that it doesn't get confusing)
settings > applications > manage applications > all > contacts storage > clear data
[*]go to gmail contacts and import the file
gmail.com > mail (top left) > contacts > more > import > choose file
[*]edit your contacts from your PC on a full sized keyboard for maximum comfort
hmm...
[*]make sure your phone can see your gmail contacts
contacts > menu > display options > choose contacts to display > google > system group: my contacts, facebook > all contacts, etc. etc.
[*]hit the thanks button
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oh, and make sure that every time you add a new contact from now on that it is synced with google.
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oh, and make sure that every time you add a new contact from now on that it is synced with google.
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I deal with this all the time after converting folks to Android. Here's the thing:
The contacts system on Android is very powerful and flexible. There are 3 places where "traditional" contacts are stored, and on top of that, every app can have contact records that integrate with your built-in contacts.
SIM card contacts - contacts stored on the SIM card (duh)
Phone contacts - contacts stored on the phone's internal memory
Gmail contacts - contacts stored and synced on Google's cloud
All these contacts can be found in the contacts app - but you probably have phone contacts or SIM card contacts, that's why you can't find all of them in Gmail.
Here's what I suggest (I do this with every one who gets a new Android phone):
(based on how it looks when I do it, but how it looks when you do it depends on your android version, skin, gmail theme, etc.)
export all your contacts to a file on the sd card
contacts > menu > import/export > export to sd card
[*]copy this file to your computer
mount your phone's sd card to computer and copy file (should be called something like 00001.vcf or something like that)
[*]delete all contacts from the phone (this is so that you don't have duplicates and so that it doesn't get confusing)
settings > applications > manage applications > all > contacts storage > clear data
[*]go to gmail contacts and import the file
gmail.com > mail (top left) > contacts > more > import > choose file
[*]edit your contacts from your PC on a full sized keyboard for maximum comfort
hmm...
[*]make sure your phone can see your gmail contacts
contacts > menu > display options > choose contacts to display > google > system group: my contacts, facebook > all contacts, etc. etc.
[*]hit the thanks button
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oh, and make sure that every time you add a new contact from now on that it is synced with google.
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oh, and make sure that every time you add a new contact from now on that it is synced with google.
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Nice guide, thanks. A lot of people don't realise that Sense ROMs don't sync with Google automatically, so they're not being backed up to the cloud. I'm sure a lot of people will find your guide helpful.
oh, and make sure that every time you add a new contact from now on that it is synced with google.
Nice guide, thanks. A lot of people don't realise that Sense ROMs don't sync with Google automatically, so they're not being backed up to the cloud. I'm sure a lot of people will find your guide helpful.
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THIS. May also tell any new users to make sure they open Contacts and hit menu->More->Settings->Contacts Storage and pick their main Google account as the default location for new contacts, that way anyone they add later gets backed up to Google Contacts automatically.
(The simple fact that I was able to sync my Contacts with Gmail with my old iPhone and 3 different Android phones is the only reason I've been able to keep the same contacts list for 4 years or so. Minus some idiocy that Sense sticks in your Notes, it's worked super well, too, saved me many times from losing numbers.)
I like Gmail. When you change a contact on your phone GMail get changed as well and vice versa.
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THIS. May also tell any new users to make sure they open Contacts and hit menu->More->Settings->Contacts Storage and pick their main Google account as the default location for new contacts, that way anyone they add later gets backed up to Google Contacts automatically.
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I'm actually not seeing that on my N1 running CM7... I get a prompt with every new contact where I get to pick either synced with gmail or unsynced phone storage.
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I'm actually not seeing that on my N1 running CM7... I get a prompt with every new contact where I get to pick either synced with gmail or unsynced phone storage.
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This is due to CM roms removing this code from the OS as they remove all Google based coding. Same reason there is no sim option
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I'm actually not seeing that on my N1 running CM7... I get a prompt with every new contact where I get to pick either synced with gmail or unsynced phone storage.
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That's odd. CM7 is AOSP and syncs automatically to your Google account. I've been using CM7 since the inception and never been prompted.
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That's odd. CM7 is AOSP and syncs automatically to your Google account. I've been using CM7 since the inception and never been prompted.
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Only if you install gmail. Remember cm roms don't use Google apps by default.
Also don't forget that CM is based on AOSP but they do alot of code changes so its not pure AOSP.
There is a software called as MobileGo. You can edit your phone contacts.
Remote web desktop
I use a plugin for my email client (thunderbird) to sync my gmail contacts, so i can edit them in thunderbird
The plugin is called: Google Contacts
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Kinda curious why you want to use pc to edit when you can it with your phone. Is it because you want to use a physical keyboard?
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Because I can't use language-specific characters directly on phone, like Č Ć Š Đ Ž
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Have you tried Gmail? Your contacts are auto-sync'd with your Google account by default; just use the gmail Contacts interface to edit them quickly and easily. That's what I do.
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Yeah, but I DON'T want my contacts to be synced with gmail or any other cloud.
I want them synced with Outlook. And I want them edited in Outlook (see above).
Or if not in Outlook, in any other computer-based address book or contacts editor.
And if my contact is named Đuro Šeširđija, and I want all those crazy characters on phone too.
And I want him to have picture I assigned, not his avatar on gmail/FB/whatever profile.
I humbly apologize if I was rude.
For now latest Kies will do...
I'm been having problems syncing with google for a few days now dont know whats going on wiped my phone thinking all my contacts were backed up online but for some reason there no longer there but was there a couple of months back? also tried to restore and no luck
I have my contacts synced to google contacts, you can edit them in gmail and it will show up on your android device. And it helps because you never have to backup your contacts.