What is the best way to backup contacts now that we can't use the backup /restore option in android 2.3
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Jamolah said:
What is the best way to backup contacts now that we can't use the backup /restore option in android 2.3
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this had to go to Q&A, but anyways, just install them on sim card and they will sync everytime you reflash the phone or do something else or use titanium backup or any other 3rd party application.
I have all my contacts stored in my gmailaccount and let it sync after I put a new ROM on my phone.
Before I went to the trouble of storing all my contacts in my gmailaccount, I used the backup to .vcf function in Go Contacts app.
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I do same as ldeleeuw, just synch it with your google account
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Awesome guys.
How do I do that?!
And will my calendar be synced as well?
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Yes it will!!
I will recommnend Google sync.. it also helped me many times when I am running out of battery.
Also editing is also powerful in Gmail acct.
Another tool I found was, fjsoft's mobile phone explorer. It will give you many options to customize backup. Google fjsoft and dload. "Mobile Phone Explorer" is free.
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Jamolah said:
Awesome guys.
How do I do that?!
And will my calendar be synced as well?
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On my PC, I imported a vcf-file into my gmailaccount, which I created with GO Contacts. It's is a single vcf-file with mutiple contacts, so importing it is very easy.
To sync it with your phone, you'll need to setup syncronisation somewhere in settings
What about going into settings and pressing the sync button to sync with my gmail account ?
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sounds like you are already synced, have to checked your contacts page in gmail on a pc?
also you can got Phone book - menu - more - Backup contacts - memory card
I would go for MyBackup as i dont sync often.
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I'm using MyPhoneExplorer and I think it is the best back up way. You can sync,archive,export, import your contacts, messages and calendar.
It can save your contacts with pictures. See this page:
http://www.se-house.net/pc-programs/myphoneexplorer.html
just use old backuprestore.apk.....it is working like charm...see my post..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196908
Backup & Restore from v2.1 can be installed on v2.3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196908
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Hey guys im thinking about switching over to this Rom but I need to know if this Rom has any VZM apps like backup manager,ect thanks for the help
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It does have backup assistant. It is debloated though.
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Just use TitaniumBackup to remove any apps you don't like.
Yea I just like to use it for my contacts tb for some reason don't like to save all my contact info like the phone numbers
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Your google account will back up contacts for you, numbers emails even pics
I also tried that but for some reason my phone dont sync also tried htc sync and it syncs but options like contacts are locked hence the topic Noon lol
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Sorry for the double post but just tried to use Google sync again and it just skips right past it when I push sync all when I click on contacts it has the sync symbol show up for a quick second then view away without saving anything. I am under accounts and sync BTW unless their is a different way
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make sure your contacts are google contacts thats the only way they will sync
Ok thanks for the help ill Google search on how to make my contacts Google contacts
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bwolf417 said:
Sorry for the double post but just tried to use Google sync again and it just skips right past it when I push sync all when I click on contacts it has the sync symbol show up for a quick second then view away without saving anything. I am under accounts and sync BTW unless their is a different way
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Call me an idiot...but I thought Google sync was obsolete with android, considering most of the devices are powered by Google! ....am I wrong....be nice !!
I will reiterate - Titanium Backup works great for restoring, in my case programs with data like Timeriffic.
studiorat said:
Call me an idiot...but I thought Google sync was obsolete with android, considering most of the devices are powered by Google! ....am I wrong....be nice !!
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You are wrong. Google sync is an android feature. It's one of the benefits to logging in with your gmail account when you setup a new ROM.
Vulcan1600 said:
I will reiterate - Titanium Backup works great for restoring, in my case programs with data like Timeriffic.
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I've never been able to get Titanium Backup to backup and restore contacts...
You could just export your contacts to your SD card then import them back after you flash a new ROM. While in people, hit menu then export.
Hi all, I have a sgs1 but im waiting for my new sgs2 to arrive, I use kies to sync my contacts, calander and memos, when I get my new phone will I be able to plug it into pc and then sync all my stuff to my new phone? Thanks
has anyone done this or if not how did you do yours please?
I haven't done this myself with kies but use Google to back up all my contacts and Titanium BackUp for all the user apps from the market.
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shakeyabooti said:
I haven't done this myself with kies but use Google to back up all my contacts and Titanium BackUp for all the user apps from the market.
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I agree with this completely but be carefully restoring system stuff from titanium or any other back up solution across different firmware versions
I also uses sms backup and restore from the market and sms/mms to gmail you cant restore mms messages but at least you don't lose them
Hi. I'm coming from a stock samsung 2.3.3 rom, I'm all ready to root it and give it a new firmware but will I lose my contacts which are integrated with facebook and all? I backed up a copy of it onto the sd card, but I'm not sure if it keeps the integration.
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provided you have synced with your gmail account, you should keep your contacts. you just log in once you boot up after flashing and your contacts will be refreshed
How do I know if I synced it to my gmail account? Does the backup to sd card function keep the integration with facebook?
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you could also move them to sd card and if they,re on sd csrd, u won't lose them and you would, they still would be in your nandroid backup and you could take them from there with appextracktor
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Crypt!c said:
Hi. I'm coming from a stock samsung 2.3.3 rom, I'm all ready to root it and give it a new firmware but will I lose my contacts which are integrated with facebook and all? I backed up a copy of it onto the sd card, but I'm not sure if it keeps the integration.
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Makrilli said:
you could also move them to sd card and if they,re on sd csrd, u won't lose them and you would, they still would be in your nandroid backup and you could take them from there with appextracktor
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Before you do anything BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP. Use titanium to backup your apps. To find out if your gmail is syncing your contacts go to settings - accounts and sync. You should clearly see if your gmail is syncing your contacts. When you flash a new rom it will ask you to enter your gmail. This will then sync all your contacts to your phone. When you get clockworkmod installed backup a full image of your phone so you wont lose anything. Goodluck!
Thanks for the help guys! Okay gonna see if its syncing but I'm more worried about the facebook integration because I don't want to repeat the tedious process of merging my contacts painstakingly again!
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Ohh another question, erm I can see that my google account is under the list of things syncing, is there somewhere I can check the contacts whether they are saved correctly or not? Thanks guys!
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So I have finally figured out how to extract contacts from an SBU file, convert it to vCard and then import them into my phone.
Here is the wonky part.
When I click on the contacts button, it only shows my phone having 12 contacts in my phone. BUT when I click over to "Groups" under "My Contacts, there are all my contacts that I have recently restored.
Now I have tried playing around with Wondershare, and a few other programs, but I want all my contacts in one place. Not having to swtich tabs to make this work. How can I copy them from "My Contacts" to the phone itself so I can see them all easily? I am so close to having all my contacts restored, this is the final step!
Please help!!! Thanks in advance!~
theyangman said:
So I have finally figured out how to extract contacts from an SBU file, convert it to vCard and then import them into my phone.
Here is the wonky part.
When I click on the contacts button, it only shows my phone having 12 contacts in my phone. BUT when I click over to "Groups" under "My Contacts, there are all my contacts that I have recently restored.
Now I have tried playing around with Wondershare, and a few other programs, but I want all my contacts in one place. Not having to swtich tabs to make this work. How can I copy them from "My Contacts" to the phone itself so I can see them all easily? I am so close to having all my contacts restored, this is the final step!
Please help!!! Thanks in advance!~
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Curious, do you use titanium back up?
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dafoxs said:
Curious, do you use titanium back up?
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No, but I will once I can solidify all my contacts into one area.
There is a real fast safe way to restore contacts through it. I have nandroid backups for every rom. I use tbu and go into extract from nandroid, choose the rom, check the "contact storage" box, choose data only and restore it, reboot and they are all there, full size pictures and all.
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I simply connected via Kies air and edited them all manually. Slow day at work so at least I got something done. Lol
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Hello,
How to FULLY delete (only from Mobile) those 1000s of email contacts which were synced earlier in my S2 (JB 4.1.2 Neatrom) from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc.
I have totally disabled automatic 'Sync' on all accounts added, and I only need to manually sync for new emails only. I can manage to 'display' contacts with a number only, but when I run a 'search' it brings up all email contacts again ffrom the db.
I simply don't want any email contacts but phone contacts in my phone.
Tried couple of tools which helped purge duplicates, but not email contacts itself.
insaf_mohd said:
Hello,
How to FULLY delete (only from Mobile) those 1000s of email contacts which were synced earlier in my S2 (JB 4.1.2 Neatrom) from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc.
I have totally disabled automatic 'Sync' on all accounts added, and I only need to manually sync for new emails only. I can manage to 'display' contacts with a number only, but when I run a 'search' it brings up all email contacts again ffrom the db.
I simply don't want any email contacts but phone contacts in my phone.
Tried couple of tools which helped purge duplicates, but not email contacts itself.
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Is it a option to delete your account and add them again but only select "Sync Email"?
Clear data for your contacts app and the contacts storage from Application Manager.
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AriGold said:
Is it a option to delete your account and add them again but only select "Sync Email"?
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That can help for avoiding future contact sync, but here I am worrying about those contacts which synced in the past
king_below_my_lord said:
Clear data for your contacts app and the contacts storage from Application Manager.
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What'll happen if I '' Clear data for your contacts app and the contacts storage from Application Manager'' ? Will it purge my original phone/SIM contacts anyway???
insaf_mohd said:
What'll happen if I '' Clear data for your contacts app and the contacts storage from Application Manager'' ? Will it purge my original phone/SIM contacts anyway???
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Anything that is stored on your phones contact database will go, and Sim contacts which are stored on the sim card you will have to manually clean. Anything and everything else should go.
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king_below_my_lord said:
Anything that is stored on your phones contact database will go, and Sim contacts which are stored on the sim card you will have to manually clean. Anything and everything else should go.
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Dude I am sorry, but I don't think you've got my question properly. I don't want everything and anything to go, only 'e-mail' contacts to be booted out of my Mobile....any feeds?
insaf_mohd said:
Dude I am sorry, but I don't think you've got my question properly. I don't want everything and anything to go, only 'e-mail' contacts to be booted out of my Mobile....any feeds?
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Couldn't you just backup whatever you need using some app and restore back into a cleaned database, I have done it before myself.
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Allright guys, I fixed my problem by myself....lots of thanks to all tried to help
Wondershare Mobilego for PC was the key tool to manage Android contacts from PC, where I had option to pick e-email contacts and purge them!
king_below_my_lord said:
Couldn't you just backup whatever you need using some app and restore back into a cleaned database, I have done it before myself.
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Yes I could, but you should really consider this 'whatever I need take a backup and restore only what I need', because excluding 3000+ email contacts from the required 500 contacts in a mixed contacts pool is HARD JOB...I had'nt find any tool to isolate them, all threads recommend 'SELECT' only what u need and export....do you find it easy to select one after one among the junk/needed contacts...NOooooooooo :cyclops:
Anyway I fixed it :good: