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Okay this is a pretty simple question and topic but for some reason I just can't get it right. Alright well I have sync checked and sync in background checked all the options for google checked and same with facebook.
Now I heard that all contacts are automatically synced to google. Well everytime I flash a new rom and sign into my google account only like 6 gmail contacts come up. And my facebook contacts don't have the numbers I added to them.
How can I back up all of my contacts?
Sorry if this is a noob question lol
You would have to export tue contacts from you phone. Then with resultant file import the contacts to your gmail account. That should solve the problem.
I can't remember how to export the contacts but that process is what i used. And i flash about every two days due to dev porpuses.
Edit: there is an export button in the aosp messaging app. Cant find it in handcent.
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Does anyone know how to get the Contacts listed by Lastname, Firstname?
willgill said:
Does anyone know how to get the Contacts listed by Lastname, Firstname?
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Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, that isn't an option on this phone. I was trying to figure out a way, too.
I'm finding this very troublesome as well; I don't know the first names of half my contacts..
I'd really like to be able to sort "(company) last, first" again. Someone else will probably provide a fix before I learn to program on the Android platform.
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The developer from Enhanced Mail (which I use) is thinking about tackling Contacts as well as email. He has done a great job making Exchange and IMAP and POP mail better. He says contacts are harder though.
It all makes me miss HTC Sense.
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I started on this last night. Not sure when I can have an alpha ready, i'll aim for the weekend. there's certainly quite a bit around the contact api
I'd love some choice as to which groups display too, all contacts vs unassigned (group) contacts vs this group/several groups...
Why can't Google just support the Display As field? And proper syncing with desktop Outlook!
import/export google contacts.
Export ur contacts from gmail, to file, then delete gmail contacts on google. Then Import file to gmail. When i did this for uploading contacts to gmail it sitch all "VIEW AS" to last,first
Dr.Socrates said:
import/export google contacts.
Export ur contacts from gmail, to file, then delete gmail contacts on google. Then Import file to gmail. When i did this for uploading contacts to gmail it sitch all "VIEW AS" to last,first
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Thanks for the suggestion. However, I won't be trying it. None of my contacts are in gmail. They're all in my Exchange. For my job I have right at 1000 contacts. The contacts are correct. Moto's Corporate Mail doesn't display them correctly.
It's such a shame Motorola can't get it together as well as HTC.
Hi all.
I recently bought my gs2 i9100.
I added my main gmail account to the phone & another empty,newly created account.
When I synced both accounts with the phone, all my phone contacts were copied to my newly created gmail account. But all my previous contacts from my main gmail account were deleted.
What did I do wrong?
Is there any way to restore them?
Thank you very much,
Ariel.
Apparently, there's an option to restore contacts in gmail
In gmail:
Contacts>Restore Contacts
Thanks all!
My contact list started getting cluttered and occasionally I was seeing duplicate last names. So I decided to clear all my contacts and start from scratch.
I made sure all my contacts are in my Google contact list. Then I removed all the contacts from the phone itself. And removed all the accounts syncing to the contacts except the Google one.
My question is do I need to put back Facebook and Facebook for HTC Sense or just one of them? Same with LinkedIn and LinkedIn for HTC sense, or is this syncing to much data to my contacts causing my issues?
So I have three exchange accounts that sync with my phone. Only one is checked to handle contacts. A few days ago, I noticed I had 3 duplicates of my contacts when browsing my contacts, either directly from the contacts shortcut in my app drawer or via phone>contacts. I removed the account from my phone and readded it last night. Everything was fine until this morning when I noticed my phone was doing it again, showing duplicating contacts. Right now when I go down the list every contact associated with the exchange account is duplicated.
Has anyone seen or heard of anything like this? If so, wanna share a fix?
--Apologies if this is in the wrong spot but I cannot seem to post in the US Galaxy S III Q&A--
Does the US version not have a Merge Duplicate contacts option under settings??
the2rrell said:
Does the US version not have a Merge Duplicate contacts option under settings??
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Thanks for the reply! I have 'Merge with Samsung account' and 'Merge with Google' as the two menu options with merging in them. Under 'Contacts to display' I have chosen only to show my exchange contacts for the account I sync contacts with, so I know these duplicates are coming from one exchange account only. Also when I look online at Outlook.com all my contacts are not duplicated.
I d this problem with doubles not triples...all i had to do was select Merge Duplicate Contacts and it went through my contacts and all the duplicates were gone.
the2rrell said:
I d this problem with doubles not triples...all i had to do was select Merge Duplicate Contacts and it went through my contacts and all the duplicates were gone.
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I wish I had that option... I just noticed my calendar events (birthdays mainly) are duplicated as well.
I would try the merge with Google if you have not already.
Solar257 said:
So I have three exchange accounts that sync with my phone. Only one is checked to handle contacts. A few days ago, I noticed I had 3 duplicates of my contacts when browsing my contacts, either directly from the contacts shortcut in my app drawer or via phone>contacts. I removed the account from my phone and readded it last night. Everything was fine until this morning when I noticed my phone was doing it again, showing duplicating contacts. Right now when I go down the list every contact associated with the exchange account is duplicated.
Has anyone seen or heard of anything like this? If so, wanna share a fix?
--Apologies if this is in the wrong spot but I cannot seem to post in the US Galaxy S III Q&A--
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Help! I am facing the same isues th Exchange contacts n calendars. I removed the exchnge account n resyn. It was fine for a while, and then double contacts n calendars started to appear.
Same issue here....
I have a company exchange account and hotmail (exchange)....with contact sync only with my company account.
All the sync options are properly set for both of these accounts.
What i notice is that after a day or so... I will see my hotmail reloading all emails then duplicate contacts start to appear on my contact list.
It's weird because my contacts are from my company's not hotmail.
I have a similar setup on my last phone (Galaxy Nexus) and I do not have the duplicate contact problem.
Exchange Duplications
Anyone solve this, T-Mobile has been no help... I am having the same issues with my MS Exchange account, only the exchange account is multiplying contacts & cal events.
mmeridith said:
Anyone solve this, T-Mobile has been no help... I am having the same issues with my MS Exchange account, only the exchange account is multiplying contacts & cal events.
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Is one of those MS Exchange accounts Hotmail?