Hi xda. I was hoping you could help me.
On my last ROM installation I had a big problem with facebook contact syncing. What happened was I installed the facebook app and synced with that as well as syncing with the facebook integration of the contacts app.
It was a big mess.
My question to you lovely folks is this: which method should I use for best results?
Facebook application, or contacts application facebook sync.
Thank you very much
djk21108 said:
Hi xda. I was hoping you could help me.
On my last ROM installation I had a big problem with facebook contact syncing. What happened was I installed the facebook app and synced with that as well as syncing with the facebook integration of the contacts app.
It was a big mess.
My question to you lovely folks is this: which method should I use for best results?
Facebook application, or contacts application facebook sync.
Thank you very much
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Honestly, I sync both (possibly needlessly). I have had small issues in the past, but as of awhile now, not one single problem. Might depend on the ROM. I run Adrynalyne's Super Clean 2.9. I love it. What I personally suggest, TRY syncing them both again, if that's what you like, or just Sync the Facebook App as the Facebook App Syncs everything that the Phone Facebook Sync does.
Is there a way to sync my contacts with facebook without adding all of my friends on facebook to my contact list?
Basically just sync the ones that are in my contact list already without adding everyone else that I dont want?
Hopefully thats clear, Thanks
xnastyx said:
Is there a way to sync my contacts with facebook without adding all of my friends on facebook to my contact list?
Basically just sync the ones that are in my contact list already without adding everyone else that I dont want?
Hopefully thats clear, Thanks
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Hello,
I recently purchased the Galaxy S2 phone and one things that annoys me is that if you have a friends that belongs in multiple social networks, you can't join them all to his main phone contact. For example i have a friend's gmail contact on my contact list and i want to join his other contacts from facebook, twitter, last.fm, skype, myspace, whatsapp, linkedin etc.. (for those who don't know, by installing the official social app on your android you get the option to list those contacts on your phone contact list)... Well the problem is that when i try to join a 6th contact i get the message "unable to join contact. maximum number of joined contacts is 5"
I know most of you will problably say use another app for your contacts but i really wanna know if anyone finds it annoying and has found workaround... maybe a tweak to increase the limit, an upgrade or another app that adresses this issue....I really don't wanna use a 3rd party app for my contact list...
Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks,
Dennis
Any ideas anyone?
I am interested too, I find it weird you can only merge 5 account...
I guess you can't?
I am interested too, someone in my contact has many social account T T
You can try and do it in gmail rather than your phone
ArielTM said:
You can try and do it in gmail rather than your phone
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I don't mean gmail contacts i mean gmail conacts with other social network contacts...for example a gmail contact with facebook, skype, linkedin, twitter last.fm etc...
i would be interested as well.
i use google contacts, facebook, twitter, google+, skype and facebook is listed twice, once for its own app, once for social hub and i recently found, some of my contacts that in fact use all the services cannot be merged into one contact anymore, as that would mean, merging 6 contacts.
the sgs2 has great social networking integration, but why set this stupid limit that serves no one? the feature of merging contacts is supposed to combine all online activity of one person into one contact.
+1 on this..
There should be some way to increase the counter on the number ( or remove it completely) for the number of contacts that can be joined..
As the number of social/communication apps grow so do the contacts on those that you would want to link
Anyone has the fix to unlock the 5 contacts limits?
I'm looking forward for this fix too
I have the T-Mobile SGS2, but I found this thread looking for the same answer. I found this feature request though on the android project that anyone wanting this feature should probably star and add a comment on to convince them to add it...
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=16735
i could develop it partially now, I could remove the limit, but when I make the order to join it said "contacts joined" but actually nothing happened!
so i am working on it to find the problem
i will post in SGSII developing section once it is done
so stay close
check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349803
Hey! Thanks a lot, I will try it in the next days.
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Enviado desde mi SGSII
Chef_Tony said:
i would be interested as well.
i use google contacts, facebook, twitter, google+, skype and facebook is listed twice, once for its own app, once for social hub and i recently found, some of my contacts that in fact use all the services cannot be merged into one contact anymore, as that would mean, merging 6 contacts.
the sgs2 has great social networking integration, but why set this stupid limit that serves no one? the feature of merging contacts is supposed to combine all online activity of one person into one contact.
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I couldn't figure out why the facebook one is listed twice - I was going crazy!! Should both be joined?
Also, I have a contact that has a twitter account and when I click on "join contact" I don't see their twitter account to select to join... how do I do this?
Thanks!
Maria
current the stock contact doesn't allow that, but i have seen it work on an EVO3D.
i really need a fix for this issue, anyone to help ????
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349803
LuvrGirl said:
I couldn't figure out why the facebook one is listed twice - I was going crazy!! Should both be joined?
Also, I have a contact that has a twitter account and when I click on "join contact" I don't see their twitter account to select to join... how do I do this?
Thanks!
Maria
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Go to twitter settings and under other settings choose sync all for "Contact settings"
Go to your contacts app and the twitter contact should be there now to link to other contacts (if not then press the menu hard key, go to more, display options, and tick all contacts under twitter)
Once you're done syncing, you can untick display all twitter contacts to hide unnecessary ones and can go back to twitter and change contact sync to existing contacts to minimise data usage
Also social hub is a stupid app, just replicates what the official facebook app does, if i were you I would remove your facebook account from social hub and you won't have duplicate facebook contacts then
I just migrated from N900 to S3... I was using Hermes on N900 for contact sync and it added the facebook url to the contact details. Now i would like to install some application which just on the basis of that url, update *only* the contact picture. Is there some application available which can do this without hassle?
HaxSync
not working on the url basis... is the dev on xda ?? i would like to ask him about it?
You can also create a "facebook for sync" in account parameters... Works great for me..
Chewee91 said:
You can also create a "facebook for sync" in account parameters... Works great for me..
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I dont know how to create "facebook for sync" .. basically all i need is some app which go through the website section of a contact.. and update the profile pic on its basis... HaxSync seems not to be able to do that...
Don't know if the following works for your specific need but its worth a try:
Settings - accounts and sync -add account - add facebook account (or add facebook for syncing)
Then go to contacts - menu button - contacts to display - customised list - press facebook and choose what u want displayed.
I get contact pics synced from skype, gmail etc, can't really try facebook cause its blocked here...
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Hi All,
I'm trying to sync Facebook with my contacts (people), so I go to Accounts and Sync and add Facebook in. It directs me to the app and I choose 'Sync with existing contacts'. I only want it to link with the contacts on my phone, but after I press the sync button, it syncs ALL my Facebook contacts into my phone (All my friends on Facebook). WHY??? Anyone know how to sync and link with ONLY the contacts on your phone?
Thank, much appreciated!
wrong thread, sorry. can deleted
dkev said:
Hi All,
I'm trying to sync Facebook with my contacts (people), so I go to Accounts and Sync and add Facebook in. It directs me to the app and I choose 'Sync with existing contacts'. I only want it to link with the contacts on my phone, but after I press the sync button, it syncs ALL my Facebook contacts into my phone (All my friends on Facebook). WHY??? Anyone know how to sync and link with ONLY the contacts on your phone?
Thank, much appreciated!
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go to your contacts and hit the menu theres a setting in there to only display your contacts, its probably because htc has there own facebook sync so thats probably what your seeing.
Andrew149 said:
go to your contacts and hit the menu theres a setting in there to only display your contacts, its probably because htc has there own facebook sync so thats probably what your seeing.
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I came across that answer somewhere too, but I can't find where you can hide the contacts you don't want in the menu. Can you direct me specifically?
Thanks!
This pic I just posted says it all!
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Ahhh I see what you mean. But like when you go to the phone tab on the very left, all your facebook friend's contacts are there. I don't think you can get rid of this