So I hate the stock messaging app. So I went with GO SMS PRO! I love the app. So many useful options! But I am having one small issue. How do I get Facebook photos to show up? In my contacts list they are all merged and it worked with the stock messaging app. Any idea? I have been using it for about a week now and I have yet to figure it out. Minor? Yes! But still very annoying!
Thanks for any advice!
Not one person? Hmm...
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Give this a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nloko.android.syncmypix
Let me know if it works for ya.
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JuggZaPoppiN said:
Give this a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nloko.android.syncmypix
Let me know if it works for ya.
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Thanks! I will try it tonight. I am guessing you have used this before?
I'm having the same issue with Go SMS...i think its a bug. If we use another program to sync, it will work..but the matching schemes may be different.
fb photos
it has something to do with ICS not sharing different 'account' information or something like that.
There are a few apps, like the one listed above, that pulls in your facebook photos, stores it locally, and assigns those pictures to your contacts list.
There are settings to specify how often you want it to sync photos, whether you want to do it over WiFi only or not, etc.
I have mine set to every 4 days, and only when i'm on WiFi.
Only 'problem' is that it will create duplicate contacts, and then merge those contacts with the ones you currently have on your phone. Just something to know. (at least mine does this)
export contacts out to sd card/sim w/e and import back to gmail
still probably going to have duplicate contacts, if i remember correctly thats how i worked around it.
annoying is hell..thats all I have to say.
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Give this a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nloko.android.syncmypix
Let me know if it works for ya.
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YES this did work! Thanks a lot for the post! Sorry it took me so long to try this out.
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so, since we all know the asshats at Google won't get off their lazy asses and actually fix a problem that's been an issue since the inception of android (yes, thats the 96x96 pixel Gmail contact photos that look like complete garbage on our high def screens), i've tried taking the matter into my own hands while trying to be able to keep syncing contacts.
so, has anyone found a server or email that will sync contact pictures back at the NORMAL resolution you upload them to?
my grad school email address uses outlook web, so i can use microsoft exchange to sync my stuff back and forth..problem is, that syncs contact photos really low as well when my phone syncs back..and i can't add photos from teh Outlook web app.
what other email providers sync stuff, and possibly sync contact pics at a NORMAL resolution?
I also wanna know...
As I remember, the contact pics are fine on GB stock rooted rom.
I've flashed to ICS now, and pics are garbage.
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I also wanna know...
As I remember, the contact pics are fine on GB stock rooted rom.
I've flashed to ICS now, and pics are garbage.
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Nah, they're still garbage on GB stock.
[edit] I love the use of asshat, btw.
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Nah, they're still garbage on GB stock.
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Yeah they look much better on CM9 and AOKP. There actually full screen contact photos
Use haxsync if you are on ics. Your pics will look perfect if you are syncing from face book. If you are on gbread use friend caster pro and it will pull HQ photos to fill that little box with a clean pic.
That resolution issue bugs the heck out of me too and it's astounding that google hasn't fixed this for years (bugged me on my old DINC too and that wasn't a HD phone).
I downloaded Full Screen Caller ID and you can replace any contact pic with one of your choice at a high resolution. I've found the program a tiny bit buggy on the Rezound (may have to do with my Call Confirm app which prevents accidental calls), but it does look good on full screen vs the tiny box on stock...
You guys can try out "BIG! caller ID" in the app store. Of course, the Pro version is better, but It's worth a look.
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UltimateCallScreen HD is pretty good too
yeah I was looking into those apps... they replace the standard phone app right?
I'd use haxsync, but I don't have Facebook so I have nothing to sync to lol
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You guys can try out "BIG! caller ID" in the app store. Of course, the Pro version is better, but It's worth a look.
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Really liked "BIG! Caller ID", seems like a great app! Contact photos are really high def! Thanks for the tip!
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Pryltokig said:
Really liked "BIG! Caller ID", seems like a great app! Contact photos are really high def! Thanks for the tip!
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Big Caller ID is probably the buggiest of the 3 apps out there like this. Worked fine the first few times, then just stopped working at all, even after uninstalling and reinstalling.
Ultimate Call Screen seems to work the best for the Rezound.
Here is the link go download and enjoy the new revaluation and forget the whatsapp
Check out "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk
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My Google Talk are still not updated to Hangout and i cant do it from playstore. Anyone have solution?
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I don't get why would people use this instead of whatsapp. Same a people won't use Google plus instead of Facebook.
Didn't work on mines either.
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cashyftw said:
Didn't work on mines either.
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Mine's still stuck on talk as well, anyone have any workarounds?
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Mine's still stuck on talk as well, anyone have any workarounds?
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I updated with my Nexus 4. Pulled the apk, let me know if it works:
https://mega.co.nz/#!UplTRRCD!ZPYAjnvmd28jvZOYJeOYBSAJPg1w-fGlKYv5fh4ZNQM
Some users are complaining about that. I think, this problem will be solved in a couple of days
I used aptoide and downloaded the Hangout apk and it replaced Talk and now its working as it should.
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I uninstalled talk, and then installed hangout from the play store.
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Mine's still stuck on talk as well, anyone have any workarounds?
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Install it manualy from browser. Not from store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk
I can't see the big differences from the old app.
Can you send photos and videos out files with it like whatsapp? I haven't found a way to do it.
Furthermore I can't add a photo to my chat profile without having to add it to Google +.
And my contacts that I have pictures of in my contact book are shown without pictures in the chat since they haven't got a picture on Google+.
So far I am a little bit disappointed with these issues and whatsapp will unfortunately still be a more preferable way for me to send messages for a while longer.
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sinizter said:
I updated with my Nexus 4. Pulled the apk, let me know if it works:
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thanks man, it worked like a charm. I owe you a beer
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I can't see the big differences from the old app.
Can you send photos and videos out files with it like whatsapp? I haven't found a way to do it.
Furthermore I can't add a photo to my chat profile without having to add it to Google +.
And my contacts that I have pictures of in my contact book are shown without pictures in the chat since they haven't got a picture on Google+.
So far I am a little bit disappointed with these issues and whatsapp will unfortunately still be a more preferable way for me to send messages for a while longer.
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you can send photos but no videos
Installing Hangouts
bigx86 said:
My Google Talk are still not updated to Hangout and i cant do it from playstore. Anyone have solution?
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Use Titanium Backup or similar software to remove Talk-app (remember to backup) and then install Hangouts from Google Play. Worked for me!
1)Delete talk with titanium backup
2) Restart device
3) Install hangouts from google play
This only worked for me I hope it help you:good:
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This app is incompatible with your Cellcom Samsung GT-N7100. (from pc)
from device i get: the item you were attempting to purchase could not be found
Hey Can any one tell me how to know if someone is online ? and where are the status buttons ? i mean the invisible, busy, and available buttons ??
The update available in the Play Store drastically changes Google Talk. I haven't come around on it yet; feels weird.
How do you like it?
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It's better. Just because you can now send pics with the app unlike before with gtalk.
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Once they implement sms I'll be sold. But it's a nice update smooth and fast.
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Once they implement sms I'll be sold. But it's a nice update smooth and fast.
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I do miss the ability to see who is on and offline before messaging them..plus I also kept my gtalk contacts seperate from my Google+ "circles"..now they are all jumbled together
Tower1972 said:
I do miss the ability to see who is on and offline before messaging them..plus I also kept my gtalk contacts seperate from my Google+ "circles"..now they are all jumbled together
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This is kind of how I'm feeling.
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It is absolutely terrible. Not being able to see whose online is a disgusting decision.
Such a POS that I actually had to restore the old Talk back.
is there anyway to get the old Talk back somehow ...my most recent Nandroid doesnt have it and I forgot to back it up with TB
Tower1972 said:
is there anyway to get the old Talk back somehow ...my most recent Nandroid doesnt have it and I forgot to back it up with TB
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Find Hangouts in settings > apps > all, then uninstall updates.
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I think they still have ah few things to work out but all in all I like it better
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Its tolorable, but can I for gods sake get back the ability to hide my offline contacts and for f***ks sake, the contacts who don't even have a Talk/Hangout/G+ account?
WTF Google? It's just got a huge list of contacts that you cant even contact ?
I miss the status messages.
Cant go invisible
Why are G+ groups mixed in with the contacts? Make it a drop tab or something.
Only thing going for it is the ability to finally send images.
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I do miss the ability to see who is on and offline before messaging them..plus I also kept my gtalk contacts seperate from my Google+ "circles"..now they are all jumbled together
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Its tolorable, but can I for gods sake get back the ability to hide my offline contacts and for f***ks sake, the contacts who don't even have a Talk/Hangout/G+ account?
WTF Google? It's just got a huge list of contacts that you cant even contact ?
I miss the status messages.
Cant go invisible
Why are G+ groups mixed in with the contacts? Make it a drop tab or something.
Only thing going for it is the ability to finally send images.
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One reason it shows your whole list though is because soon there will be SMS integration, they're preparing for that
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Once they implement sms I'll be sold. But it's a nice update smooth and fast.
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jayjay7411 said:
One reason it shows your whole list though is because soon there will be SMS integration, they're preparing for that
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then until the feature is implemented, your contacts shouldn't be.
Mine is special....lol
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JohnCorleone I beg u... Where'd u get it from?
It hurts my eyes atm lol
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I'd prefer if they left it for chat only - if there was an option to hide contacts that are not Google/chat users, I'd be happy with it.
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I have had nothing but issues with this app. It doesn't alert me of new messages. Notifications are on and I don't even get a status bar icon. Worked on my iphone previously fine but my ONE work.
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Gtalk is quickly dying, and hangouts is not getting any better. Like a few have said the inability to view your online contacts is a really big deal. I have no clue how my landline non data contacts will ever be able to accept my hangout request, why must I be spamed by people I might make a phone call to once a year, I could care less if they are using hangouts. The people I talk to on gtalk enjoy using gtalk for its cross-platform ability and the nice services provided by google, sure we could use another "Instant Messenger" service like we did before Gtalk, do we really want to? looks like decision day is quickly arriving, google just about 100% killed Gtalk on android 4.3.
Why is it that all my facebook contacts that are synced have blurry images? I thought this was supposed to be fixed with Jellybean?
I thought it was actually the other way around, it always worked up until Jellybean. Either way, you can try "Haxsync" from the play store, with the "Haxsync Jellybean workaround", also from the play store. It worked for me in the past, although i haven't used it lately because, to be honest, i stopped caring.
jvcjbl said:
Why is it that all my facebook contacts that are synced have blurry images? I thought this was supposed to be fixed with Jellybean?
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I use this app and love it https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImhlaW5yaXNjaC5jb250YWN0LnBpY3R1cmUuc3luYyJd
Phew
I noticed the blurriness too, glad to see it's not just me, I will try the app above and let you know.
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I use this app and love it https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImhlaW5yaXNjaC5jb250YWN0LnBpY3R1cmUuc3luYyJd
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I heard that this program has issues with it not syncing updated or rather recently changed profile pics. Input?
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jvcjbl said:
I heard that this program has issues with it not syncing updated or rather recently changed profile pics. Input?
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No I haven't had that issue. Sometimes the app doesn't find some friends but you can click on the person and manually associated them through the app.
edit: You may have to re associate the person if there pic changes I assume
I use Hangouts for messaging, are there any other sms apps ppl like using that we could use our original phone number on the G watch that we can reply with?
I don't really like hangouts and how they don't show anything but Google contact photos. Just curious of to what everyone's setup is like. I'm really liking the G watch and the convenience of it, no question android wear has a long way to go.
Which apps do you find convenient and worth the download besides watch faces?
Evolve sms works perfectly
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Evolve sms works perfectly
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How do u like it compared to hangouts?
I like it alot better. I don't use hangouts except for ingress related talk. Evolve sms is always being improved. I try to use other sms apps sometimes just to try something different but always go back to evolve
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I like it alot better. I don't use hangouts except for ingress related talk. Evolve sms is always being improved. I try to use other sms apps sometimes just to try something different but always go back to evolve
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Yeah i actually just downloaded it.. I can see why u like it.. It's real smooth and the ui looks great. Haven't tested it with the watch yet, but u do get full voice reply correct?
francous said:
Yeah i actually just downloaded it.. I can see why u like it.. It's real smooth and the ui looks great. Haven't tested it with the watch yet, but u do get full voice reply correct?
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Yes I works perfectly with the watch.
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Yes I works perfectly with the watch.
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Yeah i used it today at work. I'm definitely keeping it and using it over hangouts.. Its beautiful on my phone too.. Only thing I hope they add is being able to see the conversation on the watch.. There sas a couple times someone texted me back and I forgot what I said so u had to dig for my phone lol.. No biggie, but would be nice!
8sms. Way better than Evolve IMO. Evolve is horrid tbh after using it for a while you'll see lol.
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8sms. Way better than Evolve IMO. Evolve is horrid tbh after using it for a while you'll see lol.
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Lol what makes you say that? And how is 8sms better?
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Lol what makes you say that? And how is 8sms better?
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Just go look at the evolve g+ community it's nothing but bug complaints lol. MMS barely works, it's buggy as hell and the devs focus on aesthetics rather than a fully functioning app, it's crap IMO. 8sms keeps it simple and works 100% of the time.
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Joe0113 said:
Just go look at the evolve g+ community it's nothing but bug complaints lol. MMS barely works, it's buggy as hell and the devs focus on aesthetics rather than a fully functioning app, it's crap IMO. 8sms keeps it simple and works 100% of the time.
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Hmm. I guess I'll try it out. Do you mean in general or on the watch specifically ?
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Hmm. I guess I'll try it out. Do you mean in general or on the watch specifically ?
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Both to be honest.
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I'm trying out chomp sms now. Evolve is nice but the Ui on my phone made it kind of confusing. If u check one person's message it marks them all read? There were times I didn't realize someone sent me a message until I swiped and didn't recognize reading that message or so
Ugh.. Nevermind, I can't handle the ads.. Trying 8sms now. I like it so far, but some of my messages I'm sending from the watch aren't sending or appearing in my sms on the phone..
... Aaannnnd back to Hangouts I go..
Try the new Textra. They update to a material look. And it works with my g watch
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I'm trying out chomp sms now. Evolve is nice but the Ui on my phone made it kind of confusing. If u check one person's message it marks them all read? There were times I didn't realize someone sent me a message until I swiped and didn't recognize reading that message or so
Ugh.. Nevermind, I can't handle the ads.. Trying 8sms now. I like it so far, but some of my messages I'm sending from the watch aren't sending or appearing in my sms on the phone..
... Aaannnnd back to Hangouts I go..
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The dev of 8sms @bengtan recently updated 8sms and the update killed Android Wear voice reply lol... but I mailed him about it and he fixed it the next day. Here is the APK, it should push out to Google Days within the next couple of days (according to him).
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The dev of 8sms @bengtan recently updated 8sms and the update killed Android Wear voice reply lol... but I mailed him about it and he fixed it the next day. Here is the APK, it should push out to Google Days within the next couple of days (according to him).
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Thanks for sharing the fixed apk. That did the trick! :good:
Any new apps or tricks we should look out for? I know they said an update is coming next month, I just hope developers don't forget about us... Android wear/ LG g watch could be so good!
Google's message app actually let's you go through the entire conversation. I like it has material format.