Hey guys,
I've got an S2 running CheckROM v6 and have just installed CheckROM on my new S3.
So, my questions:
1) How do I transfer contacts and messages across? I use my phone for business so can't lose these!
2) How can I backup my phone regularly (messages and contacts)? Is there a way similarly to "syncing" iPhones (without having to use the dreaded iTunes!)?
3) Can I get the Jkay Deluxe AOSP lock screen with CheckROM on the S3?
Please keep in mind that the S2 uses a SIM and S3 uses Micro-SIM. So I somehow have to transfer all messages and contacts etc, then go to my phone shop and get my SIM changed to a MicroSIM and start using the S3 I guess?
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Cheers :good:
Jonno
1. Just sync your contacts with your google account and on your s3 sync them back. Simple.
For sms
Try this :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync
Works perfectly.
2. Once you set up sync with your google account, yout contacts are always backed up.
For sms backup use the app above.
3. Don't know. Havent tried. I like the stock lockscreen.
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Im rather confused by how to go about backing up my contacts. Ever since google started backing up contacts, I haven’t quite understood which contacts (sim, phone or both???) it backs up. Is there any good application which backs up all of your contacts, that is , those saved in your sim, phone and google account, altogether.
I flashed bionix V 1.3.1 last night and used ‘MyBackup Root’ & ‘Titanium backup’
to restore my contacts. First I restored user applications with data and all of my contacts were back. Then I used ‘My Backup Root’ to restore contacts. (I don’t know why I took this step). It started erasing all of my contacts before restoring. When it got done, I realized I was missing my contacts saved in sim card.
This is all sooo confusing that I don’t know how to get my sim contacts back.
why did u use the other software once u had used titanium backup?
kies does it aswell ??
naifs_br10 said:
why did u use the other software once u had used titanium backup?
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shouldnt have done that but i still did
market. backup everthing. and contacts to sd.
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sorry didn't read entire post. I felt the same way u did. But.I found a nice link that helped me out the whole google backup contact deal. When I get home I will send ya the link
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Hi, I used My Backup to backup my contact before & restore it after I change to other ROM.
However, it seems the My Backup will erase all your contacts in your SIM card as well after you restore. The WORST part is it restored the contact & store as Google contact. You can't export the contact to SIM card anymore then.
Luckily I have backup in my old phone & imported back into the SIM card & reload it again.
My advise, try Go Contacts app. This app do the tricks where export your phone contact into SD Card & imported back flawlessly.
Why not just have all your contacts inside of Google? And each time you addd a contact, make sure it's being added to your google account. I've been on Android since the G1... never 'backed up' a contact.. Just logged in to my google account on the phone and had them there.
or you can simply read the noob guide in this forum and follow the steps that are proven to be used by alot of people....
I stoted all contacts in Google account, everytime upgrading to new rom, synchronize contact again, all of them will be availabe in your mobile. It's my simple solution.
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I dont know of a way to get your contacts saved to your google account AFTER you have already chosen to save them to phone or SIM. I'm pretty sure you only get that option once. I would think you'd have to go thru each individual contact(omg, that sux) maybe erase and then resave and choose ur google account as the location to store. As stated before saving to ur google account is the best option to backup contacts
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alexhee said:
Hi, I used My Backup to backup my contact before & restore it after I change to other ROM.
However, it seems the My Backup will erase all your contacts in your SIM card as well after you restore. The WORST part is it restored the contact & store as Google contact. You can't export the contact to SIM card anymore then.
Luckily I have backup in my old phone & imported back into the SIM card & reload it again.
My advise, try Go Contacts app. This app do the tricks where export your phone contact into SD Card & imported back flawlessly.
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This is exactly what happened... I couldnt have explained it better myself. My Backup erased all of the contacts (both on sim and phone) before restoring and restored contacts to google. It is important to note that it did not restore contacts that were saved on sim to google. However, when I go into 'My Backup' app and view the data i have backed up. I can see all the contacts (both sim and phone contacts) in there. I will never use 'MyBackup' to backup my contacts.
The reason I dont save all of my contacts to google is I, for odd reasons, sometimes have to use (though rarely) my old school phone. I just insert my sim in it and i get all my contacts.
Google backup/sync and ubuntu one mobile.
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Google backup/sync and ubuntu one mobile.
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care to explain!
sLiKK said:
This is exactly what happened......................................
The reason I dont save all of my contacts to google is I, for odd reasons, sometimes have to use (though rarely) my old school phone. I just insert my sim in it and i get all my contacts.
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Genius! i didnt think of that good point bro. I to had my vibrant out of commish for a night and had to revert to old flip phone and SIM saved contacts is what saved me come to think of it. Nobody knows anybodies actual number anymore LOL
All of mine are in my Google and Facebook. So everytime I flash a new rom I login and there all there. Simple as that!
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kawika said:
Genius! i didnt think of that good point bro. I to had my vibrant out of commish for a night and had to revert to old flip phone and SIM saved contacts is what saved me come to think of it. Nobody knows anybodies actual number anymore LOL
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yea this technology is not your savior all the time.
peecs121 said:
All of mine are in my Google and Facebook. So everytime I flash a new rom I login and there all there. Simple as that!
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^This about sums it up
Well .. Vibrant already has the import/exper function. Try using it and after flashing, open the .vcf file in your external mem card and it will extract your contacts to your phone.
http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=30a6a99f562bbb28&hl=en
this link helped me out a lot. I believe this is the issue you need help with.
I just finished installing a new, custom, ROM (Cognition X2 Beta 4). Everything is running well and there is no lag I know of.
Only one problem: All my contacts are gone.
I thought Google backed them up (with Google Sync). Apparently not! Even though my picture albums, gmail, and calendar; my contacts are still the same default AT&T contacts!
Does anybody know I can PLEASE get my old contacts back? I MUST have them (I JUST got everyone manually saved on my new phone from my old iPhone 4 - and restored the iPhone. F U 0 K!)
Yes, I did backup the "stock" rooted ROM. Is it possible to extract the contacts from it - without restoring back to it?
I'm desperate.
Colton127 said:
I just finished installing a new, custom, ROM (Cognition X2 Beta 4). Everything is running well and there is no lag I know of.
Only one problem: All my contacts are gone.
I thought Google backed them up (with Google Sync). Apparently not! Even though my picture albums, gmail, and calendar; my contacts are still the same default AT&T contacts!
Does anybody know I can PLEASE get my old contacts back? I MUST have them (I JUST got everyone manually saved on my new phone from my old iPhone 4 - and restored the iPhone. F U 0 K!)
Yes, I did backup the "stock" rooted ROM. Is it possible to extract the contacts from it - without restoring back to it?
I'm desperate.
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Go into your gmail on pc Web Browser and look on left side you will see contacts look to see if your phone contacts are there. If not then back up your current system in cwm then restore the stock one. Sync contacts with google let it finish then restore cognition backup in cwm. Sucks but easiest way to get them back.
Google only syncs the contacts that is in GMail contacts. Your phone supports many different contact providers. You can have Gmail contacts, exchange server contacts, facebook contacts and Phone contacts. The default is phone contact which syncs with no one. If you only save your contacts in Phone contact, you will never get that synced to the cloud. So, next time when when you create a new contact, pay attention to the where the contact is going and make sure it is Gmail contacts.
How did you back up your stock ROM? With titanium backup? If so restore your contacts with it. When you make a gmail account, make sure you go in your contacts app press menu/more/settings/save new contacts to/your google account or always ask and not to your phone so it can auto sync.
If you ever came from an iPhone or any other phone and transferred your contacts to Android. Go in your contacts app cause it's usually not stored in the google account to sync but rather the phone. Press menu/import & export/export to sd card....you will have a vcf file on your storage card. Go on gmail thru the computer. On your left pan you should see contacts. With your phone plugged into your computer, pull the vcf file or just upload it directly from your phone to your gmail using a file explorer on your phone like Astro. Back to your gmail on the computer...press contacts and find the button more in the center. Press import from there and merge and find duplicates if you need to.
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Hi guys. My phone is Samsung Galaxy Ace, firmware Android 2.3.6, rooted
3 questions:
1. I've been able to surf the web using my laptop thru my phone's tethering capability. Will my carrier know about it and charge me for it?
2. When I tap the 'Internet' app, the default homepage is www.google.com.xx (xx represents my country). How do I make it www.google.com ?
3. I always use Kies to back up my phone's contacts. It saves all contacts in a .spb file (samsung phonebook?). Is there a way to send all contacts to my gmail account so I won't have to use Kies?
Thanks so much!
Hi, answer first two questions I dont know, but contats may be - you must synchronise your contacts with google account - in contacts - press menu, account, enable synchronisation
I am using export to SD.
MarlonKaye said:
1. I've been able to surf the web using my laptop thru my phone's tethering capability. Will my carrier know about it and charge me for it?
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I assume if you exceed your data cap, which is easier to do on a laptop, then yes. For browsing, perhaps they can detect desktop useragent strings if they examine their connection logs, but this would depend on your carrier. Opera on the desktop can tweak useragent strings if I remember correctly, to mask desktop browser usage.
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2. When I tap the 'Internet' app, the default homepage is www.google.com.xx (xx represents my country). How do I make it www.google.com ?
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Settings > Set home page should do it but not sure if google do some redirection magic, at which you may need to delete your cookies.
MarlonKaye said:
3. I always use Kies to back up my phone's contacts. It saves all contacts in a .spb file (samsung phonebook?). Is there a way to send all contacts to my gmail account so I won't have to use Kies?
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What is wrong with google contacts sync? I never have to backup contacts as that just works with my google account. I do have to backup SMS messages, and the excellent SMS backup and restore by Ritesh Sahu archives them to XML and emails me that daily, very handy!
iandol, nothing wrong with google contacts sync.
I don't need the email addresses of my friends in my gmail account to be copied to my phone. What I'm asking for is this: All contacts on my phone will be uploaded to my gmail account, so that if I ever reset my phone, all I need to do is access my gmail account through my phone, and download the contacts. As opposed to plugging my phone to my laptop, opening Kies, and 'import' the contact file (.spb), and 'save to device (my phone)'.
Hope I'm clear.
Thanks!
Yes. When I switch ROMs I never have to back up my contacts (many with *only* phone numbers), I just associate my phone with my google account and it automagically syncs all my contacts after a few minutes of first booting that fresh ROM. What it doesn't back up is my call log, my sms messages and apn settings, which is why I use other programs for that. *And* although Market tries to reinstall the apps I installed I much prefer to backup apps+data using Titanium Backup, this means I get my phone back exactly as I want it with minimum fuss!
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Yes. When I switch ROMs I never have to back up my contacts (many with *only* phone numbers), I just associate my phone with my google account and it automagically syncs all my contacts after a few minutes of first booting that fresh ROM. What it doesn't back up is my call log, my sms messages and apn settings, which is why I use other programs for that. *And* although Market tries to reinstall the apps I installed I much prefer to backup apps+data using Titanium Backup, this means I get my phone back exactly as I want it with minimum fuss!
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But when I open my gmail (using a laptop), I don't see my phone's contacts (my friends' cell numbers) anywhere in my gmail. Where is it located?
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1. I've been able to surf the web using my laptop thru my phone's tethering capability. Will my carrier know about it and charge me for it?
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If you don't have data plan at you carrier you will be charged for used MB. And your carrier shouldn't be worried how you spent your MB.
MarlonKaye said:
But when I open my gmail (using a laptop), I don't see my phone's contacts (my friends' cell numbers) anywhere in my gmail. Where is it located?
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If your sync is on and contacts are sync with gmail it will be located under Gmail sign > click mail and switch to contacts.
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iandol said:
Yes. When I switch ROMs I never have to back up my contacts (many with *only* phone numbers), I just associate my phone with my google account and it automagically syncs all my contacts after a few minutes of first booting that fresh ROM. What it doesn't back up is my call log, my sms messages and apn settings, which is why I use other programs for that. *And* although Market tries to reinstall the apps I installed I much prefer to backup apps+data using Titanium Backup, this means I get my phone back exactly as I want it with minimum fuss!
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Try SMS Backup+. It will back-up your SMS, MMS, Call Log in separate label in Gmail.
Hi all
Can someone help out quick?
I had my first mess around with the S3 last night and done the CF-Root with Odin, a NANdroid backup and then put on CyanogenMod 9 and everything has gone fine, other than the fact that I don't have any contacts, text messages or previously installed apps?
Am I able to get these back? I was sure I had the contacts and txt's synced through my Gmail account, but it doesn't seem so now....:silly:
FinGerS o FuDgE said:
Hi all
Can someone help out quick?
I had my first mess around with the S3 last night and done the CF-Root with Odin, a NANdroid backup and then put on CyanogenMod 9 and everything has gone fine, other than the fact that I don't have any contacts, text messages or previously installed apps?
Am I able to get these back? I was sure I had the contacts and txt's synced through my Gmail account, but it doesn't seem so now....:silly:
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Contacts synced through Gmail should have come back..go to account and sync and check whether contact sync option is enabled..
Texts are not synced to Google servers..use SMS backup and restore from market
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hey, I have 2 questions, couldn't find anyone with similar issues..
using gt-i9300
latest cm9 release
since installing i cannot use android transfer app to transfer files to and from my computer,
this is also true with the samsung kies program it just does not want to recognize my phone.
even tried switching between mtp and ptp, debugging mode is enabled...
is this a know issue or something I am not doing?
not a really big deal but I would prefer not to have to remove the micro sd from the phone
everytime i need to transfer over files.
Also the has anyone been able to use the movie studio app in cm9, because mine just stalls out
Hi all -
My mom just inherited an AT&T Samsung Galaxy II (rooted, OS ICS 4.0.3, Build IML74K.117) and I am trying to move her contact from her SIM to her phone or, even better sync with her Gmail account.
From the Contacts app, I'm opening the menu and selecting SIM Management, then choosing Copy Contacts From SIM and selecting the option of the Gmail account (I've also tried selecting the Phone option as well). Instead of going to the screen where I can choose the contacts to copy, the phone just goes back to the SIM Management screen. (I took a screenshot of it but it's been 8 minutes and the text is still in Send mode on her phone.)
Any ideas on what is preventing me from being able to move the contacts? My next move is to take it back to stock and see if that doesn't help but that's really a last resort and something I'm trying to avoid.
Thanks in advance!
Lauren
Can you see the contacts when you log into her Gmail account on a computer?
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Can you see the contacts when you log into her Gmail account on a computer?
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Hi, thanks for responding...
No, because she is coming from a stone-age phone and has never had anything linked to her Gmail account before, which is also new. So in this case, I'm attempting to transfer the SIM contacts to her phone/Gmail account in order to A) get them on the phone in a more unified manner and B) sync with Gmail so that she now has an online backup of her contacts. She's coming from a Motorola Razr circa 2005. For real.
I couldn't say for sure, but the problem could be that the format in which the Razr stored the contacts is not being read by the SGS2 which is kicking you back out of the menu.
This is probably an old thread but no Gmail sync along with cannot send mms, indicate that you probably have no internet access.
Make sure you do have first, either wifi or mobil data turn on
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I couldn't say for sure, but the problem could be that the format in which the Razr stored the contacts is not being read by the SGS2 which is kicking you back out of the menu.
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Nope, the format is universal and can be read by pretty much any phone.
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