I'm going nuts..need help importing contacts - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I'm trying to import around 330 contacts from my nokia to my GS2...the thing that is driving me nuts is that before I used to receive all the contacts at once and they're in my contact list instantly...now with the VK Rom 5.2 based on ICS 4.04 I receive the files one by one...why is this happening?? How can I receive all the vcf files at once as it always was????
Thank you in advance

ehab78 said:
Hi all,
I'm trying to import around 330 contacts from my nokia to my GS2...the thing that is driving me nuts is that before I used to receive all the contacts at once and they're in my contact list instantly...now with the VK Rom 5.2 based on ICS 4.04 I receive the files one by one...why is this happening?? How can I receive all the vcf files at once as it always was????
Thank you in advance
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1) make a bkp of all ur contacts on ur nokia phone as .vcf file then copy the same to ur pc.
2) transfer that .vcf file to ur s2 phones sdcard ( internal or external)
3) go to contacts setting then try importing the same by selecting 'Import from Sdcard' and see

Sun90 said:
1) make a bkp of all ur contacts on ur nokia phone as .vcf file then copy the same to ur pc.
2) transfer that .vcf file to ur s2 phones sdcard ( internal or external)
3) go to contacts setting then try importing the same by selecting 'Import from Sdcard' and see
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Thanks for the reply i'll try that and by the way I meant bluetooth transfer...I used to get all the vcf's at once but now it's one by one..

This doesn't work as my nokia is an old nokia N95 and can't save contacts as vcf...
This is how I used to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHtHntihTY
but now I keep getting the contacts one by one...not sure why !!!!

You could also try copying the contacts to your SIM card and then use the same SIM card on ur GS2 and Import from SIM Card

tried that already...got a SIM card full msg...lol

the easiest way for me was to synchronize all my contatcs with my googlemail account. Once you have uploaded them, you can restore them on any android based OS. Noo need for bluethooth, or any vcf files...

ehab78 said:
tried that already...got a SIM card full msg...lol
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In that case use Nokia PC suite :
-Connect your N95 to your computer via USB cable
-Click on the "Contacts" icon
-Click - File - Export
This will export as a text file. Then use google contacts on ur pc and import this file and synch using your phone.

Thanks a lot for the help guys...all sorted out and fine now

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daniel
just export them to the sd card and then copy the file from the sd card and import it into whatever you are using... takes a bit more effort but gets the job done
Thanks guybanda,now im trying this
the export generate a vcf file,im open with ultraedit is the only way?
you could try to import the vcf file to your gmail account: go to contacts and import the file there,
then all your contacts should be there and you can sync them to the phone whenever you like.

[Q] How TO Transfer Contacts

hi i want to transfer my SGA contacts to Samsung C5212 (Fizz), but when i export my contact to sd it creates single VCF file and c5212 doesnt support single vcf rather its only imports my first contacts so how can i split my contacts to multiple vcf file or ho can i export my contacts to multiple vcf file from sga
Samsung Kies?
i found a better way Moderator kindly close this tread ...
I want to share with you a painless solution for transferring full contacts
1) First, on my SGA I exported my contacts to sd as VCard which save to a single file (x.vcf), then I transfer this file to my computer in a folder (for ex. c:\TEMP\x.vcf).
2) Then I use the attached application (VCF Splitter ) to split x.vcf in single VCF files. Extract vcfsplitter061220.zip to c:\TEMP\ and you'll have 2 files: vcfsplitter.exe and readme.txt.(IMPORTANT: You must drag x.vcf over vcfsplitter.exe in WINDOWS EXPLORER!!! otherwise will not work <in TotalCommander not worked for me>)
VcfSplitter download page: www.dm9.se/?dl_id=1
3) Then install NOKIA PC SUITE and in section "Contacts" select "Import" and you can select all single vcf files created with vcfsplitter.
And that's it. I hope some of you will use this tutorial.
See you soon
How about exporting you contacts and syncing them with your google account, (additionally) you can manage groups and chose which contacts you will get on your new phone

[Prob] Got Issues with connecting GS3 to Kies ?

Hello,
I'm from India and using Galaxy S3 now.
My phone (Galaxy S3) fails to recognize on Kies. I'm doing everything correct , but still it is not showing in Kies.
Previously it worked for me, but now its not at all.
Kies show this error message :- "Unable to connect to GT-I9300.Failed to retrieve device information."
I've installed all the drivers successfully. I've updated version of Kies installed.
Actually, I imported my contacts and saved it on my laptop. Now, I can open that "contacts.sbp" file only on Kies. Or is there any other way to again import that file to my GS3 ?
Please, help me guys !
Thanks.
Ratnakar Chaudhari said:
Hello,
I'm from India and using Galaxy S3 now.
My phone (Galaxy S3) fails to recognize on Kies. I'm doing everything correct , but still it is not showing in Kies.
Previously it worked for me, but now its not at all.
Kies show this error message :- "Unable to connect to GT-I9300.Failed to retrieve device information."
I've installed all the drivers successfully. I've updated version of Kies installed.
Actually, I imported my contacts and saved it on my laptop. Now, I can open that "contacts.sbp" file only on Kies. Or is there any other way to again import that file to my GS3 ?
Please, help me guys !
Thanks.
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1.Try another usb port
2. Try another pc-mac
2. Try with other usb
Hmm...
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Also try to reinstall kies. Most probs will get fixed.
Use Google for your contacts in future, I know that doesn't help right now, but will save you trouble in the future.
Ratnakar Chaudhari said:
Actually, I imported my contacts and saved it on my laptop. Now, I can open that "contacts.sbp" file only on Kies. Or is there any other way to again import that file to my GS3 ?
Please, help me guys !
Thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25029961&postcount=5
Open Kies
Open your saved spb file
Select all the contacts
Click SAVE
Select a location on your PC, create a directory called Contacts.
Browse to this directory and save the file using VCF as your file extension
Yes it doesn't give VCF as a file type option so just manually type it.
Check the directory and it should be full of vcf files.
Copy the directory to your Phone SD Card and import using contacts import.
Does this work?
Mo
Try Kies forum. Samsung forum. Or Samsung.com support online help.
jje
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-moe- said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25029961&postcount=5
Open Kies
Open your saved spb file
Select all the contacts
Click SAVE
Select a location on your PC, create a directory called Contacts.
Browse to this directory and save the file using VCF as your file extension
Yes it doesn't give VCF as a file type option so just manually type it.
Check the directory and it should be full of vcf files.
Copy the directory to your Phone SD Card and import using contacts import.
Does this work?
Mo
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How can I create directory ? Do you mean a Folder ?
And how can change the file extension manually ?
Thanks.
Ratnakar Chaudhari said:
How can I create directory ? Do you mean a Folder ?
And how can change the file extension manually ?
Thanks.
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Yes i mean folder.
As i said quoted before "it doesn't give VCF as a file type option so just manually type it."
Im facing this error after rooting my device. Tried using different pc no avail. Tried by rooting another sgs3, it also stopped being detected by kies :/
I upgraded my GS3 with the latest Firmware by using download file for samfirmware.com .
And after I installed the latest firmware, Kies stopped to recognize my GS3.
Is there anyway to resolve this ? Anyone experiencing the same problem, here ?
Now that you mention, I did the same thing and I too am facing the same problem.
Sent from my GT-I9300

.SPB backup files

Hi,
Last week I backed up my contacts from my Galaxy S2 onto my Macbook. It created a .spb file in the backup location. Since then my S2 has taken a tumble and has been sent away for repair but the prognosis doesn't look good! I have a Sony Ericsson as a spare handset, but cannot get the .spb file to open anywhere to convert to a .Csv file to replace my contacts. If anyone could help I would extremely grateful as the last sync with GMail didn't work so the only place I have my contacts is in the SPB backup file. I have tried opening Kies(latest download) on the mac to open the spb file but there is no option to let me do it.
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Hi,
Should have read further than installing pacman rom would mean kies wouldnt work - have my contacts and messages backed up from kies - is there any other app or method to get these imported to my phone from the files i have?
Thanks :good:
optionone said:
Hi,
Should have read further than installing pacman rom would mean kies wouldnt work - have my contacts and messages backed up from kies - is there any other app or method to get these imported to my phone from the files i have?
Thanks :good:
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So after much searching I found a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882861
1. open Kies
2. open your last saved *.spb file
3. save the file again as *. vcf manually in the file name area
4. go to were normally saved spb files ( C:\Users\ _\Documents\samsung\Kies\PIMS)
5. you will find all the contacts saved as vcf file.
6. select all contacts and copy them in a directory (ontacts)
7. connect your samsong to the pc and copy the directory (cotacts) in to the sd card
8. disconect your samsong
9. select the contact icon
10. from the left key press and select import contact from sd
then install the following and import
http://www.wondershare.com/android-manager/
optionone said:
So after much searching I found a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882861
1. open Kies
2. open your last saved *.spb file
3. save the file again as *. vcf manually in the file name area
4. go to were normally saved spb files ( C:\Users\ _\Documents\samsung\Kies\PIMS)
5. you will find all the contacts saved as vcf file.
6. select all contacts and copy them in a directory (ontacts)
7. connect your samsong to the pc and copy the directory (cotacts) in to the sd card
8. disconect your samsong
9. select the contact icon
10. from the left key press and select import contact from sd
then install the following and import
http://www.wondershare.com/android-manager/
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