I'm running a Galaxy Nexus, Jelly Bean.I just noticed after a long while that my avatar in the Gmail app was incorrect. After trying to change it, I noticed that clicking the contact doesn't bring up the local "me" contact so I removed it in hopes that it would sync correctly. Now clicking the contact says "contact does not exist" and asks if I'd like to add them. Obviously the email and names match, since it's the google account I use on the phone. Is there a way to get it to properly sync with the local "me" contact on the phone, or do I have to add a second contact of myself into google contacts?
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I have trouble getting new contacts that I add to my phone to sync with my Google account. I've lost quite a few new numbers that I've put into my phone, not knowing that it hasn't synced to my Google account, I flash a new ROM and restore contacts from my account only to find out that I'm missing that person's number . I have "Sync Contacts" checked in my Google account settings and I make sure the contact is assigned to a group. Even with a force sync within the contacts app and my google account settings doesn't bring the newly entered contact over. Anybody else experience this or have a work around?
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Entropy's Daily Driver (10202011)
Do you have your phone set to save new contacts to google?
Contacts > Menu > Settings > Save new contacts to
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post above mine is the way to go....
It worked! Thank you so much. Now do you have to do this every single time? Seems counter productive to having auto sync features with your google account if you have to do this every time you add somebody.
edit: settings was set to "Save to phone" Why did I not even think of this! Thanks again
Nope, that is the default setting for all contacts. Set it once and you should be good. However, I would double check it after re-flashing ROMs and such, just in case.
I would set that setting to 'Always ask'. This setting will be applied whenever you add a new contact. The default is 'Phone' which does not sync with Google. If you have Exchange server account, you will see exchange contact as well.
So, each contacts belongs to a specific contact provider: Phone, SIM card, Google, Exchange account or any other account types you installed. Only the contacts that belongs to a that contact provider will be synced with that provider. Phone and SIM card contacts stays on the phone or SIM card, never synced with any cloud services.
Recently I've noticed some strange behaviour regarding my contacts.
first I save a contact by selecting new contact in the contacts menu.
Then I chose an account under which I want to create the contact.
I never chose phone-only and always sync to the same account, lets call this account 1.
After I save the contact details the contact does not appear in my contact list.
This contact will neither appear in the contacts of account 1 when I log into Google and look at my contacts.
When I search a certain contact name in my phone it says "Contact not found" below which it gives me the option to "Search all contacts".
If I press this option it will show me all the contact information just like I stored it.
I tried searching in other accounts beside account 1 that I could choose when storing the contact but that yielded no results either.
My questions are:
1 Where the **** does my phone store these contacts?? :S
2 Why can't I see them when I log onto Google?
3 How can I get them to display normally under contacts? (and in my Google account contacts)
Additional information:
I run a CM7 NAND-ROM (I think by HyperDroid) on a 512MB version of the HTC LEO
I mainly connect to the internet through Wi-Fi because I'm currently using a pre-paid subscription.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I cannot seem to get new contacts and calendar entries to sync to Google. It will only download new contacts and will not upload new entries.
I have tried the usual, checking and unchecking Auto-sync, contacts, calendar. Tried "Sync Now." Nothing. Email works both directions tho.
This is a huge pain, because I already lost new contacts I entered after a hard-reset.
My Rezound sinks the google calendar better than my computer does.
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jbh00jh said:
My Rezound sinks the google calendar better than my computer does.
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Sadly, I just added a new calendar entry and contact, manually hit "Sync Now" and there is no sign of them on my Google Account.
Can you try adding a new contact and see if it shows up on your G account?
I have verified both contacts and calendar entries I've created on my phone are displayed correctly when I access my Google Contacts and Calendar from a desktop.
Do you save new contacts to "Phone" or "Google" when you enter them on the phone? Do you have "All Calendars" selected, or just the Google calendar, in your Calendar app?
Added new contact to hotmail and it went to hotmail and gmail on computer and phone.
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punman said:
I have verified both contacts and calendar entries I've created on my phone are displayed correctly when I access my Google Contacts and Calendar from a desktop.
Do you save new contacts to "Phone" or "Google" when you enter them on the phone? Do you have "All Calendars" selected, or just the Google calendar, in your Calendar app?
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I have all calendars selected. How do I change to just the Google calendar?
Also, where is the option on where to save contacts? I didn't change anything from the way it came and would assume that it automatically saved to google.
Thanks to everyone helping me figure this out.
From the homescreen, go to Phone>people>"+" sign to add a new contact. Then the first box is "contact type" change that from default (Phone) to your google account.
I found this out the hard way when i lost all phone numbers after a hard reset. It's strange that they're not set to "google" by default.
Hope this helps.
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under phone/people, you can also click on view and choose just google contacts. From there on, it will only add them to your gmail contacts.
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under phone/people, you can also click on view and choose just google contacts. From there on, it will only add them to your gmail contacts.
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This is what I needed! Verizon is trying to teach some hard lessons. Google should definitely be the default.
Same was true for the calender. It defaults to "PC Sync" for new entries, not gmail.
Thanks!
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From the homescreen, go to Phone>people>"+" sign to add a new contact. Then the first box is "contact type" change that from default (Phone) to your google account.
I found this out the hard way when i lost all phone numbers after a hard reset. It's strange that they're not set to "google" by default.
Hope this helps.
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HA! I think Verizon is hoping Android newbs won't know that it syncs contacts nd saves them between phones/resets in the hope to push their sync option.
There is still the problem/issue of when you edit a google contact on your phone in the people app, it will NOT sync the change back to the google servers. For example, if a contact's phone number is (123)-456-7890, and I go to the people app and edit the contact and change the number to (111)-456-7890 and save it. It only stays changed on the phone for a few mins. When it re-syncs with google's gmail server it goes back to the way it was (123)-456-7890. Or if you edit a contact's email address or home address, or group name, etc. The changes on the phone only last 30 seconds to a few mins until it re-syncs with google's servers and then the changes get wiped out. Its like its only a one way sync. I've never had this issue on any other android phone or ROM.
I believe this is a bug in the People app on the Rezound. I've emailed HTC several times and they tell me I'm making a mistake. But [email protected] how hard is it to edit contact info?
Hi,
I've just updated my phone (Samasung Galaxy S3 i9305) and a lot of recent contacts are not there. This is frustrating and problematic.
It seems my contacts are not saving to my google account (ie I can't find them when I check my gmail account on a PC).
When I save a new contact:
I'll type the number, then click "Create contact". At the top of the contact info, it has the blue google G, says "Google contact" and has my email below it.
However, upon searching a lot of new contacts aren't there! Is there a set time/regularity that the contacts back-up to online?
Dont know if anybody paid attention to this but there is no option for linking a contact to google account. The newly created contact is added only to as local phone contact and not as google contact. This creates a big problem for people with multiple devices as information does not sync across.
I had installed google contacts app but still this is just a workaround and not a right way. This is big deal breaker for me.
How is it working for you ??
As I know currently if you save contact at Dial Pad, it will automatically go to LeEco Account contact, and you cannot choose where it goes to. if you want, you need to open Contacts, choose gmail account, then add contact there, then it will be synced to Gmail account. A bit troublesome but no choice for the moment.
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As I know currently if you save contact at Dial Pad, it will automatically go to LeEco Account contact, and you cannot choose where it goes to. if you want, you need to open Contacts, choose gmail account, then add contact there, then it will be synced to Gmail account. A bit troublesome but no choice for the moment.
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With the released cm13 Port with included gapps it works as it should.
Actually just find out that you can just change the Account to google when add contact, and all are fine. Just that you cannot change the default to Gmail contact only.
With me it was the "Google contacts sync" that was missing. You have to install this one, either by the "google installer" app, or by searching the correct apk version, since not all versions wil work with your OS