I have my contacts synced to Google and recently synced them all to my new phone. I noticed that the photos I was using on my contacts also synced over even though I didn't transfer them from my old phone's SD card. So where are they residing now on my new phone's storage? If the answer is that they aren't, does this mean that my contacts list is constantly drawing from Google servers in order to display the pictures associated with them?
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Hi everyone.
Is there a way to save the information on which contacts were merged to each other, and simply load it if I change my ROM? Because I have lots of contacts which have accounts on many networks (Google account, Facebook, Skype and so on)
Will a simple export from the Android system save such information?
I just use Google to Backup all my contacts. I go into contacts and make sure they're all listed as Google contacts. That way when I flash a new Rom, then sign into Google they just automatically get loaded back onto the phone. I Believe you can also Export the contacts to the SD Card. Which should make a backup of the contacts on the card. But I have never tried that method.
But will the information about which contacts are merged with which be saved? For instance, if I have derp as a contact on Facebook and Google, merge his accs in my Android phone, then backup, update and load, will both the facebook and google accounts be merged as I resync my contacts?
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jmissao said:
But will the information about which contacts are merged with which be saved? For instance, if I have derp as a contact on Facebook and Google, merge his accs in my Android phone, then backup, update and load, will both the facebook and google accounts be merged as I resync my contacts?
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When you first reload the phone after a flash you sign into Google. It will load all Google contacts. Now when you sign in FB on your phone it will see the contact name, as long as they are the same it will ask if you want to sync/merge them.
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Did you solved this problem? It's a big issue for me too
I believe Titanium backup can backup contacts with merging information.
In order to sync your Facebook profile pictures to you contacts you must install and login to the Facebook app before your add your contacts from your SIM card. It seems that when the phone loads the contacts from your SIM card to your phone is when it sync's the profile pictures to the contact name.
Or you can separately connect each name to an FB account
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So I'm coming from an iPhone. I've always liked how iTunes kept my photos synced on my iPhone so that I could pull it out and show people some new shots and what not. Is there any way to do this with Android?
Keep your photos on picasa, then under accounts and sync make sure sync photos is checked...
All of your picasa albums will then show up in your gallery...so you don't need an app, Google does this natively.
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Just got my S3 today (I9305 actually), what's going to be the easiest way of getting my contacts off my S1? All of my contacts are joined multiple entries, mostly a mix of Google, Facebook and Phone contacts. Most of them are synced with Google, but some aren't for some reason.
I'd like to keep them in their organised, joined state if possible so I don't have to go through all of that rigmarole again. Would Exporting to SD and then Importing work, or backing up and restoring with Kies?
Thanks
contact app. export as vcf file. import it into your s3. everything should follow including pics and fb locale data
EDIT: you do have to resync your facebook contacts when you first log into facebook. just remember to restore your contacts THEN sync facebook. It should be able to resync all the contacts back to the right place since the locale data is still embedded with each contact.
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Hi! I'm new to this phone and to KitKat and I was just wondering if there's any way to get Whatsapp to recognize my Facebook contacts (which are already synced to my phone's Contacts app).
For some reason, whatsapp only reads those contacts in my Google account, but those on the Facebook account are not added to Whatsapp.
Any suggestions? Loving this phone by the way!
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Hi! I'm new to this phone and to KitKat and I was just wondering if there's any way to get Whatsapp to recognize my Facebook contacts (which are already synced to my phone's Contacts app).
For some reason, whatsapp only reads those contacts in my Google account, but those on the Facebook account are not added to Whatsapp.
Any suggestions? Loving this phone by the way!
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it does not support it