Social networking widget and contacts - Droid 2 General

Just got my droid 2 global and like it so far except for battery life its a splendid device. I like to social network widget that shows facebook updates, but I don't want it to sync all my facebook contacts to my phone. Is it possible to disable this feature in the widget?
Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using XDA App

In contacts/ settings you can disable showing facebook contacts
Sent from my MotoA953 using XDA App

Thats what i thought as well, but in my contacts, when i go to settings, all i see is my phone contacts, google and my corporate exchange account. No facebook. In the socia networking account settings twitter has the option to disable contact sync but not facebook

I meant you go to contacts, press menu button and there is this option to 'fade in' or 'fade out'. You click on that and it will give you the option the fade out your facebook contacts. Im not sure whether its called fade in/out since Im coming from a german device.
Could you find it?
Sent from my MotoA953 using XDA App

Hide/Show is the setting!!
Thanks so much for helping me and not flaming even though the answer was simple, when switching from iphone 4 to droid some things require a different way of thinking or different approach that is not immediately obvious. So to me i was totally stumped but now i have it just the way i like

I don't see a hide/show setting on my droid 2. Is this because I'm on an original droid 2 and not the global? Id like the facebook contatcs to disappear, especially in the address field when I type a new text message.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

I went to the contacts icon on the bottom of my home screen. Then pressed the menu key and Hide/Show was one of the options. I wish i knew how to take a screen shot for you, but im still trying figreu that out myself.

I have "display group" in my contact settings where I can choose to see only google contacts. But the facebook contacts still show up in all contacts and in the contact field when I type out a new text message.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

what firware are you running on your droid 2?

2.2.30. Maybe there are some bigger software differences between droid 2 and d2 global
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

Related

My Accounts question

What's the difference between these two facebook icons. I do have the facebook app installed. I don't want it to sync with my contacts tho.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
I'd also like the answer. I think the one on the left is the Blur Facebook option, but when I click on the one on the right, it doesn't do anything. At all.
I can't even get the facebook account (made by the facebook app) to allow me to log in. I wish it would though. As a google voice user all the facebook and twitter moto blur breaks contact pictures for everything but moto apps
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
I dont know why you have two options for FB, but it's suppose to be for your social networking for moto blur, and you can opt out of the FB contact sync.

Phonebook and GMail

I just picked up the Samsung Vibrant and so far I love it. I came from the myTouch Slide. Now, I have all my contacts entered into GMail so every time I switch phones I don't need to manually type everything in. With the MY3GS, it only showed the group My Contacts, but in the Vibrant, it shows all the contacts which I don't want it to. Is there a way to only show the group My Contacts? I also noticed that the FaceBook link is kind of annoying as well (need to enter first and last name for it to sync, no first names only)
In contacts, hit menu, then display option. Check the providers you want to see ( I assume your google account only) and uncheck the rest.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
elkavayo said:
In contacts, hit menu, then display option. Check the providers you want to see ( I assume your google account only) and uncheck the rest.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's what I did, but it shows all my contacts in GMail as oppose to the My Contacts in GMail from the MT3GS
This is one of the big aggravations with Samsung's Touchwiz interface. The contacts app does not allow the listing of specific groups within Google contacts. Nothing can be done at this time.
I guess I'll live with it, I rooted the phone and flashed it to Eugene's firmware.

Using Google contact pics instead of Facebook.

If I have a Facebook account and would like to keep my contacts linked... why can I not select Google as my picture source? The only option is Facebook. I want to use the pictures 'I' choose for my contacts, not their Facebook pics. I know the Incredible lets you select Google as the source of your pics.
I really don't want to keep my contacts un-linked.
Thanks guys.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
I'm also trying to figure this one out. I also had the option to choose my pic source on my Evo 4g. It must be a HTC option.
Anyone know if its possible on the Droid x?
Im also trying to figure this out and also the display name some of my contacts are using their facebook nick name instead of the phone book name. it is very confusing and id like to also fix this as well.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Activities Tab under contacts

Does it work for anyone. I have my facebook account setup and set to sync but when I click on the "Activities Tab" under contacts there is nothing.
Is it just me or am I overlooking something? I did disable Touchwiz, I'm not rooted and everything is stock. Not sure if that makes a difference
Same here...not even sure what that is supposed to do...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
mine only works for myspace friends that are not merged with an existing google contact. This phone merging of contacts and social networks is wack sauce.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
i got my phone linked with facebook. for some reason not all the contacts will display there activities or there media but other they will. the activities tap display there status and picture changes threw facebook.
mysteryemotionz said:
i got my phone linked with facebook. for some reason not all the contacts will display there activities or there media but other they will. the activities tap display there status and picture changes threw facebook.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't even get my facebook contact pics to sync. Boo
in contacts, under activities tab, i pressed menu, add account, than added my facebook account, and bam, its all there...

Contact won't sync with Facebook

Hey guys,
Trying to sync my contacts with those one Facebook that way when they call me their profile pic shows up. But I don't see an option to sync. I'm running miui 1.8.12 with tiamat kernel. I know with other roms I had that option.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I did it though the facebook app. Good luck.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I tried going to add accounts but let me select Facebook
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
lurk24 said:
I tried going to add accounts but let me select Facebook
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
what VENOMENON_24 is trying to say is go to the market and download the facebook app. (dont log in through the browser) when you sign into the facebook app it will ask you to "sync with contacts" select yes and your good to go.
I am using the Facebook app. It sync only some of the contacts not all. I also try matching the names exactly how they have it in fb only shows what seems like coding but won't sync to their fb
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
go to settings in the facebook app and hit Sync All
For those that aren't being matched with their Facebook profile, but that have an entry from Facebook in your contacts app...
Go to the Contacts app and find the person you want to merge to the FB contact. Select the contact, select menu > edit contact, then menu > join.
Aside from a couple of people, mine synced up perfectly. I didn't have to do anything special through MIUI other than join 3 people because they have idiotic Facebook names that aren't their given names.
Some people use SyncMyPix or whatever the app is called to get photos to show in Contacts. It may be worth trying if you still have problems.
MIUI isn't the same as Sense. The social networking integration that's a part of Sense isn't native in AOSP roms. I think Facebook and other such sites are kind of lame, so I don't miss it.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
Plain thanks for the info. Didnt realized after edit there was another sub menu to select join.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
sitlet said:
go to settings in the facebook app and hit Sync All
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
its not in the apps settings any more

Categories

Resources