Hey!
Just got my new Nexus S, moving onward from Nexus One. Just encountered a rather wierd problem, with facebook sync. After I've installed the facebook app and loged inn; I didnt get the option to sync contacts. When i go to account & sync, the facebook sync isent there. If i try to add it, it just goes back to the main account & sync screen. Ive tried to reinstall the facebook app several times now. Anyone know how to fix this?
Cheers
A while back, Google decided to remove our ability to sync our contacts with the Facebook app, as a protest to Facebook's policy on privacy and being able to download your data from your facebook account. Annoying really, since I'd much rather just have sync than be played in some Google vs. Facebook power trip, as if Facebook truly care that a tiny minority of their mobile users are now unable to use a feature of their app.
If some details are slightly off, I'm sure I'll be corrected.
Thats wierd. Ive always been able to join my FB and google contacts on my N1.
haltemien said:
Thats wierd. Ive always been able to join my FB and google contacts on my N1.
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They only did this on the NS. The way to bypass it is to use a custom rom like cm7
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I think they call this being thrown under the bus. It works in cm7, if flashing is in your future.
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Flashing is allright. Does Cyan offer 720p for the NS as it did with the N1?
haltemien said:
Flashing is allright. Does Cyan offer 720p for the NS as it did with the N1?
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Nope, no camera zoom either.
I would flash SuperAosp 6.0 rather than Cyan. IMO its way better and smoother..
of course, superaosp also allows facebook sync
bolabola118 said:
I would flash SuperAosp 6.0 rather than Cyan. IMO its way better and smoother..
of course, superaosp also allows facebook sync
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Hmm. I guess I should try that one out then. The thing with Cyan is that I dont even use half of it's functions. Does the SuperAosp give me the 720p and zoom on the camera?
Hi,everyone,you can install this:Contapps - enjoy your contacts
It can pair between your contacts and facebook.If not,you can pair manually.
sorry for my poor English.
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I'm running a custom ROM but it's a stock ROM, with Darchstars GodMode overclocked kernel. Also, I'm using Launcher Pro and not Sense. My problem is that for some reason, my Facebook contacts will not sync... I'm using the stock method for syncing contacts (Account and Sync; Facebook for HTC Sense)
Thanks
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Mine hasn't been working either. Running stock 2.1 with launcherpro.
Swyped from my Sprint Hero via XDA app.
Facebook sync is down. Google it. It's a problem on there end not ours. If u were synced then it works. If ur trying to start a new sync then its down
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Facebook sync is down. Google it. It's a problem on there end not ours. If u were synced then it works. If ur trying to start a new sync then its down
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Wow well that's worthless...
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You can download syncmypix (it's free). Wham, bam, thank you sir
Go to Facebook->Application Settings and remove HTC Sense. Then delete the Facebook sync from settings and add it again. This might fix it but I'm still waiting for it to sync.
Nevermind, didn't work.
It is working for other androids. It seems to only be a problem with 2.0+ syncing.
When I first got my phone (Vibrant) on 7/15 it worked fine then it didnt give me updates so i tried removing then re-adding facebook to accounts and sync and it no longer works, even tried doing a factory reset. Still nothing. So it went from working fine, to not working for some reason.
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It is working for other androids. It seems to only be a problem with 2.0+ syncing.
When I first got my phone (Vibrant) on 7/15 it worked fine then it didnt give me updates so i tried removing then re-adding facebook to accounts and sync and it no longer works, even tried doing a factory reset. Still nothing. So it went from working fine, to not working for some reason.
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If you re-added your account or did a first sync after it stopped working, it won't work. If it was already working before it should still work.
I take it it's still broken. I just installed Fresh Rom, and it still will not sync my contacts.
Edge-1337 said:
I take it it's still broken. I just installed Fresh Rom, and it still will not sync my contacts.
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Yep, HTC has said to try doing one of the following:
1. Try adding a city and state to your current job in Facebook.
2. Try deleting your current company in Facebook.
derekwilkinson said:
Yep, HTC has said to try doing one of the following:
1. Try adding a city and state to your current job in Facebook.
2. Try deleting your current company in Facebook.
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Doesn't work either.
I just got mine to synch up. Might want to give it a try now and see if it works for you. I went about it a round about way but it is working and Friendstream is showing content from facebook again.
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I just got mine to synch up. Might want to give it a try now and see if it works for you. I went about it a round about way but it is working and Friendstream is showing content from facebook again.
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How did you get it to work? It isn't working for me.
I guess I am not as lucky
You know this is pretty sad but I can't seem to figure out how exactly I did it. I went into a contact under People and was messing with the picture somehow and it gave an option for facebook. Signed in from there. Since I did it there I have been able to remove my facebook account from accounts and sync and then add it from there.
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It's working for live updates but doesn't seem to work for synching contacts though. My list of Facebook contacts is blank when I try to link an existing contact with a Facebook contact.
You can use syncmypix from the market. I'm using it as a temporary workaround.
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bcarter2000 said:
You can use syncmypix from the market. I'm using it as a temporary workaround.
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Yea I found that today. It works pretty good.
Started working again about 5 mins ago. Finally.
Yea looks like they are getting it straightened out. Just noticed a little bit ago that my contacts were syncing with facebook again.
gorbisloth said:
Yea looks like they are getting it straightened out. Just noticed a little bit ago that my contacts were syncing with facebook again.
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Yep, was in Messages and saw the facebook logo by the contact icons
yay
Hey all,
Does anyone know a direct or indirect way to import FB friendlist to the x10 contacts, then merge them with Google contacts (Same as in HTC Sense).
I did manage to link 3 of my Google contacts to their FB account manually (Contact->Edit->Link Contact). Though, I still didn't get everything from this linkage, almost nothing other than the status. It didn't import my friends' display pics and albums, not even their special events like Birthday. I am sure there is a way somehow to do so. Does anyone know it?
Thank you
no one knows?
wait until 2.1 is out. 1.6 doesn't have this feature. my bro Moto CliQ, i also tried on LG GW620. But Nexus One can do this as its a 2.1 features.
That is good, I am looking for this feature too as I used to have it in my HD2. So now, I only use the SyncMyPix to sync the facebook profile photo and link to my contact.
xeviro
Then I have nothing to do but waiting :s
I thought there would be a solution through Google's, Facebook's, SonyEricsson's pages.
chongbh
Running a test on SyncMyPix right now
That was OK, thanks for the advice.. Still not quite the complete process I'm looking for.
iMohannad said:
xeviro
Then I have nothing to do but waiting :s
I thought there would be a solution through Google's, Facebook's, SonyEricsson's pages.
chongbh
Running a test on SyncMyPix right now
That was OK, thanks for the advice.. Still not quite the complete process I'm looking for.
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Yes, just use it while waiting for the android 2.1 update which will be available soon.
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chongbh said:
Yes, just use it while waiting for the android 2.1 update which will be available soon.
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i used to look for apps, then also link all my contacts to facebook and twitter manually.
after numerous amount of debrand, and root updates. and i never to backup. i don't bother to do it anymore. hehe.
previously, i even browse around all my facebook friends, take their hi res profile picture and put to xperia contacts, now i don't do it anymore. lol.
wait for 2.1.....
Would there be a way to sync a facebook account on google contact, and then sync google contact to the nexus s?
Just had a look at my phone, and when i went into contacts, go to settings and there is an export to usb option as a .cvl (i think>) format.
Im assuming you can then go into gmail and import it into your contacts using that file, worth a try
What i'd like to do it to have all my facebook contact (100+) on my phone with their phone number and email.
Using gmail was an exemple as I know that one can be synced with the phone.
matmat07 said:
What i'd like to do it to have all my facebook contact (100+) on my phone with their phone number and email.
Using gmail was an exemple as I know that one can be synced with the phone.
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You can already sync facebook contacts to your phone, mine is set up like that right now!
I THINK that there was some controversy with FB and Google about FB's sync so they removed it? But CM mod has brought that functionality back.
Either way, it works on CM7 for sure
If you have the Facebook App installed you can Sync Contacts so long as you've Android 2.3.2 or earlier (Or install an alternate ROM). For more see;
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/google-disables-contact-sync-in-facebook-for-android-only-nexus/
I have 2.3.3, but I didn't know CM could bring that back. Most of CM feature I as were already part of my phone, so I didn't felt like rooting was worth it. But now I think i'll look deeper into that, thanks
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I have 2.3.3, but I didn't know CM could bring that back. Most of CM feature I as were already part of my phone, so I didn't felt like rooting was worth it. But now I think i'll look deeper into that, thanks
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Yeah CM brought it back XD good luck rooting!
same here i had 2.3.3 after flash a custom ROM i have FB sync
seems like this was the reason Google removed Facebook by default
http://news.consumerreports.org/ele...-apps-may-be-sharing-more-than-you-think.html
If you use an AOSP-based rom, the rights google deleted were put back into it.
Hi guys, first time poster, long time admirer (used to be stuck in the blackberry age). Anyway, I just rooted and installed gingerblur on my AT&T atrix 4g and I love it. However, I currently have a problem with it.
So the moto blur accounts are still present (intended i think?), and the facebook motoblur account I have active syncs the pictures to my contacts just fine, but when I open up the test messaging app, the picture for the contacts are blank? I tried deactivating the motoblur fb account, and just installing the fb app from the market to see if I could do it through that. But it seems like there is a whole list of options cut out of it, and there is no option to sync photos. It seems like the google contacts is not syncing with the motoblur fb account for some reason?
Has anyone run into/fixed this problem? Thanks for all the good work and help.
P.S.- I would have posted this in the Gingerblur post but I can't since I'm such a newb.
Bumpdy Bump Please!
If a mod could move this to the gingerblur thread in development id be appreciative.
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Bumpdy Bump Please!
If a mod could move this to the gingerblur thread in development id be appreciative.
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I would like to know this too because I want to start out with gingerblur, and all my google contacts are in my phone lol
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Hi guys, first time poster, long time admirer (used to be stuck in the blackberry age). Anyway, I just rooted and installed gingerblur on my AT&T atrix 4g and I love it. However, I currently have a problem with it.
So the moto blur accounts are still present (intended i think?), and the facebook motoblur account I have active syncs the pictures to my contacts just fine, but when I open up the test messaging app, the picture for the contacts are blank? I tried deactivating the motoblur fb account, and just installing the fb app from the market to see if I could do it through that. But it seems like there is a whole list of options cut out of it, and there is no option to sync photos. It seems like the google contacts is not syncing with the motoblur fb account for some reason?
Has anyone run into/fixed this problem? Thanks for all the good work and help.
P.S.- I would have posted this in the Gingerblur post but I can't since I'm such a newb.
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I never figured this out either. So I actually reactivated the old messaging that came with blur (it's in the GingerBlur thread somewhere), and that got it back. Kinda liked the speech bubbles anyway.
Ok so I guess I found a solution for all that are having this problem. I downloaded an app call syncmypix. Its free and pushes your Facebook freinds pictures to your Google account contacts, which in turn displays them on ur messaging app. Idk but something about the contacts is screwed up in this rom.
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Ok so I guess I found a solution for all that are having this problem. I downloaded an app call syncmypix. Its free and pushes your Facebook freinds pictures to your Google account contacts, which in turn displays them on ur messaging app. Idk but something about the contacts is screwed up in this rom.
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its the messaging.apk file on this rom you can pull the one from greyblur or just use an app to manage your SMS such as hancentSMS or i heard chompSMS also works
AFAIK google disallows facebook to intergrate with messaging and co. with gingerbread. As the gingerblur messaging apk is from gingerbread (as far as i know) it cant do its wizardry. Could be wrong though
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/115986/20110224/google-gingerbread-android-2-3-update-nexus-s-facebook-api-contacts-friends-list-microsoft-skype-app.htm
Ohhh that makes so much sense now. I was so confused as to why the contacts would sync with the pictures and the messaging wouldn't. I'm glad I found that app then.
However I think on stock android gb devices, the fb app can sync the pictures, but since motoblur includes this in their accounts it screws everything up.
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Hey guys,
I could not find any recent related issue
Basically Contacts sync for facebook is not pulling a single record into my contacts. All other account contacts show up, but facebook's
I already tried turning fb sync on and off, clearing app cache and data, uninstalling, reinstalling... Turning off all other sync services... Clearing data and cache from my contacts... And all of that
This is happening on my nexus 10 as well :\
Any ideas, suggestions?
Thanks
I noticed fb app was recently updated!
Is this a confirmed bug?
BestiaAgnostica said:
I noticed fb app was recently updated!
Is this a confirmed bug?
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Its a Facebook issue as syncing isn't natively supported in stock android. Unlike HTC Sense and Samsung TouchWiz which support it as its baked into their phones. I use an app called Contact-sync for Facebook, it fixed all my FB syncing problems.
use a app named haxsync
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use a app named haxsync
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haxsync is worth the price. Gets nice high res contact pictures and adds events and birthdays into your regular calendar app. perfect.
Get haxsync. It not only syncs contacts it syncs Facebook calendars too. Well worth the dollar or two.
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Thanks guys,
This wasnt really the answer i was looking for, however the app has been a great workaround so far
Thanks for the recommendation, if u ever hear fb gets fixed post an update please
Best!
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BestiaAgnostica said:
Thanks guys,
This wasnt really the answer i was looking for, however the app has been a great workaround so far
Thanks for the recommendation, if u ever hear fb gets fixed post an update please
Best!
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It's between Facebook and Google - they had a hissy fit on who 'owns' the contact data on your phone and until they make up it's never gonna be (officially) fixed
BestiaAgnostica said:
Thanks guys,
This wasnt really the answer i was looking for, however the app has been a great workaround so far
Thanks for the recommendation, if u ever hear fb gets fixed post an update please
Best!
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Your question was answered by kzoodroid.
Android Jelly Bean does not support contact syncing with facebook.
Device manufacturers like HTC and Samsung added the facebook contact sync into their own devices.. Because they have a contact app (phonebook) that pulls your contacts status updates and such.
Nexus 4 is LG, so no Facebook Contact Sync.
Sidenote: The Contact Sync & Status Updates work for those contacts that have Google+ Profiles though.
Just open the contact, and swipe over, and you'll see their Google+ Info.
UberSlackr said:
Your question was answered by kzoodroid.
Android Jelly Bean does not support contact syncing with facebook.
Device manufacturers like HTC and Samsung added the facebook contact sync into their own devices.. Because they have a contact app (phonebook) that pulls your contacts status updates and such.
Nexus 4 is LG, so no Facebook Contact Sync.
Sidenote: The Contact Sync & Status Updates work for those contacts that have Google+ Profiles though.
Just open the contact, and swipe over, and you'll see their Google+ Info.
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Is funny how the sync facebook contacts option still there if jb doesnt support it
The recommended app is doing some funny things... I need to get more into it
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BestiaAgnostica said:
Is funny how the sync facebook contacts option still there if jb doesnt support it
The recommended app is doing some funny things... I need to get more into it
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What app did you go with? I've never had any problems with Contact Sync for Facebook.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssync&hl=en
Also the new 2.0 update of Facebook supposedly was written with native code for Android but it still doesn't sync all my contacts.
Haxsync is still the best option in my opinion, the added functionality plus jellybean works too. Also I emailed the dev with an issue and received a response to resolve it the next day. Can't beat that!!
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Is funny how the sync facebook contacts option still there if jb doesnt support it
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It's actually there for a reason. I'm not sure if you heard, but since a few months ago Facebook has been syncing your phone contacts with your facebook contacts. Not to add any info to your phone, but to add phone numbers and other information to your facebook contact book. It's really dodgy, and facebook was called out on it for not clearly informing users when they first started doing it. A lot of people still have no idea that their contact's phone numbers/email addresses/etc. are being used by facebook in that way.
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What app did you go with? I've never had any problems with Contact Sync for Facebook.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssync&hl=en
Also the new 2.0 update of Facebook supposedly was written with native code for Android but it still doesn't sync all my contacts.
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Wait, so Facebook 2.0 syncs status updates and such now, and you're just having a problem with a few of your contacts? or did you mean to say that it still doesn't sync?