On Gmail & Google Voice, I can't get the "to" field to bring up contact suggestions when typing in a name. Google Voice matches contact names with the phone numbers...so it appears it has a contacts list...it just isn't using it for composing messages.
to get around the contact loading issue i set up the native email app with my gmail info and it ported over my contacts. So now when i use the gmail app it populates the "to" box
Interestingly enough, the contacts app on the kindle still uses the same storage as the standard google contacts app, so if you're rooted and copy googlecontactssyncadapter.apk over from another device, you'll actually see contacts show up in the sync settings, and then be able to pull down all of your google contacts and keep them in sync with the kindle.
EDIT: worth noting - if you've already setup the native email app and imported your google contacts that way, you'll want to clear the contacts storage before doing this, or it will sync as though all the contacts currently in the kindle are new contacts, and youll end up with doubles of everything in your google account.
Outstanding! That did the trick.
abremel said:
Interestingly enough, the contacts app on the kindle still uses the same storage as the standard google contacts app, so if you're rooted and copy googlecontactssyncadapter.apk over from another device, you'll actually see contacts show up in the sync settings, and then be able to pull down all of your google contacts and keep them in sync with the kindle.
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got the sync to work via googlecontactssyncadapter, but it looks like it's syncing all contacts rather than just "My Contacts". any way to sync just certain groups or does that require replacing the amazon contacts app with googles.
I noticed that as well, haven't found a fix as of yet - ill let ya know if I come up with anything.
abremel what sync settings are you referring too. Would you please be more specific.
Thank you.
Glasairmell said:
abremel what sync settings are you referring too. Would you please be more specific.
Thank you.
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You have to install this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19461785&postcount=2
Super that did the trick and it works perfectly. Thank you!
Thanks, abremel! Nice to have my Google contacts pictures showing up in Google Voice!
Not sure if this was necessary, but I'll add it so that someone else with a similar question knows what worked for me.
After rooting, I copied the googlecontactssyncadapter.apk file I got from my EVO 4G (via Dropbox) to the System/apps folder on my KF. Didn't "install" the .apk file. And, I changed the permissions to RW/R/R, as seems to be necessary in other Google apps installs on our KFs.
Will keep checking thread to see if you figure out how to only sync "My Contacts."
xdalaw said:
Thanks, abremel! Nice to have my Google contacts pictures showing up in Google Voice!
Not sure if this was necessary, but I'll add it so that someone else with a similar question knows what worked for me.
After rooting, I copied the googlecontactssyncadapter.apk file I got from my EVO 4G (via Dropbox) to the System/apps folder on my KF. Didn't "install" the .apk file. And, I changed the permissions to RW/R/R, as seems to be necessary in other Google apps installs on our KFs.
Will keep checking thread to see if you figure out how to only sync "My Contacts."
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i have the same issue. i cant install googlecontactssyncadapter.apk in /system/apps with rw/r/r
calendar works
what are we doing wrong
also kindle contacts not syncing
please help
I'm having a related hallenge.
Am rooted (JCase method) with GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk , GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk in system/app with matching permissions along with the framework file and market, even have the maps files so Market, Calendar, Books, Reader and even Currents and other location based apps work but I can't get contacts to show up in Sync settings. All I can manage is to import contacts by (re-)setting up my gmail account in the native email app, and it doesn't bring in the physical (I.e.home,office,etc) addresses.
abremel said:
Interestingly enough, the contacts app on the kindle still uses the same storage as the standard google contacts app, so if you're rooted and copy googlecontactssyncadapter.apk over from another device, you'll actually see contacts show up in the sync settings, and then be able to pull down all of your google contacts and keep them in sync with the kindle.
EDIT: worth noting - if you've already setup the native email app and imported your google contacts that way, you'll want to clear the contacts storage before doing this, or it will sync as though all the contacts currently in the kindle are new contacts, and youll end up with doubles of everything in your google account.
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Is there an easy way to clear out the contact storage?
abremel said:
Interestingly enough, the contacts app on the kindle still uses the same storage as the standard google contacts app, so if you're rooted and copy googlecontactssyncadapter.apk over from another device, you'll actually see contacts show up in the sync settings, and then be able to pull down all of your google contacts and keep them in sync with the kindle.
EDIT: worth noting - if you've already setup the native email app and imported your google contacts that way, you'll want to clear the contacts storage before doing this, or it will sync as though all the contacts currently in the kindle are new contacts, and youll end up with doubles of everything in your google account.
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What I did for the doubles: My contacts on the KF had all ready imported when I setup the mail app with my gmail account. When I moved the sync adapter and set the permissions I indeed got the duplicate contacts in both the KF and my GC. Through the web, you can access your GC and do a restore to an hour ago. This got rid of all the duplicates in Google Contacts, then when the KF synched.....Bob's your uncle the duplicates got removed from the Fire.
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Hi,
Im new to this and installed Android on my HD2 for the first time yesterday, I have to say I am really liking it and thank you to MDJ and all others for there hard work and who have put up all the info needed to do this.
I have searched on here but cannot find an answer. When i come to change the ROM how do i back up all my contacts so that I dont have to spend ages re-entering them.
Please help.......
Contacts are stored in your google account that you registered on the phone when you first ran Android. Next time you run a new build it automatically gets your contacts when you add your google account again.
If you're not sure if you're storing your contacts on your google account, open the menu and go settings, accounts & sync, select your google account and make sure contacts is ticked.
I didn't like the idea of associating an email account with a phone at first, but after trying lots of different builds I think it's a brilliant idea!
Thank you for the reply. Checked it and its ticked. Wasnt sure whether it would work though as when i log into my google account on the PC there are no contacts there.
That sounds wrong then, as I see my contacts in Google mail on my PC.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
Make sure, that when your contact are on the phone, you actually go to settings --> accounts and sync, and tap the 'sync contacts' option once for Google Accounts.
If you do not do that, no way your contacts will be synced to your gmail account on the PC
I found that out the hard way when i started to use Android and had to manually add all contacts again
The non-googlemail method!
I personally don't like to use googlemail to keep my contacts safe.
So what I do is simply go into my phone book in abndroid, 'export' the 'PHONE' contacts to SD card. It will save the file 'pcsc_pcsc_00001' which can be copied to your PC whilst you conduct a reinstall. Once reinstalled copy over the pcsc_pcsc_00001 file back onto your SD card (root folder) and go to your phone book where you can 'IMPORT from SD Card'.
This way you can keep it away from the annoying googlemail which will dramatically reduce the quality of your avatars for your contacts.
I know there is a ton of threads on this, but I can't seem to find an answer. I am using imilka's Glacier Sense v1.3 and I have all my contacts doubled. How can I fix this?
Thank you in advance.
XMaseX171 said:
I know there is a ton of threads on this, but I can't seem to find an answer. I am using imilka's Glacier Sense v1.3 and I have all my contacts doubled. How can I fix this?
Thank you in advance.
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Check by pressing the windows key when in the people/contacts which accounts you have selected to show, if you have phone and google choose just one. if you only have google, sign into gmail on your pc, select contacts on the left and then you can merge duplicates. on your phone resync google contacts under settings, accounts and sync, google account, and it should do it for you.
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Check by pressing the windows key when in the people/contacts which accounts you have selected to show, if you have phone and google choose just one. if you only have google, sign into gmail on your pc, select contacts on the left and then you can merge duplicates. on your phone resync google contacts under settings, accounts and sync, google account, and it should do it for you.
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I have gmail and facebook both on there. I went into gmail and unchecked the option to sync with contacts. Should I leave this one checked and not facebook? I want to have my friends profile pics auto sync to my contacts. I did try to uncheck gmail but everything is still doubled. Will signing into gmail and doing what you said, have any effect if I want facebook to sync?
XMaseX171 said:
I have gmail and facebook both on there. I went into gmail and unchecked the option to sync with contacts. Should I leave this one checked and not facebook? I want to have my friends profile pics auto sync to my contacts. I did try to uncheck gmail but everything is still doubled. Will signing into gmail and doing what you said, have any effect if I want facebook to sync?
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depends how you originally imported your contacts and where you saved them.
If on first boot you enabled them through a previous android build keep google contacts sync on.
The facebook side of things will sync your contacts, but not right away, it will try and match existing ones and give you a notification that contacts can be linked and let you check the right facebook profile is being synced with the correct contact.
Check you have nothing under sim card and phone accounts showing also.
Well I deleted everything data/cache with CWM. So I thought that would of cleared everything. I also did a full wipe of my SD card. I then flashed the glacier rom with CWR. I did however find a very easy fix to the contact problem. I was able to click view inside the contacts tab and uncheck any accounts that were set to sync contacts. So now my contacts only show up one entry. Now my problem is when I send a text, the contacts are still doubled. I am not sure how to fix that one..
Hi!
I have a normal (non-google) Email IMAP account and use the google account only for the market.
Is there anyway to only use the google account with the market and no other google service. I just don't want google to automatic sync my contacts, my photos, my browser. Under systemsettings, I have disabled Gmail Syncing in the settings, but everytime I open the browser, Google signs in automatically in my google account - another strange thing, this morning, my photos were synced - evn syncing is disabled.
Isn't there just a script which can disables these "phone home" options completely?
Thank you!
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ad2003 said:
Hi!
I have a normal (non-google) Email IMAP account and use the google account only for the market.
Is there anyway to only use the google account with the market and no other google service. I just don't want google to automatic sync my contacts, my photos, my browser. Under systemsettings, I have disabled Gmail Syncing in the settings, but everytime I open the browser, Google signs in automatically in my google account - another strange thing, this morning, my photos were synced - evn syncing is disabled.
Isn't there just a script which can disables these "phone home" options completely?
Thank you!
AD
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Settings > Accounts and Sync
Uncheck "Auto-Sync"
However , i too dont like my stuff gettting synced . so i deleted all the apps from the system . well all google apps lol .
Hi!
In ICS 4.0.3 I can't find Auto-Sync...
Can I just delete the google apks like calender, talk without breaking the system?
Thanks,
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ad2003 said:
Hi!
In ICS 4.0.3 I can't find Auto-Sync...
Can I just delete the google apks like calender, talk without breaking the system?
Thanks,
AD
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Hmm its been awhile since ive ran ICS .. but the apps are located in /system/app you will need to use a root explorer or ADB to remove them .
The app names that i got rid of are ...
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
and nothing syncs .
Ok - thanks! just killed the apps - now it should be ok!
thx,
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Setting >> Accounts and Syncs >> **Select the account..like [email protected]**
Clicking on this will open up the options on what all do you want to sync with these google account. Uncheck those you don't want.
Personally i use Google Photos and Contacts.
Another newb question to the Samsung. My contacts are an absolute nightmare and I can't figure out how to get them under control. I went in and disabled (I think) sync on as many things as I could find (exchange, facebook, etc). I also went through and manually deleted a bunch of contacts I didn't want. Went in there today and BOOM. Contacts are a chaotic mess again. How do I fix this? How can I mass delete contacts and start over if it comes down to that?
#frustrated ex-apple person here.
Facebook always screws mine up, so I never sync it ever.
I'd just sync your google ones and then go fix them on contacts.google.com
NomadRT said:
Another newb question to the Samsung. My contacts are an absolute nightmare and I can't figure out how to get them under control. I went in and disabled (I think) sync on as many things as I could find (exchange, facebook, etc). I also went through and manually deleted a bunch of contacts I didn't want. Went in there today and BOOM. Contacts are a chaotic mess again. How do I fix this? How can I mass delete contacts and start over if it comes down to that?
#frustrated ex-apple person here.
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You need to disable sync on all the apps. Contact can be sync from Gmail, Facebood, Google+ etc.. Make sure you go into each and stop all the sync, then delete all the existing contacts (most of them just have email address with no phone number associate), then restore your original contact list. If you don't have the original contact list then you need to modify your current one to your liking, then export it out to your sdcard. This will be your core original list. In the future if anything happened to your contact list, you can easily delete all then import your original list and you're back. The quickest way, is to select display only "phone" contact then other none phone number contacts will disappear when you open contact.
You can tell the phone which contacts to display by account. I have mine set to only display Google. This way I don't have to worry about what syncs and doesn't, and can link the contacts between accounts so it'll show their Facebook picture for them.
Is it possible to sync my Google contacts on my 2020 Fire 8 HD tablet? I have Gmail working which will fill in a contact. However, the Google contacts application won't sync.
From what I read, it seems doable if I was rooted.
Any suggestions?
swieder711 said:
Is it possible to sync my Google contacts on my 2020 Fire 8 HD tablet? I have Gmail working which will fill in a contact. However, the Google contacts application won't sync.
From what I read, it seems doable if I was rooted.
Any suggestions?
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You forgot to install Google Contacts Sync APK to work.
AmznUser444 Dev said:
You forgot to install Google Contacts Sync APK to work.
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Thanks for the tip!
I downloaded and installed Google Contacts sync 9. I now see my Google contact in the Google and Amazon contact apps.