I know I can go into people and remove contacts there, but if i were to say import contacts from SD card, they all come back.....there are certain people I want to remove forever, where do I go to do this?
You can just delete them, then export your contacts and do a re-sync. They will be gone for good.
We're comin from a pure power source.
Just make sure you wont ever need the contact again...
metalfan78 said:
You can just delete them, then export your contacts and do a re-sync. They will be gone for good.
We're comin from a pure power source.
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So when I go to import them again after i install another ROM they wont come back?
Decepticaons said:
So when I go to import them again after i install another ROM they wont come back?
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Just re-sync your account in accounts and sync before hand and they won't.
Just export to your gmail and then edit on your computer. Re-sync and it will be gone
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I'm trying to finally switch over to a custom ROM but the only thing that is holding me back is that I cant find a way to import my contacts from the Stock OS over to my gmail account so that when I use the custom ROM, theyll be there. My auto sync is on and it refreshed but gmail is only showing email contacts.
You can save your contacts to your sd card and then import them back over. Contacts >> menu >> export to SD
When I click menu on the people's app/contacts I dont see that option. Am I in the wrong spot?
PawkChop said:
When I click menu on the people's app/contacts I dont see that option. Am I in the wrong spot?
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I found it in Phone >> People >> Menu >> Import/Export
When I lick menu I only see the new contact button, search people, delete contacts, view, and sync exchange contacts
Theres an app (sry dont know the name as of right now) but it exports your entire contact list onto a CVS file or vCard - not that kind - and u can import all of them in gmail.
I believe there's another app that also converts all your current contacts to google contacts, so they sync automatically. I'll check the market later and post the names if u haven't found them already.
Edit: just use ExportContacts and import the cvs file in gmail. then sync them to your phone. after that just make sure when adding a number its a google contact.
kyouko said:
Theres an app (sry dont know the name as of right now) but it exports your entire contact list onto a CVS file or vCard - not that kind - and u can import all of them in gmail.
I believe there's another app that also converts all your current contacts to google contacts, so they sync automatically. I'll check the market later and post the names if u haven't found them already.
Edit: just use ExportContacts and import the cvs file in gmail. then sync them to your phone. after that just make sure when adding a number its a google contact.
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Alright the app worked beautifully. Thank you so much and Ill take that advice. . Now just gotta relink to facebook :/
kyouko said:
Theres an app (sry dont know the name as of right now) but it exports your entire contact list onto a CVS file or vCard - not that kind - and u can import all of them in gmail.
I believe there's another app that also converts all your current contacts to google contacts, so they sync automatically. I'll check the market later and post the names if u haven't found them already.
Edit: just use ExportContacts and import the cvs file in gmail. then sync them to your phone. after that just make sure when adding a number its a google contact.
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What was the name of the one that just changes them from phone to "google" contacts? Ive found it once before but i cant for the life of me remember>.<
frostrunner said:
What was the name of the one that just changes them from phone to "google" contacts? Ive found it once before but i cant for the life of me remember>.<
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It was called contactsync > Linky
Official Website - Found at bottom and I quote
WARNING: phone instability has been reported on HTC Hero. Use ContactSync at your own risk!
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Personally I wouldn't use it as many people have reported that it messed up their hero. Its easier still to use "exportcontacts" and import the .cvs file in gmail and then sync them to your phone.
I imported contacts from my google account to my phone(stupid move). I should have just selected show contacts from google account. Now I have bunch of useless contacts on my phone(every single person I emailed with gmail, 80+). There's an option to show only contacts with numbers. I just don't get why it imports contacts without phone numbers(just like all the other android phones I had).
Now, how I delete the contacts off my phone?
Al I wanted was import contacts from my google account(with phone numbers cause those are friends I know in real life) and then export them to my sim card. I can't do that cause when you import contacts from your google account it imports everyone that you ever emailed. So stupid.
GuardianFlash said:
I imported contacts from my google account to my phone(stupid move). I should have just selected show contacts from google account. Now I have bunch of useless contacts on my phone(every single person I emailed with gmail, 80+). There's an option to show only contacts with numbers. I just don't get why it imports contacts without phone numbers(just like all the other android phones I had).
Now, how I delete the contacts off my phone?
Al I wanted was import contacts from my google account(with phone numbers cause those are friends I know in real life) and then export them to my sim card. I can't do that cause when you import contacts from your google account it imports everyone that you ever emailed. So stupid.
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i know there is an option in your contacts to show only contacts with numbers.
having your contacts from Google is better imo.no need to mess with your sim
I know having contacts from google is better. It'll always be on your account, but I would like to have my contacts(with phone numbers only) on my sim in case I use a non android phone in the future.
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I know having contacts from google is better. It'll always be on your account, but I would like to have my contacts(with phone numbers only) on my sim in case I use a non android phone in the future.
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why would u even consider using anything else but android?
like i said go to contacts hit menu and look for display group and click on contacts with numbers
theres an option where you can just show contacts with phone numbers, rather than everyone you have ever emailed. also, just clear some of the contacts you dont normally are in touch with via gmail.
If you wanna delete your contacts simply go into the market and search delete contacts don't remember the icon what it looks like but you should find the app that works
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why would u even consider using anything else but android?
like i said go to contacts hit menu and look for display group and click on contacts with numbers
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yea well, it's call future proofing. My next phone will probably be android, but just in case.
stop saying contacts with numbers. When you try to copy phone contacts to sim card it shows all contacts, not just ones with phone numbers. You don't get it. Even if I display only contacts with numbers it'll still show all contacts when copying them to sim card.
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If you wanna delete your contacts simply go into the market and search delete contacts don't remember the icon what it looks like but you should find the app that works
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yea hey thanks. I will try to find an app for this.
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yea well, it's call future proofing. My next phone will probably be android, but just in case.
stop saying contacts with numbers. When you try to copy phone contacts to sim card it shows all contacts, not just ones with phone numbers. You don't get it. Even if I display only contacts with numbers it'll still show all contacts when copying them to sim card.
yea hey thanks. I will try to find an app for this.
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id recommend that you just delete all you rcontacts and start from scratch but idk what you rgonna try but good luck
Soo... whenever I added contacts to my phone, I always saved them to "phone" and not go Google. But, I really want to start customizing/rooting/and play around with installing custom roms on my phone, but in the mean time... I don't want to lose any of my contacts.
Now, when I realize that if I had saved them all to my Gmail account on the phone..I could always just sign in and retrieve them once I've wiped my phone. However, I didn't save them to Gmail...they're just saved onto the phone.
Does anyone have any advice to me as to how to move ALL my contacts from my phone to my Gmail account? Thus, being able to retrieve them (or in other words...have a safe place where they're Backed Up)?
Thanks!
Not sure how to do what you are asking and I would like to know as well. one thing you can do is export them to the memory card. Then import them when change roms.
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I just did this not too long ago. Go to contacts and hit menu. Then export to sd card. Then hit menu and import to gmail. Tell me if this helps.
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I just did this not too long ago. Go to contacts and hit menu. Then export to sd card. Then hit menu and import to gmail. Tell me if this helps.
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Bingo! thank you.
(You go to Contacts...hit "MENU" , then "MORE", click "IMPORT/EXPORT" click "EXPORT TO SD CARD" then ok. It'll then back up your contacts on your SD card.
then...
go to Contacts, hit "MENU", select "IMPORT/EXPORT", select "IMPORT FROM SD CARD", then it'll give you the option of "PHONE" or "[email protected]". Select your gmail account, then click IMPORT. and viola!"
Thank you!!
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did this proceess delete thge orignaal contacts or generate duplicate entries (one on pho e and the other in gmail)m
yea there are a lot of issues with contacts and their facebook photos being updated after you export them to your sd card...
It automatically does this for you. When you flash a rom you just sign into the market and all your contacts will then dl onto your phone.
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I just did this not too long ago. Go to contacts and hit menu. Then export to sd card. Then hit menu and import to gmail. Tell me if this helps.
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this helped alot thank you
my phone has stopped syncing from phone> gmail (at least as far as contacts go) gmail>phone works fine. if i change a last name, add a phone number to a contact on the phone it does not update the contact list in gmail. in fact gmail will override the changes on the phone and put it back the way it was. is there a setting somewhere where the 2 actually sync?
that happen to me to im tryin to find that out to
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that happen to me to im tryin to find that out to
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stupid samsung... i'm trying to flash a rom and i'm afraid i'm gonna lose numbers now
Well.... how are you saving contacts on your device? When you create a new contact on the device, are you selecting Google or Phone?
If you select Phone, then it won't sync over to Google because the contacts are locally saved.
If you select Google, then everything is saved on their servers and then replicated to your device.
murso74 said:
stupid samsung... i'm trying to flash a rom and i'm afraid i'm gonna lose numbers now
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To export your contacts on your phone, the breadcrumbs are: Contacts > Menu key > Import/Export > Export to SD card.
After that you can import those directly into Google contacts on the webpage.
If you don't want to use Google, then just import that export file into contacts on your device after your flash.
You could use a backup application like Titanium Backup or MyBackup Root.
murso74 said:
stupid samsung... i'm trying to flash a rom and i'm afraid i'm gonna lose numbers now
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Under contacts hit menu and export contacts to sd card. You can also export them to your gmail. Then always choose google as a save option when adding phone numbers.
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Hello,
Purchased a Moto X Pure recently and was able to get the bootloader unlocked and TWRP installed. I found a custom ROM
on here that is identical to what was on the phone minus bloat. I am trying to restore my contacts from my storage card
but it won't give me the option to import to phone memory, just an email account. I have been able to import
to phone memory from my other android phones which is why I like this over Apple. Not sure if this is enough info
so let me know if not. Just looking to not have to put contacts onto a gmail account, I prefer not to sync. Thanks.
If you are oldschool/manually backing up contacts like me, and you have a .vcf file, just go into the phone app and locate it for importing.
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If you are oldschool/manually backing up contacts like me, and you have a .vcf file, just go into the phone app and locate it for importing.
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I had tried that and it didn't seem to know what to do with the file type. I am all set now. I put on different ROM which had the option.