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[Q] Facebook sync

I cannot synchronize FB contacts with phone contats. It says that synchronization is not available. Does anyone know why is this happening?

Try using the Facebook from the Market, Works a lot better than the defaults on the Galaxy

did you try By contact , get friend, add account, add account, facebook (integrated contact account)?
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freshko said:
I cannot synchronize FB contacts with phone contats. It says that synchronization is not available. Does anyone know why is this happening?
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I have the same problem.. really annoying!

arch3rm said:
Try using the Facebook from the Market, Works a lot better than the defaults on the Galaxy
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Just tried this one.
It works but it adds the contacts 2-3 times and no pictures...

It sais to me: Sync is currently expecting problems. It will be back soon.
However, it does not look like it will be any soon
If I use Market FB application for sync, it adds friends but without pictures.

I saw this problem mentioned in czech android forum, they are having the same problem since friday. So I think its some server related problem which will be fixed soon.

Mikulec said:
I saw this problem mentioned in czech android forum, they are having the same problem since friday. So I think its some server related problem which will be fixed soon.
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Sweet... better try to have some patience then. Not my strong side

i synchronized yesterday with the stock app and everything is OK, all contacts with pictures....

I am having the same problem.
Calender sync. seems to work.
contacts not worked for several days.

However, it is strange that not everyone has these problems.
I can also synchronize everything but contacts (History and Activities are working)

Maybe its depending on the ROM you have installed. The European Version seems to have the problem, that syncing Facebook contacts is not possible, without installing the facebook app. But if you cync with the app, you have the problem, that the number of linked people is rising with the reboots you are doing....
Have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742229
So for me, with JF3 Rom and kernel-version 2.6.29 its not possible to sync with facebook...
Very sad!

Worked until yesterday on JM5 with Samset 1.9b.
But after I reflashed it i can't sync. Same ROM and all.. strange.

I remember on my old HTC Magic, i could sync my contacts to their facebook pages, i cant seem to do this on my SGS although i can sync my facebook contacts to my phonebook...
Any idea's?

The problem suddenly arose for me too just the other day. Then I had JM2, no root or other fixes.
Now I'm sitting on JM5 + SamSet 1.9b + lag fix and the problem is still there. I'm just assuming that there are some sever issues atm. I'm from sweden so the theory that it is european-related still holds.
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Yeah must be something server related.
Tried removing the Samsung Mobile app from facebook and letting it install again. But did´t help either.

Same problem for me, even with the stock JF3 firmware. Now I'm on JM5 and still the same. I hope either FB or Samsung are aware of the issue and are trying to fix it.
I'm from France by the way.

Hi Guys, I'm on XWJM5, I got my issue resolved, posted at another thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747106
the issue begin after Facebook release version 1.3.1 for Android.
Check the following thing
1. At your Facebook sync (under "More account" setting), select "Don't sync"
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2. Add new Facebook Account under "Integrated Contact Account" (in red box) for contact sync. (please continue to do your own setup after the selection is done)
please share with us if that solve your issue.

This does not solve the problem.
I still get: Sync is not available at the moment. It will be back soon.

I had the same issue and fixed it two or three days ago.
It seems the sync in the new 1.3.1 app from the market has issues (probably just with SGS) but can sync contacts (sometimes repeatedly) without any other data like pics. I tried to resolve this several times using the new 1.3.1 version and failed. To resolve my problem I had to:
1. Remove the Facebook account sync entries in Settings > Accounts and Sync > section
2. Uninstall Facebook app 1.3.1
3. Manually add the SGS inbuilt Facebook sync and resync contacts (getting pics etc back)
4. Reinstall Facebook app 1.3.1 from the market, and go through the sign-in wizard, saying 'don't sync' at when questioned.
Now using downloaded app, with inbuilt sync client and it seems to be fine.
PS: The older inbuilt client uses a brighter blue icon with rounder edges and graduated colour - this way you can tell which is which in the account sync area.
Anyone else want to try?

Anybody else notice their mytouch 4g constantly syncing?

Not sure why but my phone ever since I permanent rooted it has been stuck on sync unless I turn off background data. Anybody else have this problem?
Just for more detail I did remove some blaotware from my phone. I removed the peep app, friebdstream, all demo games and some themes.
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I turned off sync for news, stock, tmobile, etc.... I left google, twitter, etc.... on and sync rarely comes on for me.
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i turned off for all except google and fb, and it's on all day. it's bugging the hell out of me.. i think i'm gogin to just wait for a cm rom to come out so i can just flash that and be done with it

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i turned off for all except google and fb, and it's on all day. it's bugging the hell out of me.. i think i'm gogin to just wait for a cm rom to come out so i can just flash that and be done with it
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The only one that keeps syncing for me is the facebook account. I set it to synching once a day but it still syncs every time I reboot the phone. Happened to me before rooting too, don't think that's the problem.
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hey guys - I'm also having this problem. Have you found a fix for it at all? My Facebook is the one constantly syncing as well. I usually just go in and hit "cancel sync" under Accounts.

I'm insane when it comes to what's running on my phone, what's syncing, etc. So if anyone was going to see "constant syncing" when it isn't supposed to be, it would be me.
What is your sync interval set to?
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I don't need Facebook updates that often and I really only use the sync to have Facebook contact info (for contact pics/avatars). I keep mine at 8 hours and I haven't noticed it "syncing all the time."
Do you have any "splats" on your Accounts & Sync? You know, like when it's unable to sync and says, "Unable to sync since xx/xx/xxxx"?
I would check for any red indicators that are trying to let you know sync is unavailable. That should only be a temporary issue, if it's happening, but there are times when Google or Facebook can't and won't sync and deleting the cache/app data usually clears things up.

Hey guys I am having the same problem. I already unchcked all data and automatic sync... For some reason it continues to sync. I went into every single one of my accounts and nothing shows that it is syncing. Even unchecking every box doesnt help. It still syncs.
Thoughts?

vom098098 said:
Hey guys I am having the same problem. I already unchcked all data and automatic sync... For some reason it continues to sync. I went into every single one of my accounts and nothing shows that it is syncing. Even unchecking every box doesnt help. It still syncs.
Thoughts?
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Can you post a screen shot of your Accounts & Sync screen showing that each account is still syncing, even though you have either Auto-sync un-checked...
Or any of the sync options un-checked...

My schedule is set to once a day. Once it starts syncing, it never finishes. I don't have any issues with it saying it can't sync though. I also noticed it tends to kick off Google's contact sync. The weird thing is the google one just shows the sync icon, but it isn't spinning. What does that mean?

h4xdaplanet said:
My schedule is set to once a day. Once it starts syncing, it never finishes. I don't have any issues with it saying it can't sync though. I also noticed it tends to kick off Google's contact sync. The weird thing is the google one just shows the sync icon, but it isn't spinning. What does that mean?
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Can you post a screen shot of what you're seeing? Thanks!

Well.. I would rather try taking a vifeo for you. It doesn't actually show that anything is syncing with the little circle next to it. Even going through all my accounts turning off data etc... It will remain syncing at the top. When I go into Settings, applications, running, all, and force stop the calendar.. THe sync in notification bar goes right away. That is how I know it has to be the calendar. It eventually comes back.
I have already master reset 3 times. Tried different gmail accounts and everything.

I think I'm having the same problem as vom - nothing is syncing under those menus.

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I think I'm having the same problem as vom - nothing is syncing under those menus.
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Can you go into each one of the accounts at that time and take a screen shot? You might want to obfuscate your email addresses and such, but I think in order to verify what we're talking about, we should see the sync up top, while NOT seeing a sync within each account. That's what I'd really like to see.
I know that you have Background and Auto un-checked, but I'd like to see the "detail" within each account, as it might point to an error or a reason why those accounts are trying to sync.
Also, is anyone else who's experiencing this "issue" using Exchange ActiveSync? Just trying to spot trends.

It's not doing the sync thing right now, but I can tell you there are no syncing icons under each account. I'll try to nab some shots when it goes into sync mode again

mine is doing this....it's the facebook contacts that seems to be constantly syncing
it never really stops, but never gives an error

[Q] KitKat Stock Email App Wakelocks

First I'd like to say hello to everyone, as this is my first post in the Nexus 4 Forums.
My Nexus 4 is plagued by a strange issue and I'd like to know if anyone else is experiencing the same or can offer some advice.
In the stock Email app, I'm syncing three accounts, all of them via IMAP, all of them with the same security settings and all of them in an interval of 15 minutes. However, i've noticed that the app causes long wakelocks. Often more than one hour within ten hours of use. When opening the details it shows that almost all of the wakelock time is caused by my Work Office365 IMAP account. The stats are shown in the screenshots below.
#1 Microsoft Office365 Outlook (Configured to use IMAP, not exchange)
Server: outlook.office365.com
Sync frequency: 15minutes
Mails received: 1
No. of Wakelocks: 35
CPU Wakelock time: 1h52m
#2 Gmail
Server: imap.google.com
Sync frequency: 15minutes
Mails received: 0
No. of Wakelocks: 37
CPU Wakelock time: 7m17s
#3 GMX Mail (A german Email provider)
Server: imap.gmx.net
Sync frequency: 15minutes
Mails received: 0
No. of Wakelocks: 33
CPU Wakelock time: 26s
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In the time recorded - today in the morning - I received only one text email on the Microsoft account. None on the other. I always had good 3g reception. I'm wondering why these accounts, while configured to the same settings, are having such a differing impact on the battery.
Looking forward to you suggestions and happy easter (or something like that),
CogitoErgoBOOM
P.s. With the KitKat Update, the Stock Email app didn't sync with the the Microsoft. However, this issue has been resolved in 4.4.1 or 4.4.2.

Well, I'm now using [email protected] Mail and getting much better stats.
The KitKat E-Mail app is buggy anyway.

Google Sync issues

Is anyone having Google Sync issues today?
I just reinstalled AOKP 4.3 and installed calendar but it's not even showing up and in the Account Settings it says google sync error.
Is it a bad gapps?

Have you tried deleting and re-adding your Google account?
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Yeah, just did it again.
The account shows up under the Calendar Setting, but No Calendars show up.
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And in the Setting for the account there is no Calendar there even to sync:

I'm thinking its a bad gapps I installed.
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illyfilly said:
I'm thinking its a bad gapps I installed.
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Did you try just downloading the Google Calendar from Play?
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I'm having auto sync issues for many days now
Jank4AU said:
Have you tried deleting and re-adding your Google account?
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Gmail doesn't sync in the background. Same thing with Calendar and all Google apps. I have auto-sync enabled for all accounts. Sync enabled for the gmail account. I have to manually open Gmail and sync. It's getting very annoying. I want to delete my Google account and re-add it, but can't figure out how to do it. There is no way to delete the primary Google account on stock. There is no Menu on the Google account
Edit: Found it! It's not on the Google Account page. From the Google Account screen, I had to press the Sync screen. That screen has a menu from where I could delete the account. Now let's see if it helps.
Edit2: So I deleted the Google Account, deleted the data in Gmail, all the syncs, Google Play Services etc. Shutdown the phone. Went to Google Accounts on the web and removed access for the G2 on the web. Then restarted the phone. Added my account again. No Luck. Sync still doesn't work in the background

[Q] Issues after upgrading to KitKat on Note 3 (N9005)

Let's start with te facts:
I live in the Netherlands and haven't modified my N9005 in any way. No root, no custom roms. Everything is stock.
Last friday I got an OTA for the KitKat update. Installing went fine.
After a while, troubles were starting.
First thing that went wrong was an error "android.process.acore stopped". This message started an couldn't be stopped anymore. Even after a reboot I still got the same error over and over again. I tried all fixes I could find on the internet, but ended up with resetting my phone to factory setting
After soms hours of reinstalling my phone, my phone keeps crashing. Out of the blue my phone freezes and then reboots. This happens about 5 times a day.
I also got an error when I opened my SViewCover (com.sec.android.sviewcover stopped).
And now I discovered that Samsung made a change in the email app. Normally I only received the last 50 mails. This way I could reduce my data usage a lot. I have a mailbox where I receive more then 1000 emails a day. Now Samsung removed this option and stared downloading up to 5000 messages. Also the default is to load max 50kb per email. Because of this I used 600MB in this weekend alone!
Does anybody else have the same issues and maybe found a solution?

I don't have kit kat on my note 3 , so I am not sure of difference with email app.
However on 4.3 there are two options
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I don't have kit kat on my note 3 , so I am not sure of difference with email app.
However on 4.3 there are two options
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I see the option for max size, but nr of emails to download is gone.

Cootje_NL said:
And now I discovered that Samsung made a change in the email app. Normally I only received the last 50 mails. This way I could reduce my data usage a lot. I have a mailbox where I receive more then 1000 emails a day. Now Samsung removed this option and stared downloading up to 5000 messages. Also the default is to load max 50kb per email. Because of this I used 600MB in this weekend alone!
Does anybody else have the same issues and maybe found a solution?
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Yeah im not too happy with the changes made as well. The thing I dislike the most is that now you have to have the sync toggle on to manual sync. In 4.3 I would use the sync toggle for push emails and manual when its off.
EDIT: I can see now you said you get 1000 emails a day! What I wrote below won't help, sorry.
To get to your issue: the only solution I can think of (without looking for another email app) is to change the "Period to sync email" to the shortest setting*, which would be a day. This is how I've got my spammed email set up, so when it does sync it doesn't use up loads of battery or data.
Email (app)/settings/accountsettings/"your email username"/syncsettings/period to sync emails:
I wish Samsung in future wouldn't try fixing something that isn't broken.
* the shortest sync setting will sync more than a day if you need it to, by that I mean you just get a day at a time when you sync. Sync twice and you'll get two days worth of emails.
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denski101 said:
Yeah im not too happy with the changes made as well. The thing I dislike the most is that now you have to have the sync toggle on to manual sync. In 4.3 I would use the sync toggle for push emails and manual when its off.
EDIT: I can see now you said you get 1000 emails a day! What I wrote below won't help, sorry.
To get to your issue: the only solution I can think of (without looking for another email app) is to change the "Period to sync email" to the shortest setting*, which would be a day. This is how I've got my spammed email set up, so when it does sync it doesn't use up loads of battery or data.
Email (app)/settings/accountsettings/"your email username"/syncsettings/period to sync emails:
I wish Samsung in future wouldn't try fixing something that isn't broken.
* the shortest sync setting will sync more than a day if you need it to, by that I mean you just get a day at a time when you sync. Sync twice and you'll get two days worth of emails.
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Tnx for your response. Unfortunately your suggestion won't fix my problem indeed.
I really liked the default email client because of the good integration and PGP support. But alternatives as K-9 are also quite good.
My biggest worries are the continues crashes. I really get frustrated by that. At this moment I can't use my phone for the wake-up alarm. After a reboot my phone asks for my pincode (what I really don't want to turn off). I really hope Samsung will come up with a solution. That's why I "hope" that more people have this issue so Samsung will take it seriously.