I have a problem... i recently received an ota and decided to install it, but had forgotten to export my contacts that were stored on my phone to my sd card, but from personal experience, i've never lost any contacts due to an update. and unfortunately, i didnt upload my contacts to tmobile or gmail. is there any way i can restore my contacts from the phone memory somehow? is there some sort of program or anything i can do? i figured the contacts were probably stored in some sort of temp area on the phone and could still be accessed and restored before it's lost forever. please guys and girls, i need your expertise!!!
I don't think so, & I am just curious. Surely you have synced your contacts on gmail or tmobile at some point in the last month or so? I know u said u didn't b4 the update but haven't you ever?
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The contacts save to Gmail automatically. So simply just signing in to Gmail should bring everything back. Unless you chose to save them to the phone. Which you might still be able to retrieve them by going to the T-Mobile website, logging in and going to manage account then contacts.
coupetastic-droid said:
The contacts save to Gmail automatically. So simply just signing in to Gmail should bring everything back. Unless you chose to save them to the phone. Which you might still be able to retrieve them by going to the T-Mobile website, logging in and going to manage account then contacts.
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That's what I was thinking. The only way they wouldn't, is if you disabled auto-sync.
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i forgot to mention, i didn't back up to gmail or tmobile because the phone was out of the states using a sim card that did not have internet service nor was it connected to wifi for it to have backed up to either... am i really screwed? plz somebody save mee!!!! ((((( i thought it would be a similar concept to how you can technically restore music from a wiped ipod just because it's saved to some sort of temp thing... no software out there that can be used to dig in to the phone and restore that which had been deleted? the saddest part is that i didn't even delete the numbers myself. that stupid software update ruined everything.
vesutiiji said:
i forgot to mention, i didn't back up to gmail or tmobile because the phone was out of the states using a sim card that did not have internet service nor was it connected to wifi for it to have backed up to either... am i really screwed? plz somebody save mee!!!! ((((( i thought it would be a similar concept to how you can technically restore music from a wiped ipod just because it's saved to some sort of temp thing... no software out there that can be used to dig in to the phone and restore that which had been deleted? the saddest part is that i didn't even delete the numbers myself. that stupid software update ruined everything.
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Sorry, if there was no back up of any kind then you're royally screwed. You have no way to get any of them numbers back.
But just in case, go into your contacts app and press menu. You will see where it says import/export. Click on it and import from phone. If you're lucky, when you click on import from phone, you will see numbers. If no numbers show up then, like I said, sorry but you're screwed.
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I just flashed the new fresh 2.1 rom and my numbers are gone. I have a nandroid though, is there any way to get my numbers back in? If I use the nandroid, wont it put me back to my previous state when I did the nandroid backup?
with numbers you need to have a backup separate than your phone...restore and sync your contacts to outlook or google contacts, THEN flash and resync... I keep my contacts in exchange so I get them back everytime...just a thought otherwise you'll be stuck where you are.
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Hmm, ok. For some reason when I sync it does NOT backup my contacts... It says its synching but nothing happens. How do I get HTc sync, well to sync my backups?
that's asking too much once you restore your contacts should re-appear from there sync your contacts to outlook or google contacts....this shouldn't have anything to do with backing up backups with htc sync. Hope that helps...if you can't get past this I wouldn't fiddle with your phone/rom anymore...just sayin.
Oh I thought you meant that I needed to use HTC sync and backup. I can do it with google.. I'll see if I can figure it out. Im restoring now.
Alright I signed into my gmail account on my PC and I see the contacts now. I never use gmail and I never knew it backed them up. So I'm going to export them over. Thanks a ton.
i thought that google backs up all your data? so even if you lost your numbers after a nandroid all you do is go to accs and sync your data back.. am i right? or did i just miss the whole point of this thread?
No you are right, I never knew that. Call me dumb or whatever you will, I just never knew that.
mroneeyedboh said:
Alright I signed into my gmail account on my PC and I see the contacts now. I never use gmail and I never knew it backed them up. So I'm going to export them over. Thanks a ton.
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glad it worked out man
mroneeyedboh said:
No you are right, I never knew that. Call me dumb or whatever you will, I just never knew that.
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no your fine.. no need for the name calling or bashing someone for not just knowing something..
But glad you fix your problem
Just wanted to know which was better and why. I have a samsung I9000
Thanks
well if you save to google, and then you get a new android phone your contacts are always there when you login to your google account from your phone. i always save to google
save it on google. If anything happens to your phone, you will not need to worry about losing your contacts. It'll always be there and it's easier to edit contact on Google anyways. This is also helpful if you switch roms a lot. You wont have to copy out your contact and copy it back in everytime.
With applications like Google Sync, I was able to take my contacts and import them into my old Blackberry. When switching to my Android phone the import of contacts was automagical.
Save it to Google, and then export from there into a csv file an additonal backup.
My only issue with saving to Google is you can't assign custom ringtones to non-phone based contacts =/
Anyone know if this is fixed in 2.2?
I've lost my iPhone couple weeks ago and thanks gods all my contacts were in clouds!
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RadAway said:
My only issue with saving to Google is you can't assign custom ringtones to non-phone based contacts =/
Anyone know if this is fixed in 2.2?
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What do you want the ringtone for if it's not from a phone?
Another reason to like google vs phone ... It's damn convenient to add a contact on the web page as needed, especially if someone emails you the information and you can just copy&paste it.
I've used Google for mine ever since I bought the G1 when it came out. Come to think of it if I wouldn't have I'd probably not have all of my numbers.
Good stuff.
One question
I synced my contact to my Google account, and since it is syncing, if I accidentally deleted all my contact in the phone, it will probably delete the contact in my Google account too, right?
Or it can restore the backup?
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What do you want the ringtone for if it's not from a phone?
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Uh...I think the OP was referring to the difference between the Google contacts and the phone contacts. Meaning that you cannot set ringtones for Google (non-phone) contacts, not contacts without phone numbers.
Although, if there is one thing I really miss from when I initially switched from a Blackberry to the G1, two years ago, was being able to basically setup "filters" for incoming calls, emails and SMS, a customize how each filter was handled.
Emama said:
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I synced my contact to my Google account, and since it is syncing, if I accidentally deleted all my contact in the phone, it will probably delete the contact in my Google account too, right?
Or it can restore the backup?
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Depends on the definition of "deleted"...
I don't think it is even possible to accidentally delete all of your contacts. They could be erased by some external means or memory failure, but the sync algorithm does not see that as a delete. A delete is selecting a contact and selecting "delete contact" from the context menu.
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Depends on the definition of "deleted"...
I don't think it is even possible to accidentally delete all of your contacts. They could be erased by some external means or memory failure, but the sync algorithm does not see that as a delete. A delete is selecting a contact and selecting "delete contact" from the context menu.
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Accidentally Delete means someone press delete all on the phone..
The sync will not remove contact from google if you delete from phone. As for ring tone, we'll just need some dev to port stock android contact over. In stock android contact you can set ring tone for individual contact without having the contact on the phone.
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Sounds like google is the way to go but how do I get my numbers in "groups" if its linked to google, such as doctors, freinds, family, work? I see that the google ones are a group themselves
Emama said:
One question
I synced my contact to my Google account, and since it is syncing, if I accidentally deleted all my contact in the phone, it will probably delete the contact in my Google account too, right?
Or it can restore the backup?
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You can use backupify,com to backup your google contacts at certain intervals.
That's a nice option to have if you ever accidentally delete your contacts.
If you delete a google contact from your phone it WILL be deleted off of your account. It is a two way sync.
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Does anybody know how to sync contacts that are saved on the phone to google?
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Does anybody know how to sync contacts that are saved on the phone to google?
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Not directly.
There is no way to sync a phone contact to your Google contacts. You will have to create a separate Google contact.
I think a previous commenter gave the best advice to just use a ROM that has the vanilla android contact app. I think the TWIZ hybrid ROM has the vanilla contacts app.
I have the same complaint. I trying to hold off until there is a vanilla FroYo before using a custom ROM.
Does this mean that none of you are saving your contacts to your sim card?
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Does this mean that none of you are saving your contacts to your sim card?
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That's the least advanced way to save a contact because you can only have a name and number, that is all.
I use to save all contacts to sim with my old phones. As soon as I started using my google account I stopped saving to the sim. Mind you I've been with t-mobile for five years with the same sim.
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[Q] CM6-RC Post Flash: What The HECK Happened to my CONTACTS???!!!
OK, I flashed the ROM to the CM6-RC. I lost every single contact on my SIM card, which means I lost ALL of my contacts!!!!
What the heck did I do? I used the Lookout restore, (yes, they all backed up successfully during the normal Lookout process), but they don't restore to the SIM!
Is there a setting somewhere in there that I missed?
Also, is there a better Contacts App then this one? I really don't like everything defaulting to Google!
Does ANYONE know if anything has been done via nightly releases or any other means that addresses the issue that the CM6 does NOT read the SIM card? I desperately need to get my contacts info off of the SIM and into the phone!
I DO NOT want to:
A) Re-flash my phone, get my contacts, and re-flash the phone again
B) Manually add my contacts 1 by 1
C) Have all of my contacts entered as Google contacts, (which the CM6 will do if they are on the phone) so that I can sync them back to the phone.
(THERE IS A REASON MY CONTACTS WERE ON THE SIM IN THE FIRST PLACE! TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY INFORMATION OF MY CLIENTS!)
Are there other Contact apps out there that DO read the SIM card that I can install? As far as I am concerned, this is the only major drawback of this ROM. Everything else is phenomenal!
You could use Funambol then export to a *.vcf. Then import in to Google then it should sync from then on...
Have you checked that you are not filtering them out of the list. There is a menu setting to hide SIM contacts.
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ok, i flashed the rom to the cm6-rc. I lost every single contact on my sim card, which means i lost all of my contacts!!!!
What the heck did i do? I used the lookout restore, (yes, they all backed up successfully during the normal lookout process), but they don't restore to the sim!
Is there a setting somewhere in there that i missed?
Also, is there a better contacts app then this one? I really don't like everything defaulting to google!
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stop opening new threads!!!
Merged threads.
This is a question, it is NOT development. Please stop making new threads in development for them, as you already had a thread open (albeit in the wrong place).
Refer to the forum rules for more information.
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I DO NOT want to:
A) Re-flash my phone, get my contacts, and re-flash the phone again
B) Manually add my contacts 1 by 1
C) Have all of my contacts entered as Google contacts, (which the CM6 will do if they are on the phone) so that I can sync them back to the phone.
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God forbid you should have to do ANYTHING to work around something that is not working in a RC rom...
Flash your phone back to one of the htc based roms I think all of them (liberated/stock) can read sim contacts, export your contacts to a vcf on your sd card or your pc, reflash cm6, turn off google sync, import your contacts.
I know its totally rocket surgery.
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I know its totally rocket surgery.
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LOL
Another problem with this RC-1 is that some apps do not install... Anyone else having this issue?
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Another problem with this RC-1 is that some apps do not install... Anyone else having this issue?
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Yeah, I think I have that issue as well, its trying to load or install it, it just sits there!
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stop opening new threads!!!
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Sorry for opening the duplicate thread. It was an honest mistake. I would delete the duplicate if I were able to. Again, my apologies.
Pquegg, Sarcasm is for those who do not know how to be understanding of others' needs, and have no people skills! If I were well versed on how to work with the code I would be able to do as you imply! To me, it is like rocket science. That is why I am asking for HELP! DUH!
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Have you checked that you are not filtering them out of the list. There is a menu setting to hide SIM contacts.
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Please give me the menu selection path to get to the filter you are refering to.
I got my first Android phone last year, and I've loved it. Obviously, hanging out in here, I'm looking at getting the Atrix. OK, I'm committed to it, damnit.
Anyway, question is this: When I pick up the Atrix...how do I get all my crap from my N1 to it? Apps, texts that I want to keep, game data, etc. Is this where we just run something like Titanium (which I *think* requires root) and just restore from that? I'm sure this is really simple and basic...but I've never had to change Android phones before.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
ETA: Are there options that don't require root? Assuming it could take a week or so for the Atrix to be rooted.
Requiring root. You can titanium backup your messages and game data to your sd card. When you get the atrix, put your sd card in it and restore the data using titanium.
Your apps/contacts/games will download automatically as soon as you log into the phone, assuming you have a google account and have everything set to sync automatically on your current phone.
As for a non-root method, I haven't looked into it.
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Requiring root. You can titanium backup your messages and game data to your sd card. When you get the atrix, put your sd card in it and restore the data using titanium.
Your apps/contacts/games will download automatically as soon as you log into the phone, assuming you have a google account and have everything set to sync automatically on your current phone.
As for a non-root method, I haven't looked into it.
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You sure the apps and everything will download? The GF lost her Captivate, so I got her a new one, logged in, contacts downloaded...and that was it. Maybe I just haven't checked the setting to back up the apps as well? If not, I probably need to do that on my N1, though I've got that thing backed up ten ways from Sunday lol.
ETA: Appreciate the help, Mike.
App backup, if I recall correctly is enabled by default, but only available on 2.2+ builds. So that would be why the Captivate didn't come back. As for texts, SMS Backup & Restore works perfectly for me, and it doesn't require root.
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App backup, if I recall correctly is enabled by default, but only available on 2.2+ builds. So that would be why the Captivate didn't come back. As for texts, SMS Backup & Restore works perfectly for me, and it doesn't require root.
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Thanks! Appreciate that
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If you use a messaging program like handcent, you can back up your SMS and MMS to be reloaded onto your new phone too. Save all your numbers to your google account too, and also consider moving all your apps and files to your external sd card.
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If you use a messaging program like handcent, you can back up your SMS and MMS to be reloaded onto your new phone too. Save all your numbers to your google account too, and also consider moving all your apps and files to your external sd card.
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Contacts and SMS aren't too big of a deal. I've got those covered a few different ways. I'm worried more about apps, app data, and various settings. If an app doesn't natively support being on the SD card, then one must run Apps2SD, which is cool. Except it's not, since we have no idea when the Atrix will be rooted. And then there's the issue of apps that AT&T *may* not allow. I'm not sure how those would be installed from the SD card, as per your recommendation, if AT&T elects to block non-market APK installs.
In short, I appreciate the reply and discussion. I could have thought through my initial question much better, as your reply has cause me to rethink a bit. Thanks mate.
Funny, I'm gonna go from an N1 to an Atrix as well. I know as far as contacts go, el goog will have them for me already. But I was wondering if using a csv(?) contact backup would be better? My google contacts aren't all right, my online gmail is missing some contacts that are on my phone. My main concern is getting all the extra stuff in contacts; email address, street address, birthdays, etc... Just wondering which would be better at transferring all that?
im in the original winmo boat. First time going to android. What if I sync with outlook, will android synch with outlook? Anybody?
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im in the original winmo boat. First time going to android. What if I sync with outlook, will android synch with outlook? Anybody?
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Are you using an Exchange account with Outlook? Android will sync mail, calendar, and contacts with Exchange much more easily that trying to sync directly with Outlook.
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Are you using an Exchange account with Outlook? Android will sync mail, calendar, and contacts with Exchange much more easily that trying to sync directly with Outlook.
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I am using Outlook without Exchange on my home PC. Still checking different ways to sync phone and android. I have >5000 contacts from several associations I am in, and I am not sure if Gmail can handle those plus the supplemental info (spouses, birthdates, etc.).
Ok so a few hours ago, my phone is working perfectly fine. Then all I did was change to LauncherPro to check it out, clicked the contacts app and it somehow sent me to the dialer, I then checked the contacts tab in the dialer and there were NO contacts. So, I went back to my usual ADW and my contacts are gone there too!!
Yes, I made sure it was "all contacts" and I treid resetting my phone several times but with no results. Another interesting thing I noticed, my MotoBlur account is GONE from my accounts. So, when I take my sim card out and turn my phone back on, the phone does not ask for me to put in my motoblur account (good thing?).
Could the lack of a motoblur account somehow deleted my contacts (I have no idea how I got rid of the motoblur account). I have made no backups of my contacts (sadly) so my only option that I know of is to manually add them back, but hopefully maybe someone can shed some light on this situation. TIA
Edit: losing contacts not a huge problem, can manually put them back, but still want to know how i got rid of motoblur account.
Thats very odd indeed, your blur account got deleted... have your tried simply adding it back I think this would also bring back your contacts and when you said you went back to standard launcher did you uninstall it? I installed launcherpro once but that never happened to me.
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Thats very odd indeed, your blur account got deleted... have your tried simply adding it back I think this would also bring back your contacts and when you said you went back to standard launcher did you uninstall it? I installed launcherpro once but that never happened to me.
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I tried adding it through "add account" but all it showed was accounts for facebook, myspace, last.fm etc. no motoblur adding
Also, i logged into my motoblur account through motoblur website, and it still has my phone information
Do.you have a custom rom flashed?
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Do.you have a custom rom flashed?
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nope, just launchers
wait youre running multiple launchers? try uninstalling them and see...
Also does anyone know where blur account info is house? Im in root explorer trying to find it with no luck, the only think I can imagine is (which I dont know how it would have happened) that one of your launchers did something to the root of where that information is house deleting the blur account but again I've never heard of this happening before
Edit: well this situation now makes two of us lmao while trying to solve your problem I seem to have replicated it. So now I just need to find out how to log back into blur... hey if anyone can it it would be greatly appreciated. So brief summery, I seem to have reset blur on my phone so that I am no longer logged into it I still have all my other emails and FB synced up but blur has disappeared and I cant find a way back in.
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wait youre running multiple launchers? try uninstalling them and see...
Also does anyone know where blur account info is house? Im in root explorer trying to find it with no luck, the only think I can imagine is (which I dont know how it would have happened) that one of your launchers did something to the root of where that information is house deleting the blur account but again I've never heard of this happening before
Edit: well this situation now makes two of us lmao while trying to solve your problem I seem to have replicated it. So now I just need to find out how to log back into blur... hey if anyone can it it would be greatly appreciated. So brief summery, I seem to have reset blur on my phone so that I am no longer logged into it I still have all my other emails and FB synced up but blur has disappeared and I cant find a way back in.
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LOL how did you replicate it?
and do you still have your contacts?
nope no contacts lol, no anything and the way I did it was using root explorer I went into system/framework/ and in there is a file called blur-res.apk I ran it to see what it would do and it wiped my blur lol I also noticed that my social networking app or whatever it maybe called is no longer functioning when I try to use it it states that i need to create an account but when I try it doesnt go anywhere. does your social networking app still work?
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nope no contacts lol, no anything and the way I did it was using root explorer I went into system/framework/ and in there is a file called blur-res.apk I ran it to see what it would do and it wiped my blur lol I also noticed that my social networking app or whatever it maybe called is no longer functioning when I try to use it it states that i need to create an account but when I try it doesnt go anywhere. does your social networking app still work?
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does not work, same problem as you, but i usually have it frozen anyways
Supish said:
does not work, same problem as you, but i usually have it frozen anyways
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yeah it seems that one of your launchers may have ran this apk then causeing this issue lol Im going to titan back up then reset, I cant seem to find a solution to get that social network app working again
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yeah it seems that one of your launchers may have ran this apk then causeing this issue lol Im going to titan back up then reset, I cant seem to find a solution to get that social network app working again
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yeah whatever, i dont need motoblur account
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yeah whatever, i dont need motoblur account
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funny enough I forgot I had backed up all my contacts via vcards to my sdcard so I just imported them lol