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[Q] Can't figure this out for the life of me

Ok, so: my main goal is to load my contacts that I saved on an app called iDrive Lite from my iPhone 3GS.
I now have my Vibrant. I am able to load my contacts on to my Vibrant using the iDrive Lite app from the marketplace no problem. However, once the phone gets restarted...those contacts are gone. And they will not sync with Google, for whatever reason. So my next guess is to try and use an app called UIA Backup Contacts....which should let me back up my contacts that I have currently on my phone (after using iDrive to restore) and I should be able to save as a CSV and email to myself, and upload to my Gmail account.
Well, when I try doing this, it backs up to about 44%, and I get this error:
Sorry! The application Backup Contacts (process no.uia.android.backupcontacts) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. dumpstate_app_201009022121_no_uia_android_backupcontacts.log has been saved. Use *#9900# to copy out log. and all I can click is force close.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to resolve this? I don't want to manually add my contacts if I do not have to.

Apparently no one knows, 40 views and no replies.
Bump....

Can you export those to a pc then use that pc to add them into gmail via your desktop? Then they would be in your contacts.
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Not sure...have not tried. Don't know how to do that either?

Ok so I figured out I can't export either. I try and it can't read my contacts when I try to import. Only imports my manually added ones.
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This calls for a bump.

there's the old fashioned way - covert to (iirc) .csv file and upload from your pc to google, and let google download them automatically or go do a sync manually (Menu > settings > accounts and synch)

larryccf said:
there's the old fashioned way - covert to (iirc) .csv file and upload from your pc to google, and let google download them automatically or go do a sync manually (Menu > settings > accounts and synch)
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I have tried both of these methods. The conversion didn't work, it didn't recognize the ones that I loaded from the iDrive Lite app. Only recognized the contacts I manually added.
Same with the syncing manually.

Additionally, I am unable to edit any of the contacts that I restored from iDrive Lite... it says:
Unable to edit SNS contacts on phone
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Very strange.. but my other contacts that I sync with google or add manually, I can edit fine.

Hmm, still no solution.
Time for a bump.

Veetus said:
Hmm, still no solution.
Time for a bump.
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Do you still have your 3gs? If so do a google sync backup to the google server then they will transfer to your phone. I have been doing this since my G1 and i went through two iphones and another not to be mentioned phone.

No I do not still have my 3GS.

Can you load the file into outlook then sync with Google?
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For all those "bumps" you could spent that time doing research. A quick visit to their site reveals there is an android app. Since youve trusted them with your contacts already...install it on your vibrant and restore them from the idrive cloud. http://www.idrive.com/idrive-lite/index.html
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Ill eat crow. I forgot you have already done that. My fault.
Try uninstalling the app and reinstalling it on your vibrant.
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Multiple Accounts on vibrant

I have to emails one is my school g mail the other my personal gmail. I used to have the school one forward messages to the other but that turned into a hassle. I was just wondering if there's anyway to easily switch from one email to the other. Like if there was a widget or something.
Thanks!
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I guess you can use the gmail client for one account and configure the email client to get mails from other gmail account. I use both gmail(thru gmail client) and yahoo mail using the email client. Also I see options in email client to configure more than one account, but haven't tried it. I do not want a combined inbox for more than one account as it will be kinda messy. But you can explore that option too.

Settings - accounts and sync -- add account -- Google account
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Gmail>Menu>Accounts>Add account
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amd_203 said:
Gmail>Menu>Accounts>Add account
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I know how to do this that isn't the problem. My problem is when I get an email I don't automatically which email I'm getting it too. I have to choose the account. I just wish there was a way to separate it right off the bat. Instead of having to go through settings-accounts-email 1/email 2.
Maybe its just wish full thinking.
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Yeah, sorry but there's no way to do that. I think there was on 2.2 when I had a Nexus One but I can't remember. Or you could try Gmail Pop Up on the market.
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I'll see what I can find then let you guys know.
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I people disappoint me...
Google app for main account.
Exchange ActiveSync for the second google account.
Google "Google Sync"
Vibrant can manage multiple exchange accounts, so it will work even if you have another exchange account set up.
HTH!
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Search the market for gmail unread count. Its a widget you can add to your desktop that looks like an icon for gmail and will show the number of emails you have unread for any and ever gmail account set up on your phone. Its very stable and quite customizeable. I have a diff color icon for each of my 3 accounts and it makes keeping track of unread mails and accessing the specific account I want very very easy.
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Theres a sample of mine
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Im not sure if this is what you want. But I also have two gmail accounts, and one quick way for me to go into the right Inbox, is I created a shortcut for each Inbox, using the Gmail Label shortcut, when you create the shortcut, it will ask you which account you would like to use. Then you can rename the shortcut for each inbox to whatever you want, then from the Home screen just click on whatever Inbox. I hope that helps.

duuster said:
Then you can rename the shortcut for each inbox to whatever you want, then from the Home screen just click on whatever Inbox. I hope that helps.
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This us the part I couldn't do, how do I rename the label once its on my home screen??
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Anyone have problems setting up a second Google Account? I've been trying for a few days and keep getting a "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server" error. I've tried both on WiFi and 3G, in different locations( home, at work, out and about), and still can get my second account linked. I did some digging the settings and found the multiple sign in options, turned all that on, and am able to sign in to both account on the web, but still not on my phone.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!

rkwarner2 said:
Anyone have problems setting up a second Google Account? I've been trying for a few days and keep getting a "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server" error. I've tried both on WiFi and 3G, in different locations( home, at work, out and about), and still can get my second account linked. I did some digging the settings and found the multiple sign in options, turned all that on, and am able to sign in to both account on the web, but still not on my phone.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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Same issue. I was able to do this at one point but after JI6 bricking my phone and getting it back with ODIN I have never been able to add multiple accounts. Hopefully someone here has an answer.

Does anyone know how to set up a school account on gmail (my university uses the gmail interface but has its own log in portal). I cant seem to log in through gmail.com (on the phone and desktop browser)

3rd party email problem

Hey everyon, so through my email app I hve my hotmail account syncing up to it. The problem I have is that when I receive an email and delete it from my phone, it does not delete it from my email account. I only check my email by computer every couple of days so its a PITA to delete a couple hundred emails when I do get on a computer. Does anyone else experience this and if so is there a work around or a free app that will sync my email and delete them from the server as well as my phone
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Switch to gmail... it is way better. Plus why would you have a hotmail account with a google phone...
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knx2 said:
Switch to gmail... it is way better. Plus why would you have a hotmail account with a google phone...
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Probably because I've had the email account for years before I had the phone, hell i'vehad th account before there was gmail. I understand that it is a google phone and that Gmail works better with thr phone but With over 200 email contacts I can't just drop my hotmail account.
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First off, I don't have experience with your senarion.
That said, have you checked any settings on the phones email app nd hotmail for this problem? Also, do the emails that don't get deleted appear read? Or they unread?
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knx2 said:
Switch to gmail... it is way better. Plus why would you have a hotmail account with a google phone...
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And the most ratarted post of the year goes to...
OP, try Maildroid. Within its settings you can set how it interacts with your server.

megabiteg said:
First off, I don't have experience with your senarion.
That said, have you checked any settings on the phones email app nd hotmail for this problem? Also, do the emails that don't get deleted appear read? Or they unread?
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I've checked settings in the stock email app and didn't see any options for this problem....also the emails appear unread on the internet when they are deleted from the phone
I'll check out maildroid too, thanks
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Sh0wNuF said:
I've checked settings in the stock email app and didn't see any options for this problem...
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If you go into the email app, then 'Settings->Incoming server settings->Delete email from server', you can change it from 'Never' to 'When I delete from Inbox', although I have had mixed results with this actually working on my Hotmail account. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt.

[Q] unwanted conversion of phone contacts to google contacts after reboot

Hi,
I just got a nexus 4 with android 4.2.2. When creating a contact with Go contact, I can chose between phone contact and google contact. When I then create a phone contact this automatically changes into a google contact after I reboot the phone. Why is this and how can I switch this automatic conversion off?

When you first logged into you're Google account when you first got your n4, you left the box ticked that says backup phone content with Google account.
AFAIK the only way to get back to that option is to factory reset
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It's a LOT easier to leave it as a Google contact as they'll be automatically restored should you ever change Android phone. You won't have to re-add them

Thanks for your reply. I actually did not leave the box ticked. I also have Backup my data unchecked in settings-->Backup&reset. I also switched off all syncing. Do you have any other suggestion? With andriod 2.2 I did not have that problem. Phone contacts always stayed phone contacts.
Alex240188 said:
When you first logged into you're Google account when you first got your n4, you left the box ticked that says backup phone content with Google account.
AFAIK the only way to get back to that option is to factory reset
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Why are you so worried about it syncing to google when you are using Go contacts?

I just want to use google for email not all the other stuff.
zelendel said:
Why are you so worried about it syncing to google when you are using Go contacts?
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ugman said:
I just want to use google for email not all the other stuff.
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Then use a diff email app instead of the gmail one. That way you can have your email and not use the Google contacts.
Wayne Tech S-III

Thanks for the tip. I now removed the google account from the phone and that works well.
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Then use a diff email app instead of the gmail one. That way you can have your email and not use the Google contacts.
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[Q] How to change the default contact save location from "Phone" to "Google"

[Q] How to change the default contact save location from "Phone" to "Google"
I always forget to change the location before save.
Can i change the default location?
I remember that my old se arc can change it.

I'm pretty sure it asks you where you want to save when you enter a new contact.
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Not even sure why there is am option. Bugs me you can save stuff to the"phone" when it should be automatically saved to Google.
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friguy3 said:
Not even sure why there is am option. Bugs me you can save stuff to the"phone" when it should be automatically saved to Google.
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Can change Google to first order?

Ii always forget to change this setting when add new contact.

I don't have that problem. I only display my Google contacts and untick the other options. When I enter a number and save it, it automatically saves it to Google. :sly:
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friguy3 said:
Not even sure why there is am option. Bugs me you can save stuff to the"phone" when it should be automatically saved to Google.
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FWIW, it is my preference to exchange all email via an alternative mail server, for privacy and security.
My Gmail account does not exist on my phone, so there would not be a reason (for me) to use anything other than phone contacts, calendars, etc., bypassing Google altogether.
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Yes I was having this problem saving new contacts. I thought it was a problem with root or my clean rom install them realized my contacts were saving to att phone book and new entries would not sync so I was entering the same contacts in practically every day. Had a duh moment them switched to my Google account to store my contacts.
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