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New user Android question, regarding pictures for contacts

Hey all, new HTC Legend owner here and am absolutely loving the phone, but jsut had a quick question. I went into gmail and assigned some contacts (since I sync from gmail for contacts list) some pictures so our SMS chats would look pretty. And they do look pretty, but I can't figure out how to assign an avatar to MYSELF.
What I mean is, take a look at this chat message I'm having with a friend
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She has a pretty rose for her picture but why do I look like a seuxal predator?? How do I change that!!
Thanks in advance all!!

Mine was like this for a while then it suddenly just started showing my avatar try resting your avatar in Google then force a re sync. Mine only started showing once I changed my fb image so give it a go
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I don't use stock messaging app (I don't even have it installed), but I can tell you that handcent has option to add your picture.

[Q] Is this native video calling (settings)

I was playing around with ADW and I was adding a custom shortcut.
I went to ADW.Activities and was looking around for something fun to put on the home screen when I came accross a videocall.videocall intent under call settings
I will include screenshots for those who want to see it.
Is this a setup of sorts for native videocalling on the phone? Is this sprint only? Do other people have this on there phones?
The shortcut opens to a window with options for setting up how the phone handles video calls but I dont see anything in the phone anywhere about making a video call.
Any ideas.
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P.S.
anyone who wants to see this on their phone should add a custom activity to their adw home screen and goto callSettings-->video call(videocall.videocall)

Weird, comes up on my phone too. Anybody have any info?
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Someone should look this up on the Evo and see if it's either a Sprint thing or a Samsung thing.

It's an Android thing.

Mutiny32 said:
It's an Android thing.
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Can you show me where you know this from?
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[Q] People App on Nexus 7: How to add 'connections' options

On my N7 in the People app (the address book), there is an option to add a connection... right now the only thing that appears there is Google +...
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On my HTC Evo 4g from 2.5 years ago a similar function exists that also allows me to connect Facebook, twitter and flickr (and maybe others).
What controls which social sites are linkable from the add connection option in People on my N7?
Currently in the Accounts section of settings I have a Google, Facebook and Dropbox account setup...
FWIW...
Here is the data that HTC inserted into my address book to accomplish the linking:
id:1111118630/friendof:12411113734id:6911119548/friendof:1704444648
Note: actual numerical ID's modified for privacy reasons...
Thanks
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It's done through the HTC skin, not a Google feature.
Edit: you can add in Facebook contacts. Check your accounts and under Facebook, sync contacts. HTC did great with their people integration, such as pulling in their Facebook pictures for contract images. Otherwise a third party app will be needed to simulate what you see from HTC.
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Will g+ communities kill xda???

Discuss.
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lol really

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Not today.
But a year from now.. Two years from now.
The g+model makes a lot more sense.
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nope.
Did google+ kill facebook. Nope. But google+ in my eyes is a ton better.

The fact that G+ is a ghost town won't hamper that at allllllllllllllllllllllll.....

I've been reading about G+ communities all day but I still do not see how that would be conducive to forum layouts such as these. In its current state G+ Communities cannot properly segregate sections such as (development, themes, accessories, etc.) in a way that makes it usable the way we use this forum.

no. G+ is created for Google's benefit, not for yours.

Lol not even close. Anyways, does communities just seem like a public page to anyone else?
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it seems pretty cool, but yeah, it's not a level of organization of a forum.

[Q] FB messenger SMS integration problem

Hi guys! Just got a GS4 after a long debate over the HTC one vs GS4. In my past, I had a WP7 Focus S and an Iphone.
I'm trying to get facebook messenger to integrate the sms function, but when I go to settings, there is no option to enable SMS/MMS integration. Is this just a problem on my end, or does the GS4 not have this ability yet?
Thanks so much! Looking forward to becoming an active user of these forums, and especially looking forward to GS4 bootloader unlock!

Can someone just look in their Facebook Messenger app and see if the ams option is there?
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I've figured out that if someone else signs in to fb Messenger on my phone the sms can be enabled. Anyone figure out how to enable it in a specific account?
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If I click on "text messaging (sms/mms)" above "info and accounts" I have these options:
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Yep I don't have the sms option in the first place
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