Google Contact constantly trying to Sync - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
I've just noticed on my Nexus 4 that it's constantly trying to sync google contact, I've check my Note2 and my Desire and all of them seem to be having the same issue.
Is anyone else having issues with their google contacts constantly syncing?
I've tried force closing contacts and clearing the data, then removing my accounts and re-set them up. However the issue persists!
Any help would be great.
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DK

It could be a Google server issue, how long have you been suffering this problem?
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It's been happening for a day.
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Did you try removing your Google account and then adding it again.
Try to only sync the contacts and calendar separately to see where the problem is
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stop sync contract can't work?
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Yeah I've tried removing the accounts then adding them back but the issue persists.
I've tried to sync only the contacts and sync is still constantly trying to sync the contacts.
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tsongwh said:
stop sync contract can't work?
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I'm not trying to stop sync, my issue is contacts sync is constantly try to sync without success. The last sync was one day ago.
So if I check my Google account under sync everything says it synced within the last 1 hour. But contacts says it's trying I.E, the sync icon is next to my contacts constantly with a date of last sync from one day ago.
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I had the same issue as well and it seems there are many with the same problem. I think might be some bug and hopefully it will be solved by the next OTA

I've manage to resolve the issue by force closing and clearing data on: Contacts, Contacts Storage and Google+. I have not resigned into Google+ and everything has been syncing for about half a day now. I'll keep you posted if it works.
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Gmail count issue driving me nuts looking for some help

Hey all I posted this topic a little while back but can't find a fix.
Since updating my nexus s on fido to 2.3.6 (unrooted) my gmail Outbox is a mess. It sends the emails fine - but the number beside the Outbox just keeps getting larger. Never resets back to zero. Even after a successful send. I've tried resetting the app data and even the device a couple times. I'm running the email on synchronize mode and i have multiple Gmail accounts on my device.
Has anyone experienced this issue and is there a way to fix it? I can't seem to delete the Gmail application to try to reinstall it and there doesn't seem to be an update available....
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Open gmail on a computer and delete the emails that are older and not showing up
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Also, 2.3.6 is very buggy. Could be one of the bugs as well.
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Must be a bug in 2.3.6......when I open up my Gmail on the computer all's fine...
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google account not synching

on my nexus 7 my gmail is only syncing when I click sync in the app and I can't log into google talk, anyone know what causes this/ how to work around it? I tried removing and re-adding the account, and droping all syncing and rebooting then re-adding. would prefer to avoid a hard reset if able as it took forever to install all the apps on it.
tried removing auto sync from data tab and restarting and re-enabling no dice... thinking I may be stuck with a reset... boo
Reset did nothing...
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a complete factory reset and still nothing is auto syncing and I can't even sign into talk any one have any thoughts at all?
Under settings->accounts->Google-> your account
Is everything checked?
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wiithepeng said:
Under settings->accounts->Google-> your account
Is everything checked?
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Yep, and I also tried toggeling the sync part of the power bar widget, and the auto sync piece under the data setting.
Odd. That sucks. Hope you fix it.
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Exchange Service wakelock killing my battery

Hi, I moved from a Galaxy Nexus 2 weeks ago.
I'm running the lastest CM 10.1 Nightly and Franco Kernel.
Like I week ago I noticed a very high wakelock caused by "Exchange Service". I'm using my Hotmail account configured as Exchange with the stock email android App.
I didn't have that wakelock before with my SGN or the first week using my N4.
I don't know what to do, I have tried deleting the account and setting the update interval to 1 hour.
Any ideas?
This is making me crazy
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Check this out:
It goes to deep sleep, but there are some wakelocks made by:
Calendar, Exchange and Gtalk (Which is strange as I have it frozen using TIBU).
peikojose said:
Check this out:
It goes to deep sleep, but there are some wakelocks made by:
Calendar, Exchange and Gtalk (Which is strange as I have it frozen using TIBU).
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This is what happens when people have too much information at their finger tips.
I see 3mins and 6 mins of wakelocks there in 10hrs? How is that "killing" your battery?
shotta35 said:
This is what happens when people have too much information at their finger tips.
I see 3mins and 6 mins of wakelocks there in 10hrs? How is that "killing" your battery?
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I understand your point..
Sorry but I still think there is something wrong.
494 wakelock ? With push email off? It was supposed to check the email each 2 hours. No contact and calendar sync.. OK all the wakelocks were "only" 12 minutes... I had it configured in the same way with my gnex and never had this problem.
Thanks.
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Any idea?
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I deleted my exchange account... And installed Outlook (what a ****ty program) but I didn't have so many wake locks.
I don't know what to do...
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There is nothing wrong. Uninstall your battery monitors and enjoy your phone.
El Daddy said:
There is nothing wrong. Uninstall your battery monitors and enjoy your phone.
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I understand your point.. But I was sure that before (using my gnexus and the first week using my n4) I had the same configuration and I wasn't getting these wake locks. Remember push it's not active ! And gmail (sync is on) and whatsapp are running all the time and they don't generate almost any wakelocks...
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peikojose said:
I understand your point.. But I was sure that before (using my gnexus and the first week using my n4) I had the same configuration and I wasn't getting these wake locks. Remember push it's not active ! And gmail (sync is on) and whatsapp are running all the time and they don't generate almost any wakelocks...
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I have a GS4 and have experienced the same issue, the exchange server seems that is always on and draining the battery, i have played around with the settings (unchecked the sync options) but still no way to turn it down
There is something strange
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Sorry guys but I think there must be something wrong here.
It's only syncing one account and the refresh rate is set to 1h!!! I get barely 10 emails daily and don't reply them.
It looks like there is a mistake in the configuration of exchange and it ends in a loop.
Plus I don't even use the calendar, I have like 10 entries in all the year!! It doesn't make sense.
I use whatsapp 10 times more than email and calendar combined and I don't see it generating so mane wake locks.
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I don't use Calendar and see what is happening.
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I enabled log using the email app, and I see a LOT of lines with this:
[18:38:02] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2462s
[18:38:02] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2462s
[18:38:02] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2462s
[18:38:03] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2461s
Even when it's not syncing!
peikojose said:
I enabled log using the email app, and I see a LOT of lines with this:
[18:38:02] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2462s
[18:38:02] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2462s
[18:38:02] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2462s
[18:38:03] ExchangeService| Next sync for Inbox in 2461s
Even when it's not syncing!
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Same problem here. I have my work Outlook exchange server setup. I have sync set to NEVER so I have to open the app manually to get new emails....I still have 30+ minutes of exchange services wakelocks.
What is going on? This never used to be an issue
foethalove said:
Same problem here. I have my work Outlook exchange server setup. I have sync set to NEVER so I have to open the app manually to get new emails....I still have 30+ minutes of exchange services wakelocks.
What is going on? This never used to be an issue
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I am not alone
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I noticed the same with my email app setup for my hotmail account, installed the outlook app and it was just as bad. Even with sync off there was a very high number of wakelocks. I now forward mt hotmail to gmail instead.
kien said:
I noticed the same with my email app setup for my hotmail account, installed the outlook app and it was just as bad. Even with sync off there was a very high number of wakelocks. I now forward mt hotmail to gmail instead.
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I was thinking of doing that. Forwarding all my emails to my gmail account. This is a serious problem. As you say we get wakelocks (a lot of them) even with hot mail sync off!! Wtf
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I was able of removing the wakelock doing the following:
Using titanium backup made "exchange services" a user app.
Added to greenify
BUT the only problem is that now I have to open the email app to get my emails.. Trying to avoid this with tasker but tasker doesn't work with processes like exchange service.
Battery life has improved!!
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It's not just you
It's not just you. Something is definitely wrong.
I have had this problem since ICS 4.0 on my Nexus S.
I've tried stock and am now running CM 10.1. This morning my stock battery stats show 3h 17m on battery and Exchange Services with 1h 5m of "Keep awake". Battery is down to 58%. That makes the battery life about 6 hours. Yesterday, I got 14.
This problem goes away every time I flash a ROM update, but will always recur after a few weeks. If I disable sync, everything is fine. It doesn't seem to matter whether the Exchange Sync setting are set to Email, Calender, or Contacts. It also doesn't seem to matter how often sync is set for: push, 30 min, 1 hour, or 3 hours -- the problem still persists unless sync is off in the OS.
I would love suggestions on what to do.

Auto sync question.

Does turning off syncing under your Google account stop syncing from occurring completely? Or will it still sync when I run the application itself etc. Would like to turn auto syncing off yet still be able to sync.
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jzero88 said:
Does turning off syncing under your Google account stop syncing from occurring completely? Or will it still sync when I run the application itself etc. Would like to turn auto syncing off yet still be able to sync.
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You'll still be able to sync. Just turn auto sync off and for example, open the Gmail app. There's a refresh button at the top if you want to sync.
scandalousk said:
You'll still be able to sync. Just turn auto sync off and for example, open the Gmail app. There's a refresh button at the top if you want to sync.
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OK cool thanks. Just wanted my contacts and photos to still be able to upload.
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jzero88 said:
OK cool thanks. Just wanted my contacts and photos to still be able to upload.
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You'll also have to keep in mind that most email accts added to the native email app will be able to sync when you choose to, but an Exchange server acct might not be happy.

[Q] Google Contacts Sync battery hog.

So the number 1 battery hog by far on my g2 is google contacts sync. Its basically never letting my g2 sleep. FWIW I checked in accounts and there's an error showing that sync is experiencing problems and hasn't updated since I bought it.Any idea on what's going on?
yeah a bad luck situation. delete account and resetup sync for one account, let it sync and then add another if you have multiple.
If that doesnt work you might need to go into settings, apps and then wipe contacts and then contacts sync and then resetup again the sync.
Thats whats worked on old phones I had
My contacts haven't been syncing since the 28th either, don't know what gives
Just had the same issue. I was getting massive idle battery drain; ~ 13% just sitting overnight whereas my GNex drained ~2-3% overnight. Went to app manager and cleared data on contacts and contacts storage. Then re-synced and it seems to be working again. Not sure what happened?
What Rom? Clean our stock
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jrgilbert79 said:
What Rom? Clean our stock
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I am on stock. I downloaded an app called "contacts sync fix" that will go through and fix errors in your contacts so they will sync again. May not be a permanent solution, however the contacts sync is no longer leading my wakelocks.

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