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Contacts force closing

Im having a serious problem. Anytime I try to add to or create a new contact, it force closes. I can't in any way edit any contact. The process is com.motorola.contacts. I am on stock 2.3 rooted only. I had previously frozen all the social and yahoo authenticators and since had no adverse affects, went ahead and uninstalled them all. However this was about a week ago, but this problem with contacts began this past weekend. Im at a loss. I need to get this working again. Im very uncomfortable with unlocking my bootloader to reflash as I don't understand the terminology you pros use and afraid to ask for fear of being called stupid (again) by some pros. Any help? And please if you feel the need to make me feel like a complete moron, please bite your tongue. Thank you.
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what all did you delete???? that could very well be your problem. i know on my galaxy tab 7 i deleted the email app and my cam force closed every time and would not work, put the app back and all was fixed.

Yes, probably your contacts get fc 'cause you deleted the yahoo authentication, and I think the contacts (if some of your contacts have a yahoo account) use this authentication, so if the contact app doesn't find the authentication app this fc.
And probably if you deleted others sys apps linked with the contact app, you'll still having fc.
So, what apps did you delete?
Anyway you can try install the app(s) again with rootexplorer
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Maltz said:
Yes, probably your contacts get fc 'cause you deleted the yahoo authentication, and I think the contacts (if some of your contacts have a yahoo account) use this authentication, so if the contact app doesn't find the authentication app this fc.
And probably if you deleted others sys apps linked with the contact app, you'll still having fc.
So, what apps did you delete?
Anyway you can try install the app(s) again with rootexplorer
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The apps I deleted were all the authentication ones for facebook twitter and yahoo. However, I don't save any email addresses in my contacts. Only phone numbers. How would I go about finding the backup I have of those apps with tibu thru root explorer?
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fleurdelisxliv said:
what all did you delete???? that could very well be your problem. i know on my galaxy tab 7 i deleted the email app and my cam force closed every time and would not work, put the app back and all was fixed.
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I only deleted the authentication apps for facebook twitter and yahoo. I tried restoring via tibu but it just hangs and never finishes.
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pre4speed said:
I only deleted the authentication apps for facebook twitter and yahoo. I tried restoring via tibu but it just hangs and never finishes.
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I suggest to freeze apps and don't uninstall them (unless you are 100% certain it's safe to delete).
I had the same problem as you, but in my case I just had frozen the authentication apps, which after I un-froze them, Contacts worked again.
Maybe a ROM reflash is what you need?
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yep i had the same issue i couldnt add any contacts im not 100 but it may have been due. to a app i had installed not sure i do now i reflashed alienv4 and that new 1.4 oc kernal from faux and the other guy and the problem is solved now
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Rayan said:
I suggest to freeze apps and don't uninstall them (unless you are 100% certain it's safe to delete).
I had the same problem as you, but in my case I just had frozen the authentication apps, which after I un-froze them, Contacts worked again.
Maybe a ROM reflash is what you need?
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I was thinking that too. How do I go about doing that without unlocking my bootloader and voiding my warranty. Im tech savvy, but not enough to be able to hide the unlocked if I need warranty service. Any help is so appreciated.
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ltdanno360 said:
yep i had the same issue i couldnt add any contacts im not 100 but it may have been due. to a app i had installed not sure i do now i reflashed alienv4 and that new 1.4 oc kernal from faux and the other guy and the problem is solved now
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I don't want to unlock my bootloader to flash other roms. Is it possible to just reflash my stock rom from AT&T usa atrix 4g without doing so? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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my bootloader is unlocked its such a strait forward and (for me.)simple procedure. just read a guide on this forum its the only way that i no of to flash a rom safely and im on usa at&t carrier
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Most likely its because you installed the leaked Google+ app. Uninstall and your problem is solved.

jiggytom said:
Most likely its because you installed the leaked Google+ app. Uninstall and your problem is solved.
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Nope did not install that.
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I had the same problem when I freeze all the authentication apks.
The Solution: Un-frozen them.
If you have uninstalled them, you should get the apks and install them.
P.S. Sorry for my bad english >_>

carlosfeco said:
I had the same problem when I freeze all the authentication apks.
The Solution: Un-frozen them.
If you have uninstalled them, you should get the apks and install them.
P.S. Sorry for my bad english >_>
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How would I get them?
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well crap what apps did.ya install prior to this issue
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You can try this 2 ways:
1. With root explorer go to: system/app then look for the apps you deleted, tap and reinstall them.
2. Any way can't reinstall the apps, you may try a factory reset: setting/privacy/factory data reset (using this way all your data will be erased)
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ltdanno360 said:
well crap what apps did.ya install prior to this issue
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I installed the afaod enhanced email and a couple games. It had to do with the autho apps I uninstalled. I reflashed my entire rom last night and everything is normal again. Thank you for all your help. Lesson learned. Don't uninstall any system apps!
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Maltz said:
You can try this 2 ways:
1. With root explorer go to: system/app then look for the apps you deleted, tap and reinstall them.
2. Any way can't reinstall the apps, you may try a factory reset: setting/privacy/factory data reset (using this way all your data will be erased)
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I went with reflashing my stock rom. Everything normal now and i didn't lose my data. Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.
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pre4speed said:
I went with reflashing my stock rom. Everything normal now and i didn't lose my data. Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.
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Ok, you're welcome, any problem just ask
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Lost pictures help please.

Ok so I tried deleting something .-. And well I wasn't paying attention and i deleted a whole album of my pictures and these pictures are when I first went to see my girlfriend for the first time to canada. And I just want to know if theres anyway recovering them back? ._.
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Jellybeanteeker said:
Ok so I tried deleting something .-. And well I wasn't paying attention and i deleted a whole album of my pictures and these pictures are when I first went to see my girlfriend for the first time to canada. And I just want to know if theres anyway recovering them back? ._.
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IF they were on your external SD you can use a recover app like recuva or similar to attempt to recovery them. JUST don't write ANYTHING to it till you've attempted a few recoveries.
Can also use testdisk and photrec on linux
You can always just break up if not. Might be easier software way..
Good luck.

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IF they were on your external SD you can use a recover app like recuva or similar to attempt to recovery them. JUST don't write ANYTHING to it till you've attempted a few recoveries.
Can also use testdisk and photrec on linux
You can always just break up if not. Might be easier software way..
Good luck.
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Can you guide on me this?
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Try this:
http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download
http://www.piriform.com/docs/recuva/using-recuva
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec_Step_By_Step
http://petapixel.com/2010/10/13/how-to-recover-deleted-photos-from-a-memory-card-with-photorec/

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Try this:
http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download
http://www.piriform.com/docs/recuva/using-recuva
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec_Step_By_Step
http://petapixel.com/2010/10/13/how-to-recover-deleted-photos-from-a-memory-card-with-photorec/
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On phone or computer?
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take your SD card out of phone - if that's where you're pictures were, then place it in PC and try one of the suggested solutions.
or maybe these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjiaes-vTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCvl9IXlb1k

leaderbuilder said:
take your SD card out of phone - if that's where you're pictures were, then place it in PC and try one of the suggested solutions.
or maybe these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjiaes-vTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCvl9IXlb1k
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Thank you so much
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Jellybeanteeker said:
Thank you so much
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Hope you get em
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leaderbuilder said:
Hope you get em
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I'm trying there's so many things tho like idk what to do now x.x
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Have you had any luck recovering those deleted photos?
I had success useing "disk digger" it recovered 2500 photos. (accidentally deleted a album) roughly 650 of them were corrupted but it was still a success most of them were salvaged.
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I used Sandisk RescuePro and it worked great for a microSD card. The key to recovering lost photos is to not shoot any more pics or format i.e. the less you write to the card the better your chances of recovery.
For things stored on your phone, try Disk Digger that 'Menance_69' mentioned or checkout Undelete For Root Users (as the name implies it's only for rooted devices). Hope this helps.

Re: Lost pictures help please
See, now a days so many data recovery tools are available on internet to help you out from this kind of situation. Some days ago I found one tool named as Remo Recover and it fascinated me with its qualities.

MENACE_69 said:
Have you had any luck recovering those deleted photos?
I had success useing "disk digger" it recovered 2500 photos. (accidentally deleted a album) roughly 650 of them were corrupted but it was still a success most of them were salvaged.
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Yes it definitely worked and yeah I recovered over 2500 aswell and I deleted an album that I had 250 pictures of me and my gf if only seen her once cause long distance me in usa and her in canada so after deleting it by accident you could of guess how I felt anyway some were corrupted but still backed up most even pictures I deleted like year ago by accident as well. It's just amazing how I got everything back and thanks so much to @leaderbuilder
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Jellybeanteeker said:
Yes it definitely worked and yeah I recovered over 2500 aswell and I deleted an album that I had 250 pictures of me and my gf if only seen her once cause long distance me in usa and her in canada so after deleting it by accident you could of guess how I felt anyway some were corrupted but still backed up most even pictures I deleted like year ago by accident as well. It's just amazing how I got everything back and thanks so much to @leaderbuilder
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congrats, man! one thing you could do, too, is get a free dropbox account, and install the app. it will automatically backup all your photos onto your dropbox account as you take pictures. definitely saved me more times than i can count.
for other people's reference, there's also an app called DiskDigger that you can run from your phone that does the same thing as programs mentioned in other posts.

iamonyx said:
congrats, man! one thing you could do, too, is get a free dropbox account, and install the app. it will automatically backup all your photos onto your dropbox account as you take pictures. definitely saved me more times than i can count.
for other people's reference, there's also an app called DiskDigger that you can run from your phone that does the same thing as programs mentioned in other posts.
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Yeah I used diskdigger and I've had dropbox but I stopped the auto upload but after that I uploaded them
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Android.process.acore

If I edit my contacts I keep getting an error message stating this process has stopped. Android.process.acore
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Here is a list of what apps I yanked. Any help would be appreciated if someone else has experienced this.
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I have gotten this once or twice that I can remember. Not sure what it was related to as I have never edited my contacts. I have done dpi changes and if I remember correctly I got that error upon rebooting.
Haven't had it in some time tho.
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repsol_23 said:
I have gotten this once or twice that I can remember. Not sure what it was related to as I have never edited my contacts. I have done dpi changes and if I remember correctly I got that error upon rebooting.
Haven't had it in some time tho.
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I has this when I first got the phone and did some digging. I think it has to do with the Google sync. The s4 folks ran into it too. I solved my problem by switching to my contacts on a different account.

Some have fixed it by unsyncing contacts then clearing the contacts data. I just tried it. No luck
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I recently installed advanced task killer. I am thinking that had something to do with it.
But my Google sync is registering as having an error.
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achtung515 said:
I recently installed advanced task killer. I am thinking that had something to do with it.
But my Google sync is registering as having an error.
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ATK isn't causing it. I had the issue before installing it and, after switching syncs, installed at and haven't seen it since. Look it up on giggle. The s4 folks had it

So essentially I can't use my Google contacts sync?
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feeling annoyed. IM just going to wipe this ****er
update - factory reset and it still does it. lolz - going to use odin to return to factory. I think.

This is driving me crazy. I returned phone to original 4.3 with Odin. Then I rooted. No problems. Then i uninstalled the same apps as I did before and problem occurs. So I must of unistalled something i needed. If someone could glance over that list and give me any pointers that would be appreciated.
UPDATE!!!! IT was the calendar widget and/or Storage. I am guessign storage.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

achtung515 said:
This is driving me crazy. I returned phone to original 4.3 with Odin. Then I rooted. No problems. Then i uninstalled the same apps as I did before and problem occurs. So I must of unistalled something i needed. If someone could glance over that list and give me any pointers that would be appreciated.
UPDATE!!!! IT was the calendar widget and/or Storage. I am guessign storage.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
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i registered an account just to say that you are the most amazing person and i love you. :3

achtung515 said:
UPDATE!!!! IT was the calendar widget and/or Storage. I am guessign storage.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
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Yeah, it is Calendar Storage that causes this to go bonkers... finally tracked this issue down myself unfroze it and no acore crash

Sync Problems

Anyone have errors while syncing with your Google account? I know its not my phone because I clean flashed a ROM twice and both couldn't connect. My WiFi is fine BTW. Do you think it could be Google prepping for the event for play services today

Across the board issue, they're working on it. Whether or not it relates to the press conference in 30 odd minutes remains to be seen.
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/youtube/2fNzTerfkr8[1-25-true]

@google
You're not really instilling a lot of confidence in me here, Doc.
Edit: Sync is working for me, now.

Same sh*t here. I first noticed when my pictures aren't backing up and that was 1 weak ago. Firstly i think it was battery-gurus fault, but i guess it's not.
It really bothers me that can't auto backup photos!
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estallings15 said:
@google
You're not really instilling a lot of confidence in me here, Doc.
Edit: Sync is working for me, now.
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I just fox this problem... I delete my Google account in settings and add it again. Now sync work without a problem.
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[Q] "Create Collage" option doesn't appear in my gallery-help

Long time follower (pre "OG Droid" days) first time question poster. I was reading about the "Create Collage" feature on the Note 3 so I went to give it a shot. The problem is, that option doesn't appear in my menu. I'm completely stock, not even Rooted.
Any thoughts on what could be happening? It just seems so strange that this is completely missing. See for yourself in the attached screen shots.
Thanks

Have you selected at least 2 pictures yet? I just tried and mine works.
Edit: haha just actually looked at your screens. Yeah that's weird. Did you freeze or delete any Samsung apps?
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I don't remember uninstalling any Samsung apps and the only disabled apps are Verizon bloat and the Kindle app. It feels like it's just missing somehow. I'm hoping to factory reset as a last resort.
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Have you selected at least 2 pictures yet? I just tried and mine works.
Edit: haha just actually looked at your screens. Yeah that's weird. Did you freeze or delete any Samsung apps?
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That is weird..maybe try a different album and see if it's there.

P2o8wer said:
That is weird..maybe try a different album and see if it's there.
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I've tried all of them, on phone storage and on SD.

Nike5981 said:
Long time follower (pre "OG Droid" days) first time question poster. I was reading about the "Create Collage" feature on the Note 3 so I went to give it a shot. The problem is, that option doesn't appear in my menu. I'm completely stock, not even Rooted.
Any thoughts on what could be happening? It just seems so strange that this is completely missing. See for yourself in the attached screen shots.
Thanks
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There was another guy that had the same issue. This works good. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roidapp.photogrid
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bskarpa said:
There was another guy that had the same issue. This works good. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roidapp.photogrid
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Thanks, I guess I will have to download that app. I was hoping someone could help me get to the bottom of why my phone is missing this "built in" feature.

Make sure you have collage on your phone.
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Make sure you have collage on your phone.
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I do! Now I'm even more at a loss as to why it won't show up for me. I have now tried force stopping and toggling the app off and back on. Still not showing up in the gallery.

i had to go to manage apps --> force stop collage --> turn off then back on then it showed on my phone. weird having to do all that but it worked. hope it works for you too!

jrocc24 said:
i had to go to manage apps --> force stop collage --> turn off then back on then it showed on my phone. weird having to do all that but it worked. hope it works for you too!
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I have tried that a few time both restarting phone and not, still no luck.

Same problem...
updated my samsung galaxy grand 2 to kitkat, but the option of create collage in gallery is missing....:crying::crying: