My apologies if this subject has been discussed before.
My Outlook Contacts currently holds about 2,100 records from around the world, which are primarily business contacts. As it would not be practical to sync everything to my imate, I put the most frequently called contacts into a custom category and sync that category only.
It has become a problem, however, when I need to have access to a contact which is not in my ppc and I have to wait to get to my pc.
Is there a way to segregate selected phone contacts for access by the ppc Contact software, and then have a separate contact database where I can put the rest of my 2,100 contacts for access anytime I want to, with full phone features?
To put it in another way, is there a ppc facility or a 3rd party software which can create and keep updated a Contacts database, with full phone features, but is separated from the regular ppc Contacts database (which is accessed by the phone)?
Would appreciate your suggestions. Thanks.
Not sure what the problem is, I have over 2.5K Contacts and still less than half my memory is used.
All of my Calendar, Tasks and the last 3 weeks of email.
My Contacts are also business related and are heavily Categorised with some Contacts being in 4 different Categories.
I'm using ActiveSync 3.7.1
No problem
I have the same numbers of contacs and I synch them everyday...
Synchronizing 2,100 is not a problem at all. What I want is not to see all of these 2,100 contacts everytime I want to dial a number through the Contacts directory. I want only about 4 dozen most-frequently called number to appear on this directory, with the rest in a separate database, referable only when I need to.
My question: Is this possible?
If you put [Categories] on your Contacts, you can view them by Category. The default is ALL Categories. e.g. I copied the ones on my SIM card to OL and gave them a uniquie Category - "AAA", so they'd be at the top of the list of Categories.
Then when I go into my Phone Book on the XDA, the first thing I do is change the selection from ALL Categories to "AAA".
Works for me.
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when one creates a new contact, it automatically links to two profiles by default - phone contacts and google
Is it possible to create a new contact and link it to Outlook rather so that it shows up in my corporate email address book too?
My sync for corporate email is turned on and when I create a new contact in outlook, it shows up on my phone but the reverse does not work
Thanks
Since updating my Streak to 2.2, I seem to have lost any Calendar which is only visible on the Phone, but which does not synchronise with Google. I am sure that 2.1 had one (called "PC Sync", I think).
(Note: I keep all my data in Outlook. I want to share it with my phone. I do NOT want Google to have any access to it).
When I look in the Calendar application, there is only one Calendar listed (Menu - More - Calendars), which is the one from my linked GMail account. There are 3 options available for that calendar:
1) "synced, visible" - which means that I can see the data in the calendar application, but that it is also synced with my Google account;
2) "synced, not visible" - which means that I can NOT see the data in the calendar application, but that it is still synced with my Google account;
3) "not synced, not visible" - which means that it is not synced with my Google account (great!), but I can't see the data in the calendar application :-(
What I really want is a fourth option "not synced, visible", but this doesn't exist.
I can create new calendars from my PC when logged on to Google (but these have the same set of options on the phone and cannot be set to "not synced, visible"). I cannot find any way of creating a new calendar on the phone itself.
I'm almost ready to give up on Android and go back to WinMo, unless anybody here can help ...
Philip, the standard Android phone will have a native calendar and contact app that is visible. From there, you have the option to sync or not sync each with Google. Please do not give up on Android devices simply because Dell has done things differently than the standard Android device.
There is a solution. You must find a third party vendor that has a calendar provided with their software and install it. You have a requirement that the sync with Outlook does not use Google as the conduit. We must look at the chart at syncdroid dot net with a P under the Calendar column which indicates the have a Provided Calendar app. We see that there are 4 options available for you. MyPhoneExplorer is free, has a very good reputation, and uses USB or Wi-Fi to sync. VCOrganizer Pro has a good reputation and syncs via Wi-Fi. MyLinkAdvanced syncs with USB. CompanionLink for Outlook has a good reputation, free phone and email tech support, has a free 14 day trial and syncs through USB or Wi-Fi. If you would really like to use a wireless sync so the calendar is synced at any time, you can enroll with the $10 per month plan with CompanionLink to send your data with encryption through CompanionLink's servers to your Streak. Since it's encrypted, not even CompanionLink can "see" it.
If you are using Outlook 2010, you may not use MyLinkAdvanced because it is not compatible with Outlook 2010.
One great benefit of most non-native calendars is that you have the ability to search for an item. This is not possible with the native calendar app.
I personally use CompanionLink for Outlook and it works well.
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the standard Android phone will have a native calendar and contact app that is visible. From there, you have the option to sync or not sync each with Google.
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Unfortunately that's not quite the full story. As I explained, if I choose NOT to synchronise with Google, then there is no option to actually view my data within the Android Calendar application. (Contacts are not a problem, only the Calendar).
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There is a solution. You must find a third party vendor that has a calendar provided with their software and install it. You have a requirement that the sync with Outlook does not use Google as the conduit. We must look at the chart at syncdroid dot net with a P under the Calendar column which indicates the have a Provided Calendar app. We see that there are 4 options available for you. MyPhoneExplorer is free, has a very good reputation, and uses USB or Wi-Fi to sync.
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I'm well aware of http://synchdroid.net, but unfortunately the information there is incorrect in respect of MyPhoneExplorer - it does not provide either Calendar or Contact applications on the Andoid platform (I know this because I use MPE to get my data from Outlook to my Dell Streak).
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VCOrganizer Pro has a good reputation and syncs via Wi-Fi.
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That has not been my experience with VCO, unfortunately - it duplicated my Contacts and corrupted my Outlook data. You just need to look at the comments in the Android Marketplace to see that many people have had problems with this application. What leads you to believe that it has "a good reputation"?
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One great benefit of most non-native calendars is that you have the ability to search for an item. This is not possible with the native calendar app.
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True - but the native application can share its data with other applications (such as CalWidget, which I find very useful).
Suggestions:
Jorte - provides an independent calendar app, can import csv files to get you Outlook data in
Offline Calendar - stand alone calendar app
AnCal - another standalone calendar
Philip,
Let me repeat what I said. The STANDARD ANDROID phone has a Calendar app that remains visible whether or not you sync. Put another way, Dell has made their Streak to be a NON-Standard Android, if what you say is true - and I have no reason to doubt you.
I said that MyPhoneExplorer has a very good reputation, but VCOrganizer just has a good reputation. I see both good and bad about every program on the forums. Comparably, VCOrganizer just has less bad than others, from what I have seen. Your milage may vary.
CompanionLink for Outlook syncs to it's own calendar, but it also syncs that calendar with the native calendar. Now, even if the native calendar is invisible, it stands to reason that the Companionlink DejaOffice Calendar will still sync with it. Therefore, Calwidget will still get information from it. Because Dell has, um, provided you with this opportunity, you can test the free trial of Companionlink to see if this is true.
Philip,
I saw this quote on the FJSoftware forum and they are the developers of MyPhoneExplorer. The answer came from their staff.
Does the app just facilitate syncing or does it contain it's own Calendar and Contact app?
Both. MyPhoneExplorer has basicly its own interface. But you can enable the sync f.e. to Outlook and other apps.
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So, that's where I got my information. Perhaps there was some confusion in the translation. I have asked them to clarify this.
MyPhoneExplorer
OK, I think that I understand the confusion.
MyPhoneExplorer maintains its own Contact and Calendar applications on the PC, but not on the (Android) phone, where it uses the native applications.
I think that this stems from its origins as a way to synchronise SonyEricsson phones with a PC, in the days before PIMs like Outlook were widely used.
I have the exact same problem as the OP and I think that most of the suggestions offered here miss the nature of the problem.
At least under GB with CM7 nightlies there is no way to have a standalone calendar that does not sync with Google. You can install AnCal or Offline Calendar and they will maintain their own files, but these are not visible to the standard Android APIs that 3rd party conduits which sync with Outlook rely on. I have verified this on my own phone, where I have three calendars: Personal (GCal), Work (GCal), and AnCal. When you open the stock Calendar app (or at least as stock as CM7 makes it), you ONLY see the two GCal calendars. When you launch the MPE client on the device you ONLY see the two GCal calendars. For app practical purposes AnCal might as well not exist.
Worst of all any attempt to sync with MPE or syncdroid dumps all your Outlook data on Google's servers. If you try to use this software to sync your work calendar you may end up fired for putting unsecured sensitive information in Google's hands. If your company has an exchange server this problem is solved, otherwise you are out of luck.
I am with the OP here.... Android REALLY REALLY needs a "visible, no sync" calendar option. Google cannot be trusted any more than any other corporation to safeguard sensitive data, forcing you to put all your calendar info on the cloud is just ridiculous.
The last bit may be a bug in the CM7 nightlies that may get resolved once the official release comes around. I though that I could work around the problem by turning off calendar sync under "Accounts and Sync" and leaving the calendar as "visible, sync". Since I don't use my GCal for practically anything of value I was ready to sacrifice the sync in order to prevent my work calendar from ending up on Google's servers. Turns out that CM7 ignores the global setting under "Accounts and Sync" and responds to the calendar sync setting in the Calendar app. Hope this is just a temporary bug that gets fixed.
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I am with the OP here.... Android REALLY REALLY needs a "visible, no sync" calendar option. Google cannot be trusted any more than any other corporation to safeguard sensitive data, forcing you to put all your calendar info on the cloud is just ridiculous.
The last bit may be a bug in the CM7 nightlies that may get resolved once the official release comes around. I though that I could work around the problem by turning off calendar sync under "Accounts and Sync" and leaving the calendar as "visible, sync". Since I don't use my GCal for practically anything of value I was ready to sacrifice the sync in order to prevent my work calendar from ending up on Google's servers. Turns out that CM7 ignores the global setting under "Accounts and Sync" and responds to the calendar sync setting in the Calendar app. Hope this is just a temporary bug that gets fixed.
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Nope, you're right - it's not a bug in a particular interim release. Froyo 2.2 does the same thing. There is no "visible, no sync" setting, and the sync settings for the phone are ignored if you want to view your calendar data (because you have to select SOME form of 'visible', which is only 'synced, visible').
Why in the world would Google FORCE you to sync your Calendar data if you want to view it? I agree, that seems rather insane.
- Tim
Apparently Google is going to remove Facebook contacts from the built in contacts app in Android.
We believe it is very important that users are able to control their data. So in the over-the-air update for Nexus S, we have a small change to how Facebook contacts appear on the device. For Nexus S users who downloaded the Facebook app from Android Market, Facebook contacts will no longer appear to be integrated with the Android Contacts app. Since Facebook contacts cannot be exported from the device, the appearance of integration created a false sense of data portability. Facebook contact data will continue to appear within the Facebook app. Like all developers on Android, Facebook is free to use the Android contacts API to truly integrate contacts on the device, which would allow users to have more control over their data. We are removing the special-case handling of Facebook contacts on Nexus S and future lead devices. We continue to believe that reciprocity (the expectation that if information can be imported into a service it should be able to be exported) is an important step toward creating a world of true data liberation -- and encourage other websites and app developers to allow users to export their contacts as well.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/google-disables-contact-sync-in-facebook-for-android-only-nexus/
It sounds like they want Facebook to change how they do contacts.
I do use my Facebook contacts. Should I find a way to back them up and import them into outlook or gmail?
I am using Note 3 for past few days, and it is becoming difficult to manage my contacts in 1 place.
I use many social applications like whatsapp, chaton, fb, twitter etc. and keep receiving new contacts from those places.
Also, keep adding new contacts manually or via different email applications (inbuilt email or directly opening emails via browser firefox/chrome).
Problem:
I want to keep all my contacts centrally in 1 place.. so I do not loose them.
Examples:
I added 2 contacts directly via whatsapp today someone shared the contact, after adding same to my contacts. 1 of them got added to my google account other did not, it got added to device.
Same happens when adding contacts via email addresses or social media apps.
Please guide your share your expertise, i am sure, I am not able to see things properly.
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Phone settings, change default save to your preference.
Contacts > optionkey > merge accounts?
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I have few accounts, list in order displayed on phone.
Device - 0 contacts
Sim card - 0 contacts
Whatsapp - (few contacts who use whatsapp are displayed here.. All contacts are present in google account)
google ([email protected]) (I have all my contacts stored in this account) (around 450 contacts here in different groups)
Exchange account ([email protected] this is primary/default email) There are many contacts here, which I dont want to add/merge to my phone, as this are business contacts and I only use them mostly for email. Many of this contacts also have phone numbers national/international both
Samsung ([email protected] using same exchange email id) Not sure how many contacts this has.
Facebook (More then 1500+ friends/relatives/business people here) Many of this friends are already present in my google account. I dont want to merge this data with my proper list.. as I never communicate with this friends on phone..)
Now.. when anyone sends me a contact via whatsapp or any other above accounts, it gets added to device or respective accounts only.. which troubles a lot..
I also want to sync only photos of people who are listed in gmail account (not all facebook contacts).
But next time, when I will do flash my rom.. it will disappear again !
Please help.. hope I am able to frame the question/problem properly..
Since I last upgraded to lollipop, all the photos I had for contacts are lost (as google does not syncs photos on gmail or google people)