I've noticed there doesn't appear to be any options in the messaging app to filter the contact list as you can with your basic contacts list. I've got a ton of google contacts without phone numbers so I've excluded them from the phones contact list but in messages they are still all there and its rather annoying. Any options or do I need to switch to a different messaging app?
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How can I see groups of contacts in the N1 contacts app?
On the Hero there is a tab for groups but I can't see one anywhere on the N1. Neither are they visible when I want to send a text message or an email to a group of contacts.
I can see the menu option where I can add and remove the google groups from my google account but this does not fix the problem.
Am I missing something?
Under the contacts menu of the streak everything is fine, but if I use another app or widget that access' my contacts, such as facebook sync or picture dial, I have multiple entries for each person, none of which are what is shown in my actual contacts list. For example someone has their phone number, email and picture (synced from facebook) in my actual contacts list, but in the program theres 3 versions, one with email and picture, one with just email and one with phone and email. It means when i try and use picture dial I cant select one that all the info it needs.
I also noticed that in the actual contacts list it doesnt seem to matter what sync options i set or what sub group im currently supposed to be looking at, it always shows the same contacts. For instance it won't show my gmail contacts even if i tell it to. It doesn't bother me, but I don't know if the two issues are related.
Any ideas anyone? Is there anyway to bulk get rid of all contacts? Then i could just get my computer to sync all the contacts back on again, though I'd have to go through and link them to facebook again so I'd rather not if i can avoid it.
Any help appreciated!
Is it possible? Its pretty annoying having a phone number list of well over 500 people... I just want my PHONE contacts to be there, not facebook. Anyone know?
I think all you have to do is remove it from "Accounts". It will still allow you to login to the app, but wont pull all yoru contact info. I had this issue with my Hotmaill account and that is how i stopped it.
If you want it to keep syncing but only see your google or sim contacts, you can change who is viewed in the contacts app by clicking the top where it says "Contacts: All contacts" and picking a different menu option. (this will not effect the contacts part of the dialer)
Alternatively you could add some contacts as favorites. And those could be more easily found in the Dialer since there is a contacts menu.
Contacts > Menu > More > Settings
Uncheck facebook account
At least I think.
There you can check Phone numbers only as well to remove all contacts that do not have a phone number associated with them.
xenorabbit said:
Contacts > Menu > More > Settings
Uncheck facebook account
At least I think.
There you can check Phone numbers only as well to remove all contacts that do not have a phone number associated with them.
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Also if you set up linked accounts in the blur accounts section you have to delete all of them except the actual blur account.
The Social networking/messaging and a few other widgets won't function though.
I guess the work around right now is to remove accounts, create a list with everyone on it, then add back on facebook. Whenever you view contacts, use the new list you made.
I was just using it to sync pictures. I removed the account and downloaded syncmypix from the market. Free and easy.
Also, another "fix" would be to go into contacts-> menu-> settings-> then selecting "phone numbers only". This wouldn't necessarily get rid of every Facebook friend from your contacts list, but since most (at least of my friends) don't seem to list their phone numbers, this should cut down your list dramatically.
I tried the above tricks but in the end the only way I could find to get rid of them from the Dialer contacts (which has no options at all) was to remove the account.
Thanks for tip on pics sync, that's all I wanted too. The actual Facebook app and Facebook widget do the rest.
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my contact list is filtered to showing my gmail contact list. this works fine when i open contact list and phone. but when i open the stock sms applications, it shows up basically all email address that was send to/from my gmail account. is there way to filter this out?
Hi there, I'm new to android and I installed the Facebook for Android app.
I manually inserted some of my friends into the Contactlist.
I tried to sync my Facebook-friends that are presented into my manually added Contactlist.
When I want to send a textmessage (sms) and search for a contact, I can see my entire facebook friends... But I only want to see my manually added contactlist (with the facebook sync like: photo's, profile, etc)
So my problem:
- Contactlist ok (only my contacts from phonebook)
- Messages not ok (I can see my entire facebook)
Open Facebook, tap the stylized facebook text on the top left corner so you go to the 9 icon grid layout, then tap the Menu softkey, Settings, scroll down, tap Sync Contacts, choose Sync with existing contacts, then OK.
yamanote said:
Open Facebook, tap the stylized facebook text on the top left corner so you go to the 9 icon grid layout, then tap the Menu softkey, Settings, scroll down, tap Sync Contacts, choose Sync with existing contacts, then OK.
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I allready did this, but ALL the facebook contacts are still in "Message"
Try Don't sync, let it clear out your contacts list, then try sync with existing contacts again.
Also, check that you don't have facebook syncing contacts with the Social Hub.
yamanote said:
Try Don't sync, let it clear out your contacts list, then try sync with existing contacts again.
Also, check that you don't have facebook syncing contacts with the Social Hub.
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I deleted my fb accound and then I synced with existing contacts...
But in Messages I see all the facebook friends again.
I never opened social hubs, I did it now but I don't have any feeds because I have 0 accounts into feeds...
But on the tab Messages i see the link to messages...
And again same story = All facebook contacts.
I also tried to delete them by KIES. But KIES only shows the right contacts (not the facebook contacts)
Just checked on my own phone and yeah I have the same issue.
Try Add recipient>Groups>My Contacts? Or Favourite all the people you want to text and tap the Favourites tab every time you text maybe?
Sorry that's all I can help you with. Dunno how to completely rid the nonessential contacts from Messages short of exporting the ones you want from Facebook and reimporting via Google or something.
seems to be a bug with Samsungs implementation of FB integration, you can choose to hide facebook only contacts but when messaging it will show your full Contacts list (including facebook) regardless of the selection made in the Contacts menu.
hope samsung sort it out !
Yeah same issue. chose only sync with existing contacts but it still synced all
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
Annoying bug, I have a work around!
Any work around?
This is the same issue with mine, I have tried loads of things, it looks like a bug as selecting sync with existing contacts, should just sync existing contacts not 'All' which is what it's doing!
However I have recently started using 'Go SMS' as my default SMS app and when I follow the same process to text someone I don't get the whole of my FB friends now!
Try it see what you think but I prefer GO SMS to the default Samsung SMS app.