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Contact pics in ICS

Hi ! Someone tell me why Contact pics in ICS is so smudgy and distorted ? Miui rom had great Contact pics . Maybe like this in future ? GT-I9000 using XDA

i think it's because of the sync with your google contacts.. google resizes your contact pics

sammyservices said:
Hi ! Someone tell me why Contact pics in ICS is so smudgy and distorted ? Miui rom had great Contact pics . Maybe like this in future ? GT-I9000 using XDA
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Gmail only sync a lower res of your contacts picture. If you want higher res, just sync with google+ or facebook
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Funnnny said:
Gmail only sync a lower res of your contacts picture. If you want higher res, just sync with google+ or facebook
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Is there any way to change this setting? I remember that when ics was showcased, the contact pics were so big, clear and beautiful!
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itspb said:
Is there any way to change this setting? I remember that when ics was showcased, the contact pics were so big, clear and beautiful!
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We have to wait for google to update their contact. If your friends are using Facebook or Google+, you can use its picture. This is not the problem with the phone, it's the problem with the server handle the sync.
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Funnnny said:
We have to wait for google to update their contact. If your friends are using Facebook or Google+, you can use its picture. This is not the problem with the phone, it's the problem with the server handle the sync.
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Is it even possible to have a Google+ account without my contacts knowing that I have one? I want the high res pics, but I hate social networks. There are also people that I don't want to have any contact with.

lcmazza said:
Is it even possible to have a Google+ account without my contacts knowing that I have one? I want the high res pics, but I hate social networks. There are also people that I don't want to have any contact with.
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Just don't add them to your circles. And if you want high res pics, manually select them for your contacts.
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lcmazza said:
Is it even possible to have a Google+ account without my contacts knowing that I have one? I want the high res pics, but I hate social networks. There are also people that I don't want to have any contact with.
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+10 on this
this is a major major problem for me too i hate having the low resolution pics .. makes my phone looks like it was from 5 yrs ago .. i have used several 3rd party apps and they always cause some delay or lag before the phone rings or shows the pic ..
and even if i add Google+ most of my contacts with gmail havent signed on to get a plus ac ...
wish some dev would help us and find a fix for this (plsss) .. or google does so instead .. wasnt it better resolution in GB or Froyo ?

Er... the only trouble I see with this is that almost no one I know uses Google+.

snapper.fishes said:
Er... the only trouble I see with this is that almost no one I know uses Google+.
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"[...] or Facebook."

Funnnny said:
We have to wait for google to update their contact. If your friends are using Facebook or Google+, you can use its picture. This is not the problem with the phone, it's the problem with the server handle the sync.
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Who said Google+ only ? People please read

try miui. Excellent pics. Never better.
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Album app update available

Received a new update via the update centre for the album app, version 3.2.A.0.30. Can't see any differences from a first glance.

After updating I am having FC.
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gm007 said:
After updating I am having FC.
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Not had any problems myself, uninstalled to see any difference and the update has improved the speed it brings up the thumbnails. Have to see if anyone else has problems.

mabrookes said:
Not had any problems myself, uninstalled to see any difference and the update has improved the speed it brings up the thumbnails. Have to see if anyone else has problems.
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I've installed it no probs so far
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I don't know why but I have fc.
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Wipe album data.
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gm007 said:
I don't know why but I have fc.
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working flawlessly on my end. :/ .434
btw it says 7.7MB on my end. weird that it says 7.2 on yours

Some one can share this apk？

I don't get the update, try several times OTA or via PC.

Which country's firmware you guys using? I don't see anything here in Singapore firmware, not even those previously reported app updates.

I've checked and don't have the update either. I reinstalled using EMMA to get 434 and remove some carrier bloat so not sure if thats why I can't get the update?

All I noticed from this update so far is that I had to re-sync all my Picasa albums!

schaggo said:
Wipe album data.
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That's the first thing I did but same result.maybe because I deleted some system apps needed.
LitoNi said:
working flawlessly on my end. :/ .434
btw it says 7.7MB on my end. weird that it says 7.2 on yours
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That's really weird.
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Not here yet.

I'm in the UK and got this along with an update to the Weather app/widget.
Also got offered two new widgets:
Top Contacts
World Clocks

alexp999 said:
I'm in the UK and got this along with an update to the Weather app/widget.
Also got offered two new widgets:
Top Contacts
World Clocks
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Not sure about the others but World clocks adds an additional widget

Yeah World Clocks & Top Contacts are just widgets.
I really welcome Top Contacts, I used to use it all the time on my previous HTC phones and missed it when I got my Xperia Z.

guys share the updated apk of the album app..it may help who is looking for and not had an update yet..

lyndonguti said:
guys share the updated apk of the album app..it may help who is looking for and not had an update yet..
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this may be a lame question but it may also be one of the biggest concern.
Does sharing the apk file directly expose any private information from the original sharer? I know that photos are in the SD card and all, but for all security purposes is there a proper procedure to copy the apk file out without exposing sensitive information?
or do I just go system/app/album copy and paste it here?

LitoNi said:
this may be a lame question but it may also be one of the biggest concern.
Does sharing the apk file directly expose any private information from the original sharer? I know that photos are in the SD card and all, but for all security purposes is there a proper procedure to copy the apk file out without exposing sensitive information?
or do I just go system/app/album copy and paste it here?
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No. App data is stored separately in /data/app/[package name]. Copying the apk won't expose anything. However the updated apk may not be in /system/app/album.apk (or whatever the name of the album app is), but may be in /data/app/album.apk. Just check the dates of the app and the more recent one should be the updated one.

Note 3 stock browser with Google bookmarks?

Hi guys, so I have had my note for about a day now and have noticed that the stock browser doesn't have all my bookmarks! Also had a look in sync settings and there is no option to sync bookmarks. Anyone know of any workarounds?
Thanks
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skaif said:
Hi guys, so I have had my note for about a day now and have noticed that the stock browser doesn't have all my bookmarks! Also had a look in sync settings and there is no option to sync bookmarks. Anyone know of any workarounds?
Thanks
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Samsung has removed the support for syncing Google Bookmarks from their Browser, which is one of the stupidest things they have done. They now want you to use your Samsung account

inffy said:
Samsung has removed the support for syncing Google Bookmarks from their Browser, which is one of the stupidest things they have done. They now want you to use your Samsung account
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lol definitely need an Xposed module for that

weirdingway said:
lol definitely need an Xposed module for that
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Thats bs i just found this out on my galaxy mega and i was just about to get the note 3, nobody actually wants to use chrome come on samsung
inffy said:
Samsung has removed the support for syncing Google Bookmarks from their Browser, which is one of the stupidest things they have done. They now want you to use your Samsung account
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Has anyone found a solution to this yet? It's so frustrating that my Note3 has been downgraded from my Note2.
Note 3 -- Tapatalk version [HORRIBLE.1x]

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Whatsapp crash

Hi, when I upload a video on whatsapp the app crash with a whatsapp logo and a white page. After that whatsapp come back to the main page. How I resolve this problem?

stefy97100 said:
Hi, when I upload a video on whatsapp the app crash with a whatsapp logo and a white page. After that whatsapp come back to the main page. How I resolve this problem?
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same here. Got an international LG G2 from O2 Germany.

Same here actually (Asian D802)... Glad to know it's not just some random issue with my phone !!

Same here, whatsapp support are aware of the issue.
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Question
no one can help us?

stefy97100 said:
no one can help us?
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Are you blind?? "WHATSAPP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE"
They are fixing it. Relax

Just tested once, but seems to be fixed.
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and it is still not fixed (at least not on my s2)

Whatsapp+ all the wa guys

Anyone else use Picasa web albums?

On my gs3 in the gallery app it would have all my Picasa albums separated. Now on my gs5 all the pictures are showing in one big group. I'm guessing it's a bug or something but not sure if anyone else uses this and wanted to know if there's any way to change it. I spoke with Samsung and the told me "that software is written by Google", so obviously they are of no help and don't know what they're talking about.
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briantacker said:
On my gs3 in the gallery app it would have all my Picasa albums separated. Now on my gs5 all the pictures are showing in one big group. I'm guessing it's a bug or something but not sure if anyone else uses this and wanted to know if there's any way to change it. I spoke with Samsung and the told me "that software is written by Google", so obviously they are of no help and don't know what they're talking about.
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Yes.. Samsung told right things.. This apps written by google.. here it is http://picasa.google.com/ You can Google+ sharing and tagging with this. it' ok?

Guadalupeohara said:
Yes.. Samsung told right things.. This apps written by google.. here it is http://picasa.google.com/ You can Google+ sharing and tagging with this. it' ok?
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I know picasa is from Google, but the gallery app is obviously written by samsung.
I don't use it for sharing or tagging, I just use it a free cloud for my pictures that integrates right into the gallery app.
If anyone knows of a similar service that works the same or better I'd definitely be willing to switch.
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briantacker said:
I know picasa is from Google, but the gallery app is obviously written by samsung.
I don't use it for sharing or tagging, I just use it a free cloud for my pictures that integrates right into the gallery app.
If anyone knows of a similar service that works the same or better I'd definitely be willing to switch.
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Why you find another? Picasa is better than others..

Guadalupeohara said:
Why you find another? Picasa is better than others..
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I don't want to find something else but since the gallery app isn't working the way it did on my gs3 I'd like to either find a way to make it work or find something that works that way
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Lodaserves said:
You are using Picasa?
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Yes. I have use it.. It's so much easy..

I use carousel by Dropbox, and if you sign people up you get more space free!

kilroy1stcav said:
I use carousel by Dropbox, and if you sign people up you get more space free!
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Picasa actually has unlimited storage. (Last time I checked)
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briantacker said:
Picasa actually has unlimited storage. (Last time I checked)
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Yes. i see it has unlimited storage.. But @briantacker Want another service. But i think Picasa is better than others. Is not it?

Guadalupeohara said:
Yes. i see it has unlimited storage.. But @briantacker Want another service. But i think Picasa is better than others. Is not it?
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I think it's better than others, that's why I use it. I just wanted the albums to be separated in the gallery app
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briantacker said:
I think it's better than others, that's why I use it. I just wanted the albums to be separated in the gallery app
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oo. You just want gallery apps? (just separate your photo album)

Guadalupeohara said:
oo. You just want gallery apps? (just separate your photo album)
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Yes, the gallery app in the s5 doesn't separate the picasa albums, it just puts all the pictures in one group.
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briantacker said:
Yes, the gallery app in the s5 doesn't separate the picasa albums, it just puts all the pictures in one group.
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okay. you can choose Photo Gallery (Fish Bowl) app from google play store. I have use it now. I think it is better for gallery pic separate together.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.littlefatfish.photo

Guadalupeohara said:
okay. you can choose Photo Gallery (Fish Bowl) app from google play store. I have use it now. I think it is better for gallery pic separate together.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.littlefatfish.photo
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I don't see anything about picasa. Am I missing it?
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briantacker said:
I don't see anything about picasa. Am I missing it?
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It's not same as picasa. it just gallery app that help you to look all picture together in your phone..

Guadalupeohara said:
It's not same as picasa. it just gallery app that help you to look all picture together in your phone..
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The regular gallery app works fine for the pictures on my phone. I'm just talking about my picasa pictures.
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briantacker said:
The regular gallery app works fine for the pictures on my phone. I'm just talking about my picasa pictures.
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Okay. wait for that's reply.

Lodaserves said:
How many Mb size of picasa app?
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16.7 mb

Lodaserves said:
I see thanks! Let me try this
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ok. You are welcome.

Any updates on this?
Picasa albums still are broken in UANE1