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How to recover deleted contacts
I lost all my contacts while syncing email.Is there a way to recover these contacts.
I checked on Google contacts in Gmail but its not there as I never synced my contacts.
Not rooted and Android ...
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Personal data (contacts, sms, phone logs, settings, etc) gone after moving apps to a new microSD
I've just bought a 16gb Sandisk microSD and I moved some apps to that by using the functionality available under Settings > Applications > Manage Applications. I went through the list and I ...
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Weird phonebook entries!
I had my HTC Pico phone with android 2.3 repaired because a shattered glass.
On getting it back, I found out that there are no contacts in my phone as well as in the SIM, but there are some contacts ...
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Having Strangers' Names in Caller ID Display
Tired of not being able to tell who's calling me at all, I ended up putting out the additional monthly cost and getting caller ID display in my phone plan. And since I took it, I... still cannot tell ...
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No contact information when receiving calls after upgrading LG phone to 2.3.4
I've upgraded my LG phone from 2.2.2 to 2.3.4. When I receive a call, it does not show the contact information, only the number. All my contacts were correctly setup in the Address Book after ...
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Offbrand Android Tablet - Google Mail/contacts/calendar issue
I bought a Pandigital Supernova 8" tablet with Gingerbread OS, for a really good price, and despite the fact it had a lot of oddball apps on it, I was able to root it, and get google play/gmail etc on ...
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Contact Images location
Where are the contact images kept?
I have a contact image that is no longer in my gallery but it is one of my contact's avatar. I remember taking the photo and making it the avatar. I've went into ...
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Android 2.3.5 404020 2.6.35.7-perf mixing up Contacts, bug? What to do?
This must be a bug in Android 2.3.5, I have done the Factory -reset but still getting this. I have two such phones with model U8800. If someone calls you, it may show up the wrong person -picture. If ...
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Local Address Book
Disclaimer: I'm new with Android. I have a 2.3.6 device.
So I'm on my phone, I hit the little address book button. I can see I have "contacts" Three of them. Yay.
One has a little phone icon. ...
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Can not tap a contact on my android (galaxy note) [closed]
My galaxy note is on 2.3.6. Sometimes when I tap on phone icon (or contacts icon), go to Contacts tab, and tap on a contact, nothing happens. I have to go back to home, tap on the contacts icon (or ...
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Sync birthdays from Facebook to Android contacts
Many people want to have their Facebook contacts synced with their Android contacts, including information such as birthday and so on.
I have the official Facebook app installed on my Android 2.3.3 ...
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Online status for facebook contacts [closed]
I have Facebook, Facebook messanger and Skype Installed. Also, I've connected/linked contacts manually across accounts.
In the contacts I can only see Skype contacts online. Is there a way to see ...
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Linking contacts on Motorola [closed]
Previously I had an HTC phone which allowed arbitrary linking between contacts. I moved to a Motorola phone (which is closer to original Android) and it not all contacts are linked correctly due to ...
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Skype integration with the native contacts?
I tried adding Skype information to my contacts and there's a gray circle showing up beside the Skype username. I can then deduce that it is indicating my contact as offline. However, there seems to ...
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How do I change the number identification format (to associate with a contact's number)?
I have a Sony/Ericsson Xperia Arc phone with Android 2.3 In my country, I can receive calls with the following number patterns (it's the formatting used by my operator):
12345678
0aa12345678
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contacts storage on android 2.3.5
Is there a way to have access to the file/s that list the contact details on an Android 2.3.5 phone? My contacts storage is growing up to many MBs, and I would like to be able to delete some of these ...
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Is there a way to “re-link” all contacts using some button or other procedure?
My contacts come from 3 sources:
Google account
Facebook
Skype
Some of those contacts were automatically linked together so "Joe Smith" appears as one contact instead of three. However, some ...
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Synchronizing skype contacts with android
I installed skype on my android 2.3 samsung galaxy and all skype contacts were added to pnone contacts. Later in PC while using skype I renamed some of skype contacts and removed few of them. After ...
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How do I copy/move contacts from phone to my exchange account?
My contacts are stored on a (Open-)Exchange server, so they are synchronized between phone, the server and my other mail clients (e.g. on my desktop PC).
However, I have some "phone-only" contacts ...
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Sync contacts with ubuntuone?
It doesn't look like UbuntuOne has a sync app for contacts. Files and music, yes, but not contacts. Are there any workarounds to this?
I've successfully avoided linking my phone to a google account ...
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Sudden loss of contacts on my Samsung Galaxy S - running Gingerbread
I have recebtly experienced that all my phone contacts suddenly disappeared from my internal phone memory.
I could still see the 2 contacts that were on my sim-card, and I have no contacts on my ...
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How to back up the address book?
I want to wipe the phone clean (or reset it, not sure about the nomenclature). Meaning, I'd like to get rid of all the apps, all the data, everything. Except for the contacts. I'd like to somehow ...
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Is there a way to allow certain numbers to be called from a locked phone?
When I got my first cell phone I was told to put a "In case of an emergency call XXX" at the top of my list of phone numbers. While I haven't ever benefited directly from that, I have benefited from ...
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Export contacts/text messages in a readable format
I would like to export both my contacts and my text messages. But I would like be able to easily read the file formats that it exports to. I can export the contacts as a VCF yet when I view it there ...
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How to access phone via USB cable (not SD Card)
I am using a HTC G2 running Android 2.3. I would like to access content on my phone (not on the SD Card). This includes phone contacts and any data in the phone memory. Also is there a way to access ...
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Received messages are not showing names of contacts on HTC Desire S
I just bought a new HTC Desire S (so no custom ROM has been installed or rooting done). Everything else seems to be working fine, except in messages the names of at least one contact are not ...
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Is it possible to display nicknames in the contact list?
Is it possible to use nicknames, instead of first+last names, as the contact's display name in the contact list and/or the incoming/outgoing call view?
Device is Samsung Galaxy S 2.
Edit: to be ...
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How do I get my picture to appear in message threads?
In the stock messaging app, the contact I'm messaging has their picture next to their replies, but mine is just a grey box; how do I get my picture there? I have a contact called 'me' with my picture ...
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Can I import contacts from vcf and NOT sync to Google?
I bought the Nexus S with Android 2.3 and am in the process of migrating my contacts from the Apple Address book. I was able to create and import a vcf file containing all the contacts into Android.
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When I edit contacts on my Nexus S, it's deleting their birthdays from Google Contacts. Am I doing something wrong?
Is it something I'm doing wrong?
Where do I report this?
