Built-in app for managing Contacts (names, phone numbers, addresses, e-mail). Some manufacturers offer their own customized version.
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How to mark and delete some or all contacts?
I've accidentally "imported contacts from storage" and now all my Gmail contacts I've ever emailed to are in my contacts on my phone! Now I can't find any option to be able to get rid of them, "export ...
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How to separate contact for Whats app only
I've synchronized my contacts of Gmail, Phonebook and Whats app. I do have 2 contacts with the same name. While I was joining the detail of first account with his gmail and whats app details by ...
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Is it possible to increase Samsung's limit on contact merging?
On Samsung phones, at least I know on the Galaxy S and Galaxy SII, it is only possible to merge 5 contacts max. There is also an issue on the Google Code page of Android here, but this did not solve ...
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Viber not able to sync contacts
In my ICS tablet, I am not able to sync contacts with Viber app.
It is keep on waiting without any output.
Any clues on this will be helpful.
PS: I am having a problem in adding contacts to phone ...
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Not able to add contacts in phone and SIM
In my tablet which is running on ICS with calling facility, I am not able to add contacts under phone or SIM memory.
While selecting the option to add contacts, it is trying to add directly under ...
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How does contact management work?
I've got a Samsung Galaxy 3 with Android 4.1.2. I changed my SIM card today and was worried I might lose contact so I've backed them up. I've always found the contacts very confusing and obviously I ...
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How can I sync my Contacts with Gmail if the stock firmware of my phone doesn't provide this feature?
Am using a Grandstream GXP2200 Android deskphone that has a customized version of 2.3.5 on it. They have replaced the native contacts app with a custom one that doesn't sync with Gmail. I have ...
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How to remove GMail contacts from Messaging app on Samsung Galaxy S Advance?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Advance and when I try to send a SMS message to someone I have to search through all my GMail contacts that for some reason appear on the app along with my phone contacts. I ...
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Making Exchange contacts available offline
My Galaxy S3 is connected to an Exchange account (from my employer). The problem is that if I get a call from one of my colleagues, I can't see their name, only their number. On the other hand, if I ...
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Why were some of my contacts automatically merged without notice?
I found several questions here where people want to merge several of their contacts into one.
I'm having exactly the opposite problem:
On both my Android devices (Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 7), two of ...
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Google Now is not able to call one of my Google contacts
Google Now can call all of my contacts... except for one: James P*****. See the following screenshot:
Screenshot: Call James (click image for larger variant)
What? Who the hell is James A. Kellam? ...
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Problem syncing Gmail contacts on Android tablet
I have a Teac tablet (classic101) with Android 4.0.
After signing in on Gmail and Drive and everything, my contacts won't show up anywhere. It doesn't show when I start writing an address in Gmail. ...
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How Google Contacts sync works?
I want to know the process of syncing contacts between Android Contacts and Google Contacts.
The direction of sync, effect of updating contacts etc.
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Lost all my contacts after flashing custom rom (sg2)
I got a Galaxy S2 as an upgrade from my HTC Hero around January this year. My phone contacts have always been synced to my Gmail account and the backup worked since I got all my contacts on my SGS2 ...
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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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Any built-in way to move a contact from phone to Google? [duplicate]
I'm quite deperate by now. My WhatsApp (for unknown reasons) puts contacts which I got send in my phone not my Google account.
But there seems ABSOULTELY NO way to just tell the phone to move the ...
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Change existing contacts from 'phone' to 'gmail' [duplicate]
When the contact items (or several) are set to 'phone', how can they be changed to 'gmail' in order to sync?
In the post Contacts Sync problems: phone contacts not syncing to Google,
it says that ...
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Joining Contacts has no effect (SG3 4.1.1)
I just switched from the SG2 to the SG3. They transferred all my contacts at the store.
I now have a lot of duplicate contacts, some of which are Phone contacts and some of which are Google contacts. ...
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Synchronisation of contacts and calendar suddenly stopped working
While working fine for almost a year now (since I've installed CyanogenMod on my device), a couple of days ago synchronisation stopped all of a sudden: Network indicators turned white (no longer green ...
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Problem syncing contacts: HTTP error 500 in logs
I'm trying to find if there's a way to see which HTTP requests are being done on a server. The reason is I'm trying to troubleshoot a problem with contact synchronization.
I've been having a problem ...
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Number recognition of company number ranges
I would like it, if it was possible to program a number range of a company in my phone as a pseudo-contact.
For example, I know my company has a thousand telephone numbers in a block. I have a number ...
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Sync contacts on android device with G+ information
I have a contact on my phone that doesn't show anything but a phone number. When I review that contact on my Gmail Contacts on the G+ section it shows their address, work address, phone, work phone, ...
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vCard sent to my android from an iPhone arrives as text message
Is there any easy way to save a contact which has arrived like
<Subject: PXT> - BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
PRODID blah blah blah
Into the contacts? I believe it happens when someone "shares" a ...
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Viber contacts out of date - not all contacts displayed in “All” tab
My address book is not Google Contacts, but Local Sync. All of my contacts belong to it. Viber sees many of my contacts as Viber-enabled from LocalSync. However, I'm sure that it's missing some of ...
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With Google Now, can I ask for directions to one of my contacts?
I understand I can send an SMS or email to a contact, but I can't figure out how to ask for directions to the contact. Is there a voice command for Google Now that will pull up directions to a ...
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Effective way to merge contacts
Well, I suffer with that issue of merging contacts - name, phone, e-mail, birthday etc. info.
I backed up all my old phone contacts to Google Contacts (my old contacts were on a XLS file, so I ...
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Trying to invoke Skype from contacts gives me an “Application not found”
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, Android 4.1.1.
I have installed Skype and it works as expected. In my "normal" contacts list, i.e. the phone contacts, not the Skype contacts, I have entered the Skype data ...
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Merging duplicate contacts - is my phone broken?
I just got my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.1.1) and I'm having the usual trouble with ridiculous amounts of duplicate contacts. I've tried the following methods to no avail:
My mom told me to go to ...
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how to sort my contacts from pc on google account to most frequently used. not including the default email list
How can I sort my contact list from my PC to show the most-used contacts or most-recently-used from my Google account without my Android in hand? This does not include the default 20-most-contacted ...
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Adding a Contacts Group on Android doesn't sync to Google Contacts
I've created a contacts group on my Android phone, but this hasn't appeared on Google Contacts.
I was under the impression my phone and my Google account would sync each way.
How can I get my ...
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Contact Organizer
I just bought an android phone a few days ago, and I love it. There are a few things that bother me, but most of the time I find that there is a better way to manage things.
What bothers me the most ...
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Names not shown from number anymore
All of a sudden, half-way using whatsapp, the names are not shown anymore. Instead I can only see the number. I went to my contact list and checked.
Most of my contacts appeared to be shown in email ...
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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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Empty SIM contacts list, but they still show up in contact details
I use solely Google contacts as my contacts repository and display only the Google "My Contacts" group in my contacts list.
When looking at contacts details, most of them have in the "connection" ...
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birthday duplicates after removing google account and adding it again
After removing my Google-Account on my HTC One S and adding it again, i recognized that all birthdays stored with contacts are in my calendar twice. When i change birthday at some contact, there is ...
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keep losing names from numbers on my contacts list in my HTC desire s
I keep losing names from numbers saved to SIM in my contacts list randomly on my new HTC desire S. If I reboot my phone, they come back, only to disappear again randomly! Only some of my contact's ...
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How can I get Facebook and Google contacts to sync in 4.2?
In the People app (i.e. Google Contacts), the "Accounts" area has an option for adding Facebook contacts, which I've checked. In Settings->Accounts->Facebook, I've checked "Sync Contacts," yet ...
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Received Contact via WhatsApp is stored in Phone - How to move it to Google without loosing the image
for some time now I'm experiencing the following issue: When I someone sends me a contact via WhatsApp it is stored in my phone and not my Google address book.
How can I move this thing to Google or ...
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Hide contacts with only email address
When clicking on Phone -> Logs, I have hundreds of contacts presumably from Gmail. Is there a way to hide all google contacts, and only show ones I've manually entered (SIM or other storage)? I'd ...
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I lost all my contacts on Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
Yesterday I lost all the contacts on my GT-I9000. Nothing strange happened, there was no warning, suddenly they were just.. gone. This is the second time this happens. Is there any method to get the ...
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Where can I see synced contacts
I enabled contacts sync because I will have to factory reset my phone.
After cleaning up the mess joining accounts made, I would like to check if my phone contacts are indeed saved on Google servers ...
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How can I import / export contacts as VCF in Sony Xperia Tipo Dual
I'm using a Sony Xperia Tipo Dual with ICS. I need to backup my contacts with or without linked contacts.
Does anyone know the exact procedure to export contacts in VCF format; either directly to PC ...
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Contacts and Phone icons missing
My Contacts and Phone icons are missing from my primary shortcuts bar. I can't restore from the Edit in the app drawer since they don't show there. Can anybody point me in the right direction?
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How do I keep the default number for contacts from resetting?
I have multiple numbers for the majority of the contacts on my phone, and I always set the default number I want the People or Phone Dialer app to call when I tap to call a contact. The problem is ...
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Unfortunately, contacts has stopped Galaxy note 1 stock firmware
I'm running stock android version - 4.0.4 with baseband N7000DDLR1.
Received a minor update today in India(14.5MB) which said a performance update.
Everything worked fine after the update. However, ...
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How to choose which joined contact to use for contact image?
Okay, I'm running a Galaxy S III with the TouchWiz ROM.
I knew how to do this in AOSP ROMs, but cannot find it in the Samsung people app.
If I have an aggregate contact with numerous joined ...
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I Need Help Getting Contacts from Broken Android!
My Huawei Mercury M886 fell out of my lap when getting out of the car and it got run over...
Its not rooted. The screen is completely shattered off and I cant use the touchscreen or buttons so I cant ...
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Contact names not showing for the calls and messages
My Galaxy S3 was working great until I installed a firmware update on 26/11/12. Immediately after, the names dropped off the calls and messages and it is now showing phone numbers only. When I dial ...
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How to set a Contact as “Me”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Use existing contact for “Me” in Ice Cream Sandwich
I have a contact for myself with LOADS of info (websites, phone numbers, emails, etc.) and my new Galaxy S3 created a ...
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contacts, backup, sync issues
Houston We Have A Problem!!
I did something which I slightly regret now.. I updated my Samsung Galaxy S2 ( I already rooted it, hard reset, all works fine on the previous 2.24) it was only recently I ...
