Built-in app for managing Contacts (names, phone numbers, addresses, e-mail). Some manufacturers offer their own customized version.
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Phone added contact unfindable
My phone's contacts are synced with my Google and Facebook accounts. Whenever I add a contact through my phone it gets synced to my Google Account. Wonderful... Ok I usually send them a text message ...
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how do I set a ring tone for a specific contact?
I've searched for this here and don't see it. I've set a custom, contact-specific ring tone before but don't recall how. It doesn't seem to be under the contact, which is where it should be.
Phone is ...
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How to sync contacts in one direction only — from phone to Google?
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, Android 2.3.
I just lost a lot of time after syncing contacts -- executed from the phone. I assumed that all the changes will be transferred to Google account (as initially) but ...
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View Contact-Facebook connection on computer
Before I started using an Android phone, I had already connected my Google contacts with their Facebook profiles by including a URL-type field named “Facebook” with a link to their profiles.
The ...
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Link contact to Twitter handle
Is there something I can put into the Google Contacts entry for someone that will link it to their Twitter handle? I have tried putting “@JohnDoe” into an IM-type field I’ve named Twitter, but that ...
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How can I manually extract my contacts from a backup image of Android?
So I recently made an .img using dd of my Froyo installation on my phone prior to wiping and installing a custom Jellybean ROM. Turns out that the contacts were saved locally and not with Google.
I ...
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Is it possible to limit the list of contacts in WhatsApp?
Today, I installed WhatsApp, and I know that it wants to upload my complete contact list to its servers to see who else has WhatsApp, so it can create a contact list. I don't like this, and I prefer ...
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Google contact sync photo rotated
I have enabled contact sync with my Google account on my Google Nexus phone running Android 4.1.2. One of my contacts' profile photo appears rotated to the left instead of being upright as set by the ...
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Add Google calendar reminder numbers as one contact
I would like to put the numbers of the google calendar reminders as one contact into my
phone. This way they will be grouped as 'Google Reminders' in my message overview, instead of a torrent of ...
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Dialing an extension automatically
How do I add a phone number extension to a contact in a way that it will dial the extension automatically a few seconds after a call is connected? I have seen 4 different ways that appear to work on ...
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How do I change the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar?
I have a Droid 4. How do I change the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar on my main screen?
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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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import contacts from sim to phone only
I have to set up an android phone (Orange Boston, Android 2.1-update1) for a colleague.
I added two accounts, one gmail and one exchange, both only used for mail & calendar.
Now my colleague has ...
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How to sync contact photos from phone back to google contacts?
I have updated my contact photos in my phone and then I wanted to update my google contacts.
The sync of contact data is working fine, but the photos aren't being synced.
Is there anyway I can fix ...
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Display additional information on the incoming call screen
I have a HTC wildfire running cyanogenmod and I really want to display the Organization for contacts along side their name and picture on the incoming-call screen.
Does anyone know of any ...
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Why I can't sync contacts with Twitter/Facebook accounts in Jelly Bean 4.1.1?
With my Samsung Galaxy Nexus I can't sync my contacts (from Google Contacts) with those from Twitter/Facebook.
My accounts are up and running, but when i tap "Sync Now" nothing happens. It says "Last ...
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Import multiple vCard files to Galaxy S3 contacts
How can I import contacts from hundreds of vCard files to my Galaxy S3 which is shipped with Ice Cream Sandwich ? I don't want to import it one by one.
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate.
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How to transfer iPhone contacts to Android Samsung without using iTunes? [duplicate]
For some reasons, the iPhone 4 does not talk to iTunes and I need to transfer the contacts from this to the new Samsung Android phone either Samsung Galaxy 3 or Note 2.
How can I do it?
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CWM Backup / Contact Recovery
So I just rooted using mobile odin lite and the Entropy512 kernel that has CWM recovery. Then I performed a CWM backup. Stupidly, I forgot to backup anything except for my camera data before doing ...
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How to move contacts from SIM to phone?
I have all my contacts saved on my SIM-card but I want to move them to the phone which is Galaxy note so that when I change the SIM-card my contacts are still saved and I don't need to save them all ...
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Adding Contacts From Skype [closed]
Here is what I want to do:
In skype I have contacts: A,B,C
In android I use phone memory populated with google contacts: C,D,E
My goal is to display in my contact list users C,D,E with option to call ...
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Nexus S after update to JB doesn't show callers name
I've installed the update to Jelly Bean on my Nexus S and when someone calls, it shows only the phone number of the contact (the contact was saved in the contant list) and not the name of the person.
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Can I reset the contacts app in ICS?
For some reason, whenever I try to edit a detail of any contact, after selecting the detail to type, my cursor gets jumped to the "First Name".
Is there a way I can reset all the settings for the ...
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Upload contacts from Nokia to LG Optimus L5: phone numbers in notes field
I have exported contacts from Nokia to CSV and TXT files and upload to gmail contacts then I set LG to sync gmail contacts.
It worked but all contacts are in comments.
I can't call when I select ...
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Google Voice no longer shows contact thumbnails imported from FB [closed]
For a good period of time now, the Google Voice application has stopped showing the Facebook profile thumbnails. This really bothers me. Was this feature removed? Is there anyway to enable it?
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How is filing a contact under “Phone (Google)” different from the others?
I thought managing contacts in Android would be the easiest of tasks, but I have found myself in doubt now that I have an Android phone running Android OS 2.3.6 (Gingerbread).
If I file a contact ...
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Set my phone contacts to sync to Google not Google to phone
I want to set my phone to pull contacts from my Google Contacts so that it uses google as a master.
I organised my contacts on Google Contacts page and when I synced my phone it messed everything up ...
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How do I add a phone number to contacts from the text message app?
I have a text message sent from a phone number that is not yet linked in any other method.
Is there a way to use this message's number to create a new contact or modify an existing one directly from ...
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Sync to my own server for contacts, sms and notes? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?
Does anyone know any effort on Android which can sync contacts, sms or even notes/todos to my own ...
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Sync Exchange Contacts Subfolders with Android
Finally I managed to sync Exchange Server with Galaxy S3 and had managed to make it all work fine except the annoying contacts thing...
The android sync only contacts that are in the main contacts ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Join contact Conflict
I have joined my facebook, google, whatsapp and phone contacts. The problem starts when the display names are different.
Now the phone has its own mind which contact name to display. I tried ...
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How can I easily edit / add contacts to my phone book without them showing on Google?
I got my Galaxy Nexus and now I'm stumped how to get my contacts right? There's no phone book anymore here. These are just my Google contacts of which I have just a handful with phone numbers.
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Samsung S3: Only retrieve “contact with number” in contact search
Synchronizing my phone with my gmail account it has imported, not only the contacts, but even all the people who I just wrote one mail in my life (even without phone number).
I have hidden this ...
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Importing contacts from SIM card results in only mobile numbers, and no home numbers
I needed to reboot my phone, (Galaxy Ace, Android2.3), but wanted to save all my contacts. So I did the following:
export contacts to SIM card
reboot phone
import contacts from SIM card
The ...
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How can you stop your phone from saving contacts to your sim?
I Have a T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. It runs on Gingerbread. I just got my phone and when I first tried to enter a contact I accidentally pressed "Save to Sim" and "Remember This Choice". I really want to ...
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How can I merge duplicated contacts that are different only in one letter?
I use "Contact Remover Plus" to merge duplicated contacts. But I want also merge contacts that their names are different just in a letter.
How can I merge these duplicated contacts? I am looking for ...
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Using another name on the e-mail address of a contact
Is it possible to use another name for e-mail addresses of a specific contact? E.g. I prefer my phone contacts to have their names in greek, but when I send them e-mails I would like to have their ...
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Find-and-Replace on contacts
Is thee any way to perform a find-and-replace in contacts? I want replace a letter with another one in all contacts texts. (My devise is Xperia Mini Pro androind 4.0)
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How can I save all contacts into google account?
I did it using Gingerbread (Samsung Galaxy Ace 2), but with Ice Cream Sandwich (LG L5) I don't see appropriate action for that.
Previously I entered Contacts (ok), then selected Settings (ok), ...
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Galaxy s2 Contacts Issue
This is a small problem but a problem none the less, What is happening is when a contact is dropped into the Frequently Used section in the contacts favourites screen they are displayed with a small ...
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Syncing Facebook contacts to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
I just upgraded to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and I was wondering if syncing my Facebook contacts could mess up my Google Contacts (which are very well organized compared to facebook), or if both ...
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New Dial up on Android 4 is too slow
I am wondering if there is a way to disable the highlight search while I am dialing a new phone number in Android 4?
I used to have Android 2.3.4 and this was a lot quicker. It did not go through ...
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Facebook non-official app for contact sync
I want to remove official Facebook app from system because its a piece of crap, but I am not doing it because it syncs my contact with Facebook. I add someone friend and I get her phone no. and email ...
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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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How To Fix Broken Contacts Storage (Droid 3 v2.3.4)?
Symptoms
I receive a force close from com.motorola.contacts when I try to edit my contacts
I can view my contacts
The issue started immediately after I tried removing the thousand pound bundle of ...
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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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Transfer all Contacts in Phone and Sim to Google Contacts [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to move phone contacts to Google?
I am using my New Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone.
In My Contacts, I see that some are in SIM Memory, Some are in Phone Memory while ...
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Restore contacts from nandroid backup
I got a nandroid backup of a stock android froyo firmware. The device (GT-I9003, Galaxy SL) is now running cyanogenmod 9. how can i transfer the contacts (and sms/mms optionally) from the backup to ...
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Make calls directly from contacts
There are many contacts in which I have more than one phone number listed. I want to call the default number of the contact directly without going to the Infinity view and select the number to call. ...
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Trying to solve Problem: Huge Contacts Database
On a HTC Sensation running ICS 4.0.3, something caused my contacts database to rapidly grow.
The DB is now 580 megabytes and growing (sometimes over a megabyte per hour) despite the fact that I:
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