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 transfer apps, contacts and settings between two identical phones?
OS: 2.1
Phone: Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S)
I'm having trouble with my new Samsung Vibrant (it constantly reboots) and I'm going to return it for a replacement unit. How can I transfer all of my phone ...
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Is there a reason why an app would want all of my contacts?
I've downloaded an application that wasn't in Google Play (private developer) for testing purposed. Part of the assignment is for me to send them back some information about my device (auto-generated, ...
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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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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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Is there any way to sync a subset of my Google Contacts to my Android? [duplicate]
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How do I sync only “My Contacts” from Google on Samsung Galaxy S?
My phone started responding really slow during sync and I suspect it has something to do ...
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Sync Android contacts to Gmail
I am trying to backup contacts from my phone (Galaxy S, Android 2.2.1) to Gmail account. The procedure I found on the Internet goes as follows:
Open Contacts
Menu -> Import/Export -> Export ...
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How can I hide some contacts from dialer?
I am playing around with my brand new Motorola Defy and trying to find a way to manage my contacts.
Of course it synced every contact in my Google account... I want to hide some of them, you know, ...
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New contact besides Google Contact
Every-time I try to add a new contact, my Nexus S force me to put the contact under "Google contact from [my address]@gmail.com". Is there any way to change this? As I am concern on privacy. I do not ...
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How to import Contacts from old Sony Ericsson C702 to Xperia X10?
How can I import contacts from non-android phone?
Are there dedicated applications?
What I want to avoid is doubling contacts when moving them from old phone to SIM card and then to new phone.
Any ...
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What are some Facebook contact integration alternatives?
I'm using HTC Hero.
I really love its seamless integration with facebook contacts.
My favorite thing about this feature is that I can link my google contact to facebook contact then automatically get ...
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open messages to a contact at bottom of list
When I open my messages list with a contact (I presume this is the same across all androids, and not my htc legend) it has the message history with that contact...if you have just received a message ...
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How to sync my Facebook contacts?
How do I sync my Facebook contacts with the contacts on my Samsung Galaxy Spica?
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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 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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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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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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Convert number in call log to Gmail Contact
When I get a call from some number I know I want to convert it into a contact. I expected to be able to do something like long press, then type the contact name, but when I long press and select add ...
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How can I have a separate birthday calendar without shoving all those contacts onto GMail?
I have the HTC Sensation XL if that has any significance on the issue.
I'd like to have the birthdays of my contacts show up as appointments in my calendar automagically.
What I don't want is to put ...
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What is the criteria that Android depends on to join contacts from different accounts?
I'm synchronizing my contacts from many accounts (Hotmail, Facebook, Gmail), everything have worked well and the OS has joined (or shows them as one) the accounts that refer to the same person. But ...
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How do I send a group of contacts via bluetooth?
It's possible to send individual contacts via Bluetooth with Contact -> Send Contact -> Send contact - Bluetooth.
But I don't see a way of doing this (on the HTC Desire) with a group of contacts?
Is ...
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How to add person to contacts from a message (person auto linked w/ facebook)
I got a message from someone not in my contacts. The number was automatically recognized as one of my Facebook friends. How do I add this person to my Google Contacts without copying down the number ...
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How can I tell which account contacts have synced from?
I've just noticed that I've suddenly had 7 contacts appear in my list all called "Me Mob" all with my mobile's phone number as the only entry. I don't know when they appeared, but I don't think ...
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How to use diffrent modes at same time on a phone for different callers
For two different callers call on a phone, Is it possible that phone is on vibrate mode for one caller and on ring mode for different user?
My question is in terms of making an application. Is it ...
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Sync birthdays between iCal and Android
I have an HTC Desire and a Mac (10.6, if that matters) and I sync them via Google Contacts.
Many of my contacts in Apple's Address Book.app have a birthday set, but it does not transfer to Google ...
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What alternatives are there to the Contacts application for X10 running 2.1?
My X10 was running 1.6 when I bought it (I think). I successfully imported the vCard file with all my contacts from my Palm Centro.
Then I exported my contacts to a vCard file, upgraded to ...
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Where is the data for “Contacts Storage” located?
Settings -> Applications -> All tells me that "Contacts Storage" uses 2.5MB which must be my contact data.
Since I had to revert to 4.03 after a faulty update to 4.1 my contacts seem inaccessible ...
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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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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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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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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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Samsung Galaxy S3 Latest Firmware Contacts App Lag Issue
I have upgraded my phone to the latest firmware which is MainBand : I9300XXLFB.
Before that release no problem was recognized with the contacts app. But now; I am facing with an issue that; it takes ...
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How do, or can you hide account contacts on the Galaxy S III?
Okay, so I just upgraded from the Galaxy S Captivate to a shiny new Galaxy S III.
In both the stock TouchWiz ROM and the AOKP ROM I later ran, on my Captivate, i could set specific accounts to not ...
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Contact images cropped and downsampled when syncing with google contacts
When Syncing with google contacts the photos I chose for my contacts are cropped to a square, and are downsampled to a very low resolution.
Is there a way to sync my phone contacts (without ...
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What is the easiest way to add a new contact to an existing Google contacts group?
Let's say I'm adding a new contact and it's a long lost family members so I want to add them to my custom "Aussie Family" group within my Google account. There appears to be no easy way to do this. I ...
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Android Contacts lost but seen in Message app
I rooted my Nexus S and re-installed a stock ROM. I had my contacts on my SIM card before starting to use my Nexus and I never bothered to sync those contacts to Google. After rooting I don't see my ...
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How can I get my phone to find contacts by name *or* company name?
I have an HTC Droid Incredible running Android 2.2 (Froyo). I keep my contacts in GMail, and they are automatically synced to my phone. The problem is, my phone's "Search People" app seems to search ...
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Imported Hebrew vcf contacts come out gibberish
I just joined the Android community. I have been using a Nokia E72. I am a bilingual user (Hebrew/English). I have succeeded in importing my address book 838 contacts with the help of this blog ...
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Is there a way to create groups of contacts?
On my old Nokia phone I was able to create groups of contacts. I found this very useful and had groups such as Co-workers, Neighbors, Doctors, Friends, Family, etc.
Is there a way to do this on my ...
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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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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 ...
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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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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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How can I get the QuickContactBadge to show an action for sending Instant Messages?
I'm wondering if there are any instant messaging apps which link to contact data fields and use intents to add a Send Instant Message action to the QuickContactBadge shown in many places when clicking ...
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The Way Numbers Are Displayed/Broken Up
I live in Jordan and just got a Galaxy SIII. I have a problem with the way numbers are being displayed on the dialer and when you actually press the green button to place a call.
Basically, the ...
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Is it possible to select default contact picture service?
Here is my problem: I merged all my Google and Facebook contacts in my contact list. When a contact has both a picture on Google and on Facebook, the picture from Google will be displayed.
I don't ...
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Adding direct contact to the “Share via” menu
The Share via menu is awesome.
But in more than half of the cases I use the menu to share something with my wife, and the question is not what to "share it via" but who to "share it with".
I ...
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Is there a Google-less “personal cloud” for contacts, calendar, tasks and images sync? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?
The idea is to cut Google's (or other 3rd-party) proprietary bits out of an Android installation, while ...
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How can I show someone's name instead of their number when someone calls?
I want to hide the number when some calls me and just display their name. How can I do that?
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Preventing syncing of Google+ contacts to Galaxy S3
Have done my bit of research but couldn't find a good solution. When I sync the contacts with my primary Gmail account, the Contacts get filled with all of my Google Contacts including those from ...
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How do I find my contacts?
My contacts have dissapeared from my phone, over night, for no reason. (Galaxy S) Althoug nothing else in the phone has been affected. The messages still exist, the history is there, but only listed ...
