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 unlink contacts?
I had a call from a new number. I went to create a new contact for it but accidentally clicked on the first item in my contact list. Now, it doesn't seem possible to unlink or unjoin them. When I view ...
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Is it somehow possible to change MANUALLY the format of a telephone number?
In this question Is it somehow possible to change the format of a telephone number being displayed ? @Edelcom asked to change the format of telephone numbers, but he could get his wanted format just ...
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How to transfer contacts in my outlook pst to Samsung Galaxy S II (or - any android phone)?
I am having my contacts backed up in my outlook and now i will be able to export it to .pst and from that is it possible by any means to bring the contacts to my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) ??
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Are my contacts encrypted on my Android?
Are my contacts encrypted on my Android and where are they?
How can I access them? Any public APIs? (From PC)
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How to import contacts from symbian mobile to android mobile?
I had Nokia 5610 ( S40 v5 ) mobile, and recently i got a new Android mobile ( HTC Desire S ). Now, when i put my sim card in my new phone i get all contacts which were saved in SIM memory, but there ...
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How do I set a custom SMS tone for a single contact?
If it matters any I have an HTC Desire Z with the original Sense install.
We have this monitoring service at work that keeps an eye on the various servers and starts frantically SMS'ing me whenever ...
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How can I see only phone contacts, not SIM contacts?
I have a Dell XCD35.
My phone book was showing phone contacts as well as SIM contacts.
So when I see the list it shows some contacts twice. I don't want that, so in display option of contacts I just ...
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Default group on Samsung Galxy S II does not sync with Gmail
The default groups on the Samsung Galaxy S II: Friends, Family and Co-Workers do not get sync with Google Contacts. Any thing I can do in order to solve it?
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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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Google contacts stopped syncing
I've had my HTC Evo since it came out a year ago. My Google contacts synced flawlessly numerous times during this period.
I rooted my phone on 5/23 with unrevoked, and everything still seemed to be ...
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Can I generate a QR code for a contact?
I'm pretty sure I remember someone showing me a tool they were using to generate QR codes for individual contacts on their Android.
Is there an app that does this either specifically for contacts or ...
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Joined Google Contacts do not sync
I can join two contacts on my Android phone, regardless of where the contact is from (Google Contacts, Qik Video, Skype, etc). But when I join two Google contacts, I expect to see the contacts merged ...
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Saving ringtone selection in Contacts app
My wife's Samsung Captivate (AT&T's Galaxy S variant) phone is running CyanogenMod 7.1 (Android 2.3.x). Several times for various reasons her Google account was removed and had to be re-added. ...
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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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Some contacts are not showing up on MotoBLUR [closed]
On my wife's Motorola CHARM phone (running stock Android 2.1 eclair with MotoBLUR) there are a couple of contacts that aren't showing up anywhere except on the Searching all contacts screen. I've ...
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Why are some contacts missing in some views after an android update followed by restoring the contacts?
Here is what happened: I upgraded my android version (to 2.1 on an Xperia X10 ), restored my contacts using the native apps. Some contacts are missing, but when I look at speed dial I can see some of ...
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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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Is there a complete conversation convergence app?
I was very impressed when I saw the first demo of WebOS quite a while back. I loved the way they integrated SMS, email, and social media all into one stream. Their point was that the most useful view ...
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Is there any contact information on the SD card?
I found an sd card that was definitely in someone's android phone. Is there any file within the card that would have it's owner's info, so that I might contact them somehow and return what they've ...
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Sync only Gmail “My Contacts” group on android 2.3
I have more then 2k contacts on other contacts, but i only want to sync the "my contacts".
Any hints?
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problems with sync of contacts to google
my samsung galaxy europa seems to sync ok with my google account. but the contacts do not appear in my google account on the web [whereas updates to calendar and email do]. any advice appreciated.
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How can I backup my contact list without rooting my phone?
Up until now, I was always storing my new contact phone numbers on my SIM card because that way, when I buy a new phone, I have all my numbers transfered automatically.
However, it really is nice to ...
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Motorola Defy does not sync to GMail
I have purchased a Motorola Defy some time ago, and imported my address book from my old featurephone using the SIM card.
Under Settings / Account now I have two accounts listed in the Motoblur ...
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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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Yellow, Green, Red icons with contacts and with sms messages
I have seen these icons coming in front of sms messages and in contact list. What they stand for?
These icons are just like a "clock"
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how can i make my phone not show “Other contacts” from my gmail account?
I have a google acount set up, and i had lots of contacts in my address book that got synchronized with the ones in my phone address book.
I've found out that i can organize my contacts into groups, ...
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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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Synchronize the contact's default phone number
I've upgraded my HTC Desire to a Galaxy S. In the HTC, I had a default phone number for each contact (typically, the mobile number).
After linking the new device with my Google accounts, the default ...
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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 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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How to update the picture of my contact from Facebook in HTC wildfire?
How to update the picture of my contact from Facebook in HTC wildfire? I am able to update all other contacts but not able to update my contact from facebook. I am using android version 2.2
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How can I hide irrelevant contacts in Go Contacts?
When I was using stock contacts and sync with Google, I could put relevant contacts in My Contacts group which is the only group synced by Google. I have installed GO Contacts and it now displays all ...
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Can't find a contact's phone number?
If I tap on the dialer on a DroidX and start tapping in someone's number then when enough (usually 3) digits have by tapped in the person's name and number appear about the entry box and I can tap on ...
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Separate ringtone for calls from numbers not in the contact list?
good old Siemens phones had a feature that allowed you to set a single ringtone for all calls coming from your contacts, and a single ringtone for all calls coming from numbers not in your contact ...
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How can I search for a contact by its phone number?
Is it possible to search for a contact by phone number in Froyo ? How ?
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Is there a way to edit contacts birthdays on the phone?
As far as I can tell the default contacts app on the phone does not have a field to enter or edit birthdays.
Is there a way to do this?
What about other contact apps?
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How do I import all contacts from a SIM-card to an Android phone?
My mother have got a HTC Wildfire with Android 2.2.
Now I want to import all contacts from her old SIM-card to the phone. I did it and it worked. Then I switched to the new SIM-card, and now when I ...
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Good idea to transfer all phone numbers from SIM card to google contacts?
I am new to the whole smartphone thing. Currently all of my telephone contacts are on my SIM card. I suspect it makes sense to move all my phone numbers from the SIM card to my Google contacts (i.e. ...
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Can I have different default phone numbers for different actions?
Take a contact which has several phone numbers... say Home, Mobile and Work. When I click the QuickContact action to text them, it asks me which number... so I select Mobile. Now, I'd like to set this ...
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What does the 'Mark as default' option do in my 'Edit' option of a contact
What does the 'Mark as default' option do you can choose in the menu when you select a contact which is present in the phone memory ?
I am seeing this on a Samsung Galaxy S phone ( if this should ...
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How can I save keypad command numbers like `*#*#4636#*#*` to my contact list?
I learned from a previous question of mine that Android has got several system numbers, or "keypad commands," which produce all kinds of information or invoke a system mode.
As example: one of them ...
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google contacts not shown
When I log onto GMail on my HTC Desire, I can't find a way to access my GMail contacts. I read that there was some link on the left of the screen. I see none. I am now at a loss
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How to change the default contact saving location for HTC Desire HD 2.2.1?
How to set HTC Desire HD Android 2.2.1 to save new contacts to Exchange? With Samsung Galaxy S 2.2.1 it's super easy: Contacts > Menu > More > Settings > Save new contacts to...
But with HTC Desire ...
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Can I use the Google Market without syncing other Google data?
I have HTC Wildfire phone. I want to access Google Market, but I don't want to import any data from my Google Account.
I don't want contacts or any other data from my Google Account on my phone. Is ...
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Restore only part of nandroid image
In attempt to install 2.2 I've deleted all my contacts(contacts were saved on phone, not as google contacts)
I've done full nandroid backup while phone still had those contacts; however when I try ...
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How do you copy a contact from the SIM card to the phone in order to assign a picture to it
Searching the site here has let me to believe that you cannot assign a picture to a contact which resides on the SIM card ( I am using a Samsung Galaxy S, and that indeed seems to be the case - at ...
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How can I choose which contacts to sync from Facebook to my HTC Desire HD?
In relation to this question, I asked if there is a way to choose which contacts get synced and got a suggestion to post this as a new question.
So here it is. How can I manually choose which ...
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How do I get my contact list to display busines name also?
How do I get the names in my contact list to be displayed WITH their organization? b/c I have business contacts who I may never remember by name but may need to contact someone from their place of ...
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Move AOL contacts to Motorola Droid X
How can I move my AOL contacts to either my GOOGLE contacts or my Motorola Droid X?
