Questions tagged [contacts]
Built-in app for managing Contacts (names, phone numbers, addresses, e-mail). Some manufacturers offer their own customized version.
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ICS upgrade - Contacts freezing on Galaxy S2
This morning I upgraded my Galaxy S2 from Android v2 to ICS, using Settings/About/Software Update. Since doing so, I am encountering a problems with my Contacts, which crashes practically every time ...
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How can I group duplicate contacts from different sources (Google, WhatsApp, etc)?
I have installed an ICS ROM (Virtuous Inquisition 4.0) on my phone. In my address book I am syncronizing all contacts from my Gmail, Google+ and WhatsApp accounts with the consequence that some ...
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Transferring contacts, calendars and applications from one device to another
I am completing my contract on my EVO 4G and replacing it (with a Galaxy SII Epic 4G).
Both are Android - I am wondering what is the best way to transfer my contacts (a few thousand) and calendar (a ...
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Sudden loss of contacts on my Samsung Galaxy S - running Gingerbread
I have recently 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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Re-run 'matched contacts suggestion'
I have a hTc Evo 3D, with hTc sense. Sense has a great little tool that matches contacts from different accounts, so that all the details for a particular person are linked. i.e. Facebook, Twitter and ...
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How do I transfer contacts from my PC to my phone, without putting it in Gmail?
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. I want to copy my outlook contacts to my phone without gmail. This is my first time I bought a Android. It seems great, but one thing I do not like is that I have to ...
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Change "contact" photo when making a call
I've started using Google Plus and I want my Android "contact" picture to change to the picture used in G+; a real photo of me. It's currently using an old avatar picture I once set for Google Talk, ...
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How to use alphabets on keypad in Phone App? - Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801
When I select Phone app and go to keypad tab, on keys I see alphabets besides each number key. How to use them?
I suppose it should find a contact already in my contacts. When I type key 7 twice it ...
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Restoring contacts after X10 mini pro upgrade to 2.1
I just upgraded my X10 mini pro to Android 2.1 . As suggested in the instructions did I perform a backup which seems to have created an file (~ 160 kB) with extension .sbf in /sdcard/data/backup/ on ...
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Sharing contacts on HTC Desire HD
I have a stock Desire HD using HTC Sense and am having trouble sharing contacts. When I choose mail as a method to send contacts it doesn't offer me the choice to use my Gmail account?
Anyone have ...
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HTC People Widget: Changing Pictures
Is there any way to change or set the source for the pictures on the People Widget when you have linked contacts?
Example: I have my wife as one of my contacts. I have her Facebook/Twitter ...
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How can I export contact groups?
When I export my Android phone's contacts via a VCF file, it seems the contact groups are not indicated in the VCF (and are thus lost if I only import that file).
I see a lot of apps for exporting and ...
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How do I send all calls from a contact to voicemail in Android 7 (LG phone)?
Searched here and on the internet and either the options have changed or my LG phone does not have the option. Seems like the old way to do it was to press the Overflow button while editing the ...
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Can I save a "star-hash" (*#) code as contact?
I'm developing on a Huawei phone, and to enable logging on this device one must dial *#*#2846579#*#* to get to a hidden service menu, as described in this answer on Stack Overflow.
Is there any way I ...
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Losing phone numbers (and addresses)
FWIW: I'm running Android 6.0.1 on an LGLS450. I'm a software engineer but as far as android is concerned, I wish to be a naive user.
I use the keypad to manually enter and call a phone number. ...
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Android Contacts no longer syncs multiple accounts?
I recently purchased a new Motorola Droid Turbo 2. My previous phone was a Motorola Droid Turbo. I had multiple google accounts setup. Personal and work. I could add a new contact and select which ...
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Contacts app not showing all contacts!
I sync'd my PC-based Outlook contacts with my Sony Xperia XA, using MyPhoneExplorer. It tells me 3526 contacts are sync'd, and in checking the phone with ContactsOptimizer, it reports the same number....
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I imported my Android contacts to Google contacts, and now they are all duplicated
I was under the impression my Android contacts are not syncing with my Google contact list, but after importing them to Google contacts they are all duplicated in Android.
Any tips how to undo this ...
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Add obsolete phone to contact
I have old messages from contact sent using temporary phone number he had on vacation. I want those messages grouped under his name in conversations, so I added it as another number to contact details....
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Importing/restoring contacts from HTC's .vef file on other devices
I have backed up my contacts from the HTC device, and I got the .vef file.
How to use the .vef file in Samsung mobile? I can't open the .vef file. Is it possible to convert .vef to .vcf? Or are any ...
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Cannot individually delete phone number from contact list
I have one or two contacts on the People app's list with two or more duplicated phone numbers.
How do I delete them individually, without deleting the whole contact ?
I don't see this option on the ...
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How to sync Facebook contacts in Android Lollipop on Moto G (2nd Gen)?
Previously I owned HTC One X on which I had Facebook app installed. In Facebook "App Settings" there was an option called "Sync Contacts". With this option I was able to sync my Facebook contacts with ...
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Birthdays and wedding anniversary dates
I would like to know how to insert birthdays and wedding anniversary dates into contacts in my Android phone book.
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Saving contacts on Nexus 4
I'm using the Nexus 4 with android 4.3 and i have a problem. Since i don't want to never, ever sync my contacts with google (when i choose the phone it lasts about 5 years so no need to worry about "...
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Sync Google contact photo to Android phone
I created a contact a while back of a friend, just her name and mobile number. Today I added her Gmail address to the phonebook in her contact card.
When I go into Gmail Contacts I see her Google+ ...
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How use the Samsung Galaxy S3 stock contact/phone app with custom ROM?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Verizon with the custom ROM Cyanogenmod 10.1. It has it's own people app and dialer.
Previously, before I rooted my phone and installed the Cyanogenmod, the S3 comes ...
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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 sending an SMS message to someone, I have to search through all my GMail contacts that for some reasons appear on the app along with my phone 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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Names not shown on WhatsApp anymore; contact details suddenly gone
My phone is Samsung Galaxy Note 2. All of a sudden, halfway 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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Access Company Directory on Samsung S3
Does anyone know how to access Microsoft Exchange company directory on Samsung S3? This used to be available on my previous phone (HTC Desire) but I can't seem to find it on the Samsung S3.
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Change sort order of contacts
I have a HTC Legend with Android 2.2. My contacts usually have first name and last name filled in. The ordering and display consists of <first name> <last name>. Since I know most of my ...
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<HTCData><Facebook> auto sync after changing ROM
I had stock rom for my HTC Wildfire S with HTC Sense and facebook. I had joined contacts - Google account and Facebook friends.
Now I flashed to Cyanogen mod 7 and they are not synchronised. But I ...
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Droid x on Liberty 3 v 2: How can I restore contacts with titanium backup after flashing?
I just rooted my droid X and installed liberty 3v2. Awesome experience so far.
Before I flashed, I backed up most of my apps + system data with titanium backup. What app / data do I need restore from ...
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Make Google my default contact type on T-Mobile my touch 4G
New contacts sync to T-Mobile instead of Google unless I manually change the contact type EVERY time I add a contact to my phone.
I want the default to be Google not T-Mobile
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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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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 sync specific Google contact groups?
My HTC Desire A8181 runs 2.2, and uses the People app to manage contacts instead of the vanilla Android contacts app. I'd like to use Google Contacts to manage my contacts and just sync with my phone, ...
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How do I prod my Droid 2 into resync'ing Facebook profile pictures?
The Motorola Droid 2 supports, from out-of-the-box, the notion of logging in with not only a Google account, but also a Facebook and Twitter account, and maintains three separate groups of contacts ...
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How to show all the browsing letters in contacts list (right hand side of the screen) in Samsung Galaxy I5500 Europa?
I am using Samsung Galaxy I5500 (aka Europa). But when I browse contacts list not all the letters through A-Z show in the right hand side of the screen. The missing letters are K,L,Q,R,W,X. So, that ...
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How can I make my Droid2 push Facebook-originated contacts to Google?
On my Droid2 (Android Version 2.2) (System Version.2.3.20.A955.Verizon.en.US), I fully utilize the phone's ability to log into a Google, Facebook, and Twitter account, and link the contacts together. ...
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How can I set a custom ringtone for a contact when using Google Voice?
I use Google Voice for all incoming calls. When someone calls me, their contact information (picture, phone number, name) shows up on the screen. However, the ringtone that is used is not the custom ...
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How can I get the stock mail application in Android to sync all my Exchange/Outlook contact folders?
Device: Samsung Galaxy (T959)
OS: Android 2.1 (stock from T-Mobile USA)
Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise
How can I get the stock mail application in Android to sync all my Exchange/Outlook contact ...
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Phantom Multimedia Message
At regular, though infrequent, intervals I receive a multi media message in my inbox from 'δ@' which has no content. The message is completely blank. I do not have such a contact and I receive mmms so ...
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