Hi,
I'm having this weird thing: I just upgraded my SGS to froyo 2.2 , but i forgot to backup my contacts list. So, when i looked on my contacts list and it was empty and i had no one to blame but me...
However, after a while i noticed that most of my contact list is somewhere in my phonebook - i can see someone's details by typing his phone number. I can view his name and even his gmail account by clicking on the "add to contacts" option (that appears after you type numbers) but i can't see him in the contacts folder.
Maybe it basic and i'm missing something - i don't know, but it's really irritating...
I've tried everything i can think of: Some of that was to sync my gmail account (and facebook). I imprted every phone number from SD and SIM: But i still can't see my contacts numbers via "contacts" (only via "phone" by typing the phone numbers)
Anyone has an idea what is wrong? Or how to add the data that is out there in "phone" to "contacts"?
Thanks
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right now i have Google contacts syncing to my phone. weird thing is, when i log into gmail and look under contacts, there isnt any listed. where does google get list from? I thought logging into gmail and clicking contacts would show me a list of names, but it doesnt. I dont get it.
aonavy said:
right now i have Google contacts syncing to my phone. weird thing is, when i log into gmail and look under contacts, there isnt any listed. where does google get list from? I thought logging into gmail and clicking contacts would show me a list of names, but it doesnt. I dont get it.
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First:
You need to make sure you enter a new contact by saving to Google.
Contacts that are on your "phone" will not transfer to Google automatically.
You can change your default save location by:
Open contacts
Press menu touch key (key on left side of your phone)
Press MORE
Press SETTINGS
Change: Save new Contacts from: Always Ask to GOOGLE
In Google it saves your contacts under the "My Contacts" tag.
Let me know if you need any other help with this.
p.s.:
If you want your contacts on Google and your phone, the easiest way is to enter them through gmail then let sync push them to your phone. Your phone (should) join the duplicates since they will have the same names and telephone #.
Hi Guys,
I have Bifmod 2.1 on my G1 and I dont see all my contacts when I tap on the Contacts tab in the phone application. I have installed phonebook 2.0 . In this app, I could see the contacts that I dont see in the stock phone application. However, in the phonebook 2.0, I dont see all the numbers for a Contact. I see only one number.
Could somebody help me understand what should I do to see all my contacts in the Stock phone app? I like the Stock phone app but I dont see all the contacts ( the newly added ones do not show up at all). If the newly added contacts call me, they are shown in the call log, but they are not shown in the Contacts tab.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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First dumb question... you signed into gmail?
Yes, I have signed into Gmail and have imported my contacts from my SIM.
Hey all,
I updated my phone to 2.3.3 via Samsung Kies and did a factory reset.
So, I synced my contacts from Facebook via adding the SNS account, everything worked fine but I needed to add phone numbers to some of the contacts. Considering you can't edit Facebook contacts, I ended up creating a new contact to phone with the number and the name exactly the same and then using the 'Join Contact' to merge them.
The problem #1:
When I click new message, I can click the 'contacts' button and everyone with numbers are listed. I go to an untouched Facebook contact (With a number assigned to it automatically from Facebook) and click add but it still has an empty field saying 'to'. If I add one of my merged contacts, the number is displayed and it works fine.
#2
When a Facebook contact text messages me, only their number shows up, like its an unknown number which mean I have no idea who it is even though I have them as a contact. I go to that persons contact profile and the number that is assigned to them is identical, so why doesn't it show the contacts name?
If I go to the contact and swipe my finger to the left so it 'messages' them, in the 'To' field is their number only, no contact name.
Last but not least, no contact pictures show up in my Messages, even though they have Facebook pictures assigned to the contact
Can anyone help at all or at least point me in the right direction to solving this myth?
Thanks a lot everyone for helping me.
Hi all,
I was wondering if there was anyway to solve the following problem:
The contacts on my phone are synced with my Gmail contacts, I have a group called "Phone" in which all my contacts are stored.
On my phone, I have deselected everything except for the subgroup "Phone" which I created.
If I add a new contact on my phone, I can select that I want to save it to my google account, however one cannot select a subgroup.
So, I think it saves it by default to "Other contacts". The naturally it does not appear in my contacts list on my phone unless I select to sync that group as well.
Is there a way to change the default saving directory on the phone, or should I just move all my contacts to "Other contacts"?
Using Zues V3N, but this problem has been on the stock ROMs as well.
Thanks for any help.
Nevermind. Found the groups option when adding a new contact...
Didn't notice that before....
Someone is more than welcome to delete this thread if it is not useful at all
Hello,
I've flashed my Sensation Xl to JB 4.2.2 with Evervolv-3.2.0-runnymede_20130313. Everythins fine but I've lost two options on contacts.
1. There is no combine option for a contact. For example I can combine contact X's google and/or telephone contact with his/hers facebook, whatsapp, whatsoever account. It also recommends to combine the smilar names, numbers into one.
Then If I do this, I could see all his different account details of the same person from his contact card, if he is already on my other accounts. When I click the contact card, was asking options to call/sms him by mobile no, skype, viber, whatsapp etc.
Now, this option lost. Same contact shows 5 times in the list for his different accounts or none of them shows (only for his phone number).
Is this the new JB 4.2.2 behaviour or this rom somehow has different contact app?
2. Again there was another option named 'Contacts to display' and I can chose "Phone only", "Simcard". "Google Contacts", "Facebook" etc.
Now, "Simcard" and "Phone only" options gone. Also I can not add a contact to phone or simcard (No option for this anymore). Google only.
If I delete my google contact then try to add a contact, it asked either login to goole or the new contact will be stored in local.
Answering no, goes to local and add the contact to card. But as soon as I log into google it transfer this local contact to my gmail account and delete from google.
Long story short; I can not store my contacts in local(sd card) and backed up to google at the same time like I did before.. One or the other only. But what if I do not want to store my contact details in my gmail account only. I want to be sure to keep them in my sdcard and/or sim, Just in case I couldn't reach my gmail account in the future. Btw; no option the see my simcard contacts anyway.
What did I do wrong.
I appreciate for any kind of help.
Thank you