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[Q] Syncing Pictures to Contacts

Hello. Quick question about syncing facebook profile pictures to contacts: has anyone had success with this? I tried using SyncMyPix, but it didn't work. It says it retrieves the pictures, but I think there may be a problem with my contacts that won't allow the app to sync. I also tried the Facebook app, but I couldn't figure out how it works. Does anyone have any suggestions for either of these problems, or maybe another app that works well? Thanks in advance!

I've been wondering the same thing! Can't get the facebook app to work and have tried several third party programs but none seem to get the job done. I read somewhere that another android user (droid x?) was having problems but found a fix by deleting facebook app, removing all her contacts (especially gmail ones), then redownloaded the facebook app and allowed syncing, then added her contacts. Supposedly this worked for her but I have not tried it. I would love to know how to sync facebook pictures with contacts.

In the market you can find an app.called "SyncMyPix". This will do the magic for you in pulling Facebook pictures down for your contacts. Free app, give it a try and report back some results.
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JerseyFF said:
In the market you can find an app.called "SyncMyPix". This will do the magic for you in pulling Facebook pictures down for your contacts. Free app, give it a try and report back some results.
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He said in the OP, that it didn't work..

The Facebook app "androgeny" worked great for me to sync my pics to my Google contacts, had no issues at all, thought it was very straight-forward. Plus, you can manually specify mappings as needed.

Ok, so I searched for androgeny, couldn't find it in the market (also searched it as two words and spelling genie, couldn't find either). Also, unless I'm mistaken my contacts aren't Google contacts, I don't use Gmail nor are my contacts synced to any of my email accounts.
I tried syncing pictures again using SyncMyPix, now I have a few more specific details. The results aren't listed as errors, but as not found. I tried manually linking, and it gives me this message "This contact is read-only and can not be linked". I tried copying a contact to the phone, but it still gives the same message.
The idea of deleting apps and contacts seems kind of cumbersome, any suggestions on an easy method of storing contacts somewhere to reload them in order to try the method mentioned above?

Kraynes71 said:
Ok, so I searched for androgeny, couldn't find it in the market (also searched it as two words and spelling genie, couldn't find either). Also, unless I'm mistaken my contacts aren't Google contacts, I don't use Gmail nor are my contacts synced to any of my email accounts.
I tried syncing pictures again using SyncMyPix, now I have a few more specific details. The results aren't listed as errors, but as not found. I tried manually linking, and it gives me this message "This contact is read-only and can not be linked". I tried copying a contact to the phone, but it still gives the same message.
The idea of deleting apps and contacts seems kind of cumbersome, any suggestions on an easy method of storing contacts somewhere to reload them in order to try the method mentioned above?
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I agree, the process sounds very cumbersome which is why I haven't tried it. I'm thinking that Facebook has recently changed picture-saving permissions for mobile apps because I can't save pics (captivate) and neither can my wife (iphone) so maybe that's where the problem lies.

SyncMyPix would perfect for me. Thanks for the suggestion.

I was able to sync all of my facebook contacts without any extra app using the jh2 build. Not sure if it is something they added in this build or if it is in the stock build, but under the sync settings when I added facebook, at the end of the wizard, it asked what contacts I wanted to sync.
I ended just syncing all contacts and displaying just ones with phone numbers. Now facebook pics and numbers are in my contacts.
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I'm happy to note that I got Syncmypix to work! I was getting the read-only error as well, and in order to circumvent this problem all you have to do is the following:
1. Export all your contacts to SD card
2. Go to gmail and click contacts
3. Under more actions, click import
4. Import the vcf file with all your contacts
5. Then on your phone go to Contacts > Settings > Display Options and uncheck phone and sim. Make sure the google account that you imported all your contacts to is checked.
6. Then sync your gmail contacts (Contacts > Settings > More > Accounts > gmail account > Sync Contacts
And voila! your contacts are no longer read-only. Go back into the syncmypix app and watch as it magically syncs all your friends pictures to contacts

This looks like a great idea! However, I can't quite figure out the gmail import step. Are you using the gmail app? If so, then I can't find it through the app. I tried looking on the website through my phone also, but I still couldn't figure out how to do that.
Thanks for your help so far!

Kraynes71 said:
This looks like a great idea! However, I can't quite figure out the gmail import step. Are you using the gmail app? If so, then I can't find it through the app. I tried looking on the website through my phone also, but I still couldn't figure out how to do that.
Thanks for your help so far!
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I can't find gmail contacts through the app or the browser. I guess it must be done through the computer. The .vcf file is really tiny so you should be able to send it through email and save to your computer. Here's a pic to help you find contacts in Gmail on your pc
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I got FB working after a factory reset. It worked perfect.

So, I've tried pretty much everything I can think of at this point. I did get all of my contacts to sync to gmail, and then linked them with my phone contacts easily enough. I tried running SyncMyPix, still no luck. Then I tried turning the sync facebook account setting under Contacts>Settings>Accounts, but that didn't do anything (not sure if it's even supposed to). Next, I uninstalled both the facebook app and SyncMyPix, restarted my phone, reinstalled both apps but still no luck. I can manually link the contacts now (Thanks for that!), but no magical syncing. If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated.

I did it straight from the Android Sync menu.

iamamp3pimp said:
I did it straight from the Android Sync menu.
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Have you made any modifications to your phone (root, delete AT&T apps, etc)?

Kraynes71 said:
So, I've tried pretty much everything I can think of at this point. I did get all of my contacts to sync to gmail, and then linked them with my phone contacts easily enough. I tried running SyncMyPix, still no luck. Then I tried turning the sync facebook account setting under Contacts>Settings>Accounts, but that didn't do anything (not sure if it's even supposed to). Next, I uninstalled both the facebook app and SyncMyPix, restarted my phone, reinstalled both apps but still no luck. I can manually link the contacts now (Thanks for that!), but no magical syncing. If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm having the same problem. If I manually link each profile it will check if there needs an update but it is not matching fb profiles to my contacts, even if it has their first and last name.

Might give SyncBook a try.
It worked for me initially however it doesn't seem to be copying down any new photos (even though I tell it to overwrite old ones).

So the problem with importing the contacts with gmail and then only displaying the gmail ones is that when you text message, the auto fill in contact displays the name from the sim and the Gmail list. Any ways around this? I can't figure out a way to delete all contacts on sim

facebook
i have over 2500 friends and the android facebook app with the latest build well not load my friends it tells me my list is to large but it worked fine under last build and phone unrooted! any one with the same problem.

[Q] Exchange Calendar sync problem

Hi to All,
I'm a newbie both to forum and to android and am finding the new operating system
frustrating.
I need to sync my work Outlook Exchange email and calendar. I've managed to receive, send and access my emails (thought the filing structure could be a whole lot better) and sync my contacts. My problem is that I cannot get my work calendar to work/sync with my Galaxy S even though my handset is set to sync contacts, it's driving me mad.
I have tried "touchdown" and "K9" mail handlers without success.
As a convert from iphone, which worked perfectly, I'm beginning to regret my decision.
Does anyone know if this is a problem with android or can offer any advice.
I should mention that I don't understand the whole google mail thing, even though I have a account.
Also, i have tried and am very fed up with resetting to factory defaults in attempts to resolve my issue.
Thanks in advance.

It looks to me that the settings are correct, have you got that calendar showing? Settings, agenda's, select the work calendar.
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Thanks for your reply weirder,
I should have mentioned (!) that that when I try to launch calendar I get the message
"sorry, the application calendar storage (process com.android.calendar) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" with the only option to force close.
Presumably, when you say "Settings, agenda's, select the work calendar", I would only get these options if I could launch calendar?
Thanks

I would really appreciate some help here.
Does anyone else have issues with the calendar crashing or sync with outlook calendar.
Like many others, I really like this handset and am desperately hoping that samsung see fit to address the issues that spoil an otherwise superb product.
I want the new Tab when it's released in the uk, but am worried I'll have more of the same silly issues

I've not long changed from 2.1 to 2.2 andriod on my SGS. Ths standard exchange sync workd for me along with touchdown, i even had K9mail running as well until I sussed that I could use the phones exchange, and mainly used touchdown for tasks and calendar. TD calendar allows you to add a catogory.
2.2 is also working well for me i'm even using the 'push' hotmail setting on an exchange account.
Sorry it dosn't help you out though.

Well, I have nearly the same problem!
I have an own server running with Zarafa + Z-push. I can sync my contacts and mails without any problems, but my calender is unsynct. The only difference is, that I can use my phones calender and don't get a FC.

I played around a bit yesterday an found out something interesting.
Thx to adirtymonkey for the tip with touchdown.
Whe a use touchdown I can sync everything without any problems as long as I use Touchdown to manage the calendar and so on. Unfortunately the stock calendar ist empty. Contacs are visible in both, stock and touchdown. I recognized, that I can chose to insert new contacts either in phone, sim, goggle, business or touchdown. New calender entries can only go to own calender or google. Here is the problem, there is just the exchange (business) calender missing i think!
Before playing around with zarafa and z-push over Active sync I tried to use a SyncML client with egroupware. Here I hand a similar problem. Beside my business (exchange) account, it seemed that the syncML client (synthesis) made another accout and wanted to sync to this one. Trying to create a new account gave me alwas a FC, deleting synthesis helped to recover the problem.
Btw, I'm using JPC firmware atm. I will try JM7 these days.

dustymil59 said:
Thanks for your reply weirder,
I should have mentioned (!) that that when I try to launch calendar I get the message
"sorry, the application calendar storage (process com.android.calendar) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" with the only option to force close.
Presumably, when you say "Settings, agenda's, select the work calendar", I would only get these options if I could launch calendar?
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You are right, its the settings in the calendar app.
FC isnt a good thing. Does it "Force close" if you remove the synchronisation to that exchange server? Or only if you got the sync enabled?
Could be there is a problem in there.

Dustymil59,
You are not alone, I experience the same issue in the past.
What I did to over come this (don't guarantee this will work, but at least it works for me)
I usually do this first time right after I flash my firmware and rooted, so you may need to consider to enter recovery mode and clear all user setting before you start this.
1. Setup one account one after the other.
Do not setup google and exchange at one go, and let the 2 accounts sync back to back.
Go to Settings > Account and Sync > Add Account.
2.I usually setup google account first (for market access), but I will only allow contact and gmail sync from google. I have calendar and picasa web sync disabled. Allow gmail and contact sync complete the run. You may also check that all your google contacts sync to your phone before move the step #3.
3. Setup exchange account after #2, the objective is to allow first Exchange sync without any issue. For the first timem allow only sync for 1 day (do not select even 3 days). And allow your exchange first sync run until it finish. (the sync duration vary, I have more than 3000 calendar events, my first sync takes around 30 min to complete).
My Setting > "Push", Sync for 1 day, sync contact, sync calendar (you can change the setting here after the first sync is completed)
4. While exchange sync is running, let the phone idle, do not leave the add account sync and do not attempt to on calendar while exchange calendar doing the first sync, high chance that you will experience force close and the sync will be halted.
5. To confirm the exchange calendar has been sync down without opening calendar, download agenda widget, pull it out at the desktop, configure it to show your exchange calendar by the "calendars" tab (do not touch on "Manage calendar" option in agenda widget setting too, FC is expected during your first exchange calendar sync)
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You should see all your category at this tab before all the sync complete
PS: It's not that your calendar will not sync, but it will be come harder to get the entire calendar after the first attempt failed.
From my experience, I got the entire calendar sync down 1 week after my first attempt failed, that was because I leave my phone idle over the weekend.
PS again: Notice the email program allow you to setup a name (which is optional) at the end of the email setup, try to stick with the same name, else SGS will create multiple name in Agenda Widget and at the end confuse you yourself.
Let me know the step above helps.
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Maybe I got lucky but I just setup my Exchage account in the Samsung email app (part of social hub) and everything seemed to work perfectly... calender, contacts and email, no problems or crashes.

alaphoid said:
Maybe I got lucky but I just setup my Exchage account in the Samsung email app (part of social hub) and everything seemed to work perfectly... calender, contacts and email, no problems or crashes.
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my calendar has the following setup which i suspect makes the calendar sync tends to fail.
1. multiple repeated event (like every month end, need to have month reports preparation, weekly meeting and etc) with no end date
2. add in chinese lunar calendar as secondary calendar and have repeated event on that calendar
3. > 3,000 events (close to 4,000 now) within the last 2 years.
So you can see the amount of data sync is a lot.

Hi,
I have experienced a strange syncing behavior:
It does sync only in one direction: downwards.
If I make a new item in the calendar on my destop PC, it comes to my phone "immediately".
But if I make an appointment on the phone (and of course I choose the exchange calendar for the place), it won't show up on my desktop. I tried to sync manually, with Outlook running or closed, but no success, the appointment remains only on my phone...
Therefore this syncing method is totally useless for me...

firmware that you are using?

[Q] Can't Select Google Calendars to Show

I am using the Stock calendar app, which incidentally is quite nice, and I can see my Google Calendar and my Exchange ActiveSync calendar.
However I have a few other linked calendars for my Google account and the mail app does not show these. Using the Google Calendar there is an option for "Calendars to Display" and, under that, "Calendars to Sync". If I tick the linked Google calendars under that then they will show up in the Stock App and I can check/uncheck them to my heart's desire.
So, without installing Google calendar, how do I do this using the stock app?
P.S. Anyone else notice the more you type calendar the less it appears to make sense..

Hmm - on my calendar there are three small horizontal bars at the top left that, when tapped, cause a menu to slide in from the left. Scrolling down the menu reveals a list of checkable calendars.
I'm assuming the calendar list itself is created by the calendar app by iterating through the list of added accounts in the device's general "settings" app.

That is the case for me as well, although the list doesn't show my linked calendars until I select them using the Google calendar app.
I can't see where to select them using the stock app at all..

OK I think I'm seeing what you're saying.
Maybe just login to Google from Chrome app and display calendar there. At the lower right of the main calendar page is a settings button that lets you set up linked calendars. This could be used without installing the Google calendar app.
If I'm still not addressing your problem then I'm lost as to what you are trying to do.
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Experimenting a bit more with Google calendar page in the Chrome app makes me think the only way to use it to add or manage subscribed calendars is to force it to Desktop mode.

Sorted now :- I cleared Calendar storage and now all my linked calendars are showing up, should have done that in the first place I guess.
Thanks for the help anyway.

Here is a screenshot of my Sony calendar's selection list showing checkable boxes for inclusion/exclusion in calendar display.
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If you're just asking how to get more calendars in this list without using Google's app or system at all, I think you have to add an account with an associated calendar in the phone's settings app.
If you're asking how to subscribe to calendars to link them for display with Google services without resorting to Google's calendar app, the answer is to use Chrome app or any browser app (or a separate device like a pc) to login to Google and manage linked/subscribed calendars.
If you're saying you fully understand the above but are not seeing the right list of calendars in the Sony app (or you *are* seeing them but are unable to check or uncheck them) then you may have a software issue with the calendar app.

TJCacher said:
Here is a screenshot of my Sony calendar's selection list showing checkable boxes for inclusion/exclusion in calendar display.
If you're just asking how to get more calendars in this list without using Google's app or system at all, I think you have to add an account with an associated calendar in the phone's settings app.
If you're asking how to subscribe to calendars to link them for display with Google services without resorting to Google's calendar app, the answer is to use Chrome app or any browser app (or a separare device like a pc) to login to Google and manage linked/subscribed calendars.
If you're saying you fully understand rhe above but are not seeing the right list of calendars in the Sony app (or you *are* seeing them but are unable to check or uncheck them) then you may have a software issue with the calendar app.
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Definitely the latter, still having strange issues with the calendar (it seems a bit buggy) but nothing that I can't work through.....

bobjbain said:
Definitely the latter, still having strange issues with the calendar (it seems a bit buggy) but nothing that I can't work through.....
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OK I hope you get the problem fixed. Maybe someone else will jump in later with a suggestion. I don't really use linked calendars in Google services, so it may just be that I'm not seeing a bug you may be affected by. Good luck.
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One last thing - here's a link to another forum discussion about several people having sync issues on a Z1 with Sony's app:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/calendar/KZWOVFeKbDI

Yeah, mine didn’t only showed Google calendar.
I did what you seemed to have done, and cleared the Calendar storage. When I went back to the application, now it would only have a Default account/Device calendar option. So I went ahead and installed Google Calendar application, linked the necessary calendars, uninstalled it, and now the stock Calendar applications has them all.
I hate these integration issues. Blegh.
Thanks for the information!

KaOSoFt said:
Yeah, mine didn’t only showed Google calendar.
I did what you seemed to have done, and cleared the Calendar storage. When I went back to the application, now it would only have a Default account/Device calendar option. So I went ahead and installed Google Calendar application, linked the necessary calendars, uninstalled it, and now the stock Calendar applications has them all.
I hate these integration issues. Blegh.
Thanks for the information!
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I was forced to do the same thing. It ended up working but such a pain

it works
bobjbain said:
Sorted now :- I cleared Calendar storage and now all my linked calendars are showing up, should have done that in the first place I guess.
Thanks for the help anyway.
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Thanks works fine for Sony Xperia ™ Z3 Compact Stock Calendar ?

[Q] Email App or lack of on N6?

So um does the N6 have an email app other than GMail? I'm confused because I see a mail app but when I try to run it, it tells me GMail now handles my other Email too.
I would rather have a separate Email app for my work email. Is there a way to actually use the Email app like we did on Kit-Kat?

The gmail app replaces the stock email app. It handles any email account and does it very well.
If you really want to keep them separate download something like K9 mail from the play store.

GrayBoltWolf said:
The gmail app replaces the stock email app. It handles any email account and does it very well.
If you really want to keep them separate download something like K9 mail from the play store.
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I like having the two different email apps so I can spot a work email from a personal one easy. Two different looking notification icons etc.
Don't want K9, just wanted the standard Email app I was used to using. Bummer!
OK thanks.

If your looking for a good email app I personally recommend Nine from 9folders. It integrates with your Google Calendar for a seamless experiencing.

Isn't there an AOSP email app in Lollipop?

johnny grep said:
Isn't there an AOSP email app in Lollipop?
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Apparently not. Google wants you to use the GMail app to handle email/exchange now.
That said someone compiled an AOSP Email app from Google's code and it's in the "Themes and Apps" section.
Runs great!

My exchange constantly force closes. Not sure why.

You can still download google email guys from the playstore . . haven't tried it though to see if it would work. Liking the unified gmail personally.

How does one set up Microsoft exchange accounts on the gmail app?

..and can anyone explain the difference between Inbox by Gmail and the 'regular' Gmail? Which one do you favor?
Sent from my Nexus 6

Ceasare said:
How does one set up Microsoft exchange accounts on the gmail app?
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Just like you would with the ASOP email app. I had no problems getting mine set up and running.

darkdelusions said:
If your looking for a good email app I personally recommend Nine from 9folders. It integrates with your Google Calendar for a seamless experiencing.
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Agreed, Nine is by far the best Exchange mail client that I have used on Android thus far, and I've used many...

ROne21 said:
..and can anyone explain the difference between Inbox by Gmail and the 'regular' Gmail? Which one do you favor?
Sent from my Nexus 6
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I find Inbox a complete worthless bastardisation of an email client. Maybe I'm just set in my ways from 30years of normal email clients.
Put it this way, Inbox is to email what Google+ is to web forums. IMHO

My Sprint nexus 6 came with email installed. I have it disabled but it was pre-installed as a system app.
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My Sprint nexus 6 came with email installed. I have it disabled but it was pre-installed as a system app.
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And force disabled by new gmail update . .

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And force disabled by new gmail update . .
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Wow! I never saw that. I disabled mine right away. Sorry.
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Absolutely hate being forced to use the Gmail app for this now.
I've always used the "Email" app for my work email and the "GMail" app for my person and junk accounts. I miss emails now because I don't have those two separate alerts. I have like 7 GMail accounts on my phone.
I tried K9 but do not like it.
I was able to get the "Email" app one of the devs compiled installed but the push notification is broken and he said he has no interest in fixing it.
Sigh...

kdoggy said:
Absolutely hate being forced to use the Gmail app for this now.
I've always used the "Email" app for my work email and the "GMail" app for my person and junk accounts. I miss emails now because I don't have those two separate alerts. I have like 7 GMail accounts on my phone.
I tried K9 but do not like it.
I was able to get the "Email" app one of the devs compiled installed but the push notification is broken and he said he has no interest in fixing it.
Sigh...
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Well, there are tons of other options available in the play store, so don't give up!

Just to echo, Nine is by far the best exchange enabled client I have used.

rootSU said:
Just to echo, Nine is by far the best exchange enabled client I have used.
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You can also check out Type Mail as another alternative.

How to get Google Contacts in phone dialer?

Does anyone know how to get Google Contacts visible in the contact app that comes with the phone?
The issue is, I cant dial anyone thats in my Google Contacts!

I guess you have the Chinese version of the phone, if so you need to go on Hiapp download the contact and calendar sync app (and all other major Google apps) login and in setting account do a sync, if you still can't see the contact restart and try again, if you still can't see it in account, logout of the Google account and sign in again. Hope that helps.

fredhd said:
I guess you have the Chinese version of the phone, if so you need to go on Hiapp download the contact and calendar sync app (and all other major Google apps) login and in setting account do a sync, if you still can't see the contact restart and try again, if you still can't see it in account, logout of the Google account and sign in again. Hope that helps.
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Thanks! Problem I have is its all in chinese so I have no idea how to download the contact and sync!
What is the exact name of the app?

Don't worry about the Chinese, on the top search for contacts, sync, or google (I forgotten exactly which one to type),
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I attached a picture of what you should look for also. Also get the calendar if you care about the calendar sync.
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fredhd said:
Don't worry about the Chinese, on the top search for contacts, sync, or google (I forgotten exactly which one to type),View attachment 3742166 I attached a picture of what you should look for also. Also get the calendar if you care about the calendar sync.
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Thanks for your help mate appreciate it
I still dont see Google Contacts and Sync at all in my Hiapp though. I've looked everywhere and typed different things into the search bar. I have an idea though, there is a share button when you get into any app on the hiapp store - could you maybe share the link? This might work.
FIXED! I unchecked auto Sync for all accounts > rebooted > installed Google Contact Sync via an APK on google > rebooted > contacts appeared in the accounts section> enabled Sync and all my contacts appeared under the phones default contacts app.!
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Ah great, fantastic. I was just about to send you an APK link
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I have same problems and its not working for me.. any ideas?

Huxman said:
I have same problems and its not working for me.. any ideas?
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The APK solved it for me as well. I could not find anything in any app store. - http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...6-0-2280749-android-6-0-android-apk-download/

Thanks, i tried that. there is still no contacts.... When i go to account - google - than there is missing the contacts synchronisation.....
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Huxman said:
Thanks, i tried that. there is still no contacts.... When i go to account - google - than there is missing the contacts synchronisation.....
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Ok contacts works now. But i dont know why Thanx for the help

Milamber said:
Thanks for your help mate appreciate it
I still dont see Google Contacts and Sync at all in my Hiapp though. I've looked everywhere and typed different things into the search bar. I have an idea though, there is a share button when you get into any app on the hiapp store - could you maybe share the link? This might work.
FIXED! I unchecked auto Sync for all accounts > rebooted > installed Google Contact Sync via an APK on google > rebooted > contacts appeared in the accounts section> enabled Sync and all my contacts appeared under the phones default contacts app.!
Thank you! REP given.
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Unfortunately I still can't get it working. I tried every which way, tried your steps above and still nothing. I can't get it to appear under Accounts/Google. Quite frustrating.

Dodolom said:
Unfortunately I still can't get it working. I tried every which way, tried your steps above and still nothing. I can't get it to appear under Accounts/Google. Quite frustrating.
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Turn off auto sync under accounts menu it's the bottom middle icon. Then reboot and it will appear, if you still have problems post back and I'll do screenshots.
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I still have problem even turn off auto sync and reboot please help me

Milamber said:
Turn off auto sync under accounts menu it's the bottom middle icon. Then reboot and it will appear, if you still have problems post back and I'll do screenshots.
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Yeah still no luck unfortunately. This is all I get.

Dodolom said:
Yeah still no luck unfortunately. This is all I get.
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Incoming fix...
Lets start from scratch to make it simpler.
Remove Google Contacts via the apps section of the phone
Download Google Contact Sync APK and install it (Even if you already have it) get this one: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...gle-contacts-sync-6-0-1-android-apk-download/
Reboot phone
Go into permission manager and select Google Contacts Sync and make sure it is set as "Trust this app"
Then go into Apps via Settings and search for Google Contacts Sync and select permissions, make sure "Contacts" is enabled as per screenshot http://anonpix.com/images/2016/05/16/7qEOb.png
Reboot phone
Check your accounts and you should see Google Contact Sync
Let me know how you go.

Milamber said:
Incoming fix...
Lets start from scratch to make it simpler.
Remove Google Contacts via the apps section of the phone
Download Google Contact Sync APK and install it (Even if you already have it) get this one: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...gle-contacts-sync-6-0-1-android-apk-download/
Reboot phone
Go into permission manager and select Google Contacts Sync and make sure it is set as "Trust this app"
Then go into Apps via Settings and search for Google Contacts Sync and select permissions, make sure "Contacts" is enabled as per screenshot http://anonpix.com/images/2016/05/16/7qEOb.png
Reboot phone
Check your accounts and you should see Google Contact Sync
Let me know how you go.
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We are now in business. I guess Contacts was not enabled under Permissions before.
Thank you very much sir

Dodolom said:
We are now in business. I guess Contacts was not enabled under Permissions before.
Thank you very much sir
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No worries

Thanks! You save my life!

Fixed! You guys are great!

Milamber said:
Incoming fix...
Lets start from scratch to make it simpler.
Remove Google Contacts via the apps section of the phone
Download Google Contact Sync APK and install it (Even if you already have it) get this one:
Reboot phone
Go into permission manager and select Google Contacts Sync and make sure it is set as "Trust this app"
Then go into Apps via Settings and search for Google Contacts Sync and select permissions, make sure "Contacts" is enabled as per screenshot
Reboot phone
Check your accounts and you should see Google Contact Sync
Let me know how you go.
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I did all this but still couldn't see the contacts in my google account. I uninstalled and then installed an older apk from apkmirror (4.0.4 instead of 6.0.1), and that solved the problem for me. HiApp immediately updated it back to 6.0.1, but it still seems to be working.

Milamber said:
Incoming fix...
Remove Google Contacts via the apps section of the phone
Download Google Contact Sync APK and install it (Even if you already have it) get this one: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...gle-contacts-sync-6-0-1-android-apk-download/
Reboot phone
Go into permission manager and select Google Contacts Sync and make sure it is set as "Trust this app"
Then go into Apps via Settings and search for Google Contacts Sync and select permissions, make sure "Contacts" is enabled as per screenshot http://anonpix.com/images/2016/05/16/7qEOb.png
Reboot phone
Check your accounts and you should see Google Contact Sync
Let me know how you go.
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Milamber the hero!!!
the point is: "go into Apps via Settings and search for Google Contacts Sync and select permissions, make sure "Contacts" is enabled"