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[REQUEST] moving contacts/SMS and other stuff between android & WP7

well...since we now have WP7 added to the game, I think a software or a method to transfer contacts, messages, email accounts etc...between android and WP7 (and WM 6.5x if possible too) is necessary, so we can freely move between all these OSes or using more than one at the same time (personally, I'll go with WP7 on NAND and android on SD best of both worlds)
I'm not a software dev so I can't do it, but I'm ready to donate for a software/service like that and I think many of you will agree with me

If you want to keep your contacts synchronized between two OSes then i would recommend that you use your gmail you are able to sync contacts fro mgmail with both android and wp7
On another note: you are not able to run WP7 of NAND AND android from the SD card at the same time, as the way android ran from SD before was through a emulator for windows mobile.

Hojlind said:
If you want to keep your contacts synchronized between two OSes then i would recommend that you use your gmail you are able to sync contacts fro mgmail with both android and wp7
On another note: you are not able to run WP7 of NAND AND android from the SD card at the same time, as the way android ran from SD before was through a emulator for windows mobile.
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yup I know gmail can sync contacts, I can even copy them to the SIM card. the main concern here is SMS messages
lol I didn't mean AT the same time of course but now we can boot android from SD card right from MAGLDR so I can choose to boot either this or that

I'm afraid that Syncing SMS messages between the 2 different OS may not be possible.
I agree with Hojlind about GMail though. This is how I synced my contacts/calendar to and from WM and Android. Instantly updates the calendar and contacts on both OS's.

dharvey4651 said:
I'm afraid that Syncing SMS messages between the 2 different OS may not be possible.
I agree with Hojlind about GMail though. This is how I synced my contacts/calendar to and from WM and Android. Instantly updates the calendar and contacts on both OS's.
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yea I know, what i meant is using a 3rd party app (a version for android and another for WP7 to backup/restore SMS back and forth) or a dedicated online service or something like that

I'm afraid there is none at the moment. I would love to see an app restore/backup sms to the gmail as this is what I am having on the android. If that can be achieved then I can switch freely between the 2 OS without worries

hi all
is there any program in wp7 that can import vcf (outlook contacts) into cell phone?
I mean direct import without any internet service.

No Direct Import.
You can email the vcf file to yourself. Other than that, you can copy the vcf to your pictures folder, gain access by following the steps here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915664
Then install Touch Xplorer and move the file from pictures to the documents folder. from there go to Office ..... open the file, Any way something like that.
Your best bet,
Connect your phone using wifi, email the file to yourself as an attachment.
Mehrdad201 said:
hi all
is there any program in wp7 that can import vcf (outlook contacts) into cell phone?
I mean direct import without any internet service.
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For Contact, calendar and E-mail i use Gmail
For SMS:
In Android install "sms-backup" app, this will back-up all your SMS to your Gmail account under a SMS label in your mail. This label can be accessed within the mail application of WP7.
Hope this helps

It seems that SMSSyncUp <forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625378> has done the first half of the job by sync WM 6.5 SMS to gmail.
Could anyone programme the second half? I tried some Android programmes (e.g. SMS Backup +) which sync Android SMS with gmail, but the data aren't compatible...

stephandelaat said:
For Contact, calendar and E-mail i use Gmail
For SMS:
In Android install "sms-backup" app, this will back-up all your SMS to your Gmail account under a SMS label in your mail. This label can be accessed within the mail application of WP7.
Hope this helps
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thanks that's an interesting way
but i want to save them as normal SMS, that can be forwarded and so on...

It would be cool, if we can put the sms to our sim cards. together with dual boot with android, it sounds ... nice

I have one probelm, I used Win 6.5 and used save my contacts "PIM BACKUP".
How I can move to my contacts Windows Mobile 7?

Contacts

I hope it will be usefull for newbie as me, if you have Gmail account your contacts will follow you without using software connections or cable and wifi connections
You can syncronyze your PC contacts (outlook, LG contacts etc....) with your gmail account (with a little search you find how to) and after no problems of synchronization, your contacts will follow you in every MOD, in every android phone
A guide could be
1) save / export your contacts to a csv file on a PC (or similar);
2) save / export your contacts on your phone to a csv file (just use "exports heading to SD" and is created automatically);
3) Turn off any programs that synchronize with gmail (helps to avoid trouble while working at the end you can reactivate all);
3) Import csv thus obtained on gmail contacts;
4) Place your contacts on gmail (eliminating duplicates using "merge", accommodation name and last name .... you know is a big job) NB contact cards do not have the field name (when Google will place this thing??), I suggest you write the contacts by putting "Name" space "Last Name");
5) Delete all the contacts you have on your PC (should now be on gmail);
6) Reset the terminal Android (so you deleted the directory, but this phone is moved, and will ask to reboot again with gmail account in sync);
7) reactivated all synchronizations;
8) Now you have all your contacts at your fingertips on your computer and your terminal Android (on the latter may take some time, I waited a couple of hours);
9) For owners of Android remember that now you have to use only "google contacts" when you add or change a contact, otherwise it will be added to google contacts (basically disabled "sim contacts" and "phone contacts" if you want a backup copy, to the limit, export of SIM or SD Card).
Obviously this is "my" way to resolve the matter, will not be perfect but it worked for me.

CarloIT said:
I hope it will be usefull for newbie as me, if you have Gmail account your contacts will follow you without using software connections or cable and wifi connections
You can syncronyze your PC contacts (outlook, LG contacts etc....) with your gmail account (with a little search you find how to) and after no problems of synchronization, your contacts will follow you in every MOD, in every android phone
A guide could be
1) save / export your contacts to a csv file on a PC (or similar);
2) save / export your contacts on your phone to a csv file (just use "exports heading to SD" and is created automatically);
3) Turn off any programs that synchronize with gmail (helps to avoid trouble while working at the end you can reactivate all);
3) Import csv thus obtained on gmail contacts;
4) Place your contacts on gmail (eliminating duplicates using "merge", accommodation name and last name .... you know is a big job) NB contact cards do not have the field name (when Google will place this thing??), I suggest you write the contacts by putting "Name" space "Last Name");
5) Delete all the contacts you have on your PC (should now be on gmail);
6) Reset the terminal Android (so you deleted the directory, but this phone is moved, and will ask to reboot again with gmail account in sync);
7) reactivated all synchronizations;
8) Now you have all your contacts at your fingertips on your computer and your terminal Android (on the latter may take some time, I waited a couple of hours);
9) For owners of Android remember that now you have to use only "google contacts" when you add or change a contact, otherwise it will be added to google contacts (basically disabled "sim contacts" and "phone contacts" if you want a backup copy, to the limit, export of SIM or SD Card).
Obviously this is "my" way to resolve the matter, will not be perfect but it worked for me.
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in the name of many users ... thank you.

This is indeed very welcome information.
Figured out how to backup myself. But this is way better.
Thanks for sharing the info!

oh thank you, i hope to help someone, with the search too

I like changing ROM once a week so this is the best way

tnx very much for this guide

EXPORT OUTLOOK CONTACTS
In Outlook, click Import and Export from the File menu.
Click Export to a file, then click Next.
Click Comma Separated Values ​​(Windows), then click Next.
In the folder, select the Contacts folder, then click Next.
Navigate to the folder where you want to save the contacts as a csv file.
Type a name for the exported file, then click OK.
Click Next.
click Finish
IMPORTING CONTACTS IN GOOGLE GMAIL
Log on to Gmail, click Contacts at the top of the page.
The contact list will appear in a new page.
Click Import Contacts.
Click Browse and locate the CSV file created using the steps described in the section "Exporting Outlook Contacts" section.
Select the file, then click Import Contacts.
After your contacts are imported, a dialog box that indicates the total number of contacts imported.

[Q] Upgrading to ICS

Hello fellow XDA users!
I'm considering upgrade from GB to ICS. My only concern is related to my contacts. For some reasons I prefer not to store them on google. My question is how to transfer my current contacts from Samsung app to ICS contacts app? Do ICS supports storing contacts in phone or I have to sync them with google? If I export my current contact list to vCard (vcf) can I import it later in ICS? I would like to keep all additional information like emails, photos, companies etc.

You still can keep your contacts local. But the birthdays of your contacts are not shown by calendar apps anymore (except Calengoo) because there seems to be no local calendar DB on the phone. Calengoo has a workaround for this.

ICS supports importing contacts from a vcf file. (not sure how much info vcf stores, since I don't attach photos to my contacts)

I have 450 .vcf files, which i transferred through Bluetooth, from Nokia to Galaxy S Plus (CM9 ROM).
If i select one contact at a time to import, it works.
I i choose import all, it shows a message box saying "caching to local temporary storage, actual transfer will start shortly".
It doesn't do any thing ... even after a long time....
:crying:
On gingerbread, just transferring through Bluetooth would add the .VCF to contact list.

I selected 25 - 30 vcf at a time, then its able to add them to contacts.
I went alphabetically, first imported all A, then B..... till Z.
Was a tedious job.
Actual problem was that Contacts app does not like few VCF files, and stops transfer if one bad VCF gets selected.
I don't see a good future for new Contacts app in ICS.

use your sim card

Should read this: https://www.fixmystuff.in/FMS_Forum...wich-4-0-4-in-samsung-galaxy-s-g-t-i9000.125/

How to back up contacts

YES I am sure this question gets asked a lot of times so I am sure by now people have come up with a GREAT answer for it instead of just telling me to use google.
Trust me I have used Google. I find Apps like
Backup Contacts
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.uia.android.backupcontacts&hl=en
which gets bad reviews and doesn't really seem to work.
I find a guide on how to save your contacts to your SIM card but it only seems to work on the Nexus S.
So here is what I want to do:
I use a Galaxy S (i-9000) and I want to save my contacts to my SIM card or a file I can copy on my PC and copy it on other android devices OR save all my PHONE contacts to my google account if that is somehow possible because I want to buy a NEW android phone (that's why I guess Samsung's Kies with the option to back up contacts won't do the trick)
I am looking forward to any help.
Thanks a lot!

I think the simplest way to backup contacts is to go the Contacts, or People on ICS, and press the menu button (bottom left on phone). From there go to import/export contacts, then it asks where you want to import/export them to. It creates a file on your phone storage that you can copy to your PC/new phone.

oxidising said:
I think the simplest way to backup contacts is to go the Contacts, or People on ICS, and press the menu button (bottom left on phone). From there go to import/export contacts, then it asks where you want to import/export them to. It creates a file on your phone storage that you can copy to your PC/new phone.
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When I go to Contacts - Import/Export - Export to SIM card : it says "No contacts" and "search contacts" so it seems like I would have to export each contact by HAND. I can't find any way to select all and EXPORT all???

original rom?

using Go Contact will do...

oxidising said:
I think the simplest way to backup contacts is to go the Contacts, or People on ICS, and press the menu button (bottom left on phone). From there go to import/export contacts, then it asks where you want to import/export them to. It creates a file on your phone storage that you can copy to your PC/new phone.
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It imports all my e-mail contacts from my Google account as well. How do I do it so that only people with phone numbers get imported?

pk1025 said:
It imports all my e-mail contacts from my Google account as well. How do I do it so that only people with phone numbers get imported?
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Anybody got a solution as to how I can prevent importing contacts from my SIM card whereby all my Google e-mail contacts get sucked in there too?

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Download my phone explorer for android app and the my phone explorer program for your PC, connect by Wifi, USB or Bluetooth and make a backup of all your contacts, sim contacts, calendar entries etc.
I've been using this tool since 2006 (it was originally developed for Sony Ericsson phones) and it allowed me to switch from my Z710i to my W595 and from there to my Desire, back to the Z710i and then to the SGS+.
It saved me so much hassle and I did not hesitate to donate to its developer. It is a superb tool (yes, I really like. He does not pay me for this post).

[Q] is there any way to save contacts to SD card..?

i wonder if there a way to save contact to SD card.. so i don't need to Sync to Gmail anymore.
if any1 knows it.. tell me please..
cause when i sync to Gmail.. 1 contact can be 4 on my contact after i sync..
or is there anyway to delete contact on Gmail..? so when i sync it won't fill up my contacts..?

try this
go to contacts > press menu button (left button) > choose export to sd card

droidface said:
try this
go to contacts > press menu button (left button) > choose export to sd card
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hmmm.i think what he is saying is that if we can make the default storage of contacts be in sd card so he wont need to resync after wipe data.
as far as i know it can't? don't know if others can but me myselft don't know any method to do it.
can press "Thanks" if i helped,;]

2nd post op is right can tact can be exported to sdcard with that option and after a wipe they can be restored
one other thing the op of thread can do is go to "contact to display" setting and unticking Google from the list

eksdiey said:
hmmm.i think what he is saying is that if we can make the default storage of contacts be in sd card so he wont need to resync after wipe data.
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Personaly i think it's not good idea, things are saving in phone memory (like widgets, contacts, settings) are essential to good working phone without his sd card. Placing there contacts is quite weired :|. Wonder that would be unpractical if you using 2 sd cards

okay, here's a tip how i reorganize my contacts so i dont have duplicates and also clean contacts database..
at first we need to use gmail and it would be easier to open it from pc..
step 1 : sync your phone contacts with google
step 2 : open gmail, login and go to contacts (click on the text gmail, you'll see 3 menus: gmail, contacts and tasks.. choose contacts)
step 3 : export your contacts to sdcard, and import them to gmail.
step 4 : on the left, choose "My Contacts"
step 5 : select all contacts, and on the "More" drop down menu, select "Find & merge duplicates..."
step 6 : recheck your contacts manually for empty names or numbers/emails without names (in my case, there are some emails with no name, so i just delete the not important ones, and merged the ones i recognise with the correct contacts)
now, if you think you've sorted all of the contacts then you could MERGE/DIVIDE the contacts into groups..
you could do that by ticking all the contacts and click the "Groups" drop down menu, and uncheck everything except "My Contacts" group.. this step is to remove "imported" groups from android..
if you need to divide contacts into groups then you can select the contacts and create a new group from the "Groups" drop down menu..
Now, if you think your contacts are perfect, this is the last step.
EXPORT YOUR GMAIL CONTACTS to pc for safety reason.. then
DELETE ALL YOUR CONTACTS FROM THE PHONE (you could install "go contacts" or similar app to easily bulk remove them.)
SYNC your contacts from your phone
and you are done.. after all contacts are correctly synched to your phone, you could export them again to SDcard for later use..
sorry if the steps are messy and maybe a little unclear, if there's any questions just let me know