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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.

[Solved] Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server

I'm running out of ideas on how to fix this bug...
When i try to Add a Google Account it gives me this error message.
"Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server"
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The error is misleading as it has nothing to do with connections, i tried on 3G/H and WiFi, and simply because the phone sync just fine all the other google accounts in the phone, and can download/upload stuff without any connection error, Android Market and Apps Brain works fine as well.
before it was working fine i was able to add like 5+ accounts in there, i were able to delete and re-add accounts, but the last few days it has been unable to do that, due that error message.
but if i add the same account that worked, or those that failed on another SGS factory reset, then it works fine.
problem is.... i don't really want to re-install my 200+ apps in the phone....
I already tried wipe-ing the caches, it didn't help.
Any body else got a clue what else we can delete to reset the google accounts in the phone?

no body have seen this before?

Never had this problem but you can try to go to Settings> Applications > Manage Apps and find those from google and press clear cache and clear data

exadeci said:
Never had this problem but you can try to go to Settings> Applications > Manage Apps and find those from google and press clear cache and clear data
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i did mentioned, it has already been done on the original message and it still gets that error message.

i even tried this app
CacheCleaner
http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.lsartory.cachecleaner
it fixed up a lot of other stuff but not gmail accounts...

Got the same problem...even tried a factory reset and it still won't let me sign into my google account on the market.
Doing my head in now.
Logicalstep

I had that issue when I first tried to setup my account. I took out the SIM and just used WIFI to sign in and it worked.
Or you can try this:
1. adb remount
2. adb shell
3. su
4. rm /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
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I believe the above method will reset your home screens or something, so use at your own discretion. Details can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3477

ahh no, what that does is deletes
settings.db
from
com.android.providers.settings
it might work, but that will sucks as i'll have to reconfigure all the accounts again, doing that will delete all the accounts that are currently working.

the only time i had that issue i solved it by making sure that background data and auto-sync were checked in the general sync settings. without them being checked i could not add an account over wifi or cellular data. as soon as i checked those boxes i was back to normal

all my 7 other accounts are checked to sync everything
i'm trying to add a new account but it's giving me that weird error
even if delete an exisiting working account and try to re-add it back, then it gives me the same error
it definitely might have to do with the settings file getting corrupted or something

Have had the same problem and exact same messgae yesterday after I wiped my device. It wasnt until evening that I was able to log into my Google account and that was after doing another wipe form the phone settings instead of doing through the 3 button reset. Eveything works fine now but still can't understand why this happened.

I had the same problem yesterday, wiped using the 3 button and problem persisted. Wiped from device and now it works ;D
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Same problem for me. I am trying to add a Google apps account and get this message.
Planning a full wipe with froyo so will try a device wipe instead of a Recovery Wipe
cheers
Tom

i'm also waiting for the froyo uprade
since froyo will delete everything, i might as well wait until then
not fun having to click OK install 410+ apps+games (that's around 800+ clicks ok to continue)

found the source of the problem
this will work fine as long as you DO NOT INSTALL the Samsung Push Email & IM from Samsung Apps
just recently i had to format my phone twice for software bugs when testing out new features in newly installed software
and both times i was able to add any amount of Gmail accounts i wanted into the phone, until i install the Samsung Push Email & IM, as soon as i do that, i lose the funtionality to add more gmail accounts into the phone.
The solution it's obvious, don't install Samsung Push Email & IM... if you want o be able to have the full feature gmail account added to the phone.
it's sad, as the Samsung Push Email & IM works really really good for IM and multi email accounts and you get it right as they arrive to gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc.
now i'm looking for 3rd party email and IM programs to replace Samsung Push Email & IM
i'll most likely go back to Fring and K9 until i can find something better

Same thing happened to me....but i found that of you add your account through YouTube and sync through there, it works. Weird but simple work around for me. Hope it helps.
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wagenbach said:
Same thing happened to me....but i found that of you add your account through YouTube and sync through there, it works. Weird but simple work around for me. Hope it helps.
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i don't think we are talking about the same thing here...

I had two gmail accounts synced. I deleted one by accident, and when I tried to re-add my gmail account under gmail or settings (under accounts and sync) it would hang and give me the same error message as you. It wouldn't connect to Google even though my connection was fine. I did some research, and apparently it's not an uncommon problem. The workaround that exits is to register your Google account through your YouTube app, after which your gmail for that account will be synced now. Try it, it worked for me.
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wagenbach said:
I had two gmail accounts synced. I deleted one by accident, and when I tried to re-add my gmail account under gmail or settings (under accounts and sync) it would hang and give me the same error message as you. It wouldn't connect to Google even though my connection was fine. I did some research, and apparently it's not an uncommon problem. The workaround that exits is to register your Google account through your YouTube app, after which your gmail for that account will be synced now. Try it, it worked for me.
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Can you explain what you mean by the bolded part? There isn't an option to register in the youtube app, at least not that I saw....

hello guys, i'm having this problem as well. I noticed the thread is tagged [SOLVED] but i cannot see how this problem is solved?

[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 ?

How to remove your data from Verizon Cloud

Well I was foolish enough to not disable Verizon Cloud as soon as possible. And it backs up pretty close to everything. Including contacts and texts. This isn't Galaxy S6 specific but I'm posting it here for fellow S6 edge people. Mods, if you'd like this moved elsewhere please do. Here's how to purge your data from the service without having to go on the VZW website:
Photos / Videos / Music / Documents
In the Verizon Cloud app open up the left drawer and go to Settings
For What to back up unselect Photos, Videos, Music, and Documents.
In the left drawer go to All Files
Enter the Mobile directory
Long press on your device's directory to select it. Tap the menu button and click delete.
To verify all four were deleted look at the other sections of the app and they should be empty.
Messages
As far as I can tell this is the only way to delete your backed up messages from the application.
Put your device into Airplane Mode and re-enable WiFi. This is to prevent new messages from getting lost.
In the Verizon Cloud app open up the left drawer and go to Settings
For What to back up make certain Messages is selected.
Use your preferred SMS / MMS backup solution to backup all your messages. Titanium Backup works very well for me. To do this open Titanium Backup and tap Menu. Select Backup data to XML... and once its done just save it locally to your device. I've also had luck on other devices with the SMS Backup & Restore app.
In your SMS app delete every single conversation / thread.
Close the Verizon Cloud app fully for good measure. Open it.
On the home screen of the app you should see something about having "X" number of messages.
Tap the menu button and select Back up now.
Depending on the number of messages you have saved this will take a few minutes. The app appears to go through each message individually saved in the "cloud" and deletes them one by one.
After sync has been completed the app should say "0 messages" are present
Now you may disable message syncing in the Cloud app.
Restore your backup. In Titanium Backup the restore option is in the same menu as the backup option.
Disable Airplane Mode.
Contacts
No luck on this yet, unfortunately. Deleting contacts on your device will work (just as it did with messages) but that will delete your contacts off Google and elsewhere too. You'll have to use the web interface. Uncheck "Contacts" syncing in the app before you go deleting anything on the site.
Bonus: How do I access the contacts and Verizon cloud storage website if I am not the primary phone number on the account?
I'll admit this took me hours to figure out the first time. It's completely non-obvious that the primary account cannot access the Cloud data for subaccounts or other numbers. Scenario: Your phone number is part of a family plan or something and it is not the master/primary number associated with the account.
Login to Verizon Wireless as the primary account holder.
Add the number/person who needs access as an "Account Manager." I believe this can be found under the My Profile section.
Logout. You should get a text and email for the number/email specified in the account management step.
Login to this new account with the new number and temporary password.
Setup your profile as requested.
You are now able to access the Cloud data online from this account for this number.
Perhaps there is an easier way to do this without needing to add the other number as an account manager but I do not know of it.
After you've removed everything from Verizon Cloud you can safely remove/disable/freeze it. And hopefully never need to worry about it again until inevitably buy another Verizon phone.

Do backups to Verizon Cloud automatically start once you activate the phone? I tried opening the app but it was getting me to accept their terms and conditions, and I'd rather not accept them in the chance that doing so does activate their backup service.

girkip said:
Do backups to Verizon Cloud automatically start once you activate the phone? I tried opening the app but it was getting me to accept their terms and conditions, and I'd rather not accept them in the chance that doing so does activate their backup service.
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My apologies. I didn't get a notification for your post. I believe it does backup some things before you accept the EULA even though it shouldn't. If it has backed up some of your data and you want to remove it without using the web interface you'll need to accept the EULA so you can enter the app and follow what I outlined.

Do you Sammy users have this notice?
Is this for real? It must be a typo, right?
Remove my stuff off my phone?
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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Edit the "phone" just refers to the source of the data, right? Not the device being purged, that being the cloud.

Good job

aviwdoowks said:
Do you Sammy users have this notice?
Is this for real? It must be a typo, right?
Remove my stuff off my phone?
Edit the "phone" just refers to the source of the data, right? Not the device being purged, that being the cloud.
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I'm not sure since I cannot remember. I do know that there was something that could not be safely removed from the VZ Cloud without deleting it off your device at the same time. It might've been texts? If true then I probably backed up everything else just in case it deleted photos, etc.

Just go to sync settings
What i did to get rid of excess contacts is i swiped down thee notification bar, held down the 'sync' tool to get to the sync settings, then i removed verizon cloud from the accounts. (Note 5 Marshmallow)

If I had already disabled Verizon Cloud, will the pictures/videos I delete appear on the Cloud? No, right?

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If I had already disabled Verizon Cloud, will the pictures/videos I delete appear on the Cloud? No, right?
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From my understanding of VZ Cloud from almost a year ago: If you've completely disabled Verizon Cloud new media should not be uploaded. If you disable Verizon Cloud without deleting the media still on Verizon Cloud that media will stay up there but new media won't be added.

[Guide] A way to use your phone without GMS

Hi everyone,
Please note that this post is only for users who assume using their phone without GMS, like me. I know this is a little tricky in the beginning, but after few months without Google I don't miss it anymore. Also, i'm french so I give you my apologies if there are any mistakes.
So, why spending your time to install GMS if you can deal without ?
First, you have to know that lot of apps aren't developped in AppGallery, so you need to install an alternative appstore. My suggest is "Aurora Store", which is based on PlayStore API :
AuroraOSS
auroraoss.com
Also, it's really important for you to know how notifications works with this device.
Actually, there is two types of notifications services :
- If you install an app with AppGallery, notifications should works perfectly because your app was developped to be compatible with HMS Core (it's like GMS, but by Huawei).
- Sadly, if an app isn't available in AppGallery, you have to install it with Aurora, and as I said it's an alternative playstore so this app will use firebase notifications system (the Google one, based on GMS). Then, notifications shouldn't works. This is why I suggest you to always search your app with AppGallery first to ensure more stability.
So how can we get notifications back for this kind of GMS-based apps ? Simply by installing MicroG services.
Please note that you have to install MicroG before installing any GMS-based apps, otherwise notifications doesn't works.
- First, go to this website and download then install "Services core" and "Services Framework Proxy" on your device :
Download - microG Project
- Open "MicroG Settings" app, choose "Self-Check" and make sure than all permissions granted are checked :
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
- Finally, go to "Cloud Messaging" and ensure "Receive push notifications" is checked. Status must show "Connected since...", if it doesn't, restart your phone, and uncheck and check again "Receive push notifications".
Now, everytime you'll install an application from Aurora Store, it'll shown on Cloud Messaging menu, like this :
So, now we can both use HMS and GMS notifications dependly of the way you install an application.
Here is a list of Google replacement applications I use, which are very usefull in my point of view (sometimes better than the Google ones !) :
- GPS : Google Maps works with my device, but I can't use with a Google account. I don't matter about that. You can also use Waze instead of Google Maps, or Petal Maps (developped by Huawei).
- Mail : I use Outlook instead of Gmail. Sadly, I can't synchronize my gmail account with Outlook, so I decided to make an outlook account ([email protected]), and make gmail redirect all my mails here. You can also synchronize your Outlook account with Google if you want to send mails with your gmail adressee :
How to add a Gmail account to Outlook.com
Have a Google mail account but you'd rather avoid using their web client? Why not add it to Outlook.com?
www.windowscentral.com
- Browser : Opera is really better i think because of addsblock integrated and VPN function... You can use Opera for Windows (or Mac) to import all your Chrome settings (like stored passwords) and then synchronize it with your Opera app mobile.
- Cloud : I use the Huawei's one instead of Drive, simply.
And that's all.
Who said that you can't live without Google ? Not me, in any case.
I hope this thread will help somebody in this forum.

HMS only here (I have not even bothered with MicroG) and my Gmail emails sync just fine using Outlook or Blackberry Hub?

Well, mine won't sync with Gmail even with or without MicroG, I don't know why. But now I don't use my Gmail account anymore and it's better like this. Too much Google in this world !

FrenchKoR said:
Hi everyone,
Please note that this post is only for users who assume using their phone without GMS, like me. I know this is a little tricky in the beginning, but after few months without Google I don't miss it anymore. Also, i'm french so I give you my apologies if there are any mistakes.
So, why spending your time to install GMS if you can deal without ?
First, you have to know that lot of apps aren't developped in AppGallery, so you need to install an alternative appstore. My suggest is "Aurora Store", which is based on PlayStore API :
AuroraOSS
auroraoss.com
Also, it's really important for you to know how notifications works with this device.
Actually, there is two types of notifications services :
- If you install an app with AppGallery, notifications should works perfectly because your app was developped to be compatible with HMS Core (it's like GMS, but by Huawei).
- Sadly, if an app isn't available in AppGallery, you have to install it with Aurora, and as I said it's an alternative playstore so this app will use firebase notifications system (the Google one, based on GMS). Then, notifications shouldn't works. This is why I suggest you to always search your app with AppGallery first to ensure more stability.
So how can we get notifications back for this kind of GMS-based apps ? Simply by installing MicroG services.
Please note that you have to install MicroG before installing any GMS-based apps, otherwise notifications doesn't works.
- First, go to this website and download then install "Services core" and "Services Framework Proxy" on your device :
Download - microG Project
- Open "MicroG Settings" app, choose "Self-Check" and make sure than all permissions granted are checked :
- Finally, go to "Cloud Messaging" and ensure "Receive push notifications" is checked. Status must show "Connected since...", if it doesn't, restart your phone, and uncheck and check again "Receive push notifications".
Now, everytime you'll install an application from Aurora Store, it'll shown on Cloud Messaging menu, like this :
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So, now we can both use HMS and GMS notifications dependly of the way you install an application.
Here is a list of Google replacement applications I use, which are very usefull in my point of view (sometimes better than the Google ones !) :
- GPS : Google Maps works with my device, but I can't use with a Google account. I don't matter about that. You can also use Waze instead of Google Maps, or Petal Maps (developped by Huawei).
- Mail : I use Outlook instead of Gmail. Sadly, I can't synchronize my gmail account with Outlook, so I decided to make an outlook account ([email protected]), and make gmail redirect all my mails here. You can also synchronize your Outlook account with Google if you want to send mails with your gmail adressee :
How to add a Gmail account to Outlook.com
Have a Google mail account but you'd rather avoid using their web client? Why not add it to Outlook.com?
www.windowscentral.com
- Browser : Opera is really better i think because of addsblock integrated and VPN function... You can use Opera for Windows (or Mac) to import all your Chrome settings (like stored passwords) and then synchronize it with your Opera app mobile.
- Cloud : I use the Huawei's one instead of Drive, simply.
And that's all.
Who said that you can't live without Google ? Not me, in any case.
I hope this thread will help somebody in this forum.
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Nice.
I'll try on Mate40 pro, to see if I can receive push notifications on Yahoo mail app.
- For Yahoo and Gmail accounts I receive push notifications on native mail app (works fine).
- If you want to use GMaps with Gmail login, you can use Ourplay, it works fine too.
LE: I can confirm that it works on Yahoo mail, I start to received push notifications for my mails after I reinstalled the app.