Hello to all,
my wife switched to windows phone 8.1 (lumia 925) from android 2.2. Actually I'm wondering how to restore sms..
It's a big threat it seems. I've an xml file with all my sms-data inside. How can i import it into my windows phone?
Why not import the messages directly using Bluetooth? Android 2.2 is practically antique, but I think it's supported by Nokia's "Transfer My Data" app (free, should have been pre-installed but is in the Store if not).
GoodDayToDie said:
Why not import the messages directly using Bluetooth? Android 2.2 is practically antique, but I think it's supported by Nokia's "Transfer My Data" app (free, should have been pre-installed but is in the Store if not).
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I still tried with Bluetooth and Tranfer my data: Adressbook has been imported but it didn't work with sms..
Hmm. In that case, the only approach that comes to mind is to use a less-obsolete phone that can either sync your SMS from somewhere (does Android back them up?) or can import your file.
In theory, you could probably write an app (on PC, even) that would parse the XML and upload the messages to the WP8 message sync service, but that service is not documented in any way that I know of so it would take a lot of work.
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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?
I have been trying for many hours to get this stupid 'Nokia2AndroidSMS' to convert the .csv file so I can transfer the xtml file it makes to the Android phone. But it tells me that ovi has not sync the messages, which I know it has already. But the new ovi suite backups all sms, contacts, documents and calender all together. It is ridiculous. I'm guess this is why 'Nokia2AndroidSMS' cannot find the sms file. So I managed to export just the messages to an .csv file but now I do not think Android reads the csv file, does it? And how do I restore all the sms onto the new SGSII phone that has been saved has a .csv file? Any free programs that does this? I have been looking like mad...Now I am getting tired.
First, I have to say that I haven't tried this method. But you could have a go.
http://www.veryandroid.com/how-to-transfer-sms-to-android-from-iphone-windows-mobile-nokia-etc.html
Thanks. Yeah. I saw it but I just thought there would be another way without purchasing a program. After all, this is a one time situation.
Since I bought "Apolsoft Android SMS Transfer" and use it, no matter how many text messages I have, It can provide me a fast speed for backup. More importantly, It has its own desktop management tools, the ability to import text messages to the desktop management tools to edit, delete, print and other operations, Many free software can not do it and the software is very easy to use. So, I am very optimistic about this software, I hope my review could bring some benefits for you. This is not what the ad! !
Can't you send them via bluetooth?
This software can either backup and restore SMS and can backup and restore Contacts, very handy. I've been using and strongly recommend you to use.
You can search " obbosoft " in google......
stay out of those nokia to android commercial or PAID softwares
ebue said:
I have been trying for many hours to get this stupid 'Nokia2AndroidSMS' to convert the .csv file so I can transfer the xtml file it makes to the Android phone. But it tells me that ovi has not sync the messages, which I know it has already. But the new ovi suite backups all sms, contacts, documents and calender all together. It is ridiculous. I'm guess this is why 'Nokia2AndroidSMS' cannot find the sms file. So I managed to export just the messages to an .csv file but now I do not think Android reads the csv file, does it? And how do I restore all the sms onto the new SGSII phone that has been saved has a .csv file? Any free programs that does this? I have been looking like mad...Now I am getting tired.
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for those looking for a solution, have tried many others and this one works! why pay for those commercial/paid softwares like wondershare mobiletrans, PC Tool for VeryAndroid SMS Backup, Apolsoft Android SMS Transfer Software for android Phone, etc. when you can transfer Nokia SMS to Android for FREE!
http://sir-fz.blogspot.com/2011/10/moving-sms-messages-from-nokia-symbian.html
FZ, thanks for this. saved me time to write an xml to xml conversion script. worked like a charm! from Nokia Asha 202 to android 2.3.6
btw.. i have to commend those web marketers, web seo staff writing on forums and discussions about their product particularly "VeryAndroid SMS Backup" and "Apolsoft". you guys did a great job in web marketing unfortunately there is a FREE solution based on the open source GAMMU here http://sir-fz.blogspot.com/2011/10/moving-sms-messages-from-nokia-symbian.html
hi .
i ordered a lumia 720 i stil use a hd2 with windows mobile (yeah i know its old ) but my question is what is the easiest way to export the data from windows mobile (contacts , tekst message etc ) to a new wp8 device??
anyone any good ideas on how to do that ?
greets
Sadly, I'm not aware of any current way to export SMS in a format that can then be imported into WP8. WP8 does have a SMS backup/restore feature, but I haven't yet looked into uploading data from something other than a WP8 device to then get restored. It's worth investigating, though.
Contacts will automatically be imported if they are in the contact books of any EAS account (Hotmail/Exchange/Office365/Gmail) that you add to your WP8 device. For contacts which are purely on the phone, one option is to write them out to the SIM card, put the SIM in the new phone, and import them that way. Althernatively, Samsung (and possibly Nokia; I haven't checked) phones have an app for contact sharing via BlueTooth, though I'm not sure if WM6.5 supports exporting them that way.
Documents can be uploaded to SkyDrive and then synced down to the phone, and music/video/pictures can be synced using MTP over USB from any PC, but other data is likely going to be nigh-impossible to transfer right now.
Im desperate, i already spent two days to find a way how to import contacts to my lumia 520 with WP8 without using any cloud service like live, hotmail, google, etc. I had a diamond 2 with WM 6.5. I got my screen broken, only what i was able to do - syncing contacts with my computer. Now i have all the contacts in outlook, but i find no way how to import contacts to WP8 with no cloud. Pls. help. If there is a way how to import sms - ill be most happy man on that month
If you have WM 6.5 you can save/export contacts to vCard (*.vcf format) and copy to SD card. Next, you have to install Transfer my data and via this app you can import contacts from SD card.
With this aplication you can too transfer your contacts via bluetooth from your old phone.
Budniu said:
If you have WM 6.5 you can save/export ... With this application you can too transfer your contacts via bluetooth from your old phone.
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I have no access to my old phone anymore. With broken display i have only outlook to be used as a source. Anyway, Transfer My Data app is working with bluetooth, no possibility to access SD card, which is in my case not a solution. Thanks for you effort.
Budniu said:
If you have WM 6.5 you can save/export contacts to vCard (*.vcf format) and copy to SD card. ... With this aplication you can too transfer your contacts via bluetooth from your old phone.
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Ok, here is the idea - is it possible to save VCF file to SD card on my laptop and use the laptop as source "mobile phone" via the application? On my laptop i have W7.
Im really getting angry on Microsoft. They always have to screw it up - they are so desperate for our private data.
wakerle said:
Im desperate, i already spent two days to find a way how to import contacts to my lumia 520 with WP8 without using any cloud service like live, hotmail, google, etc. I had a diamond 2 with WM 6.5. I got my screen broken, only what i was able to do - syncing contacts with my computer. Now i have all the contacts in outlook, but i find no way how to import contacts to WP8 with no cloud. Pls. help. If there is a way how to import sms - ill be most happy man on that month
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Export your contacts from Outlook as a CSV. Then you can use Yahoo or Hotmail to import the CSV file. If it has the option to select CSV from Outlook make sure to use that option. It makes a difference if they specify. Whichever account you use you may want to clean your contact list because they will all be mixed in together. What I did was created a second Hotmail account and used that as my WP8 ID and for all of my MS Live account access. Imported my CSV file to that Hotmail account, then setup that Hotmail account on the phone contact list and everything imported in a few minutes. Hope it works for you as well as for me. I really prefer to use ATT address book but it wont work on my unlocked unbraded 520. If you can get ATT address book to work then that is by far an easier way. Login to https://addressbook.att.net/ and setup your account. I'm making the assumption that you have ATT as your provider. Once logged in and setup, import the CSV file there. Then open ATT address book app on your phone. Also set it up as your contact list in settings.
One other possible option: WP can import contacts from the SIM. SIM cards tend to only be able to store a really small number of contacts at once, so it may take several rounds of storing and importing, but it's a think you could try. If your old phone isn't currently usable for this, you could try having it done at a carrier store; they usually have the tools.
By the way, if you're so paranoid about privacy that you don't want MS to even know who is in your contacts list and/or you don't trust their privacy policies, I'm not sure that any modern smartphone is really going to work for you. A completely rooted Android phone with a modified, custom-built ROM, perhaps? All the major smartphone OS vendors use "cloud" synching for things like contacts.
Thanks for help
all of you guys. At the end i spent yesterday 3 hours to manually do that. I export all the contacts and sent them as vcf. Then i received e-mail to my Lumia 520, and one after one - it takes 4 clicks for one contact - added to my contact list. I had like 580 contacts - at least, after few years i delete some of them
Once again - BIG THANKS for your effort!!
Now the second part of the question - as im going to order new digitizer for my loved diamond 2 - how to export/import sms from WM6.5 to WP8 with no cloud?
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By the way, if you're so paranoid about privacy that you don't want MS to even know who is in your contacts list and/or you don't trust their privacy policies, I'm not sure that any modern smartphone is really going to work for you. A completely rooted Android phone with a modified, custom-built ROM, perhaps? All the major smartphone OS vendors use "cloud" synching for things like contacts.
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I hate all this cloud system - i always tried to keep my data private, and stored only local. For the next phone i should ask you guys first, and than get one
I am trying to transfer contacts from iPhone 6S to Note 8 while preserving the contacts' meta data and profile pictures, so I use MCBackup iOS app to to generate a .vcf with profile pictures, then email it myself and open it on my Note 8 and import.
I have confirmed on my PC that the generated .vcf is in good condition, and it has more than 100 contacts. It should have around ~270 contacts, even the phone itself acknowledges that and prompts me that it will only preview the first 100 contacts.
However, as I proceed to import, it only manages to import 80 contacts! Not even 100! My previous .vcf file with lesser profile pictures, could import all contacts. This one with more profile pictures, only import 80!
I have also tried many times, and ensured the completion was not a disruption. I even raised this to Samsung Support Team, but they assumed that 80 was an arbitrary limit by the developers and closed case. (even though I personally able to import more than 80)
I'm willing to share the affected .vcf file to a trusted credential. I might give a small symbolic monetary thanks if this is successfully resolved amiably.
XP Mai said:
I am trying to transfer contacts from iPhone 6S to Note 8 while preserving the contacts' meta data and profile pictures, so I use MCBackup iOS app to to generate a .vcf with profile pictures, then email it myself and open it on my Note 8 and import.
I have confirmed on my PC that the generated .vcf is in good condition, and it has more than 100 contacts. It should have around ~270 contacts, even the phone itself acknowledges that and prompts me that it will only preview the first 100 contacts.
However, as I proceed to import, it only manages to import 80 contacts! Not even 100! My previous .vcf file with lesser profile pictures, could import all contacts. This one with more profile pictures, only import 80!
I have also tried many times, and ensured the completion was not a disruption. I even raised this to Samsung Support Team, but they assumed that 80 was an arbitrary limit by the developers and closed case. (even though I personally able to import more than 80)
I'm willing to share the affected .vcf file to a trusted credential. I might give a small symbolic monetary thanks if this is successfully resolved amiably.
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You could try the Samsung 'SmartSwitch' app connected directly to your 'Apple' device.
The other thing is to place the .vcf file in the 'Root' folder of the 'Note 8' and try the transfer from there.
Hope that helps.
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You could try the Samsung 'SmartSwitch' app connected directly to your 'Apple' device.
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No, I can't use SmartSwitch because
XP Mai said:
I am trying to transfer contacts from iPhone 6S to Note 8 while preserving the contacts' meta data and profile pictures, so I use MCBackup iOS app to to generate a .vcf with profile pictures, then email it myself and open it on my Note 8 and import.
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The other thing is to place the .vcf file in the 'Root' folder of the 'Note 8' and try the transfer from there.
Hope that helps.
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Sorry, I don't understand. Can you elaborate?
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No, I can't use SmartSwitch because
Sorry, I don't understand. Can you elaborate?
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I don't understand why you can't use 'SmartSwitch', you only have to have it installed on the 'Note 8', you don't need to install on the 'Iphone'. The necessary adaptors should have come with the 'Note 8'. You then implement the program to transfer data from an old device (Iphone) to a new one (Note)
When entering your file manage, put the .vcf in the highest directory ('Root' folder). Using the native file manager, it will look something like this.
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I don't understand why you can't use 'SmartSwitch', you only have to have it installed on the 'Note 8', you don't need to install on the 'Iphone'. The necessary adaptors should have come with the 'Note 8'. You then implement the program to transfer data from an old device (Iphone) to a new one (Note)
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Transferring Contacts with SmartSwitch doesn't preserve all the contacts' metadata and especially profile pictures that I need.