Hey guys I am new to the whole android thing so these issues may just be related to that, I love the phone with the exception that it does not have a roam only function and from what I can tell an app or widget could be coming soon.
My first issue is the time in some of my text messages is 3-4 hours fast only on the incoming messages and not on the ones i send out. It is very sporadic with what messages it chooses to do this too, like half of the incoming messages will be a few hours fast and the others will be in time with my outgoing messages. Any ideas?
My second is i can not figure out how too sync my itunes up with my evo...i downloaded the itunesagent suggested to sync but for some reason my evo wont let me sync all my songs, it synced 4 out of a thousand and some change, what should i do?
My third problem is using the htc sync...i have my email account set up through google and synced my contacts using the account setting on the device but will that also sync all of my other information like text messages and apps/widgets downloaded?
like i said i am new so i may just be overlooking critical steps but i would greatly appreciate any words of advice
Thanks,
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My second is i can not figure out how too sync my itunes up with my evo...i downloaded the itunesagent suggested to sync but for some reason my evo wont let me sync all my songs, it synced 4 out of a thousand and some change, what should i do?
Thanks,
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If you're using a Mac download iTuneMyWalkman and use that to sync. You basically need a "middle man" to communicate with iTunes.
Check this link out:
http://www.knowyourcell.com/htc/htc...9/how_to_sync_the_htc_evo_4g_with_itunes.html
I really like that website. It has tons of tutorials for newbs like us. Try it out and post back if it works. I got mines to work on my mac 100%.
hey guys ive googled for this but havent found anything
I want to know if there is a way to disable new contacts being saved to the phone and only save them to my google account, or atleast make google contacts the default save location when creating a new contact instead of having to change it every time. I have rooted my phone, am currently using the people app but ill use something else if it gets the job done, and dont mind getting down and dirty with system files lol any help on this subject would be appreciated
Hi you guys,
i love my arc very much but one thing is pissing me off.
Every time i open up my contacts, it takes for ever for them to show up or when i go into an contact it takes forever.
I have synct my contacts with Facebook so i can have the fancy pictures. (perhaps thats the problem)
Is there a way to disable this so i can just get the pictures and not all the profile stuff too?
Or is it something complete diffrent?
Phone is upto date...
thx for your help
Mine is perfectly fine, every contact has a nice contact pic that I set myself.
Maybe it is the facebook stuff slowing it, I dont use any of that rubbish.
No problems here.. Got facebook inside xperia fully synced.. Are your contacts stored on the phone or in google? Do you have a task kilter running on auto? How many contacts do you have? Are you using the stock dialer and contacts app. ?
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Hi Guys,
Just wanted to see if anyone has been successful in turning off Photo sync. Not sure what Google are playing at but having a "compulsory" syncing arrangement does not suit me. Didn't have this issue with my last android device.
I go into Gallery > Settings and the Photo sync is ON option just wont turn off....
Anyway, a way to turn off syncing all together would be great, even contacts, not fond of being "forced" to do that either.
Thanks in advance guys.
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First time with Android?
Setting > Account & Sync > Your Google account > untick all
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Thanks for your reply.
Nah ,as I said, didnt have this issue with my increadible s.
So yeah not real sure why I cant change that option. I think I mentioned that also.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks guys.
Have you been messing around with the Google+ app? Both of those options are in the app and can be freely turned off.
And like someone said, also in the sync settings.
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Hey, thanks again. =)
No, I deliberately haven’t signed up to G+ because I have no use for it.
But yeah, It just wont enable me to turn off Photo sync in settings...
I have Accounts and Sync OFF all round but the phone just automatically syncs photos when I take a shot or anything....not sure where to and why...very frustrating....
Thanks again guys...
That is strange, I just tried testing it by taking a shot..nothing is synched/uploaded.
can you post a screenshot of your Sync setting & gallery setting?
Attached is my setting (I don't use G+ as well)
Maybe you should remove the account all together in the settings and then re add it and see what it does... I have G+(useless yes) and i can uncheck sync photos no problem... When i go online i don't see any pictures besides the one i uploaded myself on G+. hope that helps!
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Well, if I remove the account, I can at least add contacts locally without being "forced" to sync, then I add my account and bam, no, you can add a contact with out in syncing with my contacts... Call me silly but I would like the "option" to sync things if, IF i want too....it seems I do not have the option here... =(
Vennstrom, I just want to say thank you for your time with this, and everyone else here also, in advance too. =)
Arm, I dont have the ticks on mine, none at all, no options to have on or off, appart from syning globally off but it seems to have no effect..that would be GREAT if it did... =/ whats wrong with my phone!!! =( I love the handset but if I just had the options to sync or not, I'd be a happy little camper let me tell you.
I cant even use the calender with an attached account and I "HAVE" to have one or no dice...so f'ing frustrating...why not a "My Calender" or "PC Sync" option like on my Incredible S....
Thanks again guys.
Please post the screenshot of your setting so we can help you figure it out.
What do you mean you don't have the tick??
Hey Vennstrom,
Yeah like no ticks for on and off. Sorry I havent uploaded any screenies...
I have just tried something though... I put my accounts and sync option ON for a moment...everything synced obviously but the ticks came up...wierd... I would assume if you have it OFF globally, it wouldnt sync AT ALL...but you must have to have it ON to turn induvidual settings OFF... Hasnt completly sorted my problem though... I'd still like a complete lock down on syncing...
The Calender is a worry, as in I cant just "display" my calender without it being chosen to sync also. I played around with that and turned it off and on in calender and what do you know...even though I had Calender sync OFF in settings....it still synced... A little flimsy if you ask me...
Its like you can have everything off...but if it wants to...it will just sybc anyhow...
P.S. I read somewhere if you root, you can delete the "sync.apk" and it will NEVER sync...could this be true??
Cheers.
Anyone?? = )
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Anyone?? = )
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Please upload a screenshot... it takes 2 secs seriously...
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Hey.
I dont think a screen shot is going to help now really, as I have worked out how to induvidually turn the syncing option on and off. I had bigger questions that was all. The calender issue plus the flimsyness of the phone syncing when it wants to even though the user has turned "OFF" syncing...
My bigger questions were, in my previous post, totally lock down syncing and if I rooted if I would have more control over this, that was all.
Thanks to all that have replied and helped so far. Thank you. =)=)
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My bigger questions were, in my previous post, totally lock down syncing and if I rooted if I would have more control over this, that was all.
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i didn't look much at the calendar or photos but for contacts android just assumes every contact should be synced somewhere. That somewhere doesn't need to be google though. I did a lot searching but it seems there isn't yet an application to get just fake sync.
For contacts i'm thinking about writing a sync provider that just does nothing. That should be enough to get android to not sync contacts. Than again, i'm not sure if i should, because what i really want is sync with my pc and i likely end up not using and not maintaining the "no sync" provider as soon as i got a good way to have that sync without using cloud services...
I'd think for at least some of the other things (e.g. calendar) it's the same, android/gapps just needs some provider that pretends to sync and every thing is fire for them...
I wonder why it seems that nobody has yet started some project for using android with as minimal as possible private data on google servers...
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i didn't look much at the calendar or photos but for contacts android just assumes every contact should be synced somewhere. That somewhere doesn't need to be google though. I did a lot searching but it seems there isn't yet an application to get just fake sync.
For contacts i'm thinking about writing a sync provider that just does nothing. That should be enough to get android to not sync contacts. Than again, i'm not sure if i should, because what i really want is sync with my pc and i likely end up not using and not maintaining the "no sync" provider as soon as i got a good way to have that sync without using cloud services...
I'd think for at least some of the other things (e.g. calendar) it's the same, android/gapps just needs some provider that pretends to sync and every thing is fire for them...
I wonder why it seems that nobody has yet started some project for using android with as minimal as possible private data on google servers...
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Thanks for your reply.
Yeah it'll be cool if I could like...not sync at all. I just don't have the need for it. Its very disappointing that its almost compulsory now. Not having a stab but its almost an "Apple" approach. Haha. At least you have control over icloud, and that's saying something. Android supposed to be flexible and customizable to the end... Oh well, we'll sort it out. = )
Helmet321 said:
Hi Guys,
Just wanted to see if anyone has been successful in turning off Photo sync. Not sure what Google are playing at but having a "compulsory" syncing arrangement does not suit me. Didn't have this issue with my last android device.
I go into Gallery > Settings and the Photo sync is ON option just wont turn off....
Anyway, a way to turn off syncing all together would be great, even contacts, not fond of being "forced" to do that either.
Thanks in advance guys.
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turn it off like this, works for me after flashing a new ROM:
option#1:
- go to accounts & sync
- new account (Google)
- enter details and untick every option (backup, etc) on subsequent screens
- don't join G+
- after account is set up, immediately click on it and untick "photo sync"
- open gallery and make sure sync is OFF
option #2:
Remove Gallery and use Quickpic instead
Thanks for your reply!! I appreciate the info. = )
Yeah I thought that was the only way. Cool, gotcha.
I can't thank in the xda app!! I will when I get to my pc.
Wonder if there's a Google service you can disable...
This is probably 2 months too late but replying in case anyone else needed to know how to turn off photo sync.
Was having same issue as OP and wanted to turn off photo sync but could not find the checkbox anywhere. What you have to do is first turn ON sync settings.
i.e.
Settings --> Accounts & Sync --> On
Click on the google account. Only then will you see the checkboxes. If global sync is turned off the checkboxes will not appear. You can then proceed to uncheck "Sync google-photos". You can turn global sync back to off after this.
Return to gallery --> Settings and google photos sync should now show as OFF.
Hope this helps any other person who doesn't like to be told when and where to sync.
Hi People,
So I spent the great deal of this weekend setting up my phone so that it is rooted. I had great pleasure in deleting unwanted applications HOWEVER I was a little trigger happy and managed to delete a contacts system file. Not sure what it was exactly but this is what happened;
I can no longer save contacts under 'phone contacts'... in order to get them in the contacts list and keep them there I have to group them with my google account. Even though I have no way of viewing my saved phone contacts... their name appears on the messages they send me, so obviously the contact details are being saved somewhere in the depth of the system??? How do I fix this hole so I can save and view contacts AS phone contacts??
Look forward to hearing your responses to my prediciment. Also I have an Xperia Arc version 2.3.4
Thanks!
NEWB
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Hi People,
So I spent the great deal of this weekend setting up my phone so that it is rooted. I had great pleasure in deleting unwanted applications HOWEVER I was a little trigger happy and managed to delete a contacts system file. Not sure what it was exactly but this is what happened;
I can no longer save contacts under 'phone contacts'... in order to get them in the contacts list and keep them there I have to group them with my google account. Even though I have no way of viewing my saved phone contacts... their name appears on the messages they send me, so obviously the contact details are being saved somewhere in the depth of the system??? How do I fix this hole so I can save and view contacts AS phone contacts??
Look forward to hearing your responses to my prediciment. Also I have an Xperia Arc version 2.3.4
Thanks!
NEWB
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First take backup of your phone.
Then you can start from scratch, restore orginal firmware with flashtool and root again.
Always backup. I had the same thing but I was able to simpky restore it with TitaniumBackup
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