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Contact picture Google/Facbook problem

Before I got my desire I sorted out my Google contact just right and added lovely edited pictures, mostly from Facebook. They all synced fine. However, after linking said contacts with Facebook it uses that picture instead. Some people have awful pictures, so I click the link on the top right of the contact, and then click the picture on the left and select the Google picture.
Job done, or so I thought. It then later reverts to Facebook. Does anyone else have this problem? Any fixes?

I have no fix for this but if anyone also knows how to only sync specific Facebook contacts and get rid of others that I don't want clustering up my phone that would also be great

This is one thing that I hate Android and Google.
Why can't they implement a good way, crisp and nice contact photo?
Look at Google Contacts from GMail, the photo contact is bloody ugly in terms of image quality. And the resolution is small.
I just cannot believe this, that after 2 - 3 years, the Android google contacts is awful.
I am proudly show Android to people, make them say "Wow" ... but I shamely hide showing them the contact photo. When I got a call, the photo is damn blurry.
Is this a storage issue? No!
Network speed issue when syncing over the air? Probably! But why not add a way to select custom picture from phone and mark it to be NOT OVERIDDEN when [email protected]
And what's that automatic contacts addition on GMail! Duplicate contacts!
Then came HTC trying to do Facebook integration and whatnot, bloody mess up with linking contact, photo not shown.
I spent some hours to sort this out, and finally gave up. I accept that this is one of the weakness of Android ... contact photo is awful.
People screamed already since long ago, but no fix from Google.

lumpaywk said:
I have no fix for this but if anyone also knows how to only sync specific Facebook contacts and get rid of others that I don't want clustering up my phone that would also be great
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That is another issue with this Facebook intergration. I don't need all the people on FB on some of the phones contact list.
I have a fix of sorts for the contact pictures. Goto the Facebook sync settings, and uncheck 'Sync contacts'. Syncing Facebook no longer changes contact pictures! Not sure how it will effect Facebook once new people are added though.

Philosoma said:
That is another issue with this Facebook intergration. I don't need all the people on FB on some of the phones contact list.
I have a fix of sorts for the contact pictures. Goto the Facebook sync settings, and uncheck 'Sync contacts'. Syncing Facebook no longer changes contact pictures! Not sure how it will effect Facebook once new people are added though.
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Where is Facebook sync settings?

setspeed said:
Where is Facebook sync settings?
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Settings, Accounts & Sync, Facebook for HTC Sense

I think the low res photo problem is an HTC dialer problem. the contact photos looked fine on my Milestone.

i have the same issue, everytime i sync with my pc it changes the contactpicture to the one from facebook.
i have automatic sync deactivated. so after every sync with my pc, i have to set all the pictures again, and i get tired of if.
no solution for that problem? i dont know why they let you choose a picture, and after a sync its overwriting your setting again. it should be somehow protected, after a manual set of the picture.
i am very new to android, so maybe somebody else knows.

my pics have been fine i think that the facebook intergration is a usefull feature but when u click the pic choose phone instead of the other options

Contact Picture

Hi,
I have an issue with my HTC Desire. I sync my contact with Exchange and Facebook. I have linked most of my contacts between Exchange and Facebook, so far so good. Then to my issue. I want to change the contact picture from the one from facebook to the one I have in Outlook. There is no problem changing it but it keeps changing it back to the one from facebook!?!
Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
It's not a big issue but still...
Regards,
Andreas

You'd need to turn off the FB contact sync otherwise it'll keep going back

Is that by design or a bug?
I still want the link to facebook but I want to chose the contact picture...

Linking to FB will use their current profile picture, this is by design. You can sync a contact with FB, then turn off FB contact sync and change a picture and still keep the data (I think)

aggro666 said:
Hi,
I have an issue with my HTC Desire. I sync my contact with Exchange and Facebook. I have linked most of my contacts between Exchange and Facebook, so far so good. Then to my issue. I want to change the contact picture from the one from facebook to the one I have in Outlook. There is no problem changing it but it keeps changing it back to the one from facebook!?!
Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
It's not a big issue but still...
Regards,
Andreas
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haha great bug:
if someone changes his picture in FB the profile on the phone isn't updating, but if you add a picture yourself then android is updating the picture?
This htc contact app is a simple mess. Great they deleted the working original app! Thx HTC

Birthdays

I have noticed that when I view Birthday information for my contacts via "People", this birthday data comes from Facebook btw - that all of the Birthdays are off by 1 day when I compare it to birthdays listed in the Facebook application.
Anyone else having this issue!?!?

I have not had this issue . So sorry can't really help .
I would try going on HTC Sense Facebook account and remove the account if you are still having issues.

Noticed it with my Exchange accounts.. Although, now that you mention it, maybe it is FB that's showing it..

sk0t said:
Noticed it with my Exchange accounts.. Although, now that you mention it, maybe it is FB that's showing it..
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I can tell it is FB for me because when I click on a contact in People and scroll down to Information, where the Birthday is shown it has a little FB icon way to the right.
But very strange - exactly one day less than actual Birthday data in FB.

I can confirm this as well.
Posted from my Droid Incredible 2

I am seeing the same exact thing. The Facebook birthdays are all 1 day early. Exchange synced birthdays are correct.

Good to know I'm not the only one with this issue. It sucks cause when I show off to my friends how integrated it all is to their Facebook/Twitter, the first thing they'll say is, "Umm, why is my birthday wrong?".
Hopefully we'll see a fix soon.

Mine all integrated into the calendar correctly

LowFire82 said:
Mine all integrated into the calendar correctly
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Everything seems to be fine in the actual calendar app, but not when you view it under "People" (Contacts).

Hmmmm, all of mine are correct in there as well....

Google Contacts drives me nuts!!!!

Hi folks,
I could not manage my contacts between my device, my google contacts and my google+ account in a proper way such as merging the duplicates and showing/hiding the contacts that I want.
Serously.. Google should simplify it with couple of clicks only!!!

Hi !
I'm sorry but i don't understand so much what's the problem with the contact management ?
You can't merged them together or that's not sync with your others devices ?

When I signed up in Google+, Google+ created a new list in Google Contacts. It shows an option to merge my Google Plus contacts with my current contacts, I clicked yes! Guess what? I got merged contacts but with duplications!! So I decided to clean up the mess, Google didn't implement any unmerege option. WTH, also it messes my contacts in my phone.
So I need now to delete the contacts and build up the contacts again from scratsh.
I will try to export the contacts, fix them. Then, import them to Google Contacts again.

I believe you can unmerge them via google+ settings in the app itself or via setting-accounts and sync. Tap on your gmail account and uncheck sync google+
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Woaw, indeed, that's strange =/
Very strange !
And if you try to work directly (for this time only to clean up) on the web version, to use the "find & merge the duplicates" ? And/Or use the backup into the Contact too
I didn't have the problem when G+ was implemented into Gmail =/ it's weird that's happen

You can Join & Unjoin contacts in the People app.

you can edit your google contacts by visiting
google.com/contacts
this helps out by cleaning up duplicates and is easier than just doing over the phone.

gmanunited said:
you can edit your google contacts by visiting
google.com/contacts
this helps out by cleaning up duplicates and is easier than just doing over the phone.
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Problem is the sync is one way, from gmail to android, not from Android to gmail. If I have a phone number on Android it doesnt show up on gmail. Why oh why?

I don't know... I've honestly never had any of these issues. My contacts work perfect.

kkhanmd said:
If I have a phone number on Android it doesnt show up on gmail. Why oh why?
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I've never seen that issue myself.... sync works both ways.. always.

thequinox said:
I don't know... I've honestly never had any of these issues. My contacts work perfect.
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xyzulu said:
I've never seen that issue myself.... sync works both ways.. always.
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Man that would make life so easy, I had to do this to bring my phone numbers to gmail:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417215

SO I take it any contact as long as it is not facebook and skype or whatsapp or twitter will sync with gmail contacts.

i also noticed contacts are a bit difficult, i almost lost all my contacts..
but i just leave them as they are and sometimes see i do need to adjust or merge one, but i aint touching them anymore.

Google COnTACTS has option : click MORE an then RESTORE CONTACTS
A menu opens where you can choose time to restore to (1 h ago, a day ago...)

LG G4 Facebook contacts won't sync

Hello everyone,
My device is G4, LG-H815 variant and it's updated to Android 5.1, not rooted. My problem: there seems to be no way to import Facebook contacts to contacts list.
I have migrated all my settings and apps from my G3 using LG Backup successfully. The Facebook and Messenger apps work fine, show all my contacts, and are configured to sync contacts. I have also gone into Contacts settings and made sure Facebook sync is enabled. But no matter how long I wait (1 day), only my Gmail contacts show. There also seems to be no syncing option for Messenger.
Things I've tried to no avail:
- rebooting
- reinstalling Facebook and Messenger app and configuring them from a scratch
- restarting Contacts app
- unsyncing and syncing again
- removing my Facebook account and adding it again

searme9 said:
Hello everyone,
My device is G4, LG-H815 variant and it's updated to Android 5.1, not rooted. My problem: there seems to be no way to import Facebook contacts to contacts list.
I have migrated all my settings and apps from my G3 using LG Backup successfully. The Facebook and Messenger apps work fine, show all my contacts, and are configured to sync contacts. I have also gone into Contacts settings and made sure Facebook sync is enabled. But no matter how long I wait (1 day), only my Gmail contacts show. There also seems to be no syncing option for Messenger.
Things I've tried to no avail:
- rebooting
- reinstalling Facebook and Messenger app and configuring them from a scratch
- restarting Contacts app
- unsyncing and syncing again
- removing my Facebook account and adding it again
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I always turned Facebook sync off, I never use it [emoji14], but I'll try to give you some suggestions.
1. have you tried setting Contact to display in contact app settings to All contacts?
2. is the contact sync in the Facebook app settings turned on for all contact?
that's as far as I know in android syncing. if it doesn't work, maybe the other could help you. sorry!

aquavalanche said:
1. have you tried setting Contact to display in contact app settings to All contacts?
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Yes, of course.
aquavalanche said:
2. is the contact sync in the Facebook app settings turned on for all contact?
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Naturally.

Same issue
Thank god I'm not the only one with this issue!! I thought I was going mad. I just got this phone & not used to LG phones.
Okay, so I haven't done as much as you, I have uninstalled/reinstalled fb and msngr though & still nothing. When I select to see only fb or msngr contacts it shows none, only myself.
I'm slowly losing hope to see a resolution as this is the first post I've seen with this issue!
I will keep checking this thread Thanks for posting

I have a similar problem but with Dragon Quest 8....the thing refuse to sync my save on the cloud....i remember that on a M8 i hasnt problems at all ;_;

Vikki690 said:
Thank god I'm not the only one with this issue!! I thought I was going mad. I just got this phone & not used to LG phones.
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I feel just the same. I can confirm than syncing worked just fine on my LG G3. With G4, it looks just like the Contacts app doesn't see my Facebook account for some reason, regardless of the settings.

Same thing is happening to me... Any of you with this problem have a second phone? I have an s6 with no sync problems for work in addition to my g4. My only possible thought is some how that is affecting my lg...? Hopefully someone figures this out ASAP

Been talking to UK LG Mobile Support today, their advice is to enable syncing from Facebook app's settings. When told that this didn't work for me, they said they're not aware of anybody having this issue. So, has anybody solved this yet?
Alright, here's the reason behind the problem:
Apparently Facebook no longer supports syncing for Android devices. Just like that. As confirmed by Facebook itself under a link I can't post.

searme9 said:
Been talking to UK LG Mobile Support today, their advice is to enable syncing from Facebook app's settings. When told that this didn't work for me, they said they're not aware of anybody having this issue. So, has anybody solved this yet?
Alright, here's the reason behind the problem:
Apparently Facebook no longer supports syncing for Android devices. Just like that. As confirmed by Facebook itself under a link I can't post.
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Hey there,
Poked around a bit more...not sure that is true. Seems like a lot of internet BS generated from frustrated people with the same problem we are having. There are no concrete facts from Facebook or Google that currently support that theory.
On another note, this problem started happening on my G4 about two weeks ago, at which time it was synced to my facebook contacts prior...so, it may be possible a software update was pushed and this functionality was not carried over?
My current workaround (i'm not giving up on this, don't worry)...buy/borrow an older android device from a friend or off CL, sync your facebook, manually program the names of the contacts you need from facebook sync on that phone to your G4...I already tried exporting the CSV from my work phone to my G4 with no luck of carrying over my facebook contacts.
Cole

Facebook changed the api download most of the photo sync apps from the appstore they do nothing now
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I spent three awesome hours last night pretending like it was 2002 and manually copying numbers from my work phone to my new phone since it is still sync'd with facebook...at least now they are permanently in my google account

Had the same issue. I uninstalled the FB updates to factory. Re-syncedb and set Facebook to manual updates.

Hi!
I know this post is relatively old, but I recently purchased the LG G4 Vigor. While at the Kiosk of my service provider, they transferred all my contacts for me. Bad idea!!! I spent the last two days trying to figure out why my Facebook contacts would not transfer. Furthermore, all the addresses were not transferred at all. So, I worked hard to find the problem. I simply had to Reset Factory data! . For some reason, when they transferred my contacts, it was interrupting the Facebook contacts from transferring. Before doing so, make sure you save all info on your SD card. I took out my SD card, for good safety measure. After the Reset, do not install the SD card right away. Open Facebook and go through login etc., then in your phone contacts settings, accounts & sync, add Facebook, then go to "contacts to display", click all contacts. Check your contacts folder to be sure. Do this before transferring your data from your SD card. Unfortunately, you will have to go through and delete those contacts, from FB, you don't want. At least they are all there, with picture and info! Hope this helps!!!