Hi all,
I have bought HTC Touch p3450, and I wanted to transfer all my contacts from my old Nokai N-Gage Classic Phone. I exported all my contacts by using backup contacts software for Symbian to a .VCF file. This VCF File has all my contacts, but when I am trying to import it to outlook it only imports the first contact.
I have seen some shareware software who can do the trick, like VSync or VCard etc. which imports only 5 contacts for all it requires registration Do you have any freeware alternative for VSync? or is there a different way I could use?
Thanks....
I would like to bump this thread, as I have a similar requirement.
Google Mail contacts can be exported into a single .vcf file, and if there is an app that allows import of multiple entries into Windows Mobile Contacts, that would be super useful and would avoid the need of messing around with CSV files of any sort.
Also, Google exports then as v3.0 vcards - does pocket outlook support his version ?
adrield, if you open your vcf with a text editor, what does it show for VERSION: within each vcard ?
Cheers,
nwpsys
Brain Truss..
I have a corporate winPC running Outlook 2007. Just had my local ADMIN right removed which killed my Active-Sync. Policy prohibts active-sync..
I can export both my calander and contacts to deliminted files, but I need a utility that I can run on my TP2 WM6.5 that will allow me to import the data.
Is there an "app" for this (LOL).
Seriously, does anyone know of a utility that will import delimited files into WM.
Many Thanks
PoGo
pogotv said:
Brain Truss..
I have a corporate winPC running Outlook 2007. Just had my local ADMIN right removed which killed my Active-Sync. Policy prohibts active-sync..
I can export both my calander and contacts to deliminted files, but I need a utility that I can run on my TP2 WM6.5 that will allow me to import the data.
Is there an "app" for this (LOL).
Seriously, does anyone know of a utility that will import delimited files into WM.
Many Thanks
PoGo
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According to THIS website, you can use PIM Backup (a popular app here at xda) to import csv files into your phone contacts. Instructions at that link.
Hello Friends,
I recently exported some contacts from my old windows mobile phone into a vcard since this is what Google Suggests
So I imported the vcard file into Gmail, and somehow it's
it's put all the contact information into the note field. Perhaps it did this because perhaps at one time I had duplicates of them all and it merged the contact information?
Well all the contact fields are blank except the note field which looks like this
CreationTime: 7/15/2010 10:43:53 AM
FileAs: John, Doe
Importance: 1
LastModificationTime: 7/15/2010 10:44:12 AM
MobileTelephoneNumber: +15555555555
ReminderTime: 1/1/4501 12:00:00 AM
SelectedMailingAddress: 2
Size: 1576
Subject: John Doe
So the problem is when I sync up my contacts with my Evo only the names are listed because theres no phone number in the phone number field it's just in the notes field. And so when I compose a new text message and search for a contact none pull up. I can go into "people" and see the names but yea thats about it.
Please help I haven't searched diligently and I haven't found any solution to this problem.
Any thoughts or ideas on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
CipherFX
Never seen a recommendation to use a Vcard. I exported to a CSV, and everything imported perfectly.
You should import a csv file to gmail, that should def.ly do it for you.
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+1 to everyone else here. I used csv as well and had little problems. I already had some contacts in gmail and had dupes, but gmail also has an option to remove dupes for you.
Anyone else have this same issue? I've flashed the official 8.1 image 5 times today, and as of yet, it only syncs about half of my contacts. And it seems it's totally random. Also, my favorites in the Phone app are now blank, there are none shown.
Something is broken in the new 8.1 release that the latest 8.1 DevPreview had working. Looks like I'm going back to the 8.1 DevPreview for now. I can't afford to be without my contacts for work.
UPDATE: Oh, great. Now it's happening on 8.1 DP2 as well. ****. That's not good. I can look in gmail on the PC, and all my contacts are still there, so that's good at least. But I need them on the phone.
OK, so a temporary fix is lengthy, but is as follows:
1: Go to contacts.google.com and EXPORT ALL of your contacts to a CSV file. Save it somewhere, make copies, whatever.
2: Open that file in Google Docs Sheets
3: Remove ALL links to google plus and websites (just those two, the ones with a chain link icon)
4: Remove ALL "relationship" entries
5: Save to your PC with a NEW NAME
6: Go back to contacts.google.com, and DELETE ALL CONTACTS
7: Hit "Sync now" on your phone (there should be no contacts there)
8: IMPORT the NEW CSV (from Sheets) into the contacts on contacts.google.com (old version of contacts online imports, new version doesn't. It'll tell you that)
9: Go back to your phone and hit "Sync now" again
10: All your contacts should start filling in again. Some won't have their pictures because they pulled from G+.
Yeah, like I said, it's LONG, but it works. This is only temporary, until Google gets their stuff together.
As long as you keep that original CSV file, you can reimport all your original contacts when the time comes, G+ links, relationship entries, and everything.
ONLY EDIT THE COPY, NEVER THE ORIGINAL
+1 for me to, but on nexus 6P. a return to 8.0, 8.1 dp1, dp2, did not help
Same here. It's happening on Nexus 5X running on final Android 8.1 build too. Tried factory resetting the phone and syncing again but no help.
So it's Googles server side sync client. Great. As of this morning, it's still broken (looking in the Account Sync section in Settings). Hitting "Sync now" syncs everything other than contacts, which is still bugged out.
I'll stop saying SYNC now.
I reached out the Google support yesterday since a lot of my automation and DND depends on having Contacts synced correctly. They were clueless that something is broken on their side. However, the support person (from Pixel support) tried her best to help resolve the issue by going way beyond her domain.
In short, this is something we just have to wait and hope it gets resolved soon. Avoid making too many changes to your contacts and create lot more merge conflicts between your phone and Google servers.
+1
This is also happening to me after a clean install of 8.1 factory image on my Pixel 2.
Had issues with my 8.1 install on my Pixel 2 XL, reverted back to 8.0 and also experiencing contact sync issues. Sync works fine to my work iPhone, but not to my Android. Go figure.
Thanks all for confirmation it's not just us Pixel 1 (non-XL) users. A couple of us have "lost" our wives. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74756880&postcount=24
@xdabbeb brought up a good point, I had noticed too but I forgot about. In Settings/Accounts (or whatever it's called now)/Google you can see an exclamation point beside the syncing Contacts. So the phone does know it's having a problem syncing.
OK, so a temporary fix is lengthy, but is as follows:
1: Go to contacts.google.com and EXPORT ALL of your contacts to a CSV file. Save it somewhere, make copies, whatever.
2: Open that file in Google Docs Sheets
3: Remove ALL links to google plus and websites (just those two, the ones with a chain link icon)
4: Remove ALL "relationship" entries
5: Save to your PC with a NEW NAME
6: Go back to contacts.google.com, and DELETE ALL CONTACTS
7: Hit "Sync now" on your phone (there should be no contacts there)
8: IMPORT the NEW CSV (from Sheets) into the contacts on contacts.google.com (old version of contacts online imports, new version doesn't. It'll tell you that)
9: Go back to your phone and hit "Sync now" again
10: All your contacts should start filling in again. Some won't have their pictures because they pulled from G+.
Yeah, like I said, it's LONG, but it works. This is only temporary, until Google gets their stuff together.
As long as you keep that original CSV file, you can reimport all your original contacts when the time comes, G+ links, relationship entries, and everything.
ONLY EDIT THE COPY, NEVER THE ORIGINAL
chevycam94 said:
OK, so a temporary fix is lengthy, but is as follows
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Nice, thanks for testing and reporting! I'd Thank your post but I'm all out for now. I'll link and credit your workaround in the OP of my thread I linked to previously in the Pixel section.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Nice, thanks for testing and reporting! I'd Thank your post but I'm all out for now. I'll link and credit your workaround in the OP of my thread I linked to previously in the Pixel section.
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No problem!
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wait, your in Columbus? I live here, too. 2 blocks south of 161 and 23. Can't PM you though.
chevycam94 said:
No problem!
wait, your in Columbus? I live here, too. 2 blocks south of 161 and 23. Can't PM you though.
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Hey! I just added you to my contacts so you can PM me now. I used to live right near your location, just a tiny little further south off of 23 (West Kanawha). Right now I'm in Bexley but I'd like to move closer to my wife's or my own work (Dublin or Marysville).
chevycam94 said:
OK, so a temporary fix is lengthy, but is as follows:
1: Go to contacts.google.com and EXPORT ALLof your contacts to a CSV file. Save it somewhere, make copies, whatever.
2: Open that file in Google Docs Sheets
3: Remove ALL links to google plus and websites (just those two, the ones with a chain link icon)
4: Remove ALL "relationship" entries
5: Save to your PC with a NEW NAME
6: Go back to contacts.google.com, and DELETE ALL CONTACTS
7: Hit "Sync now" on your phone (there should be no contacts there)
8: IMPORT the NEW CSV (from Sheets) into the contacts on contacts.google.com (old version of contacts online imports, new version doesn't. It'll tell you that)
9: Go back to your phone and hit "Sync now" again
10: All your contacts should start filling in again. Some won't have their pictures because they pulled from G+.
Yeah, like I said, it's LONG, but it works. This is only temporary, until Google gets their stuff together.
As long as you keep that original CSV file, you can reimport all your original contacts when the time comes, G+ links, relationship entries, and everything.
ONLY EDIT THE COPY, NEVER THE ORIGINAL
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@chevycam94 and @roirraW "edor" ehT
I saved all contacts from contacts.google.com as vcf file. Deleted all the contacts on that page. Then, via Google Contacts app on the phone, imported as a vcf file and all contacts have appeared. (BTW, the Google Contacts app only gave the option to import from vcf file or from SIM card).
Thanks so much for your input and ideas.
phaino00 said:
@chevycam94 and @roirraW "edor" ehT
I saved all contacts from contacts.google.com as vcf file. Deleted all the contacts on that page. Then, via Google Contacts app on the phone, imported as a vcf file and all contacts have appeared. (BTW, the Google Contacts app only gave the option to import from vcf file or from SIM card).
Thanks so much for your input and ideas.
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Interesting! I'll add a link to your fix too. Thanks!
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Interesting! I'll add a link to your fix too. Thanks!
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Delete the link for that fix.
The prior missing contacts have disappeared after the vcf file import. However, the one contact I deleted from contacts.google.com page and then added via Google Contacts app on the phone did not disappear from the app.
Also, the sync exclamation thingy has disappeared for me; now it appears to sync normally. Of course, excluding the issue with missing contacts.
phaino00 said:
Delete the link for that fix.
The prior missing contacts have disappeared after the vcf file import. However, the one contact I deleted from contacts.google.com page and then added via Google Contacts app on the phone did not disappear from the app.
Also, the sync exclamation thingy has disappeared for me; now it appears to sync normally. Of course, excluding the issue with missing contacts.
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Done, thanks! I think the exclamation is hit and miss. Keep that VCF!
The VCF solution did not work for me. Clearing the two website columns of their contents in the CSV and re-importing that did work for me though.
Thanks for the tips!
FlareHeart said:
The VCF solution did not work for me. Clearing the two website columns of their contents in the CSV and re-importing that did work for me though.
Thanks for the tips!
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What contacts app are using?
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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Done, thanks! I think the exclamation is hit and miss. Keep that VCF!
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Thank you. Definitely have both csv and vcf files for contacts saved.
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What contacts app are using?
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Stock Google Contacts app. Did the import in the web version however. So my process was as follows:
1. Export My Contacts as CSV
2. Clear all contacts currently in profile and verify the empty contact list appears on the phone.
3. Clear the 2 website related columns of their data (except the header)
4. Re-import modified CSV in the web interface
5. Re-synced successfully.
FlareHeart said:
Stock Google Contacts app. Did the import in the web version however. So my process was as follows:
1. Export My Contacts as CSV
2. Clear all contacts currently in profile and verify the empty contact list appears on the phone.
3. Clear the 2 website related columns of their data (except the header)
4. Re-import modified CSV in the web interface
5. Re-synced successfully.
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Thanks, noted and linked to in the OP of my thread.