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Importing contact vCard into Google contacts in HTC Sense

I tried to import a vCard sent to me via text message so that it would sync with Google, but it only showed up in the phone contacts which don't sync. Is there a way to import vCards using the People app to accomplish this? I also looked for a way to move the "phone only" imported contact to Google contacts without success.

Try importing through a computer using Gmail. If you look around, there is an import option in Gmail which will sync your contacts.
Oh lol, 100th post.

VCard Import - Directly from Phone?
forceOnature's approach works, 100%.
However I, like Jykinturah, would like to be able to import vCards directly into my phone (i.e. when I am away from a computer). I tried (HTC EVO 4G) and can't seem to figure it out. Does anyone know if / how this can be done?

dgreaves said:
forceOnature's approach works, 100%.
However I, like Jykinturah, would like to be able to import vCards directly into my phone (i.e. when I am away from a computer). I tried (HTC EVO 4G) and can't seem to figure it out. Does anyone know if / how this can be done?
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You could probably do it via Email and the Evo's browser. Just make sure to select "Desktop version" from Gmail (near the bottom) as I don't know if the Mobile version supports contact management.

Importing to gmail
Yes, you can import a vCard contact to the google contacts instead of the phone contacts. You can also move a contact from phone to google, and vice-versa, from the phone.
1. Click on the people icon
2. Press menu
3. Select Import/export
4. Select Import from SD card
5. Select Google
6. Select “Import one vCard file” (may not see this option if you only have one file)
7. Select the file that you are wanting to import as a google contact.
To move a contact from phone to google:
1. Click on the people icon
2. Press menu
3. Select Import/export
4. Select Export to SD card
5. Select phone
Then follow the steps posted to import to google. I have done this multiple times on my EVO, as well as others. This works on every android 2.1 phone I have tested (they have all been sprint devices).

How to send all contacts from SIM to GOOGLE?

And what's the benefit of doing that?
1 more question, how on earth to enable pics on Contact Widget in Launcher PRO plus? I tried SYNCMYPIX or something and all facebook was something about read only ????
Thank you.

If you add them to Google they are saved on the cloud and updated wirelessly, lose your phone, at least you don't lose all your numbers. If you want it to link to Facebook they have to be synced to Google.
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"How to send all contacts from SIM to GOOGLE?"
Go to people app, hit menu, then select import/export, select from sim, select google, you will be shown the sim contacts, select the ones you want or hit menu and select all, hit done and you're done.
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[Q] How to move contacts from SIM to google?

A question, is there some quick and/or easy to move all contacts to google account, so i can use later facebook pictures etc? Thank you.

Hmm.. I've accomplished that by exporting the numbers to a .CSV file from my old phone and then importing them via the webbased GMail.
My Desire doesn't seem to want to export it's contacts anywhere, though...

I remember when I first inserted my sim into a Magic I imported to Google from it. Haven't looked back since
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i think i'll do everything manually....

Go to HTC People
Press Menu
Select Import / Export
Select Export to SD Card
Select SIM
Select OK
Whilst still in HTC People
Press Menu
Select Import/Export
Select Import From SD Card
Select Google
Select Import All vCard Files
Should be done.

wow will try
possibile that will make double contacts maybe?
nope still many contacts "sim" only....ok manually it's

I have done this now, how to import facebook pics to contacts?

go into setting-> accounts and sync
over there you should have a facebook if you set it up on initial set up.make sure sync contacts is selected.
it will try match up facebook contacts with your own contacts.
the ones that do not show up, go into the menu, select people. go onto the person's name.
on the bottom scroll onto the sync looking symbol. it should be between a mail and photo option.
you will then get an option to "link facebook profile" to the user. once this link has been set it will not lose it when you upgrade your OS's

yep noticed now pics

Ok now that i fixed everything....
When someone calls me, and if he's linked to FB account, will his or her pic be shown in dialer?

Adding a contact photo

Hi guys,
I have HTC Desire for only a day, but I spent most of that time searching how on earth I can attach a image/photo to a contact in my contact list.
When I take a photo of my friend, I go to photographs, select the photo, press the menu button "set as... contact photo", but then appears only blank searching screen and that is why I could not search anyone. How is that possible?
I have a few dozens, maybe hundrends of contact on my SIM card, but none of them is saved directly in Desire. Is that a problem? If so, how can I move all my contacts from SIM to phone?
Thanks in advance.

Yes, in order to attach a photo to a contact it must be on the phone(or google contact).
You can import your contacts from SIM by opening the dialer, press menu, choose "people", press menu again and choose "import/export", then select "import from sim card". Now you can export them into a phone or google account, both have option for pictures, but there is a blur bug with the google accounts when they're synchronized, i.e. it's better to choose "phone". Finally when the list comes up, you can press menu again to "select all"

Sweet, it works fine now... thanks!

CM7 help with some issues?

Looking to see if I can solve some issues with my phone without havign to do a fatcory reset,
1. At first the phone wasn't showing contacts from the sim card. So I imported them, but now it appears the phone is reading them as I have duplicates for a lot of the contacts. How do I delete the ones off my phone.
2. I have FB on my phone, but contacts unsynced. When ever I get a txt it comes through with their facebook account name and sometimes their picture. It even happens when they call me. How can I stop this from happening?
Basically how can I use only the contacts on my sim card? Don't want the phone using any others!
Thanks,

First install "go contacts" from market. In its menu options, you can batch delete all contacts. Do it. Then go to settings in your phone( before Google or Facebook sync the contacts again), then go to accounts and sync. You may see you online accounts there like gmail,facebook etc. Click on every account you have and untick sync contacts( if you want to avoid any others like sync Calender/ mail etc, you can untick it too) . Done fb or gmail will never sync contacts till you tick it again and do a sync.
Now go to contacts in your phone( if you are done with removing contacts, you can uninstall " go contacts". I do the same with it on my cm7 rom, as the stock contact application does not have a batch delete option . If you can find any other application which can do the same batch delete , u may use it insted of " go contacts ") now in contacts click menu and it have an import/ export option. Use it to copy contacts from sim to phone.
Remember to take a backup of all you contacts to SD card using the import/ export option. In case you may delete phone/ sim contacts. Pls note that phone contacts load much faster than sim contacts. So just copy it to phone memory. And use it.
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simple.....!!
see first of all keep the facebook for android" app on internal memory...its important othewise you will have to sync every time after the boot...to sync all your fb contact with phone.or to have all your FB contact on your phone you just have to go to settings of the Facebook app...press menu on the primary facebook page..and then select settings and their you'll find an option to sync your contacts...just select "sync all"... an their you go....DONE!!
and yes dont forget to join your existing phone contacts or gmail contacts to your FB contacts it can be done by open the contact you want to join/link > select editing contacts from menu > now again go to menu and their you will see option to join. and in the edit menu u'll also find NICK NAME bar just fill your friends nick name their and it'll be shown in every call/msg to you...

anmol, thats how to sync FB contacts. I wanted to do the opposit.
So I deleted all contacts. Including sim card ones =[
How can I add a conact to sim card for the phone to view them? I can only see the option of my google account of phone only, unsynced.
I prefer to keep all my conacts on my sim card, if something happens to my phone atleast I have the sim card!
CM just seems one big pain after an other!

Remb you have an sd too, back up contacts to sd. I think default contact manager on cm7 have no option to copy contacts to sim.
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Cm7 does have import/export contacts to SD, I had to do the wifes the other day.
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Aye thanks guys, noticed that it didn't actually delete the contacts off my sim card. Sure I tried to import off sim, either phone was having a hissy fit or I was being an idiot.
Got it all sorted now though!