Hey all,
Having moved from SenseUI to the OpenDesire ROM I am loving it but finding one SenseUI feature is sorely missed whenever I have to do a wipe.
Basically it seems that with SenseUI it stored a sort of Facebook link to each contacts profile on the Notes of the contact in Google Mail so when you wiped and it re-loaded your contacts it would automatically know which Facebook profile to link it with. With OpenDesire only a few contacts manage to pick up their Facebook profiles due to their contact names perfectly matching their Facebook profile names, problem is I have a lot of nicknames etc. in my contacts so everytime I wipe I have to go back into contacts and re-associate the majority of my contacts with Facebook profiles.
Is there any way to automate this or back it up to be restored after wipe?
Thanks
Russ
Hi
Sorry for bumping this thread but i have the same issue but with the new Gingerbread rom.
Anybody know a solution?
If you want to back up the contacts storage which saves these settings use titanium backup from market.
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Hi
The fact is that the only thing I like from the htc sense is the way it links my google contacts with the facebook contacts, almost automatically.
is there a way to have that on a rom without sense?
Thanks!
In short, no. There are some apps that try to do this however none of them work anywhere nearly as well. If the contact has the exact same name as they do on facebook it will happen in stock by itself, however it is not as good.
Damn, just as i thought.
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Thanks anyway!
hi
i'm looking for a software that can MERGE the contacts from GOOGLE,FACEBOOK and the phone itself in a single contact (preferably a .vcf file), instead of LINKING them with others.
due to this, now my DHD has 750 contacts instead of 380 initially.
can anybody refer me any app for this??
Sorry, i have no answer for this, but a small question that I thought it would fit in here, so theres no need for a new thread.
Is it possible to link your own contactcard to an existing contact/synch your own contactcard with google contacts?
I already had myself in my OS X Adresbook and Google contacts, as a result i had myself in double on my phone, so I copied all data to the personal contact card and deleted the old one, but it seems like this one does not get synchronised??
Any ideas to do this without yourself twice in contact list?
Hi all, i have flashed the revolution rom 4 and have the following question
I use a lot the people widget. All my contacts are google contacts and are automatically syncronised.
When i set a default action for a certain contact (any contact), after the next automatic sync the action is gone and i have to reset it again.
I have different groups in contacts which are linked to people widget, therefore suggesting to move the needed contacts to favourite group or starred in androir will no do.
Thanks in advance
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Hi !
I have exactly the same issue on my HTC Desire S (S-OFF'ed, rooted and with the official HTC ROM for Europe (1.47.401.4)).
It is very weird because some of my contacts have the default action setting permanently set.
Maybe I have set their default action when I had my old (Orange) ROM and since the ROM change there is no effect at all ? I precise that the reset occurs only when there is a sync (auto or manual) of Google Contacts...
Kyrillos , have you installed a custom ROM like me ?
Do someone know a way to fix this annoying issue or have/had the same issue with other conditions (no ROM change?) ?
Thanks for your help !
Alright ! I found the solution after changing my keywords in searches (it is sometimes difficult for a non-english to find correct keyword to describe an issue ).
Anyway, here it is the solution : http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-743569.html
Hello all,
I'm new to HTC and Sense as I got my first HTC only 14 days ago.I got issue with contacts sync with applications like Whatsapp and Viber.They don't read Facebook contacts phone numbers and don't add them into my friend list in these applications.I used to have Nexus S first with gingerbread than with ICS and in GB all worked perfectly.I tried to search XDA but I found some issues related to Sense 3.6 and other type of phones,but nothing about Sense 4.0 or HOX.Please could you help me out somehow? Thanks a lot in advance for answers.
strukef said:
Hello all,
I'm new to HTC and Sense as I got my first HTC only 14 days ago.I got issue with contacts sync with applications like Whatsapp and Viber.They don't read Facebook contacts phone numbers and don't add them into my friend list in these applications.I used to have Nexus S first with gingerbread than with ICS and in GB all worked perfectly.I tried to search XDA but I found some issues related to Sense 3.6 and other type of phones,but nothing about Sense 4.0 or HOX.Please could you help me out somehow? Thanks a lot in advance for answers.
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I don't understand what you need. You want Viber/whatsapp to sync with Facebook contacts? If this is the case check under sync to make sure you have allowed FB contact sync. I think there is also an option somewhere in the FB app itself but I could be wrong.
garanzia86 said:
I don't understand what you need. You want Viber/whatsapp to sync with Facebook contacts? If this is the case check under sync to make sure you have allowed FB contact sync. I think there is also an option somewhere in the FB app itself but I could be wrong.
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Sorry if I didn't describe it right,but I mean these applications adds friends just from my Google contacts but not the Facebook contacts.And I have everything in sync allowed but it doesn't work.
Viber
Hi,
This is a member of the Viber R&D Team!
This option is not available through Viber, if your device contact list is synced with your FB account it will sync also to Viber.
If you have any question about Viber - please feel free to ask.
Thank you,
Viber Team
Viber Team said:
Hi,
This is a member of the Viber R&D Team!
This option is not available through Viber, if your device contact list is synced with your FB account it will sync also to Viber.
If you have any question about Viber - please feel free to ask.
Thank you,
Viber Team
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Hello,great to see that you are also on this forum and taking care of Viber users However,I still have a problem with this.I used to have gingerbread and there it worked perfectly but now I can't make it work.Everything is synced but Viber reads just my gmail contacts.
i read that a while ago, that facebook were closing access to their contact list, as in other apps couldn't read it, or something along those lines, or maybe it was that it couldn't be edited or something but it was a silly idea and nobody liked it lol.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/google-disables-contact-sync-in-facebook-for-android-only-nexus/
better explained there, you can't export them, they're stored in the cloud rather than on your device itself etc, i think this is the reason you can't use them in other apps.
lawrence750 said:
i read that a while ago, that facebook were closing access to their contact list, as in other apps couldn't read it, or something along those lines, or maybe it was that it couldn't be edited or something but it was a silly idea and nobody liked it lol.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/google-disables-contact-sync-in-facebook-for-android-only-nexus/
better explained there, you can't export them, they're stored in the cloud rather than on your device itself etc, i think this is the reason you can't use them in other apps.
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I know that this happened with releasing of ICS and the possibility to sync contacts inside the Facebook app was disabled.But I am able to sync all contacts inside the FB app and all the contacts are visible in People app.
strukef said:
I know that this happened with releasing of ICS and the possibility to sync contacts inside the Facebook app was disabled.But I am able to sync all contacts inside the FB app and all the contacts are visible in People app.
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yeah some apps can read the facebook contacts, ie htc sense - but the difference is that facebook doesn't use the android contacts api, so other apps that would normally read the contacts via the android api, can't actually see the facebook contacts, because technically they aren't part of the 'android contacts' (even though you as the user see them within the contacts/people app)
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yeah some apps can read the facebook contacts, ie htc sense - but the difference is that facebook doesn't use the android contacts api, so other apps that would normally read the contacts via the android api, can't actually see the facebook contacts, because technically they aren't part of the 'android contacts' (even though you as the user see them within the contacts/people app)
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Thank you very much,now I understand.
@strukef -
For more questions/doubts about Viber, please feel free to let us know.
Also, know that a new version of Viber, 2.2, is coming to Market soon, and will contain many improvements (including synchronization with the native contact list of ICS - but again, not the Facebook contacts).
Viber Team said:
@strukef -
For more questions/doubts about Viber, please feel free to let us know.
Also, know that a new version of Viber, 2.2, is coming to Market soon, and will contain many improvements (including synchronization with the native contact list of ICS - but again, not the Facebook contacts).
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Oki,thank you very much,looking forward the new version.
Hi everyone,
We are excited to announce that the long anticipated Viber 2.2 has just been released, and available for download!
Our new version contains many new features, improvements and bug fixes, the highlights of which are:
- Group Messaging
- Personal photos can now be added to your Contacts
- Time stamps for each and every message on your text conversations
- Custom backgrounds can now be assigned to your text conversation screen
- See when your friends joined Viber inside Viber's contact list.
And many more cool new featuers and enhancements
As always, we would love to receive feedback from you regarding the new version - your thoughts, problems you might have encountered, etc.
Regards,
the Viber Team
Viber Team said:
Hi everyone,
We are excited to announce that the long anticipated Viber 2.2 has just been released, and available for download!
Our new version contains many new features, improvements and bug fixes, the highlights of which are:
- Group Messaging
- Personal photos can now be added to your Contacts
- Time stamps for each and every message on your text conversations
- Custom backgrounds can now be assigned to your text conversation screen
- See when your friends joined Viber inside Viber's contact list.
And many more cool new featuers and enhancements
As always, we would love to receive feedback from you regarding the new version - your thoughts, problems you might have encountered, etc.
Regards,
the Viber Team
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Please let ud know whe fb contacts can be synced just need that feature.
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Anybody else think that one of the new features is Viber crashing whenever signal is lost/regained?
I had the same problem with Whatsapp. Facebook Contacts snyced with HTC Facebook are blocked. So 3rd Party apps cant use them. But you can use Facebook Unlocker. The app isnt longer in the market but i will share it via dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fmsk82tfietqj88/Photo_Unlocker.apk
Attention: You need a rooted device!
When you have unlocked your contacts, you will see also the FB pics in Whatsapp etc.
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Anybody else think that one of the new features is Viber crashing whenever signal is lost/regained?
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Hi,
Can you please elaborate on the problem?
Have you made sure that the crash is linked to the signal being lost? And are you referring to 3G or WiFi signal?
Viber Team said:
Hi,
Can you please elaborate on the problem?
Have you made sure that the crash is linked to the signal being lost? And are you referring to 3G or WiFi signal?
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I haven't been able to confirm it, I'm afraid, it's kind of a feeling, it's usually crashed when I switch the screen on. It happens multiple times a day. I've cleared data and reinstalled it, but no joy.
Does it use C2DM or GCM?
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I haven't been able to confirm it, I'm afraid, it's kind of a feeling, it's usually crashed when I switch the screen on. It happens multiple times a day. I've cleared data and reinstalled it, but no joy.
Does it use C2DM or GCM?
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Viber uses C2DM in order to stay available.
Have you tested the brand new 2.2.2 update?
If the problem still persists with 2.2.2, please do let me know, and I'll redirect you to our Support Team.
Viber Team said:
Viber uses C2DM in order to stay available.
Have you tested the brand new 2.2.2 update?
If the problem still persists with 2.2.2, please do let me know, and I'll redirect you to our Support Team.
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I installed 2.2.2 and a few minutes later it crashed, but it has been fine since. I think it's fixed.
It's nice to hear that it works fine now
If the problem persists, please don't hesitate to let me know.