Hey everyone, sorry if I'm starting a thread in the wrong place. I've had a look around the site and can't find any relevant threads yet.
So long story short, rooted my evo 4g, worked fine. I wanted a little more out of it so i threw on the newest gingerbread build from cyanogenmod 7.
Needless to say, AWESOME.
So far everything I have played with that came with the build works although....
I cannot figure out how to sync the phone with my google market account or re-sync my contacts with my phone.
I did a full Nand backup twice right before performing the upgrades but i don't think it saved my contacts. I didn't bother saving my contacts another way because i thought i could just re-sync them with the google account but can't find any of this on this build.
Any pointers in resyncing all my contacts would be great as I would really like to have my evo sync up like before. Thanks ahead of time.
a) how did you post in the dev forum with no former posts? i thought they changed the rules...
b) you're right, wrong forum
c) you obviously knew you were in the wrong forum, because your first line apologizes for it, so i'm confused why you did it anyway...
d) maybe you didn't put google apps (gapps, which can be found here ) on your phone. that's why you haven't synced. cyanogen mod doesn't come with google apps .
timothydonohue said:
a) how did you post in the dev forum with no former posts? i thought they changed the rules...
b) you're right, wrong forum
c) you obviously knew you were in the wrong forum, because your first line apologizes for it, so i'm confused why you did it anyway...
d) maybe you didn't put google apps (gapps, which can be found here ) on your phone. that's why you haven't synced. cyanogen mod doesn't come with google apps .
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a) signed up before the rule went into place.
b) %100 correct
c) see b)
d) nice of you to at least help. More than I would have done.
Did you try Settings -> Accounts and Sync -> [Your Google Account] -> Sync Contacts (check)?
Also to sync your Market account would be under Settings -> Privacy, but it's suggested you leave it off because it causes high CPU usage/wakelocks, unless that's been fixed.
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I apologize if this has already been asked but how can you get your contact picture to sync w Facebook pictures? Is it available on custom roms?
Ok i have now rest the phone to stock and linked facebook for htc sense and i still cant get my contacts to sync with facebook pictures. A search didnt show much for the evo.
twigums said:
Ok i have now rest the phone to stock and linked facebook for htc sense and i still cant get my contacts to sync with facebook pictures. A search didnt show much for the evo.
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I can;t link anything since I'm stuck as a junior member (for now), but from what I've read this is a Facebook issue and not a Sense issue. Something about Facebooks protocols changed recently and seemingly behind-the-scenes. Until the application is updated it probably won't work.
really, that is quite disappointing.
Try this, be sure to read my post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737323
Hi, I just received my replacement phone and I can't get it to work either. Tried everything including the previous post.
orris said:
Hi, I just received my replacement phone and I can't get it to work either. Tried everything including the previous post.
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Try to delete HTC sense from your Facebook apps on the website?
USE THE F'ING SEARCH. Seriously, this problem has been going on for a week now and there are threads with this problem in the title and mentioned 1000 times. Stop being so lazy and looking for spoon feeding of answers.
I've finally had it with my Tilt2 bluetooth issues and am going to drop AT&T and pick up Sprint so I can have the EVO. I've read through both the Q&A section as well as the Themes & Apps section ... not entirely, mind you; just scanned. Anyway, I'm seeing a bunch of themes and widgets that are really cool. Is adding them an easy thing to do ... or does it require a little more labor of love (rooting, flashing a new rom, etc. --- all of which I know nothing about)?
Much thanks in advance and apologies if this has already been covered and I just didn't come across the thread.
pretty simple
You just need to do it in this order
ROOT(lots of simple guides)
Flash ROM (most ROMs comes with intructions on how to flash and load wimax and radio)
Custom Kernel (optional but allows you to over/underclock)
Theme(Flash just like the ROM)
Install custom widgets, backgrounds, bootscreens, ect
I am so not literate enough to know what I do or don't like about the stock EVO ROM yet to even ponder flashing a new/different ROM ... hell, I don't even have the phone yet (hopefully going to pick it up tonight) .. lol.
Do I need to ROOT to do add a new theme or some widgets? Or is it as easy as downloading them to my sdcard and installing them?
widgets no unless they only work on a custom rom but themes it depends on what they used to make it.
Thanks. I'm seeing that HTC is going to be coming out with 2.2 later this year. Are there that many bugs with 2.1 .... should I wait until 2.2 is stock/out of the box?
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I am so not literate enough to know what I do or don't like about the stock EVO ROM yet to even ponder flashing a new/different ROM ... hell, I don't even have the phone yet (hopefully going to pick it up tonight) .. lol.
Do I need to ROOT to do add a new theme or some widgets? Or is it as easy as downloading them to my sdcard and installing them?
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I would def play around with stock at first but if you want themes, better control of battery, performance, and fpscap removed then you would want to look into getting a rom.
2.2 is already out
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Thanks. I'm seeing that HTC is going to be coming out with 2.2 later this year. Are there that many bugs with 2.1 .... should I wait until 2.2 is stock/out of the box?
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Is this a trick question? 2.2 is out.
Thanks for the insight.
Hey, another question ..... what's up with google contacts synching with the phone? I use yahoo ... am I out of luck with that and am destined to spend the next couple days reinputting my contacts?
g00fette said:
Thanks for the insight.
Hey, another question ..... what's up with google contacts synching with the phone? I use yahoo ... am I out of luck with that and am destined to spend the next couple days reinputting my contacts?
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Haven't used it, but yahoo contacts are supposed to be able to sync as well.
I didn't think the 2.2 that was out was the "official" one issued from HTC ... rather the pre-released version so people, like the ones here on xda, could test and tweek it before it got released to the general user population. Does that make sense?
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I didn't think the 2.2 that was out was the "official" one issued from HTC ... rather the pre-released version so people, like the ones here on xda, could test and tweek it before it got released to the general user population. Does that make sense?
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it was released on Monday ota.
yep 2.2 is out and yahoo will work but its not a default install on android since google is android. before you get rid of your old phone see if you can download google sync and sync your phone with a gmail account and then when you get your new phone you will sign in with the gmail and bam your contacts will be there.
Yes android phones during setup require you to have a gmail account.
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yep 2.2 is out and yahoo will work but its not a default install on android since google is android. before you get rid of your old phone see if you can download google sync and sync your phone with a gmail account and then when you get your new phone you will sign in with the gmail and bam your contacts will be there.
Yes android phones during setup require you to have a gmail account.
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Well, technically Sense phone's don't require a Google account, though you will need it to use the Market. Definitely recommend importing your contacts and calendars to Google and using it as your default, as its more integrated with Android.
Ugh, converting contacts from Yahoo to Google sucked, only about 1/4 of the contacts actually came over and of those that did they were missing info. It was a lot less painful, and everything came over into Google (notes, addresses, etc.), by saving my contacts from my phone as a csv via AT&T Mobile Contacts and then importing the csv into Google. It was worth the $1.99 I'll get charged from AT&T just so I wouldn't have to retype all 200 contacts info! Not sure if I'm going to keep my gmail account once I get my contacts loaded back onto the EVO ... have had my yahoo account for so long, it could be a pain to convert everyone over to a new email addy.
I'll hopefully be picking up my new EVO tomorrow morning, stopped on my way home from work and they were sold out ..... was told to come back first thing tomorrow morning so that's what I'm gonna do -- it is convenient that I have off work tomorrow .. lol.
Can't wait to play with the EVO!!!!
2.2 is OUT
Developers got a pre-release this past weekend. Then Sprint pushed 2.2 out late on the 2nd or early the 3rd of Aug. Hope this helps!
I say this from reading posts on several BBs.
yea i agree the google sync for contacts is pretty pathetic i do not get why your addresses go to notes. all google has to do is add the same fields on there website and presto. you would think android and google would work in harmony but nopes
Didn't see this mentioned already.....unless I overlooked it.
The 1st thing the Sprint rep will do is update it. If you plan on rooting. DON"T LET THEM!!!! Tell them before they open the box that you don't want it updated. The second you install 2.2, your rooting plans are on hold....till they figure out how to root 2.2. You can install a rooted version of 2.2 after you root it.
So, i've searched and searched and search. Either the answer is burried in some lost 8,000+ reply thread where there are 400 different conversations going on, or i'm just missing the blatantly obvious. Before creating this post, I also clicked through the suggested search results that open above the posting box. Unfortunately, those were no help as well.
I can go into each individual contact and make it manually change over to their Facebook picture, but that is 200+ people to do that for.
With the exception of having an arrowless keyboard, and this issue, i absolutely love the rom. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Currently running SuperEvo-V2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781296) with cmsnap7.6 krnl (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733099)
And even while i hopefully wait for replies to this thread, i am still searching.
If i find a resolution, i'll post it here myself. until then, i still NEEEEED help.
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So, i've searched and searched and search. Either the answer is burried in some lost 8,000+ reply thread where there are 400 different conversations going on, or i'm just missing the blatantly obvious. Before creating this post, I also clicked through the suggested search results that open above the posting box. Unfortunately, those were no help as well.
I can go into each individual contact and make it manually change over to their Facebook picture, but that is 200+ people to do that for.
With the exception of having an arrowless keyboard, and this issue, i absolutely love the rom. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Currently running SuperEvo-V2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781296) with cmsnap7.6 krnl (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733099)
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I am running stock 3.29 and this automatically happens. You may want to contact your rom developer.
It appears that ROM is based on CM6. If it's like CM6, you download/open Facebook app, log in, and then it will ask you if you want to sync contacts...by choosing "Sync existing contacts", it will then sync all the contacts that are your phonebook, and if you do not already have a picture attached, it should use the FB picture by default.
If that doesn't happen...contact the ROM developer.
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It appears that ROM is based on CM6. If it's like CM6, you download/open Facebook app, log in, and then it will ask you if you want to sync contacts...by choosing "Sync existing contacts", it will then sync all the contacts that are your phonebook, and if you do not already have a picture attached, it should use the FB picture by default.
If that doesn't happen...contact the ROM developer.
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Yea, went through that step multiple times. No change.
Even tried an older apk of facebook to see if it might be a problem with the newest version. No change there either.
Pretty much going to ask in the developers thread. yay.
1. In my "contacts" section, I am missing three people (my girl and two close friends). Discovered pretty quickly that they are in my "favorites" section in the stock CM7 dialer. The strangeness comes when I remove them from my favorites, they don't return to my general contacts listing. I don't want to make a new entry for these people and have hella doubles in my synced google contacts, am I doing something wrong? Is this a bug of some kind?
2. I can't seem to find a way to "link" contacts like I used to be able to in Sense, but perhaps that was just a nicety of Sense. If there's no way, I'll just have to do some painstaking contact maintenance and clean it up for good.
Thanks in advance for the help
1. Confirm your settings under Menu->Display Options. It may not be showing all of your contacts by default. Make sure to check the actual gmail/other accounts to see if groups are unchecked..
2. Edit a contact, then press Menu->Join.
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1. In my "contacts" section, I am missing three people (my girl and two close friends). Discovered pretty quickly that they are in my "favorites" section in the stock CM7 dialer. The strangeness comes when I remove them from my favorites, they don't return to my general contacts listing. I don't want to make a new entry for these people and have hella doubles in my synced google contacts, am I doing something wrong? Is this a bug of some kind?
2. I can't seem to find a way to "link" contacts like I used to be able to in Sense, but perhaps that was just a nicety of Sense. If there's no way, I'll just have to do some painstaking contact maintenance and clean it up for good.
Thanks in advance for the help
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AWESOME. I kept searching in "settings," completely overlooked display options as if it weren't even there! Thank you, all problems solved!
EDIT: Mod please correct spelling in topic title. Rushing combined with no proofreading isn't good.
I searched, couldn't really find what I felt was accurate information with what little was available. I need to change Gmail cause the one associated with my DInc is years old & become cluttered with junk. I realize I can export my contacts from the original then import to the new at which point they should sync with that account.
Big question. What about apps? How can the purchase history be changed, app info backed up. Just any opinions, advice or whatever. Prefer to do it right the first time.
Basically would like to have work completely as is but with fresh address.
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Since everything is associated with your Gmail account, I presume you'll have to contact Google about it. I am not sure if they've made changes to allow that or not. You also could contact the developer of the app, they may be able to help out too. It seems like it is an issue for a lot of people, so if you find an answer, please share your steps!
For apps I guess it would depend upon how you paid for them. I use Google Checkout so all my app purchases are linked to my account. The dev has to keep that information somewhere to verify that you bought it but not sure that you could get it out of them that easily a lot are just ma and pa devs and who knows what they keep around. Also not sure if Google allows you to rename your email address but it might be an option in account settings. That way you don't have to open a new account and all your Google accounts would be updated.
I went into my account but didn't see any thing in the settings which would allow you to rename the email account. Google tech support might be able to do it if you contacted them.