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How do you add a vcard to your Google account???

Something that I thought should be simple but strangely (for Android) it's not.
If you get sent contact details in a vcard, it gets saved to the phone memory. I still can't see how to save that vcard info to my Google account.
Anyone got any ideas? A feature I've missed? An app? I use Handcent but that's a bit poo for vcards so I have to go back to the native Messages app to even view vcards.
Any ideas???

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I too need it, by far couldn't succeed that. It would be the best way to keep your contacts with details that sim cannot store.
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This is the response I got from HTC when I asked for any method they know to get contacts from the phone to the Google account:
I would advise you to savbe the V-Card to your phones memory, so that it show in your contacts. Then in the People app, press Import/Export then Export to SD card. Choose the contact you wish to export. We have now exported a copy of that contact to the memory card. Now.. We are going to import it back into the phone as a Google contact, so, From the People main screen, press Menu, Import & Export, Import from SD card, choose as 'Google' contact. This will now have made that V-Card a Google contact. If you then Sync your phone to your Google account by going to Menu, Settings, Accounts & Sync, tap 'Sync All' this will send the new contact to your Google account. Then you will be able to see this new contact in your Google Mail - Contacts section.
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The only problem I had with these instructions is that I found exporting contacts is all or nothing. You can't pick and choose. Luckily for me, all my contacts are on my Google account so it was only the one vcard sent by MMS that I wanted to transfer over.
HTH

[Q] How do I switch a contact from Phone to Google??

I saved some of my contacts to the phone instead of google and would like to switch them around but can't figure out a way to. Saving them to google puts them in my contact list in Gmail which keeps them synced between Gmail and the phone.
I tried using the export/import option to export them to google but it only lets me export or import to the SD card. I've also went through every available option in the contacts menu settings and can't figure out a way to do it. Also have searched other threads on the subject and none of them have stated a way to do it.
Any help is appreciated.

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Settings -> Accounts and Sync
Then set up your google account *AND* make sure it is selected for contacts

After you save the "phone" list to the sd card, go back and import them from the sd card. When importing, it will give you an option of "phone" or "google". If you save them as google you will have duplicates.
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jmiller98 said:
After you save the "phone" list to the sd card, go back and import them from the sd card. When importing, it will give you an option of "phone" or "google". If you save them as google you will have duplicates.
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Thanks
I exported the phone contacts then imported them as google contacts. Then all I had to do was link the duplicates together.

How to sync Google and Phone contacts?

Hi! Want to make sure my contacts are kept also in Google contacts identically by syncing. Auto sync option is enabled, in "people" view settings both google and phone selected. Have linked all my contacts to mirror entries in google contacts but still have to make changes on both phone and google separately/manually whenever needed. Also newly added contacts (to phone) are not replicated to google with syncing, besides can't see a way to create contact directly on google from my Desire (so I can do that manually like as "copy contact to sim"). Anyone who have suggestions, maybe a complete solution to make this fully automated?
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iLHaNroID said:
Hi! ....... (so I can do that manually like as "copy contact to sim")...
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I mean, it would be Ok if there were a such option also for copying to google, but no chance.
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Linking makes two entries appear as one, but it will still be two separate entries and thus will not help you in syncing them. I do not know for existing contacts, but if you create a new contact you can select the contact type. This determines where it will be stored.

When you create a new contact it is prompted where you want to add it; google, phone or to sim. No multiple selections possible. However, you can first create a contact on phone then copy to sim afterwards whereas same is not possible to google contacts. Sync is not doing that either.
How to copy a phone contact into google contacts? That's the question.
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In contacts, choose export to sdcard.
This will create a .vcf file on the sdcard.
Then log into gmail via the internet (not on phone).
You should then be able to load the .vcf file into gmail.
From then on, any changes should be replicated in your gmail account.
HTH
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Thanks mike, will do so. Hope it works.. cheers!
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The easiest and most relaible way to sync contacts is by using MyPhoneExplorer which is free.

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!

how to transfer contacts in desire HD

i had an iphone before i bought the HTC desire HD i have saved the contacts on my PC through the transee contact saver which saves the contacts in txt, csv and antc file extensions
before i was gonna sell my iphone i synced my itunes with my google account but most of the contacts didn't sync up with my phone, please guide me on how to backup the txt, csv of antc extension backup into my phone

Just use the transfer data app or something on desire hd... I cant remember what it called, but i can transfer from my old phone to dhd
Edit: oh sorry,i forgot iphone doesn't have bluetooth
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Sync Contacts
Hi prospect565,
I have some ways to help you!
1. Use Plaxo
- On your iPhone, go AppStore search for Plaxo. Download and install it, it's free! Run it!
- Create Plaxo account and choose to sync all your contacts from iPhone to Plaxo server, you can login to Plaxo_com on the web and edit, organize easily.
- Sync your Plaxo contacts (all your iPhone contacts uploaded to Plaxo server) with Google Contacts. Go www_plaxo_com/ab/dashboard/GoogleMail, login and follow theirs steps, it's easy use your Gmail account.
- On your HTC Desire HD, go Settings, Account & sync and add your Gmail account, make sure your tick the options "Sync Contacts"
- Done! Enjoy your new DHD, you will never lose your contacts!
2. Use PhoneCopy service
- Backup your iPhone contacts use PhoneCopy for iPhone. How to do? read this link www_phonecopy_com/en/phones/view/apple_iphone_3gs . iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S do the same way!
- Restore your contacs from PhoneCopy to your HTC Desire HD. How? see www_phonecopy_com/en/phones/view/htc_desire_hd_a9191
3. Use your PC/Laptop with iTunes installed.
- This was same as use Plaxo, but it's simple. How to do? Read h t t p_support_apple_com/kb/HT1245
- After your finish synced all your contacts from iPhone to Google, login to you Gmail account, check Tabs contacts on the left to see if all your contacts is there and then sync them back to your DHD by add the Gmail to your DHD!
Thanks for read!

If its a brand new (or factory restored phone) then just run through the initial setup and use the option to transfer data over, it should be there
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If you've selected to sync your contacts via your google/gmail account, once you've added your account to the new phone, it should start synchronsing automatically.
Check out:
Setttings > Account & Sync> Under manage accounts> choose one of your gmail accts> there should be something called Sync Contacts.
Alternatively - back in the old days there were options to save the contacts onto the SIM itself and it will carry over when you insert it into the new phone.

Done, thanks guys i downloaded this manager named mobaro and first transferred my contcts to the manager and then to the htc and now everything is good
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How to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to HTC
prospect565 said:
i had an iphone before i bought the HTC desire HD i have saved the contacts on my PC through the transee contact saver which saves the contacts in txt, csv and antc file extensions
before i was gonna sell my iphone i synced my itunes with my google account but most of the contacts didn't sync up with my phone, please guide me on how to backup the txt, csv of antc extension backup into my phone
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Hi, you can use a phone data transfer to move your iPhone contacts and other data to your new HTC desire. There are many tools available to do the transfer. I have used Jihosoft Phone Transfer. You can have a try.