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[Q] Facebook Contact Sync and multiple contacts spam

Hii!!
A bit new to the forums, but I'm having a biggg headache with contacts on my phone. Went from a Sense ROM to meXdroid and now my contacts are a mess! There's duplicates of hundreds of contacts, and Facebook automatically synced everything (I forgot to turn it off..). I want my contacts to sync with Facebook data, as in their pictures on my phone sync with the profile pic of their FB profile.
I cannot find a reliable way to merge duplicate contacts, as well as link FB profiles to my contacts! Exactly how does FB decide which profile to link to which contact? Some contacts I have have 2-3 phone numbers as separate contact entries, (Bob 1, Bob 2, Bob 3 being the same person), but only want FB to sync the profile pic to 1 of those contacts?
Sorry for the long post >.>

I have the same problem. I would like a answer too
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Any help?

Select a contact (Bob) you want to merge with another contact (Bob1), select menu, then edit, then menu again, and then join; from there select the contact you want to join it with (Bob1). You'll also be able to join Facebook contacts to your regular contacts this way.
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OriginalGabriel said:
Select a contact (Bob) you want to merge with another contact (Bob1), select menu, then edit, then menu again, and then join; from there select the contact you want to join it with (Bob1). You'll also be able to join Facebook contacts to your regular contacts this way.
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Do note that I'm not on a Sense ROM. I'll try with the next update of meXdroid.

ArmedandDangerous said:
Do note that I'm not on a Sense ROM. I'll try with the next update of meXdroid.
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Neither am I, that's how it should work on anything based off of AOSP; worked like that on my stock "with Google" ROM as well as on CM7.
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How2 add numbers blur-facebook-contacts?

Hi @ all,
I have one Problem with my contacts (I am using official Gingerbread 2.3.4 on defy+):
I have all my Facebook friends in my contactlist, now I want to add their mobile phone numbers, but its Not possible to add numbers to Facebook contacts, so I have every contact 2 times(one for Facebook and one with number).
But this isnt a solution...
Is there any way to save numbers for Facebook contacts? Or any mod (i didnt find anything)?
LG Acceleracer

Idk how to add numbers to ur fb contacts ....its only possible if ur fb contacts have added their numbers to their profile ....also u can choose to hide ur fb contacts which don't have numbers to avoid double names
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Or you can join them so they will appear as 1 contact and have their number, facebook profile etc..

NITRO_100 said:
Or you can join them so they will appear as 1 contact and have their number, facebook profile etc..
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How can I join them? Can you explain me how to do it?

Acceleracer said:
How can I join them? Can you explain me how to do it?
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Just update your Google contacts with same email addresses used in Facebook. They will join automatically or you can use Link feature in Contacts.

Acceleracer said:
How can I join them? Can you explain me how to do it?
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menu - edit contact, menu - join - select contact - save.

Wow thats perfect! Never had such a usefull phonebook!

Whatsapp-apps

Hello:
i flashed new rom after doing wipe and now i'm trying to connect to whatsapp after installing it and i don't remember my nickname, how can i restore my nickname?
tnx

There is no nickname in whatsapp, just your phone number oO
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there is a nickname because after i typed the phone number he ask from me a for name that will be used when messaging contacts with iphone.

Ask one of your contacts how (which name) you are displayed in whats app.

DoriGuy said:
there is a nickname because after i typed the phone number he ask from me a for name that will be used when messaging contacts with iphone.
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You can choose whatever you want! Your phone number is your "account"!

ngphobos said:
You can choose whatever you want! Your phone number is your "account"!
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i tried but the apps blocked me
i asked some of my firends that using iphone for the nicname but the answer was that my name is taken from the contact list.

Phone Tab

Hey guys,
Click the phone icon on the dock, and whilst on the phone tab....
Is yours full of google & facebook contacts that you don't want,
I also have multiple contacts for the same people,
How can I clear all these people, & show just my sim contacts.
I've managed to show just my sim contacts in the 'people' tab, but the 'phone' tab is really bothering me, I don't want all these people on my phone - nor do I want multiple contacts for the same person.
Any clues how I can fix this?
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Mine was showing my Google+ contacts, so I went to the Peoples App and clicked on "Phonebook" in the top left and un-ticked the ones I didnt want to see.

You can link contacts. Can't quite remember how to do it manually but I'm surprised Sense hasn't already picked up that they are duplicates as it would normally automatically suggest that you link them

Reckless187 said:
Mine was showing my Google+ contacts, so I went to the Peoples App and clicked on "Phonebook" in the top left and un-ticked the ones I didnt want to see.
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Hi, that's what I already did to fix the people tab.
I mean the phone tab, it's full of rubbish - google contacts, facebook contacts & even multiple contacts of my own contacts.
There must be a way to clear this up, I don't understand why it's like this...
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Ah ok, I should have read your original post a bit better sorry. Mine is exactly like yours as well, but no idea how to filter that list, can't even see a menu or options button anywhere.

Reckless187 said:
Ah ok, I should have read your original post a bit better sorry. Mine is exactly like yours as well, but no idea how to filter that list, can't even see a menu or options button anywhere.
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I know, I've tried to look for a menu sort list for the phone tab, I don't think one exists.
Stupid, as they have this filter list for the other tab.
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[Q] CM9 contacts

I have CM9 beta 3.
I can't find the settings to view just the contacts with Phone number. In the stock ROM there is an option to hide the contacts without phone number.
Are there any option to customize my contact list? I dont want to use any other Contacts app.

spinieskhadgar said:
I have CM9 beta 3.
I can't find the settings to view just the contacts with Phone number. In the stock ROM there is an option to hide the contacts without phone number.
Are there any option to customize my contact list? I dont want to use any other Contacts app.
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let me make things clear:
1st, do you have contacts in your phone that doen's have numbers? if so, how come you have them? useless, i think..
2nd, no need to hide the "contacts without phone numbers" when in the first place they are not important contacts, right? they are just names (yeah, names only as you said..)
3rd, if you like to save contact names, use your memo app and not the contact apps..they are for contacts with numbers..
lastly, as you said, hitting the menu button inside your contact app would reveal indifferently as compared to the stock rom..nevertheless, it is not a big deal..
and, try to wipe your contacts stored in your sim card to avoid multiple contacts..
also, try backing up your contacts to your sdcard for security purposes..
-salute!

So i have a lot of contacts in my google account and a lot of them are only email addresses. I would like to hide the emails and keep only the contacts which have phone number. In the stock rom there was an option to do it but here i can't find anything.

reinjoy said:
let me make things clear:
1st, do you have contacts in your phone that doen's have numbers? if so, how come you have them? useless, i think..
CONTACT: People/organization with whom one has social or professional contact or to whom one is related, esp. those with influence and able to offer one help
if we get with this definition we can see that anybody who we interact can be a contact. like the professor of a lecture we take or an it department. And we may "contact" them with e-mail.
2nd, no need to hide the "contacts without phone numbers" when in the first place they are not important contacts, right? they are just names (yeah, names only as you said..)
My Professor or my boss are important contacts for me and i don't have to contact them using phone numbers. i don't have to memorize their mail addressess.
3rd, if you like to save contact names, use your memo app and not the contact apps..they are for contacts with numbers..
you don't say . so a person with an e-mail address is not a contact. really?
lastly, as you said, hitting the menu button inside your contact app would reveal indifferently as compared to the stock rom..nevertheless, it is not a big deal..
and, try to wipe your contacts stored in your sim card to avoid multiple contacts..
also, try backing up your contacts to your sdcard for security purposes..
-salute!
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salute.

reinjoy said:
let me make things clear:
1st, do you have contacts in your phone that doen's have numbers? if so, how come you have them? useless, i think..
2nd, no need to hide the "contacts without phone numbers" when in the first place they are not important contacts, right? they are just names (yeah, names only as you said..)
3rd, if you like to save contact names, use your memo app and not the contact apps..they are for contacts with numbers..
lastly, as you said, hitting the menu button inside your contact app would reveal indifferently as compared to the stock rom..nevertheless, it is not a big deal..
and, try to wipe your contacts stored in your sim card to avoid multiple contacts..
also, try backing up your contacts to your sdcard for security purposes..
-salute!
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very very clear, thank you, sir
I never, and don't ever save (manually) a name only in my contact list
but I have two thousand contacts with and without numbers are listed
synced from my g+, gmail, live, yahoo, ovi mail, and facebook too :laugh:

reinjoy said:
let me make things clear:
1st, do you have contacts in your phone that doen's have numbers? if so, how come you have them? useless, i think..
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Well, I also do have contacts without phone numbers. My skype contacts are listed there for example.
reinjoy said:
2nd, no need to hide the "contacts without phone numbers" when in the first place they are not important contacts, right? they are just names (yeah, names only as you said..)
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´Well, I would like to have them hidden too. It´s no question about it´s needed or not, but it´s annoying because they are even there if skype is not running.
reinjoy said:
3rd, if you like to save contact names, use your memo app and not the contact apps..they are for contacts with numbers..
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Oh well. If you have a solution for him on how to sync the Memo app with his google account to get his email contacts saved there and a solution how my skype contacts will be stored in the memo app but not in the contact list, we both would really appreciate it.
Beside this he first would need the Memo app to get installed on his phone, as there is no memo app present in CM9.
Btw.
reinjoy said:
(yeah, names only as you said..)
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Not sure what´s wrong with you all of the sudden, but putting someone words into his mouth he never used is not a helpful answer to a legit question.

@ ekril, tem, and honeyx:
1st of all, tnx for your comments, you guyz rock!!! lol..
whatever, bring home the bacon guyz..
-salute!