my sim contacts dont show up, i understand this is due to android not being able toread the way they are writen, ad for some reason only 4 cntacts are synced with google - how can i sync my sim contacts to google so i can download them back to the phone? without flashing a different rom, and going down that route (only one i can think of)
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Hey guys so I just flashed this ROM onto my phone and I love it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175842
Only problem is that I'm missing all my contacts. How do I get VZW backup assistant to run so I can get all my contacts back?
Thanks guys!
have you checked the market? i never use backup assistant; i always keep my contacts synced to google :\
jayochs said:
have you checked the market? i never use backup assistant; i always keep my contacts synced to google :\
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Yea I didn't see it in the Android Market. Anyone else have any ideas as to what I can do?
Not sure but I don't think VzBackup will work on Sensation Based roms. you can restore your previous rom download contacts from verizon and then save or export them to your sd card...Newts Incredible Sensation uses the Inc2 Framework so VZBackup works with out problem. Good luck most Sense 3.0 and 2.1 rom are based from Sprint and earlier roms(before GB) were having lots of problems when they left the vzbackup software in.
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Hey guys so I just flashed this ROM onto my phone and I love it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175842
Only problem is that I'm missing all my contacts. How do I get VZW backup assistant to run so I can get all my contacts back?
Thanks guys!
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VZW Backup Assistant is generally considered useless bloat and is stripped from most, if not all ROMs. Most veteran ROM flasher have supercomputer-like memories and can input their entire phone book from memory after each flash.
....na. Just kidding. We use our Google accounts. It works better too, and you can access it from any computer, edit it, and never worry about losing all your contacts if something happens to your phone. If all else fails, make a nandroid of your current ROM, wipe the phone and restore your old ROM with the phone book in it, set up a Google account to link to the phone and sync your address book to it, then wipe, restore your new ROM, and log into Google. You're entire address book will rebuilt itself, no user intervention required. If you plan on flashing different ROMs to experiment with them, it's the ONLY way to go.
You're other option is dig through the files of the old ROM for the right .apk and copy that to the new ROM. Don't ask me how though. If it were me, it would be faster to just do the flash thing.
here's a flashable version:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8099658/backup_assistant.zip
put it in the root of your sdcard and flash from recovery.
disclaimer:
nandroid first just in case.....
rocketj said:
here's a flashable version:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8099658/backup_assistant.zip
put it in the root of your sdcard and flash from recovery.
disclaimer:
nandroid first just in case.....
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After you flash this and if it works and you get all your contacts transfered, I would suggest you export your contacts to your SD card. It'll make a .vcf file that you can use (also save it to an online site, or email yourself the file) so in the future instead of having stuff like this that can constantly use up your connection and CPU you can just import this nifty file.
Google also syncs your contacts but I don't always trust it as sometimes it doesn't pick them all up (maybe I'm just doing something wrong)
I stick with Google sync over backup assist aswell. Although sync doesn't always import all of my contacts but majority of the time it works great
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VZW Backup is useless! Just as several others have suggested, it is always best to use your Google account to store and manage your contacts. Especially when you start flashing ROMs regularly.
Just as useful as their $2.99 a month visual voicemail.
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Is there any app, which can backup my contacts along with the joined contacts information without rooting the phone?
I have many contacts which i have joined with FB, Twitter etc., and I don't want the re-merge all of them again after flasing my phone or deleting the People app cache.
My phone is not rooted and It is stock 4.0.4 yakju build.
I found out some Threads about It, but It is not suitable because I don't have a rooted phone to use Titanium Backup. Besides, I have already tried to use Go Contacts, and also to export my contacts as CVS, but none of those solutions worked.
Please, Is there any app to backup all merged contacts without rooting the phone?Or is it possible to backup and restore my contacts with ABD without rooting the phone?
I appreciate any help you can give me
i used this one you can try it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
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i used this one you can try it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
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Hello,
thanks for helping.
The suggested app only syncs FB contacts with the phone contacts, It doesn't backup any merged contacts. If you manually merge your contacts, You will lost all the merged contacts when you flash your phone or clean People app data.
I am searching for app to backup all merged contacts without rooting the phone. Does someone know an app ou ADB command to do it?
thanks in advance
anyone?any clue?
i too would like to know this. anyone? my phone is rooted
This problem is in Android since version 1.x
You can't sync those things back from the phone to Google Contacts. Only what you edit or put into Google Contacts on the desktop or Web interface sticks and gets synced back into the phone.
I had the prob before on my HTC Legend and Samsung G5 and still on the Galaxy Nexus.
There are countless threads across all device forums and Google Bug Reports about it and different implementations for all phones and skins (sense, tw, blur).
Only solution is to edit Google Contacts directly and use it as the Master, phone will always be the slave.
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Hi, i was wondering if theres a way to save my contacts list if i install a new rom or something ? i dont want to add all the contacts one by one everytime update something
Dorric said:
Hi, i was wondering if theres a way to save my contacts list if i install a new rom or something ? i dont want to add all the contacts one by one everytime update something
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Hi Dorric,
do you have the one x sync with google?
if so all contacts are sync with gmail account, and when you install new rom, when you resync with gmail the contacts will be restore
Go to people, menu, manage contacts and then export to phone storage.
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Hi Dorric,
do you have the one x sync with google?
if so all contacts are sync with gmail account, and when you install new rom, when you resync with gmail the contacts will be restore
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As said, just make sure to tick sync contacts and run a sync. To be sure check og gmail, under contacts and all your contacts should be there. If this is not an option, check MyBackup on Play Market. Its a free version, but it only allows to restore to the same phone. But that wouldn't be a problem, or buy the full pro version where you can restore to any phone. I think its also posible to backup apps if you have root.
Hi guys, I'm having a lot of trouble getting my contacts back on my new rom.
Maybe I just dont know how to sync *from* google to my phone, I have always chosen the google option when creating new contacts but have never manually done a contact sync with google. I looked around on my google account but it says I have no contacts. I have a Nandroid backup but cant read the .img files to get to the contacts. I'm currently trying nandroid browser but it keeps trying to load without actually loading it. I have a titanium backup but after re-downloading it to the new rom it doesnt have an option for recover, only backup in my contacts storage. I did a nandroid backup before flashing my new rom, but the new rom has a different kernel which wont let me recover to my old rom without flashing a compatible kernel of my old rom. It was so long ago that I dont even remember what my old rom was, but it was a sense based rom. I've tried to find a 2.2 stock kernel to see if my old rom will load with that but every download link I try is broken or the file doesnt work.
This is driving me insane, everything I try is a brick wall. If you guys have some insight that would help out a LOT.
Contrary to my name, I do have an htc evo 4g.
Any ideas? Does anyone know of a program that will read the .img files on my mac? Can I go to the sprint store to get the contacts? I think I've done that before, but I'm pretty sure they were on my phone as well....
You synced your Gmail account in accounts and sync right?
Yeah, it has the check mark next to contacts. Interesting tho, when I went to my google account nothing showed up in my contacts section... I found my old rom but the updated rom manager wont let me install it. I think they're gone. I also found another app (app extractor) and that didnt get them back either. I guess anyone worth staying in contact with will eventually call me hahaha!!
Make sure you have the right account registered and recheck the contacts sync icon just to be sure.
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Make sure you have the right account registered and recheck the contacts sync icon just to be sure.
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I am currently having the same issue. I have a rooted evo 4g and I did a factory reset and loaded the 2.3.5 rom last night. I linked up my google account with my phone and i got a lot of contacts back, but not all of them. The one's I really need (mom, wife, etc.) weren't there. I logged onto my gmail account through the pc and it had the same contacts that synced up. It was weird because whenever i manually entered a new contact, i made sure I created it with the google account and I synced the account before I wiped the phone. I gave up, and like the OP said, if they really want to talk to me they'll contact me. I would still like to retrieve my contacts though.
ok guys...ran into this with my wife. When adding contacts make sure you add them as a Google contact. Should be a drop down in the contact page...otherwise they will only be stored as "phone"contacts
Hopefully they are saved with a Nan backup. If so expect them to your computer as a csv file and import to Gmail and next time be sure you are adding a new one as a Google contact
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I have contacts that are showing up 2-3 times on my phone. I have NOT set it up to synch with Facebook. I have not loaded any to my SIM card.
When I go into contacts in Google, I see only one instance.
Any thoughts on how this is happening, and what I can do to prevent it and clean it up? I know I can go in and link them, but that's a bit of a PITA. If I have to, I can, but I want to resolve why it is happening before I do.
This was not happening while on ICS.
The only thing I could figure that might solve the problem is to go into your accounts, unsync Contacts on your Google account and any other accounts that may be syncing contact and see if any contacts still show in your contacts. If they do, delete the ones that are garbage, and resync with Google. Unsure if this will really solve it, but maybe? This will at least tell you if they're stored locally on your phone or if you have a pesky problem with something syncing more contacts than it should be.
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I have contacts that are showing up 2-3 times on my phone. I have NOT set it up to synch with Facebook. I have not loaded any to my SIM card.
When I go into contacts in Google, I see only one instance.
Any thoughts on how this is happening, and what I can do to prevent it and clean it up? I know I can go in and link them, but that's a bit of a PITA. If I have to, I can, but I want to resolve why it is happening before I do.
This was not happening while on ICS.
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Did this happen right after JB upgrade? Did you upgrade official JB release via Kies or flash a JB ROM?
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Did this happen right after JB upgrade? Did you upgrade official JB release via Kies or flash a JB ROM?
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I want to say Yes, right after...but not absolutely sure. I have the official release, but rooted, and installed with [HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel].