I have a case with a Desire which is stuck at a bootloop, and before trying to reflash, I would like to know if there is any way to access the local contacts which unfortunately hasn't been backed up or synced
Why not just try to get it working again???
It's only a bootloop - can you access bootloader or recovery??
Bootloader info please - are you s - off?
If you are rooted, you can adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db
You should be able to open this in SQLite
The view you want to look at is view_v1_Phones (view).
best bet would be to pull the whole com.android.providers.contacts folder and fix your phone. If you have to wipe, you can push this back.
Thanks for your reply guys
To start with, I'll let you know that it's not my own HTC desire, It's a friend of mine, and he just tells me that it's stuck in somekind of a bootloop, and his first question was how to save/backup local contacts before trying anything else (reflash or something else which includes wiping the device)
BigMrB said:
Why not just try to get it working again???
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How?
rootSU said:
If you are rooted, you can adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db
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Not rooted
Nothing I can think of that can be done then, sorry,
Hope your friend will use Google Sync in the future....
Why people still don't do backup!?
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DilbertZG said:
Hope your friend will use Google Sync in the future....
Why people still don't do backup!?
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I agree! don't know why he hasn't been syncing
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I was setting up my wifes phone and I signed my email up first to get some tools to tweak her phone. Well now her phone is setup and her email is setup. I went to sync options to delet my email from there and its saying I need to restart the phone, some applications need that email to work? Is there a work around for this so I can remove that account.
I stoped syncing for that account for now, but now she cant sync here google callander instead it will only allow the option to sync mine. I dont want her events showing up on my phone and I am sure she dont want mine showing up on her phone lol. Basicly I am the main email on her phone and I dont want it that way. Any ideas would be great thanks.
Thanks, Thomas
I believe the only way to delete it without resetting is to delete the /data/system/accounts.db
Keep in mind this will delete all the accounts from accounts & sync, and always nandroid backup first.
bwcorvus said:
I believe the only way to delete it without resetting is to delete the /data/system/accounts.db
Keep in mind this will delete all the accounts from accounts & sync, and always nandroid backup first.
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If I do this will I need to reinstall that file again? Or will I just simply need to re assign a new email account?
Thanks, Thomas
twilk73 said:
If I do this will I need to reinstall that file again? Or will I just simply need to re assign a new email account?
Thanks, Thomas
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Wiping data and cache will bring the phone back to the first time after you installed the last rom. Like the first time you booted it.
Male sure to sign her up for a Gmail account.
Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
dom085 said:
Wiping data and cache will bring the phone back to the first time after you installed the last rom. Like the first time you booted it.
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Yeah I was trying to avoid that route.
notasimpleway said:
Male sure to sign her up for a Gmail account.
Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
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Dude, what?
twilk73 said:
If I do this will I need to reinstall that file again? Or will I just simply need to re assign a new email account?
Thanks, Thomas
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Sorry just checked this post, no you will not have to reinstall. You just have to setup the accounts again.
bwcorvus said:
Sorry just checked this post, no you will not have to reinstall. You just have to setup the accounts again.
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Thank you! I was just about to delet this from my favorits and move on lol.
Hey guys,
I would like to start by apoligizing if there is a thread relating to this issue, but i have searched the forums and couldn't find a solution. The problems i am having is that Google just will not sync on my phone ATT Galaxy S3. I lost all contacts, google play, and google talk. nothing is working anymore.
Recently i tried to install "freedom" on the phone to get free in app purchases. then installed localepicker. now removed the locale picker and the freedom app and i am not sure if this is what caused the problem.
I dont know alot about all this rooting and flashing and stuff like that... i rooted the phone a very simple way from this website just to get game gaurdian on the phone to mess around with games.
So if anybody could helo with my problem thta would be excellent.
Thank you very Much.
Namikaze Minato said:
Hey guys,
I would like to start by apoligizing if there is a thread relating to this issue, but i have searched the forums and couldn't find a solution. The problems i am having is that Google just will not sync on my phone ATT Galaxy S3. I lost all contacts, google play, and google talk. nothing is working anymore.
Recently i tried to install "freedom" on the phone to get free in app purchases. then installed localepicker. now removed the locale picker and the freedom app and i am not sure if this is what caused the problem.
I dont know alot about all this rooting and flashing and stuff like that... i rooted the phone a very simple way from this website just to get game gaurdian on the phone to mess around with games.
So if anybody could helo with my problem thta would be excellent.
Thank you very Much.
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When you go in settings and add account, do you get an error? Also, do you set it to manually sync or automatic?
Did it randomly stop or it was after flashing?
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When you go in settings and add account, do you get an error? Also, do you set it to manually sync or automatic?
Did it randomly stop or it was after flashing?
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Can not establish a reliable connection to the server.
This could be a temporary problem or your Android device may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues Call Customer Servic .
Thats is the message that I keep getting. And i noticed it this morning after I deleted all that freedom/locale pocket stuff. The Internet still works, it's just it refuses to sync the Google account.
Thanks again for taking the time to help me.
Namikaze Minato said:
Can not establish a reliable connection to the server.
This could be a temporary problem or your Android device may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues Call Customer Servic .
Thats is the message that I keep getting. And i noticed it this morning after I deleted all that freedom/locale pocket stuff. The Internet still works, it's just it refuses to sync the Google account.
Thanks again for taking the time to help me.
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When you look at your signal, is it grey? When it is colored (blue most of the time), then it's connecting with Google, if grey, it's not.
I did a little google search (can go a long way ) and found a few solutions:
1- Just restart the phone without the SIM card, and connect to some WiFi network, so you can login to your Google Account. It will log you into the account, and then you can put the SIM card back.
2- Add YouTube app and login with gmail account
Go into Gmail App and add account if needed.
Sign into Gmail account wither username and password
Go through login process
3- Hard reset your phone. You will lose all information that is currently on your phone when you do this.
Select Settings -> Security -> Factory Data Reset
Once the phone reboots, input your google account information when the phone asks for it.
BWolf56 said:
When you look at your signal, is it grey? When it is colored (blue most of the time), then it's connecting with Google, if grey, it's not.
I did a little google search (can go a long way ) and found a few solutions:
1- Just restart the phone without the SIM card, and connect to some WiFi network, so you can login to your Google Account. It will log you into the account, and then you can put the SIM card back.
2- Add YouTube app and login with gmail account
Go into Gmail App and add account if needed.
Sign into Gmail account wither username and password
Go through login process
3- Hard reset your phone. You will lose all information that is currently on your phone when you do this.
Select Settings -> Security -> Factory Data Reset
Once the phone reboots, input your google account information when the phone asks for it.
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Tried step #1 and #2. None of these work. Just a quick question before Itry step #3 . Will it cause to brick my phone? The only reason I am asking is because the phone is rooted, by one of the methods on this site. That is my only worry, will anything happen if I do it that way or doni have to go threw Odin and that whole process again? Once again thanks for the help.
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Tried step #1 and #2. None of these work. Just a quick question before Itry step #3 . Will it cause to brick my phone? The only reason I am asking is because the phone is rooted, by one of the methods on this site. That is my only worry, will anything happen if I do it that way or doni have to go threw Odin and that whole process again? Once again thanks for the help.
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No you won't brick your phone. Although, make a backup first.
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No you won't brick your phone. Although, make a backup first.
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Thanks a lot. When you say back up - you just mean pull all the pics off and put them on my comp, right? Like i said before I'm a noob to the whole android rooting process and things of its nature. Thanks again.
Namikaze Minato said:
Thanks a lot. When you say back up - you just mean pull all the pics off and put them on my comp, right? Like i said before I'm a noob to the whole android rooting process and things of its nature. Thanks again.
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You can go in recovery and make a nandroid backup. That will make a flashable image of your phone which you can get back to if something goes wrong.
BWolf56 said:
You can go in recovery and make a nandroid backup. That will make a flashable image of your phone which you can get back to if something goes wrong.
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Wow. Ok I totally lost you there. I don't know how to make backups and flash stuff. Guess I'll just try to take off the pics and videos. And start from scratch again. I would love to have the latest JB update w/o all the bloatware that AT&T puts on it, but that a whole other project in itself. Lol Thank you for all your help.
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Wow. Ok I totally lost you there. I don't know how to make backups and flash stuff. Guess I'll just try to take off the pics and videos. And start from scratch again. I would love to have the latest JB update w/o all the bloatware that AT&T puts on it, but that a whole other project in itself. Lol Thank you for all your help.
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You might wanna take a hour or so to go read the stickied guides
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You might wanna take a hour or so to go read the stickied guides
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Fantastic.... all your ideas did nothing...
Still experiencing the same problems. same error message. its like its blocking my phone from syncing. Maybe i deleted a file. I think the best bet would be to flash a whole new ROM or reboot the whole phone, and make it a fresh one.
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Fantastic.... all your ideas did nothing...
Still experiencing the same problems. same error message. its like its blocking my phone from syncing. Maybe i deleted a file. I think the best bet would be to flash a whole new ROM or reboot the whole phone, and make it a fresh one.
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Do a backup and go back to stock. See if it works there. If not, it's a problem with your carrier, maybe even your sim card.
Hi I have a HTC one x international and recently it stopped connecting too Google services I've tried literally everything deleting cache uninstalling updates date and time and restored my phone twice my phone is rooted running the stock HTC sense v4 and on android 4.1.1 please help I know these forums are really good at answering questions
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Hi I have a HTC one x international and recently it stopped connecting too Google services I've tried literally everything deleting cache uninstalling updates date and time and restored my phone twice my phone is rooted running the stock HTC sense v4 and on android 4.1.1 please help I know these forums are really good at answering questions
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we're the best community ever however try to go into settings>accounts and sync> try to sync all and see if that works
Tried that everythings syncs except Google because I can't sign in
fader910 said:
Tried that everythings syncs except Google because I can't sign in
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if you're not signed in google that's why you can't connect to google services
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if you're not signed in google that's why you can't connect to google services
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I can't sign in because it won't let me...But I can still connect to the internet and stuff just can't sign in or make a new Google account
fader910 said:
I can't sign in because it won't let me...But I can still connect to the internet and stuff just can't sign in or make a new Google account
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you should do a full-wipe and install it again
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you should do a full-wipe and install it again
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A full wipe of my phone because I've already done that (by the way I really appreciate the help)
fader910 said:
A full wipe of my phone because I've already done that (by the way I really appreciate the help)
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Yeah but if you restore the previous backup you'll have the same issue as before, try to install a new rom too
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Yeah but if you restore the previous backup you'll have the same issue as before, try to install a new rom too
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Kk I'll try the Rom btw I wasn't restoring of a backup
Had the same issue last week, flashed my backup and to date all is well. My friend also had the same on his razr............
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Yeah but if you restore the previous backup you'll have the same issue as before, try to install a new rom too
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Thanks a ton although installing a new Rom didn't exactly help when I flashed back HTC sense 4 it fixed so I give you credit for that
fader910 said:
Thanks a ton although installing a new Rom didn't exactly help when I flashed back HTC sense 4 it fixed so I give you credit for that
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glad to help you mate
I was flashing a new ROM to my Sprint S3 when I accidentally wiped internal storage (where I had my backup and my CM). Now I have no OS and no recovery files on my phone. I backed everything up on TiBu and moved the files to my laptop just in case, but I cant figure out how to access them from TWRP. Any ideas? Im trying not to panick because I know you guys can fix pretty much anything, but I need my phone for work in the morning. Thanks in advance.
-WP
You need to go into advanced settings in TWRP and sideload a rom, or if you have a sdcard reader put it in your pc and load a rom onto it.
Thank you!
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You need to go into advanced settings in TWRP and sideload a rom, or if you have a sdcard reader put it in your pc and load a rom onto it.
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:good: Worked perfectly and was very painless. Thanks for coming through for me. Any recommendations on a kernel to go along with CM10.2.1 (Stable)?
I was thinking of going with leankernel
I don't have a kernel recommendation, sorry. I actually only use TW roms.
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:good: Worked perfectly and was very painless. Thanks for coming through for me. Any recommendations on a kernel to go along with CM10.2.1 (Stable)?
I was thinking of going with leankernel
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Honestly, it all depends on your personal phone. My friends seem to work better with a 3rd party kernel while mine only works well with the stock CM one or Touchwiz one.
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One more problem: I had everything backed-up on TiBu, but that includes bloatware that I am trying to get rid of. How can i just import contacts, without anything else?
I'm not sure, all my contacts are saved in Google.
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I'm not sure, all my contacts are saved in Google.
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For future reference, how does one accomplish this?
Anybody have any other ideas? I tried syncing but Facebook has more numbers than any of my other networks and it doesnt seem to sync, even after reboot.
WastedPotential said:
For future reference, how does one accomplish this?
Anybody have any other ideas? I tried syncing but Facebook has more numbers than any of my other networks and it doesnt seem to sync, even after reboot.
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Did you try going into settings, then adding facebook as an account? I always use google to auto sync contacts it makes things easier.
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Did you try going into settings, then adding facebook as an account? I always use google to auto sync contacts it makes things easier.
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I did. I have rebooted and resynced, still nothing. It even has a little check mark next to it, so it thinks its synced. Could it have something to do with my fb security settings?
How do I autosync my google account and contacts?
Sorry for the tidal wave of questions. You guys (and gals?) have been really great!
Hello.
My brother locked my HTC Desire HD by entering the wrong pattern.
Now I have to sing in with my mail but I can't remember what mail was it.
Is there a way to check what mail is registered or just backup my contacts and than, I'll do a factory reset ?
NOTE: USB-Debugging is disabled and when I concect the phone to the PC it says Charge Only.
If' there's a way to root it with download mode or turn debuging mode on or backup contacts or find the registered E-Mail, please tell me because I have 1000+ contacts and they're not backed up on Google.
Thanks in advance.
Dorian995 said:
Hello.
My brother locked my HTC Desire HD by entering the wrong pattern.
Now I have to sing in with my mail but I can't remember what mail was it.
Is there a way to check what mail is registered or just backup my contacts and than, I'll do a factory reset ?
NOTE: USB-Debugging is disabled and when I concect the phone to the PC it says Charge Only.
If' there's a way to root it with download mode or turn debuging mode on or backup contacts or find the registered E-Mail, please tell me because I have 1000+ contacts and they're not backed up on Google.
Thanks in advance.
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If you synchronized ur contacts with google, then after a reset,your contacts would be sent right back to your device after signing in with that acount. If you dont remember that account then am afraid you are going to loose em.
I havent heard of a way to enable USB Debugging remotely. It can only be enabled from the device.
mickeyasamoah said:
If you synchronized ur contacts with google, then after a reset,your contacts would be sent right back to your device after signing in with that acount. If you dont remember that account then am afraid you are going to loose em.
I havent heard of a way to enable USB Debugging remotely. It can only be enabled from the device.
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I can't remember what account I used. If I knew i could reset my password or install Lock Bypass from my PC on Play Store but I don't know it.
I can't afford to lose those contacts :/
Dorian995 said:
I can't remember what account I used. If I knew i could reset my password or install Lock Bypass from my PC on Play Store but I don't know it.
I can't afford to lose those contacts :/
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Then your options are really limited. Unless....
This is going to be difficult as i havent tried it before but it might be possible.
What i would want you to do is flash a custom recovery and back up ur rom. Then send the file onto ur pc and extract the backup. And go through the data part, since your conacts are held by an apk called contacts storage.
I havent tried it before.
But it might work
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Then your options are really limited. Unless....
This is going to be difficult as i havent tried it before but it might be possible.
What i would want you to do is flash a custom recovery and back up ur rom. Then send the file onto ur pc and extract the backup. And go through the data part, since your conacts are held by an apk called contacts storage.
I havent tried it before.
But it might work
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I can't access my phone because it's not rooted and usb debuging is disabled so I can't put a custom recovery :/
Don't get Panic...
After reading all the conversation, what i was thinking is that, If you're not rooted then you must be on Android OS 2.3.5(last update) or lower. So you can do either login into all your Gmail accounts One by One and check which accounts has contacts sync with number which you were expecting not to loose. If you find that one then just click "Forget Password" on your device. They'll sent reset password to your account or else last option Hard Reset.
Where i found: http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/unlock-android-smartphone-after-many-pattern-attempts-34229.html
I think your answer lies somewhere on above link so try it. let us know.
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After reading all the conversation, what i was thinking is that, If you're not rooted then you must be on Android OS 2.3.5(last update) or lower. So you can do either login into all your Gmail accounts One by One and check which accounts has contacts sync with number which you were expecting not to loose. If you find that one then just click "Forget Password" on your device. They'll sent reset password to your account or else last option Hard Reset.
I think your answer lies somewhere on above link so try it. let us know.
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I tried all the mails I can remember but non of the works :/
It doesn't give me a "forgot password" option :/
None on the methods in that link worked...
I'll try to do something with Android SDK and terminal when I put the phone in Fastboot mode because it's the only way that my PC recognizes my phone...
I'll let you know what I've done