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contacts profile pictures in people

How do i update contacts that are linked to facebooks profiles pictures in the desire?
some people have updated their profile pictures in facebook but i cant get my desire to recognise the new profle pictures.

I would like see if is possible that when you browse phone book that you see facebook images on contact is this possible? I see images only on contacts which do not have phone contact added...

sonandreas said:
How do i update contacts that are linked to facebooks profiles pictures in the desire?
some people have updated their profile pictures in facebook but i cant get my desire to recognise the new profle pictures.
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dont they update automatically when you sync with facebook?

thats what i thought but i couple of my phonebook entries that are linked to facebook contacts still have old profile pics, i was wondering whether there was a way to manually refresh the pictures.

You have to sign out of facebook for htc sense and sign back in.
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ok how do i sign out of facebook for htc sense?

just go to the facebook app and press menu button and logout

sonandreas said:
ok how do i sign out of facebook for htc sense?
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Im try logout and login but do not help.
Im do next and work:
1.)Go to contact and view it.
2.)Go to "photos" tab.
3.)Click "Link Facebook profile" and select contact from facebook friends
4.)It will sync and update photos wit facebook photos.
I hope that this is good way to do this

Unlink and relink should also work.

Also if you in contact see Link 1 or something like this and not linked then this is reason you can also click on this link 1 and select facebook profile and it will link this contact together...

Renco said:
Unlink and relink should also work.
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It doesn't work for me..My friends updated their profile pictures but the contact pics still show the old ones...I tried log out and log in fb again but still not working.

Sorry I should have explained better. Go to settings and then accounts and sync and then go to facebook and select to remove the account and then sign back in. it should update all your contact photos.
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slybeans said:
Sorry I should have explained better. Go to settings and then accounts and sync and then go to facebook and select to remove the account and then sign back in. it should update all your contact photos.
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Thanks so much, it worked...xD

[Q] Facebook phonebook bug

My contacts are synced with my facebook, so i see the facebook pictures, but whenever i get a message from a person, and i want to reply, it takes the facebook phone number (which is missing the country code).
Is there anyway to sync with facebook but without the phone numbers?
Screenshot attached so you can see what i mean.

No one has this bug?

There is a sync option in Facebook not to sync with phonebook.

Would be helpfull if you would tell me where that option is?

Arsec said:
Would be helpfull if you would tell me where that option is?
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setting>>accounts & sync>>facebook for htc sence

AndroHero said:
setting>>accounts & sync>>facebook for htc sence
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I still don't see the option there "disable phonebook sync"

Maybe you need to update your Facebook app?

[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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[WORKING] Facebook Sync on Galaxy Nexus (Tested 4.0.3) Hi Res Pictures, updates,more!

NOTE: I am not the developer of this app, I have simply decided to create a thread about this on XDA.
NOTE 2: Using this app will get you all of your facebook contacts, regardless of whether you have a matching name in your contacts or not.
EDIT: Working fix (UNTESTED BY ME) found by droppedd and Ovalteenies:
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In the People app: Overflow menu (the two dots) -> Contacts to display -> Customize -> HaxSync: Uncheck "All Contacts." You'll only see HaxSync contacts that exist in one of your other contact providers after that; just make sure you've manually joined any people the app couldn't autojoin beforehand (for example, if they had their name spelled differently on GMail and Facebook).
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If your existing contacts were synced with your gmail account you can select "contacts to display" in the people app and choose to show only your gmail contacts. The ones with a facebook account should automatically link to your gmail contact, otherwise you can manually link them.
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NOTE 3: This app does not sync phone numbers, only hi res pics, RECENT updates (not all of them will have status updates) and allows you to view their wall from the contact app.
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Hey everyone,
I stumbled upon an app called HaxSync which basically makes facebook sync for devices with Ice Cream Sandwich possible. I have tested this myself with this rom and this kernel. Not only does this app give you hi-res pictures from facebook, it also gives you recent status updates, and a quick link on each contact for viewing their facebook wall.
The app can be found here
Yes, it costs a dollar but trust me, in the end its worth having these hi-res pics on the amazing Galaxy Nexus screen
How to use the app:
1.) Install official Facebook App.
2.) Go to System Settings => Accounts & Sync (Android Settings, not Facebook App Settings).
3.) Click "Add Account" => HaxSync.
4.) Click "Authorize HaxSync".
5.) Confirm Authorization
6.) Wait for HaxSync to finish syncing.
7.) You should now see your Facebook contacts in the Android "People"-App.
NOTE: The one thing that doesn't work yet, is syncing the phone number of each contact but it can be added manually(scroll down to the second part).
Alternatively, you can add facebook pictures manually if you wish to do so, but it is fairly cumbersome, especially if you have many contacts
NOTE 2 : I am in no way affiliated with the creator of the app, I'm simply trying to help my fellow XDA members by providing them with the best experience possible.

ISSUES/PROBLEMS WITH APP
-Phone numbers don't sync
-Can't see current status of contact (e.g. available, away, busy, etc - probably not meant to be implemented in this app as of yet, so not really a defect.)

HOW TO SYNC FACEBOOK PICTURES WITH EXISTING APPS MANUALLY
1.) Open the facebook app
2.) Click the menu button located on the top right of the facebook app, and search for the appropriate contact.
3.) Find a picture of them
4.) Click menu, set as, and contact icon
5.) Navigate to the appropriate contact, or if necessary create a new one.
Thats it! Pretty simple, but with the app above, you get facebook status updates, hi res pics and a quick link in each contact to view their profile on facebook
HOW TO SYNC FACEBOOK NUMBERS WITH CONTACTS
1.) Open the facebook app
2.) Search for the appropriate contact
3.) Click send a text message
4.) Long press the number
5.) Copy it
6.) Open the people app
7.) Click create a contact
8.) Long press the space in the phone slot provided
9.) Paste the number

Im already using it since yesterday, and it works.
The thing is that i had to link the profiles it manually for around 90% of my contacts. Probably would have the same problem with the official, so it's ok.
Also, after the work doing all this merge work, I'd lost everything after update the app by market. Not cool.
Still, I reccomend it.

Anyone know how to restore which contacts are merged past a data wipe? This is by far the most time consuming part of flashing new roms for me.

Link doesnt work can you please post a new one?
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I've been using it for two days now f**cling luv it
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rome8721 said:
Link doesnt work can you please post a new one?
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Which link?

Nvm i just purchased it. Works great.

I now have 700+ contacts I did not want.
Is there a way you can sync only the existing contacts already in the people app?
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Same here would love to filter just contacts with phone numbers.
Also only 10% of my contacts synced. Only one pulled in Facebook status
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darrendm said:
I now have 700+ contacts I did not want.
Is there a way you can sync only the existing contacts already in the people app?
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No, I highly doubt it, as the app is meant to sync all the facebook contacts.

kcmoney13 said:
Same here would love to filter just contacts with phone numbers.
Also only 10% of my contacts synced. Only one pulled in Facebook status
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As mentioned in my post, I'm fairly certain that it must be a fairly recent status. I also don't have all my contacts updated with statuses.
Also, a simple thanks would be nice guys

darrendm said:
I now have 700+ contacts I did not want.
Is there a way you can sync only the existing contacts already in the people app?
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If your existing contacts were synced with your gmail account you can select "contacts to display" in the people app and choose to show only your gmail contacts. The ones with a facebook account should automatically link to your gmail contact, otherwise you can manually link them.

Ovalteenies said:
If your existing contacts were synced with your gmail account you can select "contacts to display" in the people app and choose to show only your gmail contacts. The ones with a facebook account should automatically link to your gmail contact, otherwise you can manually link them.
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Awesome, I'll give it a try when I get the chance. I'll update the thread. Thanks!

Damn I can't try this because I cannot buy apps in my region !

darrendm said:
I now have 700+ contacts I did not want.
Is there a way you can sync only the existing contacts already in the people app?
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In the People app: Overflow menu (the two dots) -> Contacts to display -> Customize -> HaxSync: Uncheck "All Contacts." You'll only see HaxSync contacts that exist in one of your other contact providers after that; just make sure you've manually joined any people the app couldn't autojoin beforehand (for example, if they had their name spelled differently on GMail and Facebook).

works like a charm...thanks!!
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droppedd said:
In the People app: Overflow menu (the two dots) -> Contacts to display -> Customize -> HaxSync: Uncheck "All Contacts." You'll only see HaxSync contacts that exist in one of your other contact providers after that; just make sure you've manually joined any people the app couldn't autojoin beforehand (for example, if they had their name spelled differently on GMail and Facebook).
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Thanks! Added to OP
jackie_jagger said:
Damn I can't try this because I cannot buy apps in my region !
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Have you tried market enabler? (Note: I'm pretty sure root is required)
nikosrs4 said:
works like a charm...thanks!!
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No problem!

Ovalteenies said:
If your existing contacts were synced with your gmail account you can select "contacts to display" in the people app and choose to show only your gmail contacts. The ones with a facebook account should automatically link to your gmail contact, otherwise you can manually link them.
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Added your comment to the OP as well! Thanks

[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.
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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.
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(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!