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hello everyone,
I finally got my desire this monday and being playing it all the time.
I have all my gmail/facebook/phone contacts under the people menu and i have filtered them as phone/with numbers only. everything looks nice, but when i try to send sms to multiple contacts it shows all my contacts, facebook/gmail. how can i fix this?
and to have my contacts sync automaticly i want to "convert" my phone contacts to gmail contacts. is it possible and if yes, will the facebook links will be stored as well.
thanks for answering in advance!
ps.in order not to get "google it" comments i did heavy searching but as the words are like people, contacts, desire, sync it is almost millions of results, mostly unuseful.

What do you mean by 'it shows all my contacts'
Do you mean in the Messaging app or in the Contacts app??
Contacts has everything linked into it Google+Facebook, your phone will link Google with the contacts on your phone so you always have your contacts on your phone and Gmail.com, Facebook contacts wont show up on Gmail.com and the pictures from Facebook wont show up on Gmail.com regardless of if they are linked to contacts on your phone or not,, i hope this helps a little bit

DanTehManUK said:
What do you mean by 'it shows all my contacts'
Do you mean in the Messaging app or in the Contacts app??
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In messaging app. I just want to see my gmail/phone contacts, not the facebook contacts as it is in people app.
Also is there a way to just import gmail "my contacts" rather than "all contacts" as all contacts include all the email addresses you have used so far in gmail.
Thanks

If you open up Gmail.com and click contacts usually you can have a play around in there and move/delete certain contacts and thatll then sync with your phone
and as for messageing, do you mean;
'im sending message to 5 people and it shows the 5 seperate people in messaging'
or?
'its showing messages i have received on facebook as well'

DanTehManUK said:
and as for messageing, do you mean;
'im sending message to 5 people and it shows the 5 seperate people in messaging'
or?
'its showing messages i have received on facebook as well'
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I mean when I am goign to send texts to multiple recipents in messaging app, in the recipent selection windows, where you tick the people, I am getting the list of all contacts, including facebook emails and mobiel numbers. I don't want facebook but gmail and phone contacts.
Was it more clear this time?
Thanks for the superquick answer btw.

I get ya know
out of curiosity, your facebook, did you select sync all contacts or sync only contacts on phone?? (this has happened to me in the past) also if your facebook contacts have phone numbers listed on facebook itll try synching them as well

This time it is me who didn't get the question.
Are you asking if Facebook is selected under the sync menu? In sync menu. myfacebook, and gmail accounts are selected.
I just don't want my facebook contacts(numbers and emails) under the messaging app and "phone" menu.

if you go into the sync menu and click on facebook is it only synching with contacts in phone, or all facebook contacts?

There are only 3 options under Facebook under Sync:
Account settings(just selecting the sync frequency)
Sync live feed
Sync contacts
I can only select or deselect the last two, so I don't know where to look if it syncs with contacts in phone, or all facebook contacts

Go into the facebook app and on the main menu screen press Menu (on phone) and click on settings have a look in there at the bottom for 'other settings' and there should be an option for sync contacts, bringing up this screen;
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if this helps any??

Now I understand you
But under the other settings it is only "Helpful Tips". Maybe it is because I am using the default facebook app?(for htc sense, that was preinstalled on the phone)

Maybe,,, it might be worth having an quick install from the market and seeing if this changes anything
other then that this might be a 'feature' in the official HTC ROM,, i never checked it though and rooted and installed a Cooked ROM 2 days after purchase

double post*
i will try the app from the market!

The app in the market comes as an update to HTC sense one, it didn't change anything as I can see.
I will try something on my own now

Keep us updated mate as there might be more out there having issues

after hours of googling and calling htc hotline:
you can't link your phone contacts to facebook contacts and keep just facebook contacts out of your "phone" and messaging tabs.
i will spend some hours on my gmail contacts and add photos manually, remove facebook sync at all.

Dang!
i have to admit that sucks,,, i like the sync contacts only in phone so some of my contacts have pics but other then that,,, that sucks!
Give it a week or 2 and someone will have Cooked a ROM or made a MOD to fix this issue

How to mass delete "notes" in contacts?

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Here's the problem I'm having, and its bugging me. From all the sense roms I've used, I have HTC Facebook data in with my contacts. I want it gone cause I don't really ever plan on using sense. Can someone help me?
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-

watt9493 said:
Here's the problem I'm having, and its bugging me. From all the sense roms I've used, I have HTC Facebook data in with my contacts. I want it gone cause I don't really ever plan on using sense. Can someone help me?
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
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If you want facebook stuff out of contacts, open the people app, hit menu then view, and uncheck facebook for htc sense. This will not remove the facrbook stuff already there you will have to delete it manualy but it will stop new stuff from being added or updated.

cmlusco said:
If you want facebook stuff out of contacts, open the people app, hit menu then view, and uncheck facebook for htc sense. This will not remove the facrbook stuff already there you will have to delete it manualy but it will stop new stuff from being added or updated.
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I'm not on a sense rom tthough. I'm on cm7. I don't have that feature
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-

I think this is really annoying, too. Especially if you switch between Sense and AOSP roms. Unfortunately, I haven't found a quick way to mass delete all the notes. You have to manually edit each contact and erase it. But as long as you never use another Sense rom, the notes won't fill back up, so that's a plus.
Neat trick I have used before, though: delete the notes with MIUI. It's got a quick clear button to erase all the content in a contact's note box. You still have to manually edit each contact, but it's a little faster than CM7 or anything...
You can also try this app that's supposed to replicate the MIUI contacts and see if that works for the quick clear: http://goo.gl/TtOcU
Hope this made sense.

Just putting it out there that there may be an app that can do this.
I know I used an app to erase a bunch of annoying duplicate contacts I had after I accidently restored them 3 times. Of course this is a much more specific problem, and I haven't checked, but just throwing ya some ideas

just went through them all. thumb hurts. lol

Let me know if you found a fix for this
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ronot said:
Let me know if you found a fix for this
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Only by doing it manually
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I had to do it manually too. I sync my Gmail contacts so it was a little easier to manually erase the "HTC Notes" on the web interface.

1. Export all the contacts to the SD card, which produces a .VCF file.
2. Edit this VCF file with a good text editor like TextPad, and use that to delete any lines beginning with 'NOTE:', e.g. use the regular expression '^NOTE:'
3. Delete all the contacts off the phone - the app 'Contact Remover' can do this.
4. Force a sync; this is because you may get a warning about too many deletions. If so, confirm the delete. Check they are all gone.
5. Import from the SD card.

arewenotmen said:
1. Export all the contacts to the SD card, which produces a .VCF file.
2. Edit this VCF file with a good text editor like TextPad, and use that to delete any lines beginning with 'NOTE:', e.g. use the regular expression '^NOTE:'
3. Delete all the contacts off the phone - the app 'Contact Remover' can do this.
4. Force a sync; this is because you may get a warning about too many deletions. If so, confirm the delete. Check they are all gone.
5. Import from the SD card.
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Not one click, but it works way better than what I've had to do before.

1. Open contacts in gmail on web.
2. Export all contacts to GoogleCSV
3. Download the file.
4.Edit the CSV and just clear the whole notes column or edit them individually if you have contacts with notes already.
5. Delete all your gmail contacts.
6. Import newly edited file.

ThePravus said:
1. Open contacts in gmail on web.
2. Export all contacts to GoogleCSV
3. Download the file.
4.Edit the CSV and just clear the whole notes column or edit them individually if you have contacts with notes already.
5. Delete all your gmail contacts.
6. Import newly edited file.
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Wouldn't this remove any contact pictures associated with those contacts?
I don't believe the CSV file stores the picture....which means in my case I'd have just as much of a PITA to fix the pictures.
I'm really surprised no one's created a contact cleaner app yet... there was a great one on my old Palm device eons ago that would let you do all sorts of things to standardize your contacts.

Can't JOIN contacts if HTCData exists in notes field
I wrote up my solution to this problem a little bit here thanks to the this forum thread above.
http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...tcdata-exists-in-notes-field.html#post5968115

How to disable phone number from showing @every incoming text message

Hello there,
First time I'm using an HTC device and I have this thing bugging me where when texting a contact that I registered his Home & mobile phone, in front of every text he sends me, it writes his phone number and (Mobile). This is pretty much ugly-annoying & I'ld like to know if someone knows how to disable it without having to use a 3rd party app for sms.
I don't know if it helps, but I'm using the Canadian version with LTE and no Quadcore.
Thank you!
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Would also like to know if its possible. it is pretty annoying. other than that I don't mind the HTC messaging app.

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Strange.
Don't have this on international version.
Mind posting a pic?

on the left is someone in my contacts, it displays their number beside each msg even though it says at top the person and number it is from.
on the right is someone NOT in my contacts, it displays fine.
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It has done that with everyone in my contacts so far.

ok heres the thing.
I unlinked one of the contacts Facebook contact and it removes the number and just has the bubble like it should be. I relinked the Facebook contact and it then adds the number again.
so it must be a bug or something.
at the top of the screen it shows area code 416 as thats the contacts mobile number (set as primary).
facebook adds a number as Other with +1416 and that is what is showing up in each sms.
edit: I have another contact with no country code +1 or facebook number but contact still linked and it shows the number in the sms as well. So its just that they are linked, not that there are additional numbers added.

Ive just had a look and I think it only shows when you have more than one number for that contact.
Check sms from contacts where you only have one number.
Steve

This has got something to do with facebook.
I don't sync my contacts with facebook and none of my text messages have a phonenumber in the bubble.
Even my contacts who are listed with more then one number.
If it really bothers you, stop syncing with facebook. Turn syncing contacts off in the settings.

Tomo1971 said:
Ive just had a look and I think it only shows when you have more than one number for that contact.
Check sms from contacts where you only have one number.
Steve
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+1 agreed with this. it groups all SMS from one contact but uses the number to differentiate.

This happens to me ONLY when texting a contact that has more tb
Han one number and it's NOT the primary number

Sorry. Deleted. Wrong stuff.

Meh. Looks like it is multi numbers and not fb. Fb adds multi numbers if they have them in their profile tho.
Had a fb linked contact with 2 numbers from google contacts, removed one number and it removed the number in SMS.
So dumb.

outofmyelement said:
Meh. Looks like it is multi numbers and not fb. Fb adds multi numbers if they have them in their profile tho.
Had a fb linked contact with 2 numbers from google contacts, removed one number and it removed the number in SMS.
So dumb.
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The logic is probably that you would want to know with which number the person has sent you the text.
Now how many of the contacts have multiple numbers that can do text? Not me...
But from that logic, HTC is not wrong.

pehkblui said:
The logic is probably that you would want to know with which number the person has sent you the text.
Now how many of the contacts have multiple numbers that can do text? Not me...
But from that logic, HTC is not wrong.
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I agree. I have contacts with work/home/mobile but obviously can only send sms with one number. I ended up installing stock ics app which is much nicer. Apparently doesn't do mms when being used on this phone but that isn't a problem for me.
M.
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For me this is a nice feature.
Many of my friends own more than one sim card (e.g., one office and one private).
I cannot count how many times I've sent messages to the wrong number just by clicking reply.

Bunecarera said:
This has got something to do with facebook.
I don't sync my contacts with facebook and none of my text messages have a phonenumber in the bubble.
Even my contacts who are listed with more then one number.
If it really bothers you, stop syncing with facebook. Turn syncing contacts off in the settings.
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Nothig to do with Facebook
Its when a contact has multiple phone numbers (even if not all are mobile). The app will show the phone number to inform you the text came from one of their specific devices.

Wtrt said:
Nothig to do with Facebook
Its when a contact has multiple phone numbers (even if not all are mobile). The app will show the phone number to inform you the text came from one of their specific devices.
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Very strange, because I don't have this
Even with contacts that have more then one number...

I have that if the contact has more than 1 number

Are you on tge stock rom and what version of ICS?
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[Q] Contact List Problem

Ok... Please bear with me here. New Cell/android user SIII. I had the only contacts (6) I wanted in my phone which is associated with my Gmail #1 email address that is registered with my SIII. It was fine. I don't use this phone very much. The other day I turned my phone on and I had my entire Contact list from my GMAIL #2 account in my contacts list... All 160 of them plus the Gmail #1 (6 contacts). I must have did something in the SIII that brought all these contacts from my GMAIL #2 into my SIII Phone. I don't want this. I tried deleting one of the Contacts from GMAIL #2 from the SIII and it also deleted it from my GMAIL #2 email contact list on my desktop computer. I certainly do not want these contacts in my phone.
The questions here are...
How can I delete all of these contacts from GMAIL #2 from my phone Contact List in the SIII without deleting them from my original GMAIL #2 account.
What did I do to make this happen? I'm sure it just didn't get this way. I must have did something.
Finally: Is there some sort of Manual for this phone/android other than what I got with the phone? A practical Hands on/How to use this phone?

Tap menu and then scroll down to accounts. Have a look in the Google and Samsung accounts.
Should have options for contact sync.
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Go into settings and under the accounts area click Google and remove the #2 account which should remove those contacts you don't want on your phone, then you can add the account back but when you do make sure the contacts box is unchecked when it gives you the options of what to sync. That should work for what I believe you want to do
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Contacts Thanks
Thanks for the answers. I deleted the GMAIL #2 account and that solved the problems and saw the settings. I must have synced them. Now... If I bring the Gmail #2 account back on and do not sync the contacts but check to have my email only show up (Checked) on my phone will that be ok. Also... Can I just add contacts to my phone and unchecking Contacts to email #1 or #2 Contacts? I would like to be able to check my emails on #1 & #2 but just manually add contacts.
Thanks again... :laugh:
Oops no answer yet for a good how to detailed manual for SIII or android? I need it.

tmyc said:
All 160 of them plus the Gmail #1 (6 contacts).
Finally: Is there some sort of Manual for this phone/android other than what I got with the phone? A practical Hands on/How to use this phone?
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Wait, you have only 6 contacts you want in this phone?!
Honestly, it doesn't really matter how many you have in your phone, you never really have to page through them to call people. Just go to the phone dialer and start typing the number associated with the letters in their names. They pop up automatically. I have like 2200 contacts because it pulls all my work email contacts in automagically. Don't stress it, its easy to find.
Alternatively, you can always just put those 6 people on your home screen, or star them and put them in a widget....there's a lot of things you can do to isolate them.
For a good Android manual, I suggest Androidcentral.com Android 101 : http://www.androidcentral.com/tags/android-101

tmyc said:
Thanks for the answers. I deleted the GMAIL #2 account and that solved the problems and saw the settings. I must have synced them. Now... If I bring the Gmail #2 account back on and do not sync the contacts but check to have my email only show up (Checked) on my phone will that be ok. Also... Can I just add contacts to my phone and unchecking Contacts to email #1 or #2 Contacts? I would like to be able to check my emails on #1 & #2 but just manually add contacts.
Thanks again... :laugh:
Oops no answer yet for a good how to detailed manual for SIII or android? I need it.
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Ya if you go back to that same Google section In the settings then and select one at a time and uncheck the contacts box and just the emails you will be able to have both emails with none of the contacts and just add them as you want. But remember most likely whatever email you set up first will most likely save whatever contacts you add to the phone going forward
Hey Laser Lips, your momma was a snow blower

Google contacts won't sync anymore

My Google sync does not sync my contacts anymore. Not since April 9...
As you can see on the image, it just keeps showing the white wheel. Everything else syncs. I have tried ticking the sync off and on. Restart the phone...
Any ideas how to get this syncing again?
Thanks
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It just happens sometimes on all android phones...
To get it working again, first disable syncronization, then go to settings -> applications -> "all" tab and look for the contacts app. Then click on erase data.
After that, enable sync again and it should work.
Regards.

rock.n.dave said:
It just happens sometimes on all android phones...
To get it working again, first disable syncronization, then go to settings -> applications -> "all" tab and look for the contacts app. Then click on erase data.
After that, enable sync again and it should work.
Regards.
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I have the same problem. I notice that I have contacts on my phone that don't show up on my web-based Gmail account. I'm tempted to do this but before I do, I hope you don't mind answering these questions:
1. Which of the following do I clear the data of: Contacts or Contacts Storage?
2. Does this delete the contacts on my phone?
Thank you

1.you can both, but contact storage is main.
2.You will lose all contacts by erasing data
First make backup of existing contacts this way
- Contacts - menu - Import / export - Export to SD (OR USB whatever you like)
- Clear data of contact and contact storage from setting - app manager - All - Contact & Contact manager
- Erase all contacts from web (otherwise you may get duplicates) to be more secure you can export your web contacts too to a file before erasing.
- Restore contact
Contacts - menu - import/export - import from SD (or USB watever you have selected earlier)- Now it will ask to storage type - Here you can select google a/c then your all contact will get sync)
- Check all contacts are there then start Sync and check from web if it sync correctly and completely

Why no thanks button to someone who help you out?
I saw a lot of member after getting helped from Dr.ketan and never press the thanks button. Im really wonder they are still new or do not realize the existing of thanks button. Shame....
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lee yun khong said:
Why no thanks button to someone who help you out?
I saw a lot of member after getting helped from Dr.ketan and never press the thanks button. Im really wonder they are still new or do not realize the existing of thanks button. Shame....
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Um, sorry. I don't always get to check the forum and my emails because I'm not on the computer and/or the phone all the time.
Anyway, thanks, Dr. Ketan. I'll try your suggestion

I encountered another roadblock. I followed the instructions and restored my contacts on the phone, however, my contacts won't show up on Gmail. Did I miss anything?

Have you restore in Gmail account?
You should have small g beside each contact
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I erased everything on Gmail. Then restored the contacts on my phone by importing from SD. When I synced, nothing came out on Gmail. I felt that I didn't have a choice but to click "restore contacts" on Gmail. The new contacts that I saved on the phone still won't show up on Gmail. So I just saved them again on Gmail. Apparently, a lot of other users are experiencing what I'm experiencing, some even going as far as restoring factory settings (I didn't do that yet) but to still no avail. I wish Google / Android finds a solution to this

Do you able to see 'g' besides your each contact on device?
also make sure contact sync is enabled in account settin (as shown in post#1)

Blue "g" icon = yes
contact sync enabled = yes

Try removing your Google account then add again.
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I did that, too
Nevertheless, I thank you for your time. I'll keep following this thread.

Then there shouldn't be issue from device side, may be server issue wait for sometime it may solve.
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My device is sync with the google contacts on the web but when I check it does still say "sync error" but everything is synced. I tried deleting one contact then refreshed it on the web and it is all sync. Where is the problem then? Thanks!

Rainman26 said:
My device is sync with the google contacts on the web but when I check it does still say "sync error" but everything is synced. I tried deleting one contact then refreshed it on the web and it is all sync. Where is the problem then? Thanks!
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I also had a problem like this.
I'm living in Iran.
But the government of iran and the owners are boycotting technology such as Google.
I've been using a proxy program and managed to solve this problem would solve my problem
Such ultravpn app
I hope your problem is solved.
sorry for bad eng

After a thousand tries, the problem is still exist. No matter how many times you delete your contact cache/data, reset factory or on your new phone, the sync problem will be back again. Maybe it's bcoz of multi device sync? Mystery unsolved google contact sync issues.
Sigh...

sync google accounts
It's been a while since I've been through this, but unfortunately I have a similar problem. My problem is "Google account" in accounts and sync. But I can only select google photos when I click on the sync mark. No selection box for contacts. How can I fix that?
The device has clone s3 and ics 4.0.4 on it. The gapps packages available for this release also do not work. It does not synchronize people in any case. I cleaned the data from the applications, I deleted Accounts.db and reinstalled it.
Finally, I found the following lines for Accounts.xml and added it, but still there is no positive situation. What else can I do? Thank you.
Syncable = "true"> <authority id = "3" account = ".." type = "com.google" authority = "com.android.contacts"
<PeriodicSync period = "86400" />
</ Authority>