Hi guys, I've a problem, I can't export contacts from phone to SIM card.
I have even tried installing other apps (Contact2Sim, Copy to Sim card, Sim2Phone) but do not work.
I have an HTC Desire Z with Andromadus ROM.
some roms don't allow for this others do, either find a different way to sync or move to another rom. maybe someone else can shed some light on this better as I haven't stored contacts on my sim since nokia days
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I too was looking to store a contact on my SIM card, but all my phone allowed for me to do was to import contacts off the SIM card instead of the other way around.
I just did some searching of this and it may be based on the device rather than the ROM. Phone manufacturers are maybe phasing out the saving of contacts to the SIM card, especially on smartphones, as these devices have a persistent connection to the internet and an offsite location where the contacts are actually stored. It does make sense when you think about it.
In the end I just created a new contact and saved it on my Google account.
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I have a Touch Pro2 with O2 SIM (monthly) and I copied my contacts across to the SIM card. I now want to delete them all in one go. When I try this using the SIM Manager application it comes up with a message "An error occurs" and only deletes the first in selection . My objective is to try and get the SIM list to sync on my Audi A4 (2005) and it wont read the SIM using rSAP and was hoping its just a problem with the contacts on the SIM , want to delete and start with just one. Ive got a hundred of contacts so deleteing one at a time is a pain.
I will put SIM in nokia phone to accomplish this this time but would love an App that manages the SIM card better - any ideas ?
I had a similar problem and I went to att and got a new sim card. Haven't had any problems since.
Hi Peeps,
im struggling to view my sim contacts. I know for a fact that all my contacts are saved to my sim so why wont WP7 allow me to import them?
The option is greyed out. its seriously annoying me...
There must be a way? why is it not working?
thanks
my HD7 is unlocked and i'm using a T-Mobile sim, do you think this is the reason why i cant import my sim contacts? it cant read my sim or something?
Try use your old phone to synch them with outlook, then re-import them into your new phone
rafter_01 said:
my HD7 is unlocked and i'm using a T-Mobile sim, do you think this is the reason why i cant import my sim contacts? it cant read my sim or something?
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Import worked fine for me on a HD7 - very odd.
Thats very strange.
You tried syncing them with other methods for example outlook?
im going to try it through GMAIL.
really annoyed though... import sim contacts is greyed out
I copied my old contacts from my Blackstone to SIM and then I was able to import from SIM to phone on my Omnia :/ Very odd.
Had some problem, now know why.
I had the same thing happen to me. I would hit the import sim contacts button, it would wurr for a moment then gray out, but no contacts came over. Then I switched sim cards and it worked the very first time. When I examined the two sim cards I realized that one was older and had a slightly larger gold contact area. The older one didn't sync but the newer, narrower one did. If you have an older sim take it into a t-mo store, tell them it's not working right with your phone, get a new one, and have them sync the contacts over to the new sim for you. It should work fine in your phone after that. Enjoy.
I´m also having the same problem. I also tried with a reset and also hard reset (Press Vol+ and Vol- while starting) Sim was copied once( with only ahand full of contacts, but second time with all nearly 500 contacts the import sim button was also grey and dead! Please help!
Thanks! OliRom
I am on a DHD. I will need my phone to be able to read and write contacts to the sim card for. So far, i've tried CM 7.2 and IceColdSandwich and both of them are not able to read/write contacts to sim.
I've also tried googling around and there doesn't seems to have any solution for it. Most of the solution centers around syncing the contacts to google which is not acceptable because I need the contacts synced to my sim card to transfer to another non-camera phone, which unfortunately has no way of connecting to a laptop or the network.
On the old stock rom, i had no issue running apps like contacts2sim to sync the contacts. But ever since I rooted the phone, I wasn't able to do so anymore.
Does anyone knows of a rom that can allow me to transfer contacts from phone to sim and vice versa?
CM7.2 actually has this feature.
Simply click on the menu and then choose the "Import/Export" option to transfer from/to your SIM card.
I don't know for any ICS based rom ...
EDIT: but it's true that directly read the SIM contacts is not possible, you have to import/export them.
relentles, I have same problem. Any sense based rom will read the sim card, but not ASOP ICS rom.
Have you tried the VT infinity rom (sense4) ?
as far as i remember, it has that option...
AOSP roms are not built to use the old way of reading contacts. While a few have the ability to import from the Sim card this option is being fazed out a little more with each update.
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AOSP roms are not built to use the old way of reading contacts. While a few have the ability to import from the Sim card this option is being fazed out a little more with each update.
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Any apps to read contacts from SIM with such ROM?
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Any apps to read contacts from SIM with such ROM?
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Search the market. I have no idea. Stopped using sim cards to keep my contacts years ago
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It's happens to me also when I rooted ice cold sandwitch but the problem solve with trickdroid n sabsa prime hope this help
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A search in market for sim contacts brought up a few options. I only tested the first one on my AOKP rom worked fine I think. Was able to add and delete. Give it a shot
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So basically my SIM contacts which I manually entered one by one disappeared once again today... (The reason I manually entered my contacts is because I changed my SIM to a microSIM and my carrier ROGERs refuses to transfer it for me...)
Running all stock Rogers ICS, no root no nothing..
This disappearing issue was present on all my other Galaxy S3s from Rogers which I exchanged due to flimsy battery cover (hairline cracks) and WiFi random disconnecting issues...
(**Note: ticking display only SIM contacts do not work, ticking another display option and switching it back to only display SIM do not work, rebooting the phone do not work, removing the battery do not work, and syncing option turn on and syncing do not work..)
The issue will be solved if I remove the SIM card and reinsert it, or factory reset the phone. By doing this, it is a temporary fix, I realized that all my SIM contacts will disappear again after a few days.
The only way I can prevent this is to save all my contacts in my Phone Memory or in the cloud Google Sync (I don't trust my privacy with Google though)...
What is happening.... Is this a known ICS bug?? (I used Froyo and Gingerbread on my Galaxy S Captivate and Galaxy S2 Skyrocket LTE....
I have used android since the first Galaxy S (captivate) and I never had this issue before..
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Try and see if you can make a backup of you contact with a google account. Therefore all your contact will be backup there instead of your sim. That way you will never lose them.
Also you can check, while in contact hit menu and see if there is a option: Contact to Display". click it & see if it give you an option to select sim or phone. if it does. select either of them to see if your numbers are there.
Maybe this might solve your problem.
Hope this helps.
Don't trust your privacy with Google?
May I ask why? You're using a Google phone. Syncing a phone to Google servers so you can use your branded Google os phone.
And in terms of someone using mischevious ways to illegally access your contacts. Id be more concerned with your internet provider than Google.
But anyway. Hope you get it fixed mate. May I offer a solution? Have you asked your provider for maybe just a brand new sim? And why have they said no to transferring your contacts? To my knowledge they can't really refuse you, or the store you went to is just a bunch of dicks.
Also. If you have best buy near you. Ask them for some help. Mobile guy here. At my store we would do it no questions asked no charge just to help a fellow out.
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As I mentioned in the OP, I ticked the contacts display to SIM only...
@ThatJawn
I know I am using a Google Phone, but the only thing I would ever sync with them is my GMail account and my Google Play Apps...
I do not sync any personal contacts/appointments and of course contact numbers and addresses with them ever since I started using my Galaxy S1 Captivate...
Yes, the store I went to was a bunch of dicks... I don't know if you know the Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless, they are shady people and some of them are just straight up dumb....
Basically my microSIM is a new card.. But for some reason Rogers' new LTE microSIMs do not have the normal SIM cutout adapter... So it makes it difficult to transfer my old contacts from my GS2 Skyrocket LTE to my GS3. The store has a freakin' multiSIM reader, but the teenage chick at that Rogers store in Downtown Toronto did not know how to operate.
Hmm try to catch a different person?
Or go to best buy? Or say like a Walmart or anywhere else they sell mobile phones. I'm sure they wouldn't have any issues doing it for you.
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I too don't trust Google with contacts n such. So here is what I do:
Installed "Go Contacts" app.
Always keep it frozen and use only when I need to backup.
This app has option to export contacts. In case of any issue, you could import from the exported file.
You could create as many backups as you want since the exported file gets created with the timestamp as name.
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Hello Dear members.
I have a question that still isn't solved.
I would like to import my sim contacts in CM9 and this feature doesn't work. (CM7.2 has the same problem)
I know that I can sync my contacts with google but I sometimes have to use an old nokia N5000 which isn't a smartphone.
New contacts are lost and I don't really want to import/export each time I switch phone. The same issue when changing ROM.
I tried many apps on google play but none can detect my SIM card (SFR in France)
Do you have a better app or any tip to fix that issue? CM devs don't care about that basic feature, it is really surprising...
Don't be mistaken, I do not blame them, their work is fantastic but I am used to have all my contacts on SIM
Have a nice day,
y0da
Try to make a backup with contacts and save to sdcard.
If i helped you,click "thank's" button.Have a nice night.
This was already mentioned in my post.
I would like to find another way and make CM able to read my SIM card