Hey everyone, does anyone know how to remove the Google+/Picasa pictures from the gallery app? I went to settings and disabled Google photo sync but there are still 3 extra folders in the gallery - scrapbook photos, profile photos, and posts. I don't want them to show up in the gallery app.
Thanks.
This is an irritating issue. The only way I know how to solve this issue is to remove your account from your phone. After you add it again, you need to quickly navigate to your sync settings and uncheck "sync photos" before it begins.
I BELIEVE...clearing data/cache in G+ and Gallery after making sure the sync settings are disabled works.
But, indeed... irritating. I had it once. And it's a pain in the ass.
Thus, I'm not about to check if the above works =] I don't want to deal with it again, lol.
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As the above poster said: Deleting your Google account WILL work.
I'd then clear Gallery and G+ again just to be sure.
But it's again, a pain.
I've frozen Google+ (I don't use it), go to Settings> Apps> All> Gallery> Clear cache and all the Picasa/Google+ pics will disappear. Don't sync again. Cheers!
I just got my phone yesterday and noticed this issue. Thanks for the tips. Will try them out.
Get a file reader app and browse thru your folders until you come across a file labeled ".no media" copy it and paste into each location you don't want to show in gallery.
EDIT: any folder/file with a "."will become hidden unless you set hidden to show.
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I ve got a better solution.
Download picassa app from play store. Delete those pics from google-linked picassa account.
I was also annoyed by that issue. But i found this way to solve it.
Jubakuba said:
I BELIEVE...clearing data/cache in G+ and Gallery after making sure the sync settings are disabled works.
But, indeed... irritating. I had it once. And it's a pain in the ass.
Thus, I'm not about to check if the above works =] I don't want to deal with it again, lol.
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As the above poster said: Deleting your Google account WILL work.
I'd then clear Gallery and G+ again just to be sure.
But it's again, a pain.
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clearing the data/cache in the gallery app works! Thanks guys.
Try downloading the gallery app called QuickPic. It works on both ICS and JB.
It auto hides those folders. You can hide and unhide folders from with in the gallery. Its been my go to gallery app for a long time.
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NexusDro said:
Hey everyone, does anyone know how to remove the Google+/Picasa pictures from the gallery app? I went to settings and disabled Google photo sync but there are still 3 extra folders in the gallery - scrapbook photos, profile photos, and posts. I don't want them to show up in the gallery app.
Thanks.
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Hi, to remove stuff from Picasa, go to settings,click on Apps,then wipe the screen right to left 3 times through Downloaded.... Running.....All.....scroll down to Gallery.. don't rely on the icon, read Gallery, click on, then Disable and clear Data from the storage area. that should clear the gallery icon from the Apps screen and the offending pictures, good luck
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Hi guys,
i am new right here and also with Desire HD. I just have it since 2 days.
Now, i have my first question:
I am organizing all my contact, grouped by categories, in Outlook 2003. This is working fine so far with HTC Sync and the Categories will be created as groups in my DHD:
BUT, there are still the "system default" groups like "friends", "family", and so on, which i don't need.
Now, i wanted to delete these groups, but i am not able. I only can delete my groups, created via sync.
Does anybody know how to get rid of these group?
Many thanks in advance
Henner
Henner77 said:
Hi guys,
i am new right here and also with Desire HD. I just have it since 2 days.
Now, i have my first question:
I am organizing all my contact, grouped by categories, in Outlook 2003. This is working fine so far with HTC Sync and the Categories will be created as groups in my DHD:
BUT, there are still the "system default" groups like "friends", "family", and so on, which i don't need.
Now, i wanted to delete these groups, but i am not able. I only can delete my groups, created via sync.
Does anybody know how to get rid of these group?
Many thanks in advance
Henner
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For those how have the same issue, i just found a way.
I installed the "Contacts Group Manager" App from the Android Store, there you can delete all the useless system group folder....
Now, i am happy...;-)
Thanks! Didnt like the clutter either...
You're welcome...was looking for it awhile and couldn't find anything....Can't believe we are the only user with this issue...:-D
Henner77 said:
For those how have the same issue, i just found a way.
I installed the "Contacts Group Manager" App from the Android Store, there you can delete all the useless system group folder....
Now, i am happy...;-)
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Thanks, I just installed the app a few minutes ago and it did the trick. Do you know what the difference between the group "favorites" and "htc favorites" is? I have the same contacts in both groups so I'm not sure which one I need to keep. I know one of them is important because it makes the favorite contacts show up at the top of the contacts list.
sorry for necro, but I cant find this app anymore. is there a good alternative available? thanks!
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found this app that can remove default local groups: TouchPal Contacts https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cootek.smartdialer&hl=et
Thats one is good but
heikis said:
sorry for necro, but I cant find this app anymore. is there a good alternative available? thanks!
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found this app that can remove default local groups: TouchPal Contacts
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It's a full contact manager/replacement altogether, I'm happy with the stock one, so I found an app that only deletes contacts and groups, it even helped me to delete the default Google contact groups, A back up is recommended anyway.
Contact Deleter by Gabenative
Can't post links yet so add this to the play store url:
details?id=com.gn.android.contactdeleter
Another way with out installing additional apps...
Hi Guys, I just want to share this one that works for me...
[Root/Non-root]
Note: You mustn't have internet connection.
1. First, make a back up of all of your contacts. Then delete all.
2. Go to Settings>Apps>All. Locate, Exchange Apps and Syncing Apps. Clear all data of each, force stop and disable.
3. Go to Settings>Account & Sync. Disable all the syncing for all of your accounts.
4. Open Setup Guide
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5. Then go next up to Services.
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6. Choose the service that you are not signing in. For example: for me I choose Exchange ActiveSync. Press home and you're done.
my option for the 'show status updates' is greyed in the sync menu and cant activate it. running 2.3.3.
ive all the sync tabs checked and facebook syncs the photos etc but never been able to see status updates under the contacts
anyone experience and fix this yet ?
Do you have 2 faceboook sync account in setting? One that have normal faceboook icon and other one looks like square faceboook icon.
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yes the first one is from sony integration second one is just facebook both are on
Remove that two sync account then create again (I don't know whether reboot is necessary after removing account) . Try sync contacts in se faceboook integration first than sync contacts in other one. When done the Grey menu in contacts setting will clickable.
I've just did that thing after reading your post, just realized my menu greyed out too.
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ok deleted both restarted you cant install sony one untill facebook account is added first, then the sony one automatically gets added each time. again each contact is syncing ok with the 'show status updates' greyed. annyoing me now. i seen someone posted the exact same problem on sonys board with no reply ha.
i also read that its a beta app for sony at the moment that their currently working on so maybe thats the problem
but still if anyone has it working could you confirm it thanks!
Reading this I just noticed I dont have these either twitter there but there no option for Facebook in the show status option in contact settings Facebook integration is there and working as gallery syncs weird :-(
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option for status updates in contact menu
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Would it be something to with the unlocked bootliader, the same as not being able to use the like button in music. Just a thought
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Would it be something to with the unlocked bootliader, the same as not being able to use the like button in music. Just a thought
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My arc bootloader is unlocked, I think there are just about miss configured setting.
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Well that idea fell flat on its face lol cheers how would I install se integration and reinstall it.
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go to facebook on your browser
''in Privacy Settings - Apps, games and websites, "Information accessible through your friends"
You can untick things you don't want to share, and those that have done that, don't appear in your contacts facebook photos / interests as it's an app, not directly through Facebook...''
interesting have a look at this!
still doesnt solve the problem
To Enable the "Show Status Updates" Create an APN under Settings -> Wireless & network Settings -> Mobile Networks.
For some reason if there is no APN, the option is disabled.
The "Show Status Updates" option under Contacts app -> Settings was initially greyed out for me. Adding a Facebook widget to the homescreen finally activated that option for me, and now I can see the statuses of my contacts.
mine eventually started to work in the end aswell
Hi Everyone,
I just noticed this recently when trying to upload a picture from the gallery to Picasa - the folder list is blank, clicking it or the new folder button does nothing (screenshot below)
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I've used it in the past so I'm not sure what changed - also working fine on my T Prime, and, all of the folders are visible in the gallery itself, just not the upload screen.
What I've tried so far that hasn't worked:
1) rebooting phone
2) disabling then enabling photo syncing in accounts and sync
3) clearing gallery and media storage data
4) multiple combinations of the items listed above
Anyone else have this issue? Or know how to fix it? ( I'm running stock ICS )
Thank you,
Kelly
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I'm not sure if you're still looking for a solution to this problem or not, but I'm having the same issue now and stumbled across this thread in the Google forums:
hxxp://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/kW1D7jt-DMw (replace xx with tt, since I don't have URL posting rights)
Long story short, the problem appears to happen when you have any accounts on your phone (under the "Accounts and Sync" menu) that use the same email address as the one Picasa is trying to use as your Google account.
For example, if your Google account for your phone is "[email protected]" and you also use "[email protected]" as your Dropbox/Linkedin/Facebook account, Picasa upload will break in the way you described and showed in your image above.
If you remove all accounts that use that primary Gmail address and only leave your Google account, the problem goes away. I sent a message to Paul Wilcox on G+ to hopefully address the issue, but it looks like the only way to fix it is via the workaround I mentioned above.
I'll update here if I hear any news about it.
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I'm not sure if you're still looking for a solution to this problem or not, but I'm having the same issue now and stumbled across this thread in the Google forums:
hxxp://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/kW1D7jt-DMw (replace xx with tt, since I don't have URL posting rights)
Long story short, the problem appears to happen when you have any accounts on your phone (under the "Accounts and Sync" menu) that use the same email address as the one Picasa is trying to use as your Google account.
For example, if your Google account for your phone is "[email protected]" and you also use "[email protected]" as your Dropbox/Linkedin/Facebook account, Picasa upload will break in the way you described and showed in your image above.
If you remove all accounts that use that primary Gmail address and only leave your Google account, the problem goes away. I sent a message to Paul Wilcox on G+ to hopefully address the issue, but it looks like the only way to fix it is via the workaround I mentioned above.
I'll update here if I hear any news about it.
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Glad to know I am not the only one with this issue - not going to remove my other accounts because I want them to sync. Been using PicasaTool in the interim until they fix the issue (hopefully with 4.0.4/5)
Also, I added "me too", and a note about it to the google thread you found, thanks!
So after 6 months I'm back to android and I missed a lot stuff which I'm pretty happy now with my galaxy nexus now I just go a question. On my gallery I have some images which I'm guessing is catche images ... does anyone know how to get rid of them from gallery ?
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You can see the extra folder on the bottom right
I remember on the evo 3d you could go to settings and make sure they didn't appear I don't see that on here ... and I get tired of erasing them. Also I don't want an app for gallery stock one is fine for me
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I'm assuming you mean bottom left, not bottom right?
What are the images of? And they're not deletable from the Gallery app itself?
If you connect to a PC and dive into the folders, can you find where they are and delete them?
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I'm assuming you mean bottom left, not bottom right?
What are the images of? And they're not deletable from the Gallery app itself?
If you connect to a PC and dive into the folders, can you find where they are and delete them?
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Yeah bottom left lol I could deleted them but they come back after a few days I think is app caches or something I know glu games was really had with saving them in SD card and not able to hide them drive me nuts
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I use QuickPic instead of the Gallery, its much better and faster imo. QP has the option to hide folders you dont want showing up. If you are willing to try QP instead of Gallery that will solve your problem, but I dont know how to hide folders in the Gallery app.
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I use QuickPic instead of the Gallery, its much better and faster imo. QP has the option to hide folders you dont want showing up. If you are willing to try QP instead of Gallery that will solve your problem, but I dont know how to hide folders in the Gallery app.
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Really hate using an extra app when there is a stock one for that already but I ma try it... looks clean and fast just the loading sometimes ... will try it tho
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In the root of the directory where the images are make a file called ".nomedia", clear the data on the gallery app and images will not come back.
From last two days I am facing this issue. First it was with the LG G4 Stock Gallery app. It is either showing blank screens or white screen.
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I had other Gallery app which was working for some time and now they are also showing problems. I have searched across the internet and did the following actions :
1. I have already tried force stopping and clearing data of Gallery APP.
2. I have already tried force stopping and clearing data of Media Store system app. After rebooting the pictures appears in gallery app but after sometime it goes back to same.
3. I have tried switching in safe mode but in there also same story with gallery app.
Can someone help me here?
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Finally fixed this issue. The problem was that I have created a folder named Video from my laptop (connecting phone as external storage) while transferring some videos to SD card. Since the Folder named video was in root of sd card, I think it was wreacking the media scanner process. I isolated the issue by removing my sd card and rebooting. The gallery app was working fine. Then when I searched through sd card using ES file explorer, i noticed this folder (the reason I noticed was that this folder icon was different from others). I transferred the videos to another folder and deleted this folder and bingo, everything is perfect.
So if the mediascanner is getting confused, check the file structure first!!!
Hope this helps someone who faces this issue.
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So if the mediascanner is getting confused, check the file structure first!!!
Hope this helps someone who faces this issue.
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This is a ridicilous issue Once upon a time I was suffereing this problem even with shot photos with LG camera. LG gallery app can't be updated. They should have released a fix for this. You are right mediascanner works in a very bad different way. So only solutions are storing photos and videos in DCIM folder or We should use Cloud Backup like Google Photos or Flickr. I actually use Google Photos and I delete photos and videos which was backed up. I will never buy an LG phone again. This issue is only minor but annoying one...
So many thanks to you brother....even i faced the same issue... i downloaded a movie... and since then the gallery app started behaving strangely.... i did every possible troubleshooting...but nothing changed... and then came across ur article....and tadaaaa...am a happy soul again..... very helpfull article.....