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Facebook account sync

I have the Facebook app working fine but when I try to add a Facebook account in the accounts section of settings nothing happens. When I click on the Facebook icon literally nothing happens. Anyone else having this problem?
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phantom27-ck said:
I have the Facebook app working fine but when I try to add a Facebook account in the accounts section of settings nothing happens. When I click on the Facebook icon literally nothing happens. Anyone else having this problem?
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Everyone is. There are a LOT of threads on this already. Due to a failure on Facebook's part to properly use the Android Contact APIs, Facebook contact syncing is currently NOT supported.

Well don't I feel stupid. I did do a search but didn't find anything. Thanks for your help. Sorry for the duplicate thread.
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phantom27-ck said:
Well don't I feel stupid. I did do a search but didn't find anything. Thanks for your help. Sorry for the duplicate thread.
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No problem; the search function on this and most forums is sorely lacking anyway, at least in my experience.

phantom27-ck said:
Well don't I feel stupid. I did do a search but didn't find anything. Thanks for your help. Sorry for the duplicate thread.
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Just to let you know, you can sync your contacts by getting the friendcaster app or a new app called haxsync which works really well.

Yrs haxsync works awesome
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Edit: oops nevermind

Contacts

I dont wanna try it but if i format system from CWM do i lose contacts/joined ?

You will lose your contacts (and all other data) if you format system. If they are backed up by google though, all you have to do is sync contacts when you sign in on your google account and they will come back.

Is a pain if u also have them saved to sim. Cuz it will double up contacts. Its tedious to do but worth every bit of the time invested in order to get a clean flash. It just how I do it. Just my opinion
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I save all my contacts to my Google account. None of them are on my phone or sim card so there's no chance of losing my contacts. I can even see/edit them on google.com/contacts
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Reason I do it both ways is in the event I was hacked on my goggle. It happens just like any site. Everything is vulnerable to attacks so I rather not take no chances. Just being safe I guess.
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If you have the same contacts on both sim and google, you can "display" only one or the other in the contacts app so it doesn't show double.

xAshxMoneyx said:
If you have the same contacts on both sim and google, you can "display" only one or the other in the contacts app so it doesn't show double.
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I guess is just the way I synch it. I open all my emails and such all of them. Just like having all my contacts handy. Is just personal preference.
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Am also backed up to google. But when u sync u lose the joined contacts from facebook account ... its the pain in the ass to rejoin them everytime
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I agree joining contacts is a pain in the ass, wish there was an easier way:-(
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I solved the sync issue with contacts and birthday's calendar between ICS AND Facebook with haxsync from the play store. Works like a charm
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gagb1967 said:
I solved the sync issue with contacts and birthday's calendar between ICS AND Facebook with haxsync from the play store. Works like a charm
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true, i use it too nice app, but the problem is u still have to join ppl that u name different from facebook

It has a fuzziness setting that it worked pretty good for me. Also the option to create HTCData links in your google account as a backup for restore
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I'm having an issue where once contacts are joint, I lose the google name and it defaults to their facebook name.
This is really annoying for people who don't use their real names on facebook...
Is there something I'm missing where I can default it to the google contact name?

JB facebook sync workaround

Okay this isnt a complete solution for jb but if you use Facebook for alot of your numbers then this will work for you. Unfortunately for now haxsync doesn't sync numbers just pics, statuses, etc etc so what i did was use an app called super backup: sms and contacts and backup contacts in an ics rom that supports fb sync then flash the jb rom and restore contacts with the same app. You should have them all and it actually makes them into regular contacts so you dont have to use fb anymore for them. If you want hq pics then use haxsync or any of the other fb picture sync apps
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Nice find, I wish I saw this while I was still on ics. I made a post about this a few weeks ago but didn't get much input
Thanks
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Np and hey you can just backup your current setup and then flash an ics rom that has fb sync and go back to the backup. Itll take maybe 30mins max but its worth it if you need the contacts like i do
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I might just use my old sgs2. Sync the contacts there and copy over to my nexus
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that works too lol

Thanks for the info

Np. Glad i can help
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Just use haxsync awesome quality pictures lol
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Another workaround:
I was going to start a new thread on this, but since it's my first post I feared getting flamed..
So, here's the best workaround that I've come across for phone number syncing for Facebook on Jelly Bean..
1. Go ahead and sync your facebook contacts by clearing the Facebook app cache and adding your Facebook account to your phone. It will ask you to sign in, and then it will sync contacts without phone numbers.
2. As you try to dial someone's number and you realize that it's on Facebook instead of Google, open up the Facebook app and search for that contact by clicking the "three horizontal line" icon on the top left.
3. The contact will have a phone icon next to their name if they have their phone number stored on Facebook. Go ahead and click the phone and it will bring their number up in the dialer.
4. On the bottom right of your dialer, click the "three dot" icon and select "add to contacts". You know what to do from there.
It's not the best solution, but it's the best i've seen so far. You won't have all of your contacts at once, but you can search for the ones that you know right off the bat, and then search for them as needed later on.

Thats a really long process lol i have over 300 friends so that would take forever. My process saves you alot of time and has the added benefit of turning the fb contacts into regular Google contacts.
Also haxsunc doesn't sync numbers so alone it was useless to me lol
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Upstreammiami said:
Just use haxsync awesome quality pictures lol
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LOL, did you even read? sigh...

Bloodykiller86 said:
Thats a really long process lol i have over 300 friends so that would take forever. My process saves you alot of time and has the added benefit of turning the fb contacts into regular Google contacts.
Also haxsunc doesn't sync numbers so alone it was useless to me lol
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All of your facebook contacts can be dialed directly from Facebook. So just keep them on the facebook app until you need to dial a specific Facebook contact, and then take the extra 2 seconds and save it to Google contacts before you dial it.
Plus, I'm sure everyone doesn't need that weird kid from science class from the 7th grade's phone number. This way you can pick and choose who to add as you need it.
Even if there is eventually a way to sync every facebook contact, i much prefer this method.

Thank you for the tip

Loss of Contacts....

I recently flashed a new rom on my girls GS2 and she now is telling me that she is missing several hundred contacts. i asked her if they were all tied to her google account and she told me that they were until now. she's had several other androids in the past and always had all the contacts transfer just fine. I work for T-Mobile and i have seen this issue in a couple of other devices before but have never been able to come up with any sort of rhyme or reason as to what, why, or how this is happening. can anyone shed some light on this for me? and if anyone knows a way to possibly recover those missing contacts that would help me out greatly. plus, it kinda worries me to think that one day if i flash a new rom onto my phone i may log in only to find i have lost all of my contacts......
thanks
josh

Has she logged into gmail from a pc and verify her contacts are there?
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blackangst said:
Has she logged into gmail from a pc and verify her contacts are there?
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thats the big issue, they deleted out of her google account completely. on the phone and online. she had something like 800 contacts (crazy i know) the other day and now she only has around 250. ive seen this happen with a few of my customers phones at work as well where one day they have contacts stored to gmail then suddenly they are gone. its very strange.

Umm were they mostly guys number?
Are you sure it wasn't part of fb of fb contact sync?
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Teo032 said:
Umm were they mostly guys number?
Are you sure it wasn't part of fb of fb contact sync?
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lol no isnt trying to hide anything from me haha. and i asked her if they were FB contacts she said no. these were contacts that were tied directly to her gmail account.

I dunno man if they were on her acct online and now they aren't...that's a Google issue. No idea where to begin to fix it.
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lol no isnt trying to hide anything from me haha. and i asked her if they were FB contacts she said no. these were contacts that were tied directly to her gmail account.
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bahahahahaha!
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I dunno man if they were on her acct online and now they aren't...that's a Google issue. No idea where to begin to fix it.
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By having her not delete them to hide all the guys numbers from her boyfriend xD
Bahahaha! Just having some fun ^-^
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I am having the same problem. Phone was setup to sync contacts to gmail... but now its gone off phone and off gmail.

If I recall correctly, Google has an option to revert to previous versions of contacts up to 30 days ago. Maybe that would work?
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/restore-your-contacts.html?m=1
Hope it helps. ; )
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[Q] Best contact hiding app?

What is the best contacts hiding app for the S III?

Why would you need to hide contacts
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The stock contacts app.

Rekhter said:
What is the best contacts hiding app for the S III?
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Lol man stop trying to cheat on your girl lol jk..
Hmm idk I never even heard of a contact hiding application, did you try searching the play store
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Why would you need to hide contacts
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Why does it matter to you??
Anyways op, if I wanted to hide contacts. I'd probably save the contacts to the sim card or to a second gmail account and in the contacts app I would hit menu>Contacts to display and just select to display my main gmail account contacts and not the ones in the sim or secondary Gmail
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What exactly is your purpose in hiding the contacts? Is it because you are sneaking around on a loved one? Or is it for guilty pleasures like dominos pizza hotline? Maybe even you setup your voicemail as a contact so you can easilly dial it.
An all around solution would be to use a "vault" application. Vault hide is pretty good.

I think it is because a lot of contacts from his Gmail account or fb is showing up so he's trying to hide them?. Or he's a slut. Probably the latter
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Teo032 said:
I think it is because a lot of contacts from his Gmail account or fb is showing up so he's trying to hide them?. Or he's a slut. Probably the latter
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Then he should use google voice, it worked wonders for me.

psykhotic said:
Then he should use google voice, it worked wonders for me.
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At being a slut or an actual solution? Lol
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Teo032 said:
At being a slut or an actual solution? Lol
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Keeping random hookups from having my number.. And not getting woken up by drunken booty calls on work nights.

psykhotic said:
Then he should use google voice, it worked wonders for me.
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I second google voice lol. It really is badass
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psykhotic said:
Keeping random hookups from having my number.. And not getting woken up by drunken booty calls on work nights.
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Best wake up calls ever!!
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If you just want to hide some contacts in order not to have them in your list, I'd suggest the configuration of the preinstalled contacts App. But if there are contacts, you want to keep "secret" give "Hide it" a try. It pretends to be an Audiomanager, but you can access a hidden vault by typing in a code. In this vault you can store pics, Videos, texts, contact, etc
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ALL - wow, so judgmental...
OP - I hide contacts frequently because I sync my office/exchange contacts but don't care to see them on my personal phone on the weekends...
solution: stock contacts app allows for viewing certain groups - if you really need contacts 'invisible' under passcode on your phone, there are third party apps to do that, or set them on your sim with a sim lock password or on you samsung account online or elsewhere...

FB.
Teo032 said:
I think it is because a lot of contacts from his Gmail account or fb is showing up so he's trying to hide them?. Or he's a slut. Probably the latter
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I have fb contacts I don't want/need on my phone (in main contacts), so I searched and found the answer in another thread. Works, so I'm happy
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