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Contact picture sync

So i'm wondering if anyone is also having issues with syncing Facebook pics to your contacts? I've clicked sync in the Facebook app and also in my contacts on the phone and the pictures don't sync. Maybe i'm doing something wrong?
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Esevw said:
So i'm wondering if anyone is also having issues with syncing Facebook pics to your contacts? I've clicked sync in the Facebook app and also in my contacts on the phone and the pictures don't sync. Maybe i'm doing something wrong?
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yeah i have problems with it too... i end up using friendcaster to solve my problem. plus higher resolution pictures.

Ok I'll try that out. Anyone else have this problem?
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Ymmv for me too
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just flashed the latest darkside from, after about ten minutes fb pics started showing up by my contacts
Hercules was here

I just downloaded the friendcaster app and that seemed to work great. Thanks.
If anyone knows of another way to sync contacts please post.
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Esevw said:
I just downloaded the friendcaster app and that seemed to work great. Thanks.
If anyone knows of another way to sync contacts please post.
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well for the FB app.. the uh original one... you can always click "don't sync" let it erase everything then click sync again. Or Don't sync... remove FB app then dl fb app and sync.. just have toy around with it. Remember you need to let it fully sync before resetting or doing anything that will make you lose data connection. that just messes everything all up again lol.
Just realized... I should delete my FB account if I'm at a point where I help others on fb troubleshooting..

Mine will sync a handful of pictures (always for the same contacts, oddly enough) but never more than 5 or 6. Even though their Facebook page is displayed in their contact info, it won't bring their pictures over. Could this be a privacy setting on their end perhaps? I can't think why else it would sync the same people every time on three different ROMS and kernels and ignore everyone else.
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I'm a quick learner, teach me something.

I use syncmypix app and it add pictures to my contacts... check it out

MrKnitty said:
I use syncmypix app and it add pictures to my contacts... check it out
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Huh never heard of that app but I will try it out thanks.

Esevw said:
Huh never heard of that app but I will try it out thanks.
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That app works really good when I had the g2x and my contacts pics would never sync right lol
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I just tried that app last night and it worked good. All my contact pics are synced and I don't have to have a big program on my phone.
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Esevw said:
I just tried that app last night and it worked good. All my contact pics are synced and I don't have to have a big program on my phone.
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I'm glad its working out for u

Thanks for your help/comment.
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Google contacts
I am also having a issue with my "Google" contacts syncing pictures. I was on a stock rooted ROM with the issue, I now have the Juggernaut ROM and still, no contact pictures. I am not really interested in "Facebook" pictures, just Google contacts. If anyone has a clue on how to remedy this issue or can point me in the right direction I would be grateful. Thanks in advance XDA members.
UPDATE: I figured this out, it seems I am not the only one who came across this problem, so this is how I solved it, If you make changes to your contacts that you want to undo, you can restore your full contacts list to an earlier saved version. This allows you to undo changes like:
Recovering contacts that have been accidentally deleted
Restoring contacts after an unsuccessful sync
Undoing a recent import
Undoing a recent merge
To restore your contacts to a previous version, just follow these steps:
1Click Contacts.
2From the More actions drop-down menu, choose Restore contacts.
3Choose the time you'd like to revert your contacts list to (e.g. 10 minutes ago, one hour ago, one week ago, etc). We suggest that you also make a note of the time that you restore your contacts, in case you'd like to return to where you started.
4Click Restore. You'll see a confirmation at the top of the screen when the rollback is complete.
Hope this helps people restore their missing contact pictures and data!

If you guys wanna get the all pics for the synced contacts you should open the Facebook app and get to your friends list by using the draw on the left side. Friends is under the apps subsection. Once you are there scroll al the way down to the end of the list and wait for the pictures to load. Once you get photos for all friends loaded just reboot the phone. It should do.
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This happens to me all the time amd I final found away to solve it.
0) Have your contacs with same name as they have on facebook
1) Uninstall the Facebook App
2)Go and manually syn your contacs
3)Install Facebook app
4)Once you put your email and password choose syn all contacs from.facebook app
5)on your phone setting syn press syn so facebook and your google account get syn
6) Do step 5 again
7)Go to the facebook app and click settings. Then choose syn only contacs on my phone
8) Go to your phone setting and manually syn all contacs twice
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peconaut said:
This happens to me all the time amd I final found away to solve it.
0) Have your contacs with same name as they have on facebook
1) Uninstall the Facebook App
2)Go and manually syn your contacs
3)Install Facebook app
4)Once you put your email and password choose syn all contacs from.facebook app
5)on your phone setting syn press syn so facebook and your google account get syn
6) Do step 5 again
7)Go to the facebook app and click settings. Then choose syn only contacs on my phone
8) Go to your phone setting and manually syn all contacs twice
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sync*
and I'm assuming when you say to manually sync all contacts you mean to sync the contacts under your google account under settings>accounts?

Teo032 said:
sync*
and I'm assuming when you say to manually sync all contacts you mean to sync the contacts under your google account under settings>accounts?
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Thank for correcting me and yes that's what I mean when I say manually sync
Or you can use this great app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssyncFB Contact Sync
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Deleting pics in gallery

I can't figure out how to do it. I know it's easy, but can someone help me out? LOL.

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Just select the picture, press menu and then delete.
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MichaelMcEntire said:
Just select the picture, press menu and then delete.
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Yeah I totally said the wrong thing. Not from the gallery, but when you have instant upload on and it uploads then to picasa. Sorry for the confusion.

I think you have to do it on the official Picasa website or Google plus.

krnchicken753 said:
I think you have to do it on the official Picasa website or Google plus.
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Yeah this is what I can't figure out. I deleted the Google + account, but they are still showing on the phone in Picasa. I guess Ill try that next.

If you don't wan't your online photos to sync with your device, you can turn off sync via settings (settings -> sync -> Google account -> Google photos/picasa).
If you want to delete the photos, there is a button on google+ or picasa that will let you delete them.

go into the G+ app, or G+ on your computer, or the Picasa website. Sign in, delete the pictures, sign out.
Done.

uncheck google photos sync and then clear cache for gallery

Uncheck syns with google pictures in account settings, then wipe app data in \settings\apps\gallery. Unless you wipe gallery data, the images will shoe in the gallery.
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KapteinKing said:
Uncheck syns with google pictures in account settings, then wipe app data in \settings\apps\gallery. Unless you wipe gallery data, the images will shoe in the gallery.
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I don't understand why people reply to the post and repeat what the person right above them said. But yeah, do what I said.. it should resolve all the problems OP is facing.

Get rid of Picasa sync?

I have turned off most of the syncing but pictures from blogger and Picasa still show up. I have cleared all app data for gallery and media storage + rebooted too.
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uncheck "Sync Google Photos" in your sync settings?

Thanks but that isn't checked either.
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Perhaps delete your google account and then re add it without picasa sync?

Just to make sure, disable Instant Upload for Google+.

Ryjabo said:
I have turned off most of the syncing but pictures from blogger and Picasa still show up. I have cleared all app data for gallery and media storage + rebooted too.
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You need to delete the cache AND saved data for the gallery app after disabling sync. Once those files are gone the synced photos will not show up.
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Gallery using data?

What would make my gallery use a half a gig of data? I don't have any automatic uploads enabled. If I did wouldn't it be Google plus or fb data? Never seen the gallery app even use any data before. Could this be another app uploading my gallery without me knowing?
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Maybe it's syncing with picasa or something:
in google+ go to settings and see if the Turn on Instant Upload is checked. This could be the issue. Do you have any wallpaper apps installed?
Also go to the Gallery App settings and see if Google Photos Sync is on. Turn it off or check the Sync on Wifi only check box.
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From http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus/156921-excessive-data-usage-gallery.html

[Q] How to turn off Facebook photo sync in the stock gallery?

I have tried turning off Facebook syncing in the account settings and also cleared the data in the gallery app. Yet it still syncs up all my Facebook photos. I despise this feature.
Does anybody know a way to permanently disable it?
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busab said:
I have tried turning off Facebook syncing in the account settings and also cleared the data in the gallery app. Yet it still syncs up all my Facebook photos. I despise this feature.
Does anybody know a way to permanently disable it?
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Had that issues too but the best way is to uninstall FB app then reinstall it but this time right after the log in screen, uncheck sync galary. That solved it for me. it's pretty painless.

Scann69 said:
Had that issues too but the best way is to uninstall FB app then reinstall it but this time right after the log in screen, uncheck sync galary. That solved it for me. it's pretty painless.
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That did the trick. Thanks! :beer:
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