The Accounts & Sync is gone from menu after update? Well, the way to see it and control it it's easy. Go to Settings : Setup guide : and at step four there you go, Accounts & Sync.: Do whatever you want from there : Sync automatically and allow data transfer in the background or don't.
IF THIS HELPED YOU : HIT THE THANKS BUTTON.
The auto-sync menu option has been moved...and there i no longer a widget for it for whatever reason...
you don't have to go through the setup guide though...
settings> data usage> options (lower left key)> check or uncheck 'Auto-sync data'...thats the only way to reach it anymore...
after you set up syncable accounts, they'll show up in the settings, such as google, drop box, facebook, etc...you can modify what to sync and everything still...you just can't quickly turn off auto sync like in the past...kind of dumb, as i'd very often disable sync when driving with my phone hooked up to the car and using data for music or something...i don't need to have everything interrupted for a random email or whatever...
but oh well...
True. And yes,that's one way to do it.
app
I download an app called sync settings on play store and it really helped me to find that sync settings
Well cheerios to you
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I can see how to Manually Refresh the Calendar (Menu --> Refresh in the Calendar App) and Facebook feeds but cannot see the option to Manually Refresh Facebook Contacts and Google Contacts.
Where is this? Thanks
You can do Google contacts via...
Settings -> Accounts & Sync -> Manage Accounts, Google -> Sync Contacts
I'm not sure if you can do Facebook contacts that way too though, as I don't use Facebook.
Thanks but that's how you do it automatically.
You have to mess around enabling and then disabling it again. The Sync button cannot be used unless you enable (tick) it but by doing so, you're also enabling the Automatic Sync. Yes it also works for Facebook Contacts but the same rule applies.
I'm not sure there's an option like the one for the calendar, but if you're concerned about how often this is happening, and want to only allow updates on demand, one option would be to use the "Power Control" widget and you could then control them all with one click on, or off.
Probably not quite what you're after, but the best compromise I can think of at the moment!
Maybe someone else will have a better idea...
Thanks. I'll have a look. What does the half moon with antenna coming out of it button do? On this widget.
That switches the GPS on or off.
Ah. Thanks.
I transferred all my contacts from my old phone which was fine, when setting up facebook I think I must have selected sync facebook data with my phone.
So now in my list when I hit the phone key I have alot of facebook people that I dont even talk to anymore which I dont want in my phone list, is there a way to delete these?
Figured out the problem for anyone who is interested.
Go to settings - sync & accounts - facebook - remove account - click ok
Restart phone
Add the Widget for friend stream, resetup facebook account, quickly go into the account settings and stop the contacts sync!
Done.
In people-menu-view you should be able to select which contacts and their details you would like to see
yeah and you can select 'only show contact with number' there
BUT
a lot of idiot people fill in their number field on Facebroke with random nonsense which carries through to the phone.
Its a real real shame there isn't a decent contact manager.
I was spoilt on my c905 with MyPhoneExplorer which gave me full wysiwyg control of my phone, on my computer.
Android is great, but its far from perfect.
Luckily I found it wasnt too difficult to sort out, now I have no issues.
kevinsmbuk said:
Figured out the problem for anyone who is interested.
Go to settings - sync & accounts - facebook - remove account - click ok
Restart phone
Add the Widget for friend stream, resetup facebook account, quickly go into the account settings and stop the contacts sync!
Done.
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Won't this just stall it and repeat later when your phone does a sync...
The new update seems pretty good, except facebook......
I can not figure out how to just use the facebook app without automatically syncing all my contacts/pictures etc.
I can remove the accounts (yes automatic 2 accounts in the sync menu) but then there is no facebook at all.
when I just use the normal facebook app, the other account pops up again..
then it asks for my permission, witch I don't want to give (that option is there).
So when I give permission that I don't want to sync my contacts an pics.
I get the message every time again that there is something wrong with the syncing with facebook..
I need ROOT fast, so I can delete this stupid facebook ****
bartbla said:
The new update seems pretty good, except facebook......
I can not figure out how to just use the facebook app without automatically syncing all my contacts/pictures etc.
I can remove the accounts (yes automatic 2 accounts in the sync menu) but then there is no facebook at all.
when I just use the normal facebook app, the other account pops up again..
then it asks for my permission, witch I don't want to give (that option is there).
So when I give permission that I don't want to sync my contacts an pics.
I get the message every time again that there is something wrong with the syncing with facebook..
I need ROOT fast, so I can delete this stupid facebook ****
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You should be able to turn it of in contact settings. There you can choose wish phonebooks to use. Same in calender.
I can't find any settings, too. Neither in the "SE settings", nor in the apps using the FB integration.
Settings / account and uncheck "contact" sync in Facebook
sausalito said:
Settings / account and uncheck "contact" sync in Facebook
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I can only uncheck the whole sync, not separate ones. :/
Edit: Found it. I had "auto sync" turned off, so there weren't any checkboxes to deselect specific syncs, of course. ^^
Thanks, i will prove
Facebook privacy
The new integration in 2.3.3. update looks very good on paper but:
When I want to enable sync it gives me a webpage that wants access to just about anything from me and my friends on facebook. The list goes on and on. from access to my friends list to being able to send me emails and post messages on my wall and access to all my photo's
Why do they need access to all this privacy related stuff.
I choose to NOT give permission and therefore I can not use the facebook integration, too bad but it keeps asking me to give permission every time even when I have switched off the sync on the facebook account.
are more people having this issue?
Yeah... I know what you mean... I did grumpily just give it the access.
Photos -> Gallery
Post on Wall -> Like-Button
Friends List -> update Contacts
Email -> ???
Shame that you can't deselect them seperately.
Somehow my email (POP3) accounts have been changed from sync to disabled in settings. If I go to settings, accounts, email, all email accounts show sync disabled. If I click on the sync icon my only choice is to manually sync the account.
If I go to email, settings, for each account, sync email is checked and there is an appropriate sync schedule selected.
I find the email is not being checked per schedule, it is acting disabled as it shows in settings and only checks if I manually checked it. It was working properly at some time in the last week or so.
Obviously I must have changed something to cause this, but I can't figure out how to fix it.
Any ideas?
CMeys said:
Somehow my email (POP3) accounts have been changed from sync to disabled in settings. If I go to settings, accounts, email, all email accounts show sync disabled. If I click on the sync icon my only choice is to manually sync the account.
If I go to email, settings, for each account, sync email is checked and there is an appropriate sync schedule selected.
I find the email is not being checked per schedule, it is acting disabled as it shows in settings and only checks if I manually checked it. It was working properly at some time in the last week or so.
Obviously I must have changed something to cause this, but I can't figure out how to fix it.
Any ideas?
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When in the email app, settings, per account, above the just 'sync email' button, under ''days to sync,' is it set to automatic? Also the inbox check frequency, make sure its not set on 'never'.
teh roxxorz said:
When in the email app, settings, per account, above the just 'sync email' button, under ''days to sync,' is it set to automatic? Also the inbox check frequency, make sure its not set on 'never'.
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I do not see those settings. I go to email, settings, account, 1st section is common settings, then data usage, then sync settings. In sync settings only thing is sync schedule. I that are the settings for peak, off peak, etc. Am I looking in the wrong place because I can't find what you're referring to.
Note: this is a non-rooted phone running stock JB received OTA.
I've had problems with stock JB phones and enabling Exchange sync (yeah, it's not POP3, but I wonder if it's the same issue?)
Try this: Settings > Data usage > (Hit the Menu button / Action bar [the vertical ... thing]) > make sure "Restrict background data" is UNCHECKED and Auto sync data is CHECKED.
xbzz said:
I've had problems with stock JB phones and enabling Exchange sync (yeah, it's not POP3, but I wonder if it's the same issue?)
Try this: Settings > Data usage > (Hit the Menu button / Action bar [the vertical ... thing]) > make sure "Restrict background data" is UNCHECKED and Auto sync data is CHECKED.
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Restrict background data is unchecked, but auto sync data is not. I am checking it now. Hopefully that will do the trick. I'll report back.
xbzz said:
I've had problems with stock JB phones and enabling Exchange sync (yeah, it's not POP3, but I wonder if it's the same issue?)
Try this: Settings > Data usage > (Hit the Menu button / Action bar [the vertical ... thing]) > make sure "Restrict background data" is UNCHECKED and Auto sync data is CHECKED.
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Thank you so much -- that did it! I couldn't find the setting I needed.
Glad to hear it!
From my experience, these settings are set by certain carriers or phone mfgs on JB ROMs (I've seen it mostly on Verizon devices though), since you said you did an OTA, that's probably what changed it. Apparently they want to prevent people from using data or something
xbzz said:
Glad to hear it!
From my experience, these settings are set by certain carriers or phone mfgs on JB ROMs (I've seen it mostly on Verizon devices though), since you said you did an OTA, that's probably what changed it. Apparently they want to prevent people from using data or something
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It wasn't the OTA that broke it. I did the OTA immediately before setting anything up and the email sync was definitely working then. Something since then (maybe something I installed?) caused.
Oh well, at least its fixed now and I now know where to look for the setting.
thank you so much, this worked for me,,,, after fixing these settings, I was able to go back to the email client, and fix those settings and everything worked,,, God bless you
This has started happening to me this weekend and I've no idea why... I've had to turn on email syncing 3 times.
xbzz said:
I've had problems with stock JB phones and enabling Exchange sync (yeah, it's not POP3, but I wonder if it's the same issue?)
Try this: Settings > Data usage > (Hit the Menu button / Action bar [the vertical ... thing]) > make sure "Restrict background data" is UNCHECKED and Auto sync data is CHECKED.
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The option is in Data Usage..... Thanks for the right answer!
(I'm still learning the recent Jelly-Bean upgrade. Some things are easier to find, but then some things that Were easy to find are Now buried in three layers of onion.)
Note 3 email sync issue fixed
xbzz said:
I've had problems with stock JB phones and enabling Exchange sync (yeah, it's not POP3, but I wonder if it's the same issue?)
Try this: Settings > Data usage > (Hit the Menu button / Action bar [the vertical ... thing]) > make sure "Restrict background data" is UNCHECKED and Auto sync data is CHECKED.
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I had this same issue after I upgraded my note 3 to kitkat and this fixed it,THANKS!
So I reinstalled my phone a few days ago with Android Pie. However, I can't disable the sync for the google account - it's all on or all off.
Normally, one would go to Settings -> Accounts -> (your Google account) -> Account Sync -> Toggle every switch off. Like below seen in 'sync settings toggle'.
However, for the same screen, I get like seen in 'sync settings no toggles'. The only thing I can do to prevent my Google account from syncing, is disable all sync in Settings -> Accounts. But that disables everything, also accounts I want to sync.
I have not found a solution for this yet. Anyone?
Really no one had this before or has a idea to fix it?
WM-Sef said:
So I reinstalled my phone a few days ago with Android Pie. However, I can't disable the sync for the google account - it's all on or all off.
Normally, one would go to Settings -> Accounts -> (your Google account) -> Account Sync -> Toggle every switch off. Like below seen in 'sync settings toggle'.
However, for the same screen, I get like seen in 'sync settings no toggles'. The only thing I can do to prevent my Google account from syncing, is disable all sync in Settings -> Accounts. But that disables everything, also accounts I want to sync.
I have not found a solution for this yet. Anyone?
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Not exactly sure what you mean but when i go to Settings -> Accounts -> (your Google account) -> Account Sync
i get what you see in your first screenshot, i am however on 9.0.3.
Just updated to OOS 9.0.3, still the same screen (right). No option to disable specific syncs, it's all on or all off :/
Edit: Ah me... Enabling sync for all accounts all of a sudden revealed the switches...