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How can I configure the Desire to manually Refresh Contact Sync?

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.

[Q] Google sync - decide what and when

Hello, how do I set sync intervals and what to sync on my desire?
I don't want contacts nor picasa (just calendar and mail), and I would like to know how often it syncs.
Thank you

koichirose said:
Hello, how do I set sync intervals and what to sync on my desire?
I don't want contacts nor picasa (just calendar and mail), and I would like to know how often it syncs.
Thank you
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settings>accounts and sync>tick auto sync>click on google>tick what you want to be synced>back>disable auto sync.
you cant choose when to sync calendar or picassa or contact, to choose the mail sync frequency go to settings in mail and do it from there,

bob dylan said:
settings>accounts and sync>tick auto sync>click on google>tick what you want to be synced>back>disable auto sync.
you cant choose when to sync calendar or picassa or contact, to choose the mail sync frequency go to settings in mail and do it from there,
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I was pretty sure I already checked "account and sync"...thanks!
Anyway, I just disabled picasa and contacts.
I forgot to say that I use GoogleMail and not Mail, so it should be push email right? How does this work exactly? I noticed I receive emails within seconds/a minute tops, does it mean I'm always connected? Does it affect battery life a lot?
Thanks again

I cant see that push email is better on battery but will be better on data. Unless push signals the phone over the 2g network then there cant be any savings battery wise. I think all you may see is a data saving with push email. I stand to be corrected!

bob dylan said:
settings>accounts and sync>tick auto sync>click on google>tick what you want to be synced>back>disable auto sync.
you cant choose when to sync calendar or picassa or contact, to choose the mail sync frequency go to settings in mail and do it from there,
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I must be being thick here - didn't know you could sync Picasa and can't find in Mail Settings how to set a schedule for Google Mail?

dont know about picasa but gmail is a push app so you cant set a check schedule unless you are using gmail as pop3 through a 3rd party app

[Q] google contacts sync issue

hi guys,
i'm having an issue with my Desire.
despite having all 'auto sync' options unchecked, everytime i connect to a WIFi network my google contacts start to sync. i don't want this to happen.
when i go Accounts & Sync - and click 'google' under 'manage accounts', all i have is a list of three items within my google account :
1. sync contacts
2. sync gmail
3. synch calendar
and at the bottom of the screen i have two buttons:
1. sync now
2. remove account
i have no checkboxes next to any options. is there someplace else where there would be an Auto Sync setup?
i'm running android 2.2.
any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
ronan
ps. may it be the case that google automatically does it automatically initially, on a new phone? it only syncs after i've cleared my contacts and cache.

Sync Question

I can sync contacts from gmail to my phone but I cannot sync contacts from my phone to gmal?
I have tried deleting an re adding account no luck
Any ideas?

Check your Gmail settings on your google account using a full browser on PC.
The contacts toggle in your personal settings may be turned off.
Google has changed many things as of late, and settings will change without our knowledge....g

Where is this contact toggle you speak of ? I cannot seem to find it

On gmail my contacts have a check in my contacts box
But they sync from gmail to my note 2 but what is on my note 2 will not sync to gmail
this is frustrating lol

Is your " auto sync app data" box checked ?
Open your phone dialer application, and go into your settings within the app. It's under "accounts". And verify the box check. Its under your email address.
The auto sync interval is controlled by the general settings of the device I believe.....g
Edit: The auto sync controls all information being synced to your contacts and of course the opposite holds true....g

How Do I Sync Google Calendar Only?

Is there a way to sync ONLY my google calendar without syncing other services?

Go to Settings / User & Accounts / Google and select only the options Sync Calendar and Sync Tasks in Calendar.

clauss2004 said:
Go to Settings / User & Accounts / Google and select only the options Sync Calendar and Sync Tasks in Calendar.
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When I go there I have the only option of syncing everything including drive which I don't want. I just want to sync calendar ONLY. Btw theres no 'sync tasks' options, just sync calendar, wifi, fit, contacts, drive, people and games cloud.
I also tried installing 2 sync widgets from the playstore to sync my calendar upon pressing their buttons but it doesn't work. Do you know where in the settings on the phone I need to modify to get the widgets to work? The phone isn't letting the widgets work which is strange.

This is how it looks on my phone. However I have installed the google apps so maybe that's why it looks different.

clauss2004 said:
This is how it looks on my phone. However I have installed the google apps so maybe that's why it looks different.
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Hey dude. your response lead me to the answer. What happened to me was I disabled the google app which turned off syncing. Now I've re-enabled the google app and its working fine now.
The only issue now is how to reduce the amount of times it syncs since its syncing all the time. If you know of a good app that limits syncing times please let me know. Thanks.