With my Note 3, I could enable auto sync/backup of photos via Google+ and exclude some folders from the automatic backup. I can't find any way to selectively exclude folders for the Note 4. Has that option gone away, or am I just not finding it?
Found it. The option's still there. In G+, go to Photos, On Device. Each folder has a cloud icon to the right that toggles auto-backup for that folder.
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Perhaps I am missing something simple, how can I rebuild all the contact's thumbnails in default Contact apps? I want to rebuild because some thumbnails were fuzzy.
I am running Gingerbread (2.3).
I am rooted.
I attempted to solve the problem by moving all JPG files in
/data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/files
into another directory.
but after I cleared out the directory and rebooted the phone, the contacts thumbnails were not rebuild (actually now, they just show the empty placeholder thumbnail).
So again, how can I rebuild all the contacts' thumbnails in default contacts app?
Please advise.
newtonetienne said:
Perhaps I am missing something simple, how can I rebuild all the contact's thumbnails in default Contact apps? I want to rebuild because some thumbnails were fuzzy.
I am running Gingerbread (2.3).
I am rooted.
I attempted to solve the problem by moving all JPG files in
/data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/files
into another directory.
but after I cleared out the directory and rebooted the phone, the contacts thumbnails were not rebuild (actually now, they just show the empty placeholder thumbnail).
So again, how can I rebuild all the contacts' thumbnails in default contacts app?
Please advise.
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Use Facebook to sync em, or do them manually via Google dashboard from a desktop.... Only methods I kno of....
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Use Facebook to sync em, or do them manually via Google dashboard from a desktop.... Only methods I kno of....
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Thanks for responding. The problem is not syncing them. I am trying to rebuild all the contacts' thumbnails.
When you sync them it should rebuild the thumbnails
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I think I figured it out...
1. Settings > accounts and sync > uncheck contact option from all accounts
(this is important to do, or else you may lose contacts from the sources you are syncing from)
2. Settings > applications > manage applications > contact storage > clear data
3. Reboot phone
4. Settings > accounts and sync > check contact option on desired accounts
5. Contacts will sync quickly but.... It takes, a loooong time for contact thumbnails to be rebuilt. But they will eventually be rebuilt.
6. To help speed up the process you can try to log into the different apps that are sources of contacts such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.
This may also help, in contacts app > online directories > Facebook/Twitter > refresh
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My wife's Nexus has several folders in the gallery, one is named "Instant upload". She can't delete the photos in that folder and when I connect it to my pc, I can't find that folder.. Its pictures she has taken btw.. Thanks..
Those are the photos that have been uploaded to Google+/Picasa. (it shows the Picasa icon next to the folder name)
The whole picture isn't on the phone. Just the thumbnail. If you want to delete it you must do so from Google+ or Picasa.
I noticed that by setting up dropbox, it automatically places my dropbox video folders at the near top of my gallery folders before picasa albums and right after the camera roll. I was wondering if there was a way to sever this integration but keep dropbox on my phone? I've looked for gallery and dropbox settings but I cannot find anything to delink the apps.
within gallery you hit menu and then select "view by" and then "content in device"
but that just changes the view, afaik, which eliminates most of the clutter. i dont want dropbox albums or picasa to sync and i have not found a way yet either.
I just removed the built in Dropbox and use the one from market.
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Why on Earth is it creating a "All Downloads" folder that has all the photos I have attached to emails? I have to either hide the album or keep deleting the images. I dont want them in there. Is there a fix?
Just delete them...
If I remember right you need to try going into the gallery and then selecting menu/settings. If photo sync is checked, uncheck it.
I really like the way the Stock Android Gallery app handles my photo, rather than the Sony Album app. But recently I noticed that my phone has a number of photos that supposed to be deleted re-appeared in my Gallery app. Very strange.
I installed Google KitKat 4.4. Gallery and Camera app , installed google plus, thus the "photo app" came together as well. All photos save to SD card DCIM folder by default. I did make sure that cache cleared, thumbnail rebuild after each test below:
1. Delete a photo from Gallery App, it disappear from all photo viewing apps, including the Sony Album App.
2. Check ES Explorer, the photo supposedly deleted still in there.
Tried again, using the Google Plus photo app
1. Delete a photo from Google Plus Photo App; made sure empty the Bin as well. Check all photo viewing app, the photo has been removed.
2. Checked ES Explorer again, the photo deleted is still there!
Then I tried Sony Album App
1. Delete a photo from Sony Album App. All photo viewing apps have the photo removed
2. ES explorer: this time it removed the photo there as well!!
Is this some kind of feature that the google apps build to protect accidental deleted image? If so, how come the photos are still there after Bin was emptied? How to make sure the photos that I wanted to delete is genuinely deleted? (apart from using other apps)
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Is this some kind of feature that the google apps build to protect accidental deleted image?
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It gives you the option when setting up the Phone to backup to Google so check your sync settings.
I didn't even turn on the photo auto backup. So there is nothing I can set there except from logging into google account.
As for the Gallery app, I can find any setting regarding deleting photos. There is not even a Bin folder in there.
Bump. Anyone can help?