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Does it rescan everything upon startup? Does it rescan photos when you take a picture? How do you put music on the phone if you can't drag-and-drop MP3s?
When you click the share button, does it still give you a list of 90 apps that are open?
If you have SIM Contacts hidden, when you SMS someone, does it show the SIM Contact and the Google Contact? When you send a SMS to more than one person, does it still make a group SMS, or does it text each individual person and update their message threads?
On Google Contacts, currently, my Contact Photos can only be as big as thumbnails. If ICS uses high-res, big Contact Photos, how does that work? Does Google Contacts have updated Contact Photos for you? Did it make you get rid of your old Contact Photos?
Thanks!
Wow a lot of questions I see there.
I can answer a few for you.
1. It does rescan everything on startup. Also checks for updates.
2. It updates you photos like if you take one it goes straight to gallery but doesn't do a full scan again. As far as I'm aware.
3. Unless I'm missing something you can drag and drop music, photos, and media into folders that you select.
You have to select the option in settings to camera (ptp)
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Wow a lot of questions I see there.
I can answer a few for you.
1. It does rescan everything on startup. Also checks for updates.
2. It updates you photos like if you take one it goes straight to gallery but doesn't do a full scan again. As far as I'm aware.
3. Unless I'm missing something you can drag and drop music, photos, and media into folders that you select.
You have to select the option in settings to camera (ptp)
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How much it cost u? And is it worth it?
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NatTheCat said:
3. Unless I'm missing something you can drag and drop music, photos, and media into folders that you select.
You have to select the option in settings to camera (ptp)
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Less worried about this one now, since it's a Galaxy Nexus-specific issue. But thank you for your answers!!
xile6 said:
How much it cost u? And is it worth it?
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Upgraded from IPhone 3gs. On 24 month contract. Then since then I've had 4 Android phones and never looked back.
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Anyone else care to take a shot at the remaining questions? Does anyone keep their contacts on their SIM Card anymore?
thehyecircus said:
Anyone else care to take a shot at the remaining questions? Does anyone keep their contacts on their SIM Card anymore?
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Hopefully not. The SIM storage is very basic and I wouldn't recommend it as anything but an extra backup.
I keep my contacts on my SIM as an extra backup, but that doesn't stop Android from putting them in my message contacts regardless of their display settings.
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I keep my contacts on my SIM as an extra backup, but that doesn't stop Android from putting them in my message contacts regardless of their display settings.
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I wouldn't recommend relying on storing SIM contacts.
Why not just use the Google contacts for your phone (and general backup) and then also export them as a csv file (from google contacts) and store on your computer/dropbox/flash drive? You can have good backup without duplicate contacts on your phone.
I also have few questions as I`m looking to switch from iPhon 4 to Galaxy Nexus after volume bug is solved.
1) Can ICS push emails directly on the screen so I don`t even have to unlock the phone? Liks in iOS5 - I don`t need to pick up the phone or unlock screen, I can see first few lines of the email.
2) Can you set custom ringtone for incoming emails?
3) Is it possible to change how fast LED blinks and what colour for sms & emails?
4) I`m using TomTom, but Android doesn`t have TomTom. Is there turn-by-turn SatNav for Android?
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The high-res contact photos is still NO go if you are syncing with Google Contacts (GMAIL contacts) only.
If you do it this way, you will receive low res 96x96 pixels contact photos.
I know, this is ****. It's been ages we have requested this to be fixed.
But, apparently, Google won't listen.
NOTE: I read that if you synced with Google+, you will receive high-res photo from Google+. But, not all my contacts are in Google+.
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I also have few questions as I`m looking to switch from iPhon 4 to Galaxy Nexus after volume bug is solved.
1) Can ICS push emails directly on the screen so I don`t even have to unlock the phone? Liks in iOS5 - I don`t need to pick up the phone or unlock screen, I can see first few lines of the email.
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Mmm no. You can access the notifications area from the lockscreen so that you can see who its from and click into the gmail app, but it doesn't show the first lines.
2) Can you set custom ringtone for incoming emails?
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You can set a specific ringtone for each e-mail account.
3) Is it possible to change how fast LED blinks and what colour for sms & emails?
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There are certain apps that let you customize the use of the LED.
4) I`m using TomTom, but Android doesn`t have TomTom. Is there turn-by-turn SatNav for Android?
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YES. GOOGLE MAPS!!!! Its included and knocks the socks off of everything out there. (and yes it does turn by turn voice navigation).
martonikaj said:
Mmm no. You can access the notifications area from the lockscreen so that you can see who its from and click into the gmail app, but it doesn't show the first lines.
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When I drive and my iPhone is in windscreen holder, its very safe as I don`t have to take my hands off steering wheel to check who is this email from and what about.
I thought ICS was them listening! So the contact has to be stored on the phone to get high-res photos? So that means I'd have the whole SIM card contact/Google Contact/Phone Contact deal all over again? It's like they don't know how to design a phone OS sometimes...
And what's unreliable about SIM Contacts? I trust Google Contacts completely.
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I thought ICS was them listening! So the contact has to be stored on the phone to get high-res photos? So that means I'd have the whole SIM card contact/Google Contact/Phone Contact deal all over again? It's like they don't know how to design a phone OS sometimes...
And what's unreliable about SIM Contacts? I trust Google Contacts completely.
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The problem with SIM contacts is that the SIM is very specific in what it can store. A UMTS sim can store 2 numbers per person and type (I dumped my SIM with a usb sim-reader). The is no way to store a picture and all the other things Google allows you to store and sync. Sure, they could keep different databases just for the stuff the SIM doesn't support but that would just result in more problems in general and you would have a hard limit on the number of contacts set to 250.
Summary: SIM contacts are too limited to be useful today. It's only decent as a backup in my opinion.
Why are you so against having your contacts on Google contacts or just as a vcard locally? To me, Google contacts is really great as I can change my contacts from anywhere and I always have them backed up. It also makes it extremely easy to setup a new Android phone and allows me to export them to a number of formats if I need it.
blunden said:
The problem with SIM contacts is that the SIM is very specific in what it can store. A UMTS sim can store 2 numbers per person and type (I dumped my SIM with a usb sim-reader). The is no way to store a picture and all the other things Google allows you to store and sync. Sure, they could keep different databases just for the stuff the SIM doesn't support but that would just result in more problems in general and you would have a hard limit on the number of contacts set to 250.
Summary: SIM contacts are too limited to be useful today. It's only decent as a backup in my opinion.
Why are you so against having your contacts on Google contacts or just as a vcard locally? To me, Google contacts is really great as I can change my contacts from anywhere and I always have them backed up. It also makes it extremely easy to setup a new Android phone and allows me to export them to a number of formats if I need it.
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1. It'd be a hassle to delete all the numbers off my SIM. It also should be unnecessary. There's no reason why Android should be looking at my SIM after I told it not to.
2. I am not against having my contacts on Google Contacts. I have them on Google Contacts. I used to have them on Google Contacts AND my phone, but all that did is have Android list each contact three times. A nightmare!! All I am saying is, don't look at my SIM card if I say not to, or be smart enough to not list duplicates because THE CONTACTS ARE MERGED.
so when I changed out my sim card for new sg3 at tmob store, guy told me to import google contacts even though I explained they were on old phone only. Afterwards some contacts now have like 4 contact listings. Kind of a pain...so my question is how can I get my phone to not display my google contacts...I see options for sim only etc...but like i said my previous phone stored them on the phone not the sim. I'd like to not have google contacts showing then somehow move phone contacts to sim card.. Right now I'd have to move all contacts (including google to sim) which I don't want to do for reasons stated.
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Select all, deselect the ones you want, delete. That's the fastest way I found. You coulda been done in the time it took to post.....
Go to your Google account settings on the phone and uncheck sync contacts
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Over even just go to the settings of the contacts and change what contacts are displayed.
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Go to your Google account settings on the phone and uncheck sync contacts
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so i did that--and should help in the future- but now when i say display contacts on phone they have all already been imported i guess and are still displaying
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Over even just go to the settings of the contacts and change what contacts are displayed.
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He said he already tried that.
OP seriously... just select all and unselect the ones you don't want to delete. I don't understand waiting days for a solution instead of just taking a few minutes to do it.
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so i did that--and should help in the future- but now when i say display contacts on phone they have all already been imported i guess and are still displaying
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That would only happen if you for some reason also copied them to the SIM card. When using smart phones and you have a data plan, I find it incredibly dumb to use only the SIM for contacts... why not just add your SIM contacts to Google, hide SIM contacts and display/sync Google contacts? Contact info on SIM cards is completely archaic.
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That would only happen if you for some reason also copied them to the SIM card. When using smart phones and you have a data plan, I find it incredibly dumb to use only the SIM for contacts... why not just add your SIM contacts to Google, hide SIM contacts and display/sync Google contacts? Contact info on SIM cards is completely archaic.
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I would have no issue using google contacts as opposed to the sim card, but google seems to import EVERTHING! So an example is say Joe Smith, I have Joe Smith cell#, home # etc, and email in my contact for him. Then google creates a second contact which shows Joe Smith email, then a third one for an old Joe Smith email, then a fourth one for Joe Smith biz email.
Thats my issue. So when I go to call Joe Smith, I open one of the listings, ok nope not the one, open another etc...
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He said he already tried that.
OP seriously... just select all and unselect the ones you don't want to delete. I don't understand waiting days for a solution instead of just taking a few minutes to do it.
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I hear you with the select all then deselect ones I need to keep. Problem is, google imported like everyone I ever emailed, and each different email address for a person is now listed as a separate contact under the same name..The one I need is not always listed first...(see my previous reply for some color on it)
I have the D850 and for some reason I am unable to save contacts to the phone. I am only given the choice to create the contacts to my Google account or SIM card. Am I doing something wrong?
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I have the D850 and for some reason I am unable to save contacts to the phone. I am only given the choice to create the contacts to my Google account or SIM card. Am I doing something wrong?
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Well, it turns out the problem is caused when I freeze the AT&T address book app. Unfreezing it does not fix the problem of saving contacts to the phone. It still only gives the ability to save it to Google or the SIM card. The only way to correct it was to do a factory reset and just not freeze the AT&T address book.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Are you google free?
Is there a benefit to saving to the phone as opposed to google? If you are google free, then I understand.
michael.s.under said:
Are you google free?
Is there a benefit to saving to the phone as opposed to google? If you are google free, then I understand.
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No real benefit. I just prefer to keep them on the phone as opposed to Google. One thing I do not like is Google (in particular GMail) seems to make everyone I've ever sent or received an email from is a contact.
Only seem to be able to save to gmail or Google server. Can not save contacts to device.
They aren't saved on the phone and backed up on Google servers? That's weird.
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They aren't saved on the phone and backed up on Google servers? That's weird.
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Are you able to add a new contact and save it to device only ( save to your Pixel 2) and not Gmail account?
I've never tried. I love the fact that all my phone numbers come back every time I've reset or set up a new phone..
They must've deleted the option to save directly on a device with one of the major Android updates. Tapping add new contact makes me pick an account. I've never noticed it. I can say an old KitKat Note 2 does still have it available.
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EeZeEpEe said:
They must've deleted the option to save directly on a device with one of the major Android updates. Tapping add new contact makes me pick an account. I've never noticed it. I can say an old KitKat Note 2 does still have it available.
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Do you have an option that allows you in settings to toggle off/on to add contacts to device or sync to Gmail? I filed a claim/complaint with Google about this and they say they wanted to send me a new device as I should be able to toggle off/on with contacts to not sync and add to device but I find this rather strange.
desiregeek said:
Do you have an option that allows you in settings to toggle off/on to add contacts to device or sync to Gmail? I filed a claim/complaint with Google about this and they say they wanted to send me a new device as I should be able to toggle off/on with contacts to not sync and add to device but I find this rather strange.
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I see no such option. What was the device you had prior to the Pixel 2 XL? It still had a save to device option?
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EeZeEpEe said:
I see no such option. What was the device you had prior to the Pixel 2 XL? It still had a save to device option?
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Galaxy S6 Edge and Samsung Note 4. iPhone 6s Plus also allows one to save to device instead of just iCloud. The Gmail and iCloud thing are fine but they should be an option and not a must to save a contact.
desiregeek said:
Galaxy S6 Edge and Samsung Note 4. iPhone 6s Plus also allows one to save to device instead of just iCloud. The Gmail and iCloud thing are fine but they should be an option and not a must to save a contact.
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I wonder if it's a Google phone thing. My Nexus 5X didn't have an option that I can recall. Can't check anymore cause it died on me 2 weeks before I got my Pixel 2 XL. I'll check my wife's Note 5 later today.
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is there a reason why you don't want to sync your contacts to an email?
you have an option to import or export contacts if you need.
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is there a reason why you don't want to sync your contacts to an email?
you have an option to import or export contacts if you need.
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Yes, do not want all my contacts and everything else synced to a cloud server. When one pays $1000 for a smartphone why can't one place all their contacts and everything else on their device without being required to sync to a cloud server and sync all private info with Google's servers. All other smartphones allow one to save to device.
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Yes, do not want all my contacts and everything else synced to a cloud server. When one pays $1000 for a smartphone why can't one place all their contacts and everything else on their device without being required to sync to a cloud server and sync all private info with Google's servers. All other smartphones allow one to save to device.
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I can completely understand your point of view now.
Thanks for clarifying.
As far as trying to keep it on the device.
I would check your google account and make sure that "Contacts" is not synced and see if that will resolve you not having to save your contacts on the phone.
Please let me know if that helps cause i would like to know if that actually works that way.
Thanks.
There has to be a bug here with this device or Google did this on purpose. Prior to logging on we have option to save to device but once you log on then you can no longer save to device. WTF..? Google sent me a new Pixel 2 XL and new device has same problem.
This is the email I got from Google. On a side note this site here at XDA has been a pain in the A S S to use on my smartphone due to all the ads. Whole screen is filled with advertisements popping up and opening up as well.
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This is the email I got from Google. On a side note this site here at XDA has been a pain in the A S S to use on my smartphone due to all the ads. Whole screen is filled with advertisements popping up and opening up as well.
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I think it's on purpose honestly. On your sidenote, why not use the XDA app or Tapatalk if you frequently visit the forums?
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I think it's on purpose honestly. On your sidenote, why not use the XDA app or Tapatalk if you frequently visit the forums?
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I also think it is done on purpose. Just got a reply from Google Support. Followed their instructions but still does not work.
Looks like they now realize that one can not save a contact to the device. $1000 for a smartphone that can not and does now allow its users to save new contacts to device. New you can but the minute you sign in to Gmail or Google Maps you lose that option of saving new contact to device.
Why does Google block purposely this option..?
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Looks like they now realize that one can not save a contact to the device. $1000 for a smartphone that can not and does now allow its users to save new contacts to device. New you can but the minute you sign in to Gmail or Google Maps you lose that option of saving new contact to device.
Why does Google block purposely this option..?
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Because they want you to be using their cloud services. Or at least some kind of cloud backup. Majority of people want the convenience of not having to manually sync, enter, export/import contacts, or have to post a "Lost my phone and contacts. DM your numbers please."
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Because they want you to be using their cloud services. Or at least some kind of cloud backup. Majority of people want the convenience of not having to manually sync, enter, export/import contacts, or have to post a "Lost my phone and contacts. DM your numbers please.
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For those that want that option they can choose to save contact to gmail instead of device. On all other devices one has the choice whether to save to device or Gmail. The same goes with Apple phone where contacts are saved to device and if you turn on iCloud backup then everything is backed up to the cloud. The option should be the end users and not theirs to make.
After making the switch to my 1st Nexus device years ago (Galaxy Nexus), I noticed this same thing. I actually prefer the convenience of having them synced to my Google account. That way, if I don't have my phone on me for some reason, I can still look up a contact on a computer if necessary.
I use both WhatsApp (WA) and WhatsApp Business (WAB), with two difefrent phone numbers (private and work).
On my Google Pixel and XIAOMI Mi11 I have Google Contacts and for each contact I can see options to call/video-call/chat with either WA or WAB.
On my Fold 3 for each contact I see options to call/video-call/chat ONLY with WA.
Any idea?
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Anyone?
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Anyone?
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I never even knew that was an option until your question here, but mine also only shows WhatsApp and not WhatsApp Business. I only have ever gone into both apps to message people from them, not from the Contacts list on my phone.
Same, but I came from iOS, so using WhatsApp through the contacts app was never possible for me lol.