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[Q] Delete default contact groups

Hi guys,
i am new right here and also with Desire HD. I just have it since 2 days.
Now, i have my first question:
I am organizing all my contact, grouped by categories, in Outlook 2003. This is working fine so far with HTC Sync and the Categories will be created as groups in my DHD:
BUT, there are still the "system default" groups like "friends", "family", and so on, which i don't need.
Now, i wanted to delete these groups, but i am not able. I only can delete my groups, created via sync.
Does anybody know how to get rid of these group?
Many thanks in advance
Henner

Henner77 said:
Hi guys,
i am new right here and also with Desire HD. I just have it since 2 days.
Now, i have my first question:
I am organizing all my contact, grouped by categories, in Outlook 2003. This is working fine so far with HTC Sync and the Categories will be created as groups in my DHD:
BUT, there are still the "system default" groups like "friends", "family", and so on, which i don't need.
Now, i wanted to delete these groups, but i am not able. I only can delete my groups, created via sync.
Does anybody know how to get rid of these group?
Many thanks in advance
Henner
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For those how have the same issue, i just found a way.
I installed the "Contacts Group Manager" App from the Android Store, there you can delete all the useless system group folder....
Now, i am happy...;-)

Thanks! Didnt like the clutter either...

You're welcome...was looking for it awhile and couldn't find anything....Can't believe we are the only user with this issue...:-D

Henner77 said:
For those how have the same issue, i just found a way.
I installed the "Contacts Group Manager" App from the Android Store, there you can delete all the useless system group folder....
Now, i am happy...;-)
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Thanks, I just installed the app a few minutes ago and it did the trick. Do you know what the difference between the group "favorites" and "htc favorites" is? I have the same contacts in both groups so I'm not sure which one I need to keep. I know one of them is important because it makes the favorite contacts show up at the top of the contacts list.

sorry for necro, but I cant find this app anymore. is there a good alternative available? thanks!
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found this app that can remove default local groups: TouchPal Contacts https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cootek.smartdialer&hl=et

Thats one is good but
heikis said:
sorry for necro, but I cant find this app anymore. is there a good alternative available? thanks!
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found this app that can remove default local groups: TouchPal Contacts
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It's a full contact manager/replacement altogether, I'm happy with the stock one, so I found an app that only deletes contacts and groups, it even helped me to delete the default Google contact groups, A back up is recommended anyway.
Contact Deleter by Gabenative
Can't post links yet so add this to the play store url:
details?id=com.gn.android.contactdeleter

Another way with out installing additional apps...
Hi Guys, I just want to share this one that works for me...
[Root/Non-root]
Note: You mustn't have internet connection.
1. First, make a back up of all of your contacts. Then delete all.
2. Go to Settings>Apps>All. Locate, Exchange Apps and Syncing Apps. Clear all data of each, force stop and disable.
3. Go to Settings>Account & Sync. Disable all the syncing for all of your accounts.
4. Open Setup Guide
View attachment 3016609
5. Then go next up to Services.
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6. Choose the service that you are not signing in. For example: for me I choose Exchange ActiveSync. Press home and you're done.

[Q] CyanogenMod7 contact problem.

Yesterday i've upgrade my Defy to CM7 by referring this thread -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798.
And i've found that there's no way to import contact from SIM. I've to sync it using Google which is i dont know how to use it.
Is there any way to import contact w/o using Google Acc?
And I've found out that my camera not working if I'm zoom-ing to x5.
Example :
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Btw, sorry for broken/bad english

I believe Google contact is the best and easiest thing you can find out there.

iamoct said:
I believe Google contact is the best and easiest thing you can find out there.
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What do you mean? Mind to teach me how? Sorry. Seriously IDK how to use Google Contact or etc2. BUT the contact that i've save before change to CM7 still there. Let say i save my friend name : Blitz. And i search it at contact "Bli", it will automatically search Blitz for me

So...first thing:
Import from SIM:
In contacts menu, press options(the left button undeneath the screen)
Here U have to select import/export - and import form SIM
Then, go to home screen - Settings - Accounts and Sync - enable background data + auto sync, then add a Google account - this will be your main account (you even have the posibility to create a fresh one) - this will sync your contacts + e-mail + data
Once this step was set up ok, then anytime you reflash your phone, clear data, or change your phone, if you enter this account, your contacts will be there.
P.S. - ypu can even import facebook accounts - and join contacts from google + facebook - easier to have pictures for contacts.

adyrafy said:
So...first thing:
Import from SIM:
In contacts menu, press options(the left button undeneath the screen)
Here U have to select import/export - and import form SIM
Then, go to home screen - Settings - Accounts and Sync - enable background data + auto sync, then add a Google account - this will be your main account (you even have the posibility to create a fresh one) - this will sync your contacts + e-mail + data
Once this step was set up ok, then anytime you reflash your phone, clear data, or change your phone, if you enter this account, your contacts will be there.
P.S. - ypu can even import facebook accounts - and join contacts from google + facebook - easier to have pictures for contacts.
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Thanks for your superb info.

sony arc facebook 'show status updates' ?

my option for the 'show status updates' is greyed in the sync menu and cant activate it. running 2.3.3.
ive all the sync tabs checked and facebook syncs the photos etc but never been able to see status updates under the contacts
anyone experience and fix this yet ?

Do you have 2 faceboook sync account in setting? One that have normal faceboook icon and other one looks like square faceboook icon.
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yes the first one is from sony integration second one is just facebook both are on

Remove that two sync account then create again (I don't know whether reboot is necessary after removing account) . Try sync contacts in se faceboook integration first than sync contacts in other one. When done the Grey menu in contacts setting will clickable.
I've just did that thing after reading your post, just realized my menu greyed out too.
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ok deleted both restarted you cant install sony one untill facebook account is added first, then the sony one automatically gets added each time. again each contact is syncing ok with the 'show status updates' greyed. annyoing me now. i seen someone posted the exact same problem on sonys board with no reply ha.
i also read that its a beta app for sony at the moment that their currently working on so maybe thats the problem
but still if anyone has it working could you confirm it thanks!

Reading this I just noticed I dont have these either twitter there but there no option for Facebook in the show status option in contact settings Facebook integration is there and working as gallery syncs weird :-(
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option for status updates in contact menu
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Would it be something to with the unlocked bootliader, the same as not being able to use the like button in music. Just a thought
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rustynuts34 said:
Would it be something to with the unlocked bootliader, the same as not being able to use the like button in music. Just a thought
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My arc bootloader is unlocked, I think there are just about miss configured setting.
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Well that idea fell flat on its face lol cheers how would I install se integration and reinstall it.
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go to facebook on your browser
''in Privacy Settings - Apps, games and websites, "Information accessible through your friends"
You can untick things you don't want to share, and those that have done that, don't appear in your contacts facebook photos / interests as it's an app, not directly through Facebook...''
interesting have a look at this!
still doesnt solve the problem

To Enable the "Show Status Updates" Create an APN under Settings -> Wireless & network Settings -> Mobile Networks.
For some reason if there is no APN, the option is disabled.

The "Show Status Updates" option under Contacts app -> Settings was initially greyed out for me. Adding a Facebook widget to the homescreen finally activated that option for me, and now I can see the statuses of my contacts.

mine eventually started to work in the end aswell

Upload photo Picasa folder list blank?

Hi Everyone,
I just noticed this recently when trying to upload a picture from the gallery to Picasa - the folder list is blank, clicking it or the new folder button does nothing (screenshot below)
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I've used it in the past so I'm not sure what changed - also working fine on my T Prime, and, all of the folders are visible in the gallery itself, just not the upload screen.
What I've tried so far that hasn't worked:
1) rebooting phone
2) disabling then enabling photo syncing in accounts and sync
3) clearing gallery and media storage data
4) multiple combinations of the items listed above
Anyone else have this issue? Or know how to fix it? ( I'm running stock ICS )
Thank you,
Kelly
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I'm not sure if you're still looking for a solution to this problem or not, but I'm having the same issue now and stumbled across this thread in the Google forums:
hxxp://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/kW1D7jt-DMw (replace xx with tt, since I don't have URL posting rights)
Long story short, the problem appears to happen when you have any accounts on your phone (under the "Accounts and Sync" menu) that use the same email address as the one Picasa is trying to use as your Google account.
For example, if your Google account for your phone is "[email protected]" and you also use "[email protected]" as your Dropbox/Linkedin/Facebook account, Picasa upload will break in the way you described and showed in your image above.
If you remove all accounts that use that primary Gmail address and only leave your Google account, the problem goes away. I sent a message to Paul Wilcox on G+ to hopefully address the issue, but it looks like the only way to fix it is via the workaround I mentioned above.
I'll update here if I hear any news about it.

albeec13 said:
I'm not sure if you're still looking for a solution to this problem or not, but I'm having the same issue now and stumbled across this thread in the Google forums:
hxxp://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/kW1D7jt-DMw (replace xx with tt, since I don't have URL posting rights)
Long story short, the problem appears to happen when you have any accounts on your phone (under the "Accounts and Sync" menu) that use the same email address as the one Picasa is trying to use as your Google account.
For example, if your Google account for your phone is "[email protected]" and you also use "[email protected]" as your Dropbox/Linkedin/Facebook account, Picasa upload will break in the way you described and showed in your image above.
If you remove all accounts that use that primary Gmail address and only leave your Google account, the problem goes away. I sent a message to Paul Wilcox on G+ to hopefully address the issue, but it looks like the only way to fix it is via the workaround I mentioned above.
I'll update here if I hear any news about it.
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Glad to know I am not the only one with this issue - not going to remove my other accounts because I want them to sync. Been using PicasaTool in the interim until they fix the issue (hopefully with 4.0.4/5)
Also, I added "me too", and a note about it to the google thread you found, thanks!

Problems getting my work Exchange accounts calendar to sync with the Watch

So I have a brand new Huawei Watch. This is my first Android wear device so I am kind of "noob" with these.
On my phone (Oneplus 2) I use Nine to sync my work account and my personal accounts (both using Exchange). And those work fine on my phone and calendars sync fine.
But I just can't get the Watches Agenda app to show my work accounts calendar accounts events. When I go to the android wear app and click the settings and go to the calendar settings the work account is shown in gray and my personal account shows all my calendars in that account.
So the problem is that the watches Agenda app just says "No events".

And what is strange that if I add an event to my personal exchange accounts calendar (with phone or desktop) it syncs immediately to the watch, like instantly. So for some reason the work accounts events wont show up on the hWatch

When you go into your Calendar app on your phone (not the calendar in Nine but the native phone app) are you able to view all your work events? When you go into settings and Calendars to display in the phone calendar app, is your work account selected/enabled?

bailyc said:
When you go into your Calendar app on your phone (not the calendar in Nine but the native phone app) are you able to view all your work events? When you go into settings and Calendars to display in the phone calendar app, is your work account selected/enabled?
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I can see the events in my phone (using business calendar, also tested with Google calendar etc)
So the accounts are enabled as they show in every app in the phone.

This is how the Android Wear apps Calendar settings look like
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So the first is my work account which (as seen) is gray and doesn't show the calendar.
So it seems the app is not able to see the calendar.
The events show up if I use The Agenda Wear app

inffy said:
This is how the Android Wear apps Calendar settings look like
So the first is my work account which (as seen) is gray and doesn't show the calendar.
So it seems the app is not able to see the calendar.
The events show up if I use The Agenda Wear app
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Hmm, interesting -- I don't have any issues with Nine calendar events. I wonder if it's a bug related to a particular version of Nine?

Got it fixed.
For some strange reason the account which was on Nine showed up under my Gmail account on the Wear apps calendar settings