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Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:40:01 GMT

Hi, I got my new xperia ray. awesome stuff. nevertheless i have this issue.

I had a K810i Phone, I wanted to transfer all contacts from it to my new phone.

I did the following

Exported all contacts from K810i to Outlook using PC companion
Converted to VCards using outlook
Saved it to Memmory card of Xperia Ray
Selected Contacts/Settings/Import Contacts/MemmoryCard/All Contacts
Selected Create under Phone contacts

Now I have two exactly same entries for each and every contacts. I deleted all contacts, tried the entire process again, still the result sam

How to get around this?

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:43:58 GMT

I have a better idea, go to

phonebook/contacts -> MENU -> Delete contacts -> Mark all -> Delete, no I'm not crazy

now on your Gmail -> click on contacts -> click on more actions -> on the drop down menu click on "import" -> choose the file -> and click import

you can do this last step first then delete them from your phone once you see them on your Gmail

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:46:54 GMT

on your phone

make sure you have a data plan or wifi connection

Settings -> accounts & sync -> make sure both

background data traffic

Activate auto-sync are selected

tap on Google -> make sure Sync Contacts it's selected and voila

also

you can edit your contacts on your computer to make sure there aren't any duplicates

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:48:26 GMT

go to settings -> about phone -> check both build number and android version

other ways to backup

Settings -> privacy -> Back up my data and Automatic restore should be selected

and also

Use one of these links to download the

Backup & Restore app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193802

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apk

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apkor
http://www.mediafire.com/?1n07llajeaoo03y

How to install it

You need to

go to settings -> applications -> check unknown sources

download IO File Manager

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager&feature=search_result

download the backup & restore app, transfer it to your SD card, use OI file manager to find it -> tap on it -> install it

Don't worry so much about backing up your apps

on your computer go to

market.android.com -> log in -> click on My Library -> and send all your apps to your phone

SMS/MMS

if you don't want to use the backup & restore app then

Install "backup SMS" to back up your SMS and MMS to your Gmail

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync&feature=search_result

or your SMS use

"backup & restore SMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&feature=search_result

or for your MMS use "Save MMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schwimmer.android.mmsextract&feature=search_result

Call Logs

And for call logs this is great

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yang.android.ansta

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:00:26 GMT

Thanks wooly,

I am hesitant to use the internet connection on my phone. Isnt there an offline method?

Also

The problem by synchronizing with google is

It will import all the contacts. which include contacts with no phone numbers, but just emails

Is there a way to choose only a particular group. I already have my contacts on gmail in a group called Phone.

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:01:11 GMT

Thanks wooly, That would have been my next question. You saved a discussion post

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:13:47 GMT

yes you can create groups

on your phone go to the phonebook -> MENU -> filter -> tap on google

you should be able to see groups

which you can create on your computer

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:15:59 GMT

as for an offline alternative

My Phone Explorer, you need it in both your PC and Xperia

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5manNvZnQubXlwaG9uZWV4cGxvcmVyLmNsaWVudCJd

also you only need to sync once w/ google, after that only sync if you add, delete, edit a contact

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:18:16 GMT

Anytime

don't forget to mark the useful and correct answers

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:34:21 GMT

WOW, that is new to me. I was using My Phone explorer (PC) for K810i and very happy with it. I was not aware that we can use it with android toooooo.... Yes I do have it installed on PC.
That should be my solution. I can try it today evening only

Edit :

I got it worked with the google-cotact-group solution. It dint require any considerable bandwidth. Nevertheless I would depend on My phone explorer for any later such operations, since i know what its capable of from my previous experience using K810i

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:36:24 GMT

Yup It worked.

Re: Importing contacts from Vcard creating entries twice

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:40:40 GMT

Excellent