As most here will know, I have a hate/hate (as opposed to a love/hate) relationship with Google.
Because I don't strive hard enough in life for better, I cannot afford a very decent device.
The debate over the wisdom of this is not the point of this discussion- it is what it is.
Anyway, lol, I have discovered over time that the crappiest of devices work better and better the more Google junk that can be turned off or got rid of.
So, this new device that I use as an artificial phone like substance takes the meaning of digital turd to a whole new level- a ZTE Z3351S.
It is horrible, to say the least.
But, with some persistance, I have made a semi-workable device out of this 'thing'.
I have markedly sped it up and improved overall performance by a great deal by disabling almost everything that is not needed.
The last thing to go onto the chopping block is Google Play Services.
The single reason that it is still active on this device is that when it is disabled, all my contacts from Google automatically disappear.
I have tried multiple ways to transfer them all to the phone memory, even downloading all of them in a VCF file and trying to import that into my Contacts app (Simple Contacts).
Some sort of error, I cannot remember what.
So, I know that I can go through them one by one, and change the e-mail associated with the storage, or even put them onto the SIM.
But I would really love to do them all at once.
This would save me a whole lot of time with a device that is not worth spending a whole lot of time on.
The end goal is to have all of my contacts on this device after disabling Google Play Services, and then finally removing my Google Account altogether from this device.
I only use this device as a phone (when it actually will work as a bad substitute for one) and to look up things online for my work.
My Google account does not need to exist on this device at all, and I know that performance will increase in multiple ways once I can eliminate these last chunks of Google feces.
I have actually already done both before, and the results were admirable- except for the loss of my contacts.
Any help on being able to import my entire contacts list all at once, or even just verification that it must be done one at a time by changing the e-mail source or saving to the SIM is much appreciated.
TIA
Because I don't strive hard enough in life for better, I cannot afford a very decent device.
The debate over the wisdom of this is not the point of this discussion- it is what it is.
Anyway, lol, I have discovered over time that the crappiest of devices work better and better the more Google junk that can be turned off or got rid of.
So, this new device that I use as an artificial phone like substance takes the meaning of digital turd to a whole new level- a ZTE Z3351S.
It is horrible, to say the least.
But, with some persistance, I have made a semi-workable device out of this 'thing'.
I have markedly sped it up and improved overall performance by a great deal by disabling almost everything that is not needed.
The last thing to go onto the chopping block is Google Play Services.
The single reason that it is still active on this device is that when it is disabled, all my contacts from Google automatically disappear.
I have tried multiple ways to transfer them all to the phone memory, even downloading all of them in a VCF file and trying to import that into my Contacts app (Simple Contacts).
Some sort of error, I cannot remember what.
So, I know that I can go through them one by one, and change the e-mail associated with the storage, or even put them onto the SIM.
But I would really love to do them all at once.
This would save me a whole lot of time with a device that is not worth spending a whole lot of time on.
The end goal is to have all of my contacts on this device after disabling Google Play Services, and then finally removing my Google Account altogether from this device.
I only use this device as a phone (when it actually will work as a bad substitute for one) and to look up things online for my work.
My Google account does not need to exist on this device at all, and I know that performance will increase in multiple ways once I can eliminate these last chunks of Google feces.
I have actually already done both before, and the results were admirable- except for the loss of my contacts.
Any help on being able to import my entire contacts list all at once, or even just verification that it must be done one at a time by changing the e-mail source or saving to the SIM is much appreciated.
TIA
