Managing Contacts on Device & Google

[PhoetuS]

Guys Need your Assistance and Advice

How to I get my google contact to appear on my phone memory, like copying them over there, also when I add or edit a new contact it updates in the phone and google at one go, and vice versa.

Im on android version 4.1.2 on a galaxy note 2.

Thanks guys

 

[PhoetuS]

Sorry to share the title, but there is one more query,

Other than the gmail account , I have three other email accounts, on the IOS they are displayed separately when email software is launched. The Email Application on the 4.1.2 consolidates all together, is there a way that I can set these accounts to show the inboxes separately for each account when launched.

Thanks guys

 

[dontpanicbobby]

This will solve part of your issues with the contacts. Open contacts then hit the settings button. Choose Import/Export then either export to USB storage, SD card or Export to SIM card if your device has one. In this way your contacts are stored on your phone and not in the cloud. I haven't tried adding a new contact to Google after this so I don't know if it automatically updates the exported list. I'll try it a little bit later and get back to you.

 

[PhoetuS]

Thanks for the response will try that method. Once this is done, will my contacts appear when I choose phone to show contacts? Thanks again

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Unforunately my S2 doesn't have that option so I cannot test for you. Be sure to post back with your results when you try it.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Bad News Photeus. Although the export to Sim Card worked fine with my 411 contacts when I added a new one to Gmail on the desktop PC the phone updated instantly but the SIM card list didn't change. Maybe someone has an app for that?

 

[chanchan05]

Why bother with copying to SIM? Leave them on Google and display them like that. You don't need a connection for the phone to keep them. There's a copy on phone memory anyway. Just enable "show contacts from Google" and its fine.

As for the email, depends on what email app and what phone you use. Some email apps have a default setting going to combined inbox. You can change this in the settings so that it will show the email addresses separate.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Where do you enable "show contacts from Google" at chanchan05?

 

[chanchan05]

Assuming you have logged in to your Google account on your phone: Contacts app>menu button>contacts to display (you may have to scroll down)>select your Google account. All contacts on your Google account will then appear on your phone for your usage.

 

[PhoetuS]

Have kinda sorted the contacts issue. Thanks guys.

The email software is the standard one preinstalled on my note2 , running on 4.1.2, can seem ti find the option in settings to view the maikboxes individually.

Do I need a third party app for this ?

Thanks

 

[chanchan05]

Try K9

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