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contacts sync - what am i doing wrong?

davo26

Android Enthusiast
Jun 5, 2011
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hi

each time i get a new contact, i sync my gmail contacts, hoping that the new contact will then go onto the gmail servers, and then every time i do a wipe, or new phone for instance, all i have to do is sync again and all new contacts will be there. isnt that how it works?

lately when i sync contacts, it wipes my newest data and all i get is the old gmail contact details from years ago, that i would see if i looked at contacts in my gmail pc account. all recent phone numbers are changed back.

im using a rooted desire HD running a kitkat rom.

any idea if im doing something wrong?

thanks a lot
 
When you add a new contact, make sure you are adding them as a "Google" contact, and not as a "Phone" contact.

If you add them as a "Google" contact, they will sync back to your GMAIL account and you'll have them forever.

If you add the mas a "Phone" contact, the information goes away if you wipe your phone or get a new one.
 
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thats a good shout, so ive just looked deeper into it. if i select 'contacts to display' and choose google rather than 'all contacts' i still have all the new data there. and a quick 'pretend new contact' shows that default is set to set them as a google contact. so........ doesnt look like thats the answer. it just seems that a sync sets it all to the original pc gmail/google contacts rather than the phone google/gmail contacts if that makes sense?

thanks
 
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