Yeah a few people online wre saying it's due to it being removed from android so Facebook had no choice but I don't really know if that's true
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Contacts won't sync to FB >.<
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I feel a little better now that I see im not the only one with this issue.... hours of my day wasted trying to sync. I didnt realize how many people were in my contacts just from facebook. I really hope someone figures something out!
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oh my gosh....I just got it to work!! I went into settings and apps and cleared everything from facebook and messenger apps...then i uninstalled all updates and then without updating at all I went into facebook and redid all my settings, then checked them all again for the 153637 time in messenger and my phone and omg i almost fell over....it worked. I have a Note 5 that I just got this week. I really hope when i update facebook they dont dissapear. Now I need to find out how to save all the contacts to my phone so they will save when i backup my phone!
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WELCOME TO ANDROID FORUMS allyson615 !
Glad you found success w/your f/b contacts syncing.
I don't f/b,but just throwing this out there:
Can you not sync your f/b contacts w/your Google account,in the phone/dialer/contacts app?
Or,am I missing something here?
I usually refrain from posting/asking questions regarding f/b since I don't use it,but,the topic seems to keep popping up & I'm trying to get a grasp on the issue & possibly offer some solutions,or,most likely steer others toward a better resource than yours truly.
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It still isn't working for me after deleting everything it only allows me to update the app and after the update it still doesn't sync.
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I also hate the fact that the FB contacts don't sync either. I downloaded sync.me app from the store. That not only synced my FB contacts, but can identify spam callers and auto block them, and allow you to block incoming calls directly. I guess for now that will have to do until either FB or Google fixes the problem.
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Hello all. So I was finally able to fix my problem after many hours of trouble shooting!! I was issued a replacement phone and transferred my sim car to replacement Note 4. All apps began downloading and when facebook finished the feature was there but not syncing. Also, inside the facebook app in settings, there used to be a column which you can add all contacts or similar only. That was no longer available. After many trial and errors, what worked for me on my phone was to go to:
Settings->Applications->Application Manager->Scroll down to Facebook App->Uninstall Updates
after that I went back to the app on my phone and clicked it and I had to re-enter my credentials and it was able to sync my contacts. I did forget that my settings allow my apps to automatically download when on wi-fi so when I just got home, the app updated itself. I am currently running FB version 51.0.0.14.10 and the feature is no longer their but my contacts have already from the former version...Hope this may help some others!
Settings->Applications->Application Manager->Scroll down to Facebook App->Uninstall Updates
after that I went back to the app on my phone and clicked it and I had to re-enter my credentials and it was able to sync my contacts. I did forget that my settings allow my apps to automatically download when on wi-fi so when I just got home, the app updated itself. I am currently running FB version 51.0.0.14.10 and the feature is no longer their but my contacts have already from the former version...Hope this may help some others!
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So we are now like Iphones? They removed that feature along time ago, not Android users are in the same boat?
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I have had the same issue for syncing contact with Facebook. I have tried everything suggested here and then some. I did notice that Twitter is the same. I kinda sucks but what else can we do till all parties work together to rectify the issue?
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So just seeing this now and it blows. I have the Moto X Pure and really dislike the vanilla android contacts app as it is and to find this out really makes it 50 times worse. I have hundreds of contacts so how in the bloody hell am I supposed to update their info and contact photos???
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Had this issue on my s5 and note 5 ... You have to remove the current version and download an old versions like 3.2 and it will sync, then you can go ahead and update to the latest
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I don't need to be that tied to Facebook.........
They have enough of my personal information, they don't need my friends as well. I don't NEED a contact picture for every contact as well. I know what they look like so I don't need a reminder lol
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I tried to go back to an apk as old as 19 and it still didn't work. Are you saying that you went back even older?
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first off I would personally never have 1700 people on my FB page. Secondly I did embellish a bit when I said 500. I keep a strict limit to 300 friends on there. Because I only keep people that I care to stay in touch with and not just add people to add people I want to have their contact info as well like a phone number. I talk to most of my FB friends on the phone every so often. If I don't want to actually talk to them then why would I want to have them on my page? Anyway, it would be nice regardless. The discussion of people overpopulating their FB accounts is for another day.
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Not sure what overpopulation has to do with anything. The # of FB friends someone has will always differ. Those I interact with I already have their contact info so no need to sync with FB.
The 1st time that happened to me, I panicked wondering how the hell I had all these people on my phone- back then the "contact link" was buried making it difficult to undo right away. IIRC it was set like that by default.
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I find it kind of silly that FB and Google don't work together to just create a checklist for sync and call it a day.
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Worked for me but now I'm afraid to update FB. I saved my contacts to my SD card so I hope that helps if I lose everything again once FB updates.
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Go to your Google Play Store app > Settings > & turn off automatic updates for your apps.
You'll still receive notifications for when there is an update available for any & all of your apps,but,you'll have total control of which apps you want to update & those that you wish to leave on their current revision.
I don't fb,but,you might wanna check for similar settings within the fb app,just in case it has the ability to auto update/override the Google Play Store app settings.
(Most apps don't have this capability,but,I wouldn't put such garbage past the folks @ fb).
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So I deleted fb abs tried to go and find the older version in the google play store but could not find it. Typed in "old version of FB" and only the new version came up. Help
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The fb app is pre-installed,go to Menu>Settings>Apps,go to the fb app.
You should see the option to either disable or,uninstall updates.
If that doesn't get you far back enough,side-load an older version from here,it's known to be a safe provider of hard-to-get/legacy versions of apps:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/facebook-2/
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Unfortuneatly jstack I can only uninstall the whole app and not the updates. So I am stuck with the way it is. Twitter also has the same issue.
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