Uncheck sync with facebook.

 

No, if you already have them in your phone, then the pictures will stay. For example
I have a few friends who are synced with facebook, but a bunch that I don't talk to. If they are already in your phone book, it will keep the pictures, if not (the extras) they will be gone.

Edit: Try it out, it works for me. Let me know if it doesn't work for you and I will double check my settings.

 

If you uncheck sync with facebook the current picture will stay but will never update & if one of your contacts gets a facebook page you will not be able to sync their picture. To only show google & phone contacts in your people address book and not all of your facebook friends do the following. Open the people app., press menu, then select the little eye ball/view and it will give you 6 options for displaying the contacts you want to show up in the people app. I have Google, auto gmail contacts & phone checked & all the people displayed are people I actually call now. Hope this helps.

Oops I didnt pay attention enough to see that you were talking about the "Phone" app not the "People" app.......Not sure what I would use the "Phone "app for though unless I was using the stock home & no sense. People is really the best app for accessing my contacts.

 

Much more detailed explanation, thank you for elaborating

 

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Yeah, this is a pain. Is there any solution we are missing?

 

In the People App, Press menu, then View, and then uncheck Facebook.

Sent from an HTC Eris

 

That is how I have it set. It's when you go into People and hit Search "magnify icon". That thing pops up everybody in Facebook.

Also, when you go to Phone, and start typing it pulls up Facebook contacts.

 

Ah, now I see. I dunno, I sort of like this feature. Since not everyone I know is on my phone's contact list. And if someone from my school calls me, it knows who it is. It would irk me in the people list, but fortunately, that can be turned off.

 

There are still contacts in my dialer app from Facebook that I never call.

 

This is the only way I've found: http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/90552-facebook-contacts-dialer.html#post868284