no more google sync..but BIS duplicates gmail contacts!
gosh...when gmail app was to be put into to grave by google i was still ok. I feared google sync would follow suit...and true enough it's going to happen in june!
I couldn't solve contacts duplication issue with google contacts using BIS to sync, I had to use google sync app to make syncing work correctly without duplicates. But that was when i was having OS6 device...and i thought maybe now OS7 would've solved the issue already but after some tries it looks like duplication still occurs.
How do you guys make contacts not duplicate??? Firstly, I only have google contacts, no other contacts from the pc. I don't even use pc to sync, I MUST use google contacts.
The problem is that when i first created an email acc on the device, it would correctly sync a list of google contacts onto the phone as my "[email protected]" under contacts. After a few hours, another "Default" contacts would appear. The craziest thing is these two are treated differently by blackberry even though they have the EXAct same information. My "allow duplicate names" is not checked also.
I think the allow duplicate names is only meant for each contact list, not cross contact list. Now, i also tried removing "Default" contact list, but eventually, it will come back again. How do i solve this???????????
Btw, i have facebook, and i need facebook to sync with the contact's pictures. So i ened to sync them together. The "Default" list does not have facebook pictures.
no more google sync..but BIS duplicates gmail contacts!
Maybe if you guys used the email setup program to have any or all of your email accounts sync with your contacts. Google Sync has been obsolete for quite some time. Also if you USE BLACKBERRY PROTECT to back up your contacts on a daily or weekly basis than all of this might be moot.
There are advantages to exploring the settings on your device, see what I'm say'in?
Setup/Email Accounts ~ Edit the options in your desired email account.
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Using Google Sync will cause duplicates since the phone is capable of contact sync on its own.
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Contacts Nightmare... or, why me!
Well, I just changed phones from a BB Tour to BB Bold and love it- I can't say enough great things about it. But while I love the phone- dealing with this issue with duplicating contacts is a nightmare!! For I have about 700 contacts who I must regularly keep up with. But that list went from 700 to 3,000 contacts this weekend, so I had to spend the better part of Saturday correcting (most of) these duplicates to get it down to 1,100 contacts. But then, this morning (Monday) as I was expecting to correct the remaining duplicates, the contacts list is now at the staggering amount of 22,000! Now some of my contacts are repeated over 150 times (with no rhyme or reason to why some and not others). And making matters much worse, some of the duplicates pulled phone numbers and email addresses from other contacts, so "merging" them is not viable since some of the contacts are compromised.
It appears to be the Google Synch App. And since it was not allowing me to stop it from synching I had to forcibly delete it. But now I am still left with this daunting task of correcting my contacts list- and deleting and just starting over, like some here have recommend, is not viable. Btw, that is not a "fix" solution, that's an "overhaul" solution.
So yes, this is how I spend Saturday and what I get greeted with Monday morning. Personally, I don't see how RIM (or Google) can allow this to happen since our Contacts are easily the most important feature on the phone- after the phone feature. There should be safeguards to prevent this from occurring. For instance, here's an idea for the RIM suggestion box: how about add a feature that stops duplicates before they even start- or, just set a limit... say like, 20? or so... for 150 duplicates is plain stupid!
And so yes, now I am now looking for my latest saved info on my PC. But this will be unfortunate since my remote email was (until this day) my regular backup location.
no more google sync..but BIS duplicates gmail contacts!
Your phone has "Google Syncing Abilities" built into the email setup program. If You install Google Sync, than you have created the problem.
Also, anything like "AT&T Address Book" will cause this.
You can use BBSAK to remove the att app. Search and you can find out what files to remove. I recommend doing this after a fresh OS install and before you setup anything using the setup program. Once that app has been accessed or used, there is no stopping it. Just get rid of it before it ever gets used.
Also, you need to keep your contacts in "One Place" or you will have duplicates.
I would recommend BlackBerry Protect, however, if you choose to use Google than only use Google.