Google contacts question

jlmwrite · 01-14-2011, 04:51 PM

I've pretty much concluded the NC stock Contact app is more of an afterthought than anything useful. I'd really like to have a real contacts app. Last night I found a nifty little Windows program that sync'd my 300+ contacts with my Google/Gmail contacts, so I now have them available.

So... Is there an app I should be looking for that will let me sync those contacts onto my rooted NC? Or is there something I'm missing about the stock B&N Contacts app?

KryptoNyte · 01-14-2011, 04:58 PM

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896462

jlmwrite · 01-14-2011, 05:20 PM

@kryptonyte, thanks for the link.

My issue with having all my data in the cloud is that occasionally I'm off the grid-- if I want a phone number or physical address, I'd very much like my data on my device so I can get it! Alas, the consensus on xda and nookdevs seems to be that getting/using contacts into your NC relies on exporting and importing rather than syncing, with varying degrees of usefulness once they are imported.

Maybe Froyo will do something for us...

SCION · 01-14-2011, 05:36 PM

Yes, I'm seeking a sync option as well.

KryptoNyte · 01-14-2011, 06:00 PM

Is "Navdress Book" not the correct application for your scenario?

jlmwrite · 01-14-2011, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KryptoNyte

Is "Navdress Book" not the correct application for your scenario?

Not really, thanks. I'd have to resort to exporting a CSV file (which never gets all the fields properly) and importing it into Navdress. Even more of an issue is that the data is static; to update contacts or to add new contacts, I'd have to go thru the entire export/import thing again.

KryptoNyte · 01-14-2011, 06:42 PM

Ah, so you don't want to be in the cloud, but you still want continual sync of your contacts, whenever the device has wireless available. Now I understand the issue.

mariel9898 · 03-19-2011, 07:33 PM

Bump.

So does rooting somehow disable the ability to download or synch your gmail contacts? Because I couldn't get it to work before I rooted either. I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong.

01-14-2011, 04:51 PM	#1
jlmwrite Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 13398 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Golden, Colorado Device: Samsung Tab S8.4, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Google contacts question I've pretty much concluded the NC stock Contact app is more of an afterthought than anything useful. I'd really like to have a real contacts app. Last night I found a nifty little Windows program that sync'd my 300+ contacts with my Google/Gmail contacts, so I now have them available. So... Is there an app I should be looking for that will let me sync those contacts onto my rooted NC? Or is there something I'm missing about the stock B&N Contacts app?

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01-14-2011, 04:58 PM	#2
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896462

01-14-2011, 05:20 PM	#3
jlmwrite Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 13398 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Golden, Colorado Device: Samsung Tab S8.4, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	@kryptonyte, thanks for the link. My issue with having all my data in the cloud is that occasionally I'm off the grid-- if I want a phone number or physical address, I'd very much like my data on my device so I can get it! Alas, the consensus on xda and nookdevs seems to be that getting/using contacts into your NC relies on exporting and importing rather than syncing, with varying degrees of usefulness once they are imported. Maybe Froyo will do something for us...

01-14-2011, 05:36 PM	#4
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Yes, I'm seeking a sync option as well.

01-14-2011, 06:00 PM	#5
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	Is "Navdress Book" not the correct application for your scenario?

01-14-2011, 06:42 PM	#7
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	Ah, so you don't want to be in the cloud, but you still want continual sync of your contacts, whenever the device has wireless available. Now I understand the issue.

03-19-2011, 07:33 PM	#8
mariel9898 Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 4538 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Westchester County NY Device: Nook Color, Droid 2 Global	Bump. So does rooting somehow disable the ability to download or synch your gmail contacts? Because I couldn't get it to work before I rooted either. I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong.

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