Comments for Marcus H. Feder’s Blog http://mhfeder.com My Life In A Bunch Of 0’s & 1’s Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Palm Pre And Google Contacts Sync Becoming Another iTunes Conspiracy? by Quintus http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Quintus Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:01:28 +0000 http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/#comment-331 I recently had to switch out my Pre for a new one and I could not get all my contacts to sync from Google Contacts. I have over 4,000 contacts (clients, business associates, colleagues etc....). It was driving me nuts. I did some research online and some people were saying that one of the added features in one of the updated ROMs was Google Talk and that it was buggy. I've never added this account but when I went to the IM app, I noticed that my Google contacts account was there. Probably added automatically when I added the Google Contacts account. Anyways....I deleted my gmail account from both the contacts app and the IM app (which takes forever as the contacts are deleted one-by-one in the background). Once my Pre was completely wiped of all Google Contacts, I then re-added my Google Contacts account in the Contacts App which automatically started the sync process. It also added Google Talk to the IM app. I launched the IM app and immediately deleted the Google Talk account in the IM app. After about 2.5 hours, syncing on the home WiFi network, all of my Google Contacts were in my Pre. Whatever the problem is, it has something to do with Google Talk interfering with the sync process. Hope this helps others! I recently had to switch out my Pre for a new one and I could not get all my contacts to sync from Google Contacts. I have over 4,000 contacts (clients, business associates, colleagues etc….). It was driving me nuts. I did some research online and some people were saying that one of the added features in one of the updated ROMs was Google Talk and that it was buggy. I’ve never added this account but when I went to the IM app, I noticed that my Google contacts account was there. Probably added automatically when I added the Google Contacts account. Anyways….I deleted my gmail account from both the contacts app and the IM app (which takes forever as the contacts are deleted one-by-one in the background). Once my Pre was completely wiped of all Google Contacts, I then re-added my Google Contacts account in the Contacts App which automatically started the sync process. It also added Google Talk to the IM app. I launched the IM app and immediately deleted the Google Talk account in the IM app. After about 2.5 hours, syncing on the home WiFi network, all of my Google Contacts were in my Pre.

Whatever the problem is, it has something to do with Google Talk interfering with the sync process.

Hope this helps others!

]]> Comment on Palm Pre And Google Contacts Sync Becoming Another iTunes Conspiracy? by Marcus http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Marcus Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:57:59 +0000 http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/#comment-197 FINALLY! FINALLY!!! Working perfectly now. The fix for me was exporting a vCard from gmail and deleting all contacts in gmail. I removed the gmail account from my contacts list. Then I emailed the vCard to an address I receive through my Pre. I added my gmail account back to my Pre (with zero contacts) and madeit my default account. I then opened the vCard on my Pre and synced accounts. And perfect! first, however, I tried to open the vCard on my desktop gmail client, but again only about half of the contacts showed up on my Pre. Don't do that! Contacts flow from the Pre to my gmail account perfectly now! And vice-versa! Now I have the perfect device again!!! FINALLY! FINALLY!!! Working perfectly now. The fix for me was exporting a vCard from gmail and deleting all contacts in gmail. I removed the gmail account from my contacts list. Then I emailed the vCard to an address I receive through my Pre. I added my gmail account back to my Pre (with zero contacts) and madeit my default account. I then opened the vCard on my Pre and synced accounts. And perfect!

first, however, I tried to open the vCard on my desktop gmail client, but again only about half of the contacts showed up on my Pre. Don’t do that! Contacts flow from the Pre to my gmail account perfectly now! And vice-versa!

Now I have the perfect device again!!!

]]> Comment on Palm Pre And Google Contacts Sync Becoming Another iTunes Conspiracy? by Goggle Contancts Wont Sync - Page 3 - PreCentral Forums http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Goggle Contancts Wont Sync - Page 3 - PreCentral Forums Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:40:41 +0000 http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/#comment-153 [...] it worked but... NOW I'M REALLY ****ED... Read here and my comments for my fun [...] [...] it worked but… NOW I'M REALLY ****ED… Read here and my comments for my fun [...]

]]> Comment on Palm Pre And Google Contacts Sync Becoming Another iTunes Conspiracy? by admin http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-152 admin Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:38:17 +0000 http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/#comment-152 Thought that was going to work. Which it did. I now have all contacts in my phone (and then some). I'm up to over 2,000 contacts, but still only show about 1200 in gmail contacts. When I did a new contact test in both my Pre and my desktop, the one from my desktop shows up on both, but the one I entered on my Pre only shows up on my Pre. Hence, any new contact added on my phone still DOES NOT SYNC!!!! Really pissed! Thought that was going to work. Which it did. I now have all contacts in my phone (and then some). I’m up to over 2,000 contacts, but still only show about 1200 in gmail contacts.

When I did a new contact test in both my Pre and my desktop, the one from my desktop shows up on both, but the one I entered on my Pre only shows up on my Pre. Hence, any new contact added on my phone still DOES NOT SYNC!!!!

Really pissed!

]]> Comment on Palm Pre And Google Contacts Sync Becoming Another iTunes Conspiracy? by Marcus http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Marcus Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:09:57 +0000 http://mhfeder.com/2010/01/06/palm-pre-and-google-contacts-sync-becoming-another-itunes-conspiracy/#comment-148 Okay, next time I write an update, I promise to actually wait to see if a complete import worked! After all was said and done, I still only had 815 of my 1200+ contacts show up, so the above un-install, and removing groups didn't work for me. What did work, however, was a suggestion by dodgebusta in this Precentral forum post: http://forums.precentral.net/webos-synergy-synchronization/222807-goggle-contancts-wont-sync-2.html#post2144302 which mentions exporting and emailing a vCard of your contacts to an email address on your Pre and opening. Thank you!!! Okay, next time I write an update, I promise to actually wait to see if a complete import worked! After all was said and done, I still only had 815 of my 1200+ contacts show up, so the above un-install, and removing groups didn’t work for me.

What did work, however, was a suggestion by dodgebusta in this Precentral forum post: http://forums.precentral.net/webos-synergy-synchronization/222807-goggle-contancts-wont-sync-2.html#post2144302 which mentions exporting and emailing a vCard of your contacts to an email address on your Pre and opening.

Thank you!!!

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