Hi, I found if I use google sync on my android phone to sync SIM contacts to gmail, it could generate duplicate on both android & gmail. Here are steps to reproduce it: 1. Set android "Factory default" to clear all data. 2. Import contact from SIM card. 3. sign in Google account to sync to Google Contact 4. Set android "Factory default" again to clear all data. 5. Import contact from SIM card. 6. sign in Google account to sync to Google Contact
What this matters is I am developing an app that could import contacts from social network services. This could be a useful feature if user can import contact from facebook or something like that. But problem comes in, each time when user upgrade android OS and re-install my apk, then import their social network contacts, it would generate duplicates when they sync to gmail. So I am wondering if Google Sync on android could support merge duplicates to ease contact management. Actually Google Calendar has similar issue too. So I think it's Google Sync's job to implement merge duplicates. What do you think? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
