Found this on Google+ today: *** If you have a 4.2 Android powered device : - Open the People/Contact - Search for : "debug debug!" - open the menu
Yeah, you can export contacts databases like a pro! *** source: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115877168682250173283/posts/GfKSP7v8NZD Works as advertised on my Nexus 4 with Android. It only takes a minute to export and email the zip with all contacts and images. *** $ ls -lah * databases: total 11968 drwxr-xr-x@ 6 x y 204B 17 Jan 16:15 . drwxr-xr-x@ 5 x y 170B 17 Jan 16:15 .. -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 x y 5,4M 17 Jan 13:09 contacts2.db -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 x y 0B 17 Jan 13:10 contacts2.db-journal -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 x y 448K 17 Jan 13:09 profile.db -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 x y 0B 17 Jan 13:09 profile.db-journal files: total 0 drwxr-xr-x@ 4 x y 136B 17 Jan 16:15 . drwxr-xr-x@ 5 x y 170B 17 Jan 16:15 .. drwxr-xr-x@ 130 x y 4,3K 17 Jan 16:15 photos drwxr-xr-x@ 3 x y 102B 17 Jan 16:15 profile shared_prefs: total 16 drwxr-xr-x@ 4 x y 136B 17 Jan 16:15 . drwxr-xr-x@ 5 x y 170B 17 Jan 16:15 .. -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 x y 108B 17 Jan 13:09 ContactsUpgradeReceiver.xml -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 x y 351B 17 Jan 13:09 com.android.providers.contacts_preferences.xml *** *** $ sqlite3 contacts2.db SQLite version 3.7.15 2012-12-12 13:36:53 Enter ".help" for instructions Enter SQL statements terminated with a ";" sqlite> .tables _sync_state photo_files view_entities _sync_state_metadata properties view_groups accounts raw_contacts view_raw_contacts agg_exceptions search_index view_raw_entities android_metadata search_index_content view_stream_items calls search_index_docsize view_v1_contact_methods contacts search_index_segdir view_v1_extensions data search_index_segments view_v1_group_membership data_usage_stat search_index_stat view_v1_groups default_directory settings view_v1_organizations directories status_updates view_v1_people groups stream_item_photos view_v1_phones mimetypes stream_items view_v1_photos name_lookup v1_settings visible_contacts nickname_lookup view_contacts voicemail_status packages view_data phone_lookup view_data_usage_stat *** Is this a feature or simple a bug? Not a big fan of such easy data exfiltration "options". Yes, you need physical access to the device, but only for a minute or two (think like a short break, quick talk etc.) Regards Corsin
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