The Windows Phone 7 thread

[harish_21_10]

^^Cant save all the contacts at once and also it doest really retain all the data if one contact has multiple fields.

 

[avi]

^create a Gmail account & back up all contacts. OR back up them somewhere. Now delete the contacts which you don't want to transfer & load them to Gmail > Windows.

 

[Faraz]

How do i search for someone in fb for windows app?

 

[harish_21_10]

^create a Gmail account & back up all contacts. OR back up them somewhere. Now delete the contacts which you don't want to transfer & load them to Gmail > Windows.

So basically the only option is to keep the contacts synced between Gmail and the phone all the time.

 

[mayank4823]

How do i search for someone in fb for windows app?

you can't. even after the update for FB app, i doubt u will be able to do that. use browser instead with the desktop version. IE is awesome.

 

[Faraz]

you can't. even after the update for FB app, i doubt u will be able to do that. use browser instead with the desktop version. IE is awesome.

How can they miss such a simple feature

 

[RD274]

How do i search for someone in fb for windows app?

Open the app, swipe left/right to friends (under Favourites). Tap the search icon on the bottom of the screen, swipe right to 'everyone' and search for the persons name.

Simple as that. Although I'm not quite sure why they added that in the friends section, but its there atleast.

 

[Faraz]

Open the app, swipe left/right to friends (under Favourites). Tap the search icon on the bottom of the screen, swipe right to 'everyone' and search for the persons name.

Simple as that. Although I'm not quite sure why they added that in the friends section, but its there atleast.

Thanks

 

[djmykey]

Can't one sync contacts to WMP7 from Outlook ???

My Focus is the secondary phone and so I really dont sync my contacts to it.

 

[mayank4823]

Windows Phone Marketplace now removed from Zune.

Source : http://wpnow.net/2012/04/25/microsoft-removing-windows-phone-marketplace-from-zune-desktop/

 

[soggy316]

I synced my contacts as follows

export contacts as csv (or to vcf and then use outlook for vcf to csv) then create a live ID exclusively for your contacts, and upload the csv there, then sync.

This way your primary mail account (gmail/yahoo etc) is untouched and you get only your phone contacts.

 

[Faraz]

Windows Phone Marketplace now removed from Zune.

Source : http://wpnow.net/201...m-zune-desktop/

I could never download any app from the desktop anyway. Zune did nothing after i clicked download. Also it was too slow even on a 2mbps line. used to take mins to search for an app.

 

[harish_21_10]

I synced my contacts as follows

export contacts as csv (or to vcf and then use outlook for vcf to csv) then create a live ID exclusively for your contacts, and upload the csv there, then sync.

This way your primary mail account (gmail/yahoo etc) is untouched and you get only your phone contacts.

I have been trying to upload the file since yesterday, but it keeps saying try again...

 

[Jasku]

So basically the only option is to keep the contacts synced between Gmail and the phone all the time.

Yes, create a new gmail account just for your contacts, you have cross platform solution to contacts back up

Can't one sync contacts to WMP7 from Outlook ???

My Focus is the secondary phone and so I really dont sync my contacts to it.

Its possible sire, I synced my dads outlook calendar using the WIndows Live id. Please make sure you have only 1 Live Id.

 

[soggy316]

I have been trying to upload the file since yesterday, but it keeps saying try again...

If you directly exported the csv from the phone, maybe there would be a formatting error. Export your contacts to vcf from phone and then import the vcf into outlook contacts, then export those outlook contacts to a csv file with only required fields.

 

[harish_21_10]

If you directly exported the csv from the phone, maybe there would be a formatting error. Export your contacts to vcf from phone and then import the vcf into outlook contacts, then export those outlook contacts to a csv file with only required fields.

I synced the contacts with Mac Address Book via Blackberry Desktop Software. Then exported them to vcf file-converted to csv by Gmail but still dint work. Where as all the files are getting imported in Gmail contacts without any hassel.

 

[soggy316]

^ Try exporting to csv directly from mac address book rather than vcf-csv, that should work.

 

[Jasku]

I synced the contacts with Mac Address Book via Blackberry Desktop Software. Then exported them to vcf file-converted to csv by Gmail but still dint work. Where as all the files are getting imported in Gmail contacts without any hassel.

Did you go into the people menu and select the 'Contacts' option?

 

[harish_21_10]

^ Try exporting to csv directly from mac address book rather than vcf-csv, that should work.

Mac Address Book doest have option to export in csv format...

Did you go into the people menu and select the 'Contacts' option?

Not sure what you asking here.

 

[soggy316]

^ah, so if possible, get the vcf to a windows machine with outlook/outlook express, import and then export to csv, its a little long winded but it is almost certain to work.