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[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Seems Google has suspended my app, sadly.

I hope it's only temporary. More information here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapp...are_time_app_contacts_sync_was_suspended_and/

For now, whoever wishes to get the latest version, here it is:

https://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5003571&stc=1&d=1587809990
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
The app is back online!

You can get it again on the Play Store.
[Android Apps and Games] tournante:
I recently enabled fingerprint lock in WhatsApp. Now your app does not seem to work anymore. Can you please look into it?
[Android Apps and Games] update.freak:
Currently I have the problem that only 8 of 58 contacts are synchronized (although the other contacts have also saved a picture).

I have already reinstalled the App Contacts Sync as well as WhatsApp, but this has not been successful.

Any idea what could be the reason for this?

WhatsApp version: 2.20.140

Contacts Sync version: 2.21

Magisk version: 20.4

EdXposed with KMod installed

Samsung Galaxy S7, Stock ROM Oreo
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Please contact me via email so that I could check it out with you.
[Android Apps and Games] update.freak:
I sent you an E-Mail
[Android Apps and Games] pejo_crasher:
I'm having some trouble with the app. Sadly it does not found any contact but I granted all required permissions.

Contact sync version: 2.22

Whatsapp version: 2.20.140
[Android Apps and Games] Ruka82:
I noticed a problem, app sync only a pair of contacts.

I tried to reinstall whatsapp, contacts sync, reset all images of my google contacts, no difference.

The app load all the contacts, try to create the preview (load 1/2 contacts) and then end without any errors.

I noticed the problem after removing a couple of "work" contacts from synchronization (on google I associate the numbers with an account, whatsapp considers them separate and sometime set me the image of the work number).

At that point I no longer saw the image arrive even after the sync and by doing a few tests I saw that it doesn't work for practically all my contacts.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Please contact me so that I could help you on this.

Also, have you changed a ROM? Sometimes people say that after changing a ROM they got issues. I don't know why this occurs, but seems to occur to specific ROMs...
[Android Apps and Games] useformildaccess:
Google Contact Sort by Phonetic Last Name

Is it just me or anyone experiencing Google Contacts sorting by phonetics last name regardless of sort method selection in the settings? In addition, while displaying individual contact, the "first name first" setting is honored for the actual contact name but the phonetic name displayed under it is in "last name first" order. If the phonetic name is removed, the sort order follows the settings selection. Has anybody experienced this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
How is it related to the app?
[Android Apps and Games] giofrida:
Hello! I noticed that the app hasn't updated my contacts for a few months (I can't actually know precisely when it stopped working). I tried to sync it manually through the app, but it just skips downloading the updated pictures and directly finishes the process. I tried to downgrade it, so I installed version 2.20 and it worked again! I'd like to pinpoint exactly which is first version with the issue, but now that I got my contacts updated I don't really want to mess up with them (in order to delete the pictures). Please, tell me if there's a easier way and I'll help you.

My phone is a Huawei P9 Lite, EMUI 5.0.4, Android 7.0.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
The app tries to get images only if it sees that there are new ones.

If nobody on your synced contacts got a new image since last time it synced, it skips it.

To check if indeed there is an issue, uninstall the app and install it again, clear-data, and try to sync again.
[Android Apps and Games] giofrida:
I know, and I'm sure it was an issue because most of my contacts updated their picture on WA, but couldn't see the changes in the contacts app.

Yes, that's what I tried before installing the older version. I also tried to delete WA's cached profile pictures in /data/data/apps. All of this didn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Sorry, I tried again and again, and the app works fine after each clear-data of the latest version.

Please try what's on the FAQ.
[Android Apps and Games] giofrida:
Okay, I will try again when one of my contacts' picture is updated. Thanks ;)
[Android Apps and Games] kos25k:
Hello.Is it possible to make this app sync with viber?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Check the first post, on the FAQs.
[Android Apps and Games] Con$tantine:
Bug says this format it's no compatible and don't start the process
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Where? When? Please show video.

If it's private, please send me private message instead. Or at least blurry screenshots.
[Android Apps and Games] Humayoun511:
Hi
[Android Apps and Games] Elena ybazeta:
Configurar contactos de telef.viej

oa nuevo
[Android Apps and Games] adhammagdy:
When starting to sync, the app opens whatsapp contact list and keeps scrolling down forever..
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Please show me on video, via email. Also show how long you wait for it to end (without pressing anything), because eventually it has to stop and then continue.
[Android Apps and Games] whosdaniiel:
The app doesn't work on samsung galaxy s21 ultra, one ui 3.1, android 11
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Doesn't work in which way? Can you please explain?

You can't install it? Can you show me? If it's private, you can contact me via mail...
[Android Apps and Games] whosdaniiel:
the app does the whole process fine but it doesn't put the whatsapp image in my contacts
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Please contact me (email/pm) and show me this on video, that you wait the entire process without pressing anything and that's what you get.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Did you get it working?

I think I have found some rare crash. Can I send you an APK that could fix it?
[Android Apps and Games] whosdaniiel:
No, the app doesn't working. I tried the app in to a virtual android machine (VMOS) and the app worked perfectly, but when i ised on my galaxy s21 ultra, the app doesn't work.

Sure, send me the link to the new apk
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Already published a new version. Try it and let me know if it helped: 2.45 .

Should probably be available soon. If not, here:

Upload files for free - app-release.apk - ufile.io

Download app-release.apk for free from ufile.io instantly, no signup required and no popup ads

ufile.io
[Android Apps and Games] whosdaniiel:
The app still doesn't working
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Please contact me by email and explain me there.
[Android Apps and Games] Fissybinga:
Hello, i keep running into the problem that it stops too soon. I have 20k contacts and it stops at like 5k? Is this a error or is this intentionally. i am on android 7 pro nox player. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Try version 150 (2.5) that I've published today. I hope what I did will help.
[Android Apps and Games] Fissybinga:
How do i download that version ? It says last updated september 2021 On the playstore and on other mirrors
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Should be available for all in a day or two, depending on Google.
[Android Apps and Games] Fissybinga:
I am in kind of a hurry, could you pleaseee upload it somewhere? Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
OK I've sent you.
[Android Apps and Games] xflowy:
sync not working on a rooted pixel 6 pro with stock android 12.

sync starts, first profile pops up, picture goes big and sharp, pops back into the profile of the contact, back to full screen picture and back to profile. rinse and repeat. and thats endlessly. so, stuck on first profile.

any ideas? :)

thanks!!
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Other than what I wrote on the FAQ, gathering from what other users have found, I have no idea why would it happen.

Have you updated Android version recently? Have you tried what's on the FAQ?
[Android Apps and Games] update.freak:
Is it possible to use this App without root (or modify this app that root is not necessary)?

I am not sure if I directly root my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S21)
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I've updated the thread now. Please check what's written on the FAQ below "Isn't there a non-rooted version?".
[Android Apps and Games] xflowy:
sync not working a a rooted pixel 6 pro with a12. neither on a rooted 7t with a11. just hangs on the first contact and opens and closes its photo endlessly.
[Android Apps and Games] biglo:
I have a rooted OnePlus 7 Pro on OS11 (LATEST) and I'm able to sync without any issues.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Have you tried what's on the FAQ?
[Android Apps and Games] :
Just tried on OnePlus 9 Pro with Oxygen OS version 11.2.9.9.LE15BA, the app correctly fetches high res pictures for all contacts and says it has updated the contacts except... they dont get updated.

I tried what is suggested in the FAQ, including deleting all contacts and reimporting them, nothing helped. Result, I lost the pictures of ALL my contacts because the vcf import didn't carry those over.

So please, put a disclaimer in the FAQ for this. Thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I already wrote about this on the very first sentence:

"WARNING: This app requires a rooted device. It's recommended to backup your contacts before using it."

I will now update it so that I also recommend to backup to Google account, but other than this, using any tool to backup, the user should know what are the limitations of what he's using.

As for the issue you are having, I don't have other rooted devices. I have only Pixel 4. Please explain what is exactly the issue. Are all your contacts saved on Google account, as I've suggested (and others have written on the FAQ) ? If so, you can still restore them.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I backed them up to vcf as suggested yes. But importing the vcf to google contacts on the desktop site did not import the photos (they are encoded as base64 in the vcf, in a low resolution).

So yes I still have my contacts but I cannot get the photos back.

And now yes they're all on Google as suggested, still doesnt work.

The issue is that, the contact pictures do not change, simple as that. For your app's point of view everything works fine, I can see it open each and every contact and download the high res image, but once it finishes and I land on the screem with "Open contacts app (see updated photos)" well, none of the contacts have updated photos
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
On Google Contacts website, choose to undo changes, and choose the time that it was still fine, before all the changes.

As for the issue, please contact me via PM. I will try to investigate what's going on for your case.

Sadly though, I only have one rooted device, which is Pixel 4 and not what you have. It's stock ROM though.
[Android Apps and Games] YMatrix:
Hey!

Since updating my galaxy s20 fe 5g to a12 the app seems to have trouble to work.

The process of scrolling the contacts list works (very fast scroll - is it supposed to be like that?), but when fetching pictures after 1-4 pictures it gets stuck. A manual way to get past it is to press the picture, but then after 1-4 pictures it gets stuck again....

Any upcoming updates?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Got it reproduced on my Pixel 6. How long has it been this way?

I think it started when WhatsApp has changed.

I think I've got a fix for this. Can you please contact me on PM , so that I could send you an APK to test?
[Android Apps and Games] YMatrix:
Hey

Sent you a pm
[Android Apps and Games] sakarya1980:
I need it too :)
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I've already published a new version based on what I've sent him. Please clear-data of what you have, and update to what's on the Play Store: 157 (2.57) .
[Android Apps and Games] Sacob:
i'm on a Oneplus 7T and google play store now (well not recently) says that my device is not compatible. what happened?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
It became a common issue recently on the Play Store. No idea why, and no idea why I don't see it for other apps (at least I didn't notice).

Try this and let me know if it helps, here
[Android Apps and Games] sakarya1980:
Yes now works 👍👍
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Do you have perhaps some idea of what caused it? I had it for a few weeks and I couldn't find any reason of what I did to cause it.
[Android Apps and Games] sakarya1980:
before the update, the app did not recognize root. if you don't delete Contacts.provider, the synchronization will take a long time
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I don't understand. How is it related to the update on the Play Store?
[Android Apps and Games] sakarya1980:
I don't know. The main thing is that it works 😉 I love the app
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Thanks. Please let me know as soon as you find it not working again.
[Android Apps and Games] EdnanCosta:
Work like a charm.

Best app for sync contacts i ever see.

But for some problem, Google Play show as incompatible for Galaxy J4, Android 8.1

I need to download from apkmirror and then work.

Love you
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Check here
[Android Apps and Games] amihir:
Is there ADB version available?

Better yet, is this compatible with shizuku?

https://shizuku.rikka.app/apps/
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
It uses more than some permissions. It actually uses ADB commands...

So I don't think shizuku can help.

EDIT: Wait, shizuku is used for adb commands, actually, no? So maybe it is possible...
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I tried to talk to them and ask if it's possible. Also tried their sample, docs and I tried to make something by what's written. They constantly gave me unclear and contradicting answers and eventually blocked me:

https://github.com/RikkaApps/Shizuku-API/issues/15#issuecomment-1180140623

To me it seems impossible to use shizuku for this matter. It can indeed perform adb operations, but not anything that allows to reach protected files, which is why root is required.

I also asked it in other places, and they confirmed what I was thinking:

https://github.com/topjohnwu/libsu/issues/127

reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/android_devs/comments/vvnpgh/is_it_possible_to_use_shizuku_to_replace_general/

I just don't get why I was blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] amihir:
I went through the discussion & could tell it was wayy more complicated stuff for me to understand.

Anyways, thanks a lot for your effort to make your app Shizuku compatible.

Looks like I'll keep my phone rooted solely for this 😂😅

Btw, if at all the app could be made adb compatible on non-rooted phones, then this would be a big nice discovery!
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I don't know. I have to think about this. There is also the accessibility option, which I fear that Google might not like...
[Android Apps and Games] dfs_:
Really like the idea of the app, but unfortunately it doesn't update the contacts images.... Scrolls fast through the contact list and gets high res images but no images added, any hint how to debug? MIUI 13, A12 webdav contact backend
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Contact me via PM/email, and show me on video what you are doing, from the moment you install the app, to the moment you think it doesn't work. Also make sure you have enough patience to let it finish everything on its own, as I've written on the instructions.
[Android Apps and Games] update.freak:
Since Contact Photo Sync (1.4.5) did not work for me any longer (I did not know the exact reason) for sync the photos from WhatsApp I have a look to Contacts Sync again (prefered solution, but the problem is my device is not rooted). Any news about the non root topic?

EDIT: Contact Photo Sync (1.4.5) works agains after reinstall
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
There is at least one app that does it without root:

https://xdaforums.com/t/app-4-4-waw-photo-sync-sync-whatsapp-contact-photos.4303423/

I didn't check it out though.
[Android Apps and Games] update.freak:
I tried the app Kontakte Foto Sync, but this app does not work for me.

EDIT: Contact Photo Sync (1.4.5) works after reinstall
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Very few apps work. I remember I once tried an app that actually ruined my address book. I don't remember how exactly, though.

You can use SyncMe as I wrote on the FAQ, which can sync with various social networks. Just remember that the photos stay as long as the app is installed, as it doesn't really change the contacts on your own accounts (Google/device)
[Android Apps and Games] update.freak:
Any news for using this app for a not rooted smartphone?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Sadly no. This is a spare time app like the rest of my apps.

It will be a huge bet for me to try it using accessibility API, because if I do it and Google doesn't approve it, all the time I spent on it will go to waste.

Using accessibility it's also harder and it needs more maintenance than root...

If you wish, you can try SyncMe. It's not for WhatsApp, but it can have from other networks.

If I ever create a new app that doesn't require root (and maybe I will add this into this app instead of creating a new one), I will publish about it, including here.
[Android Apps and Games] mamutal91:
I have some contacts with photos that the app does not sync. I have root and custom rom, what should I do ? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Have you checked the FAQ?
[Android Apps and Games] xflowy:
I'm having the same issue (again). Do we really need to delete data according the trouble shoot in the op or did you mean to write delete cache? Since Data would erase user information.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I need information about what exactly is the problem.

What is the scenario? What is going on ? Have you used it before?

If you used it, and it already synced, what do you expect to happen if you sync again?
[Android Apps and Games] xepl:
Hi, I'm on a rooted One Plus Nord running LineageOS 10. I use Magisk (version 23 and app version 26.3) to manage root access and I've used your app several times over the past few years. I think the last time I used it was six or more months ago, then I removed it.

Yesterday I downloaded your application (version code 179) but there is a problem: it says that root access has been denied, but it hasn't! I have attached some screenshots of the app and Magisk. What could be the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
I don't see it on the list , so it's not granted.

Try clear-data of both apps.
[Android Apps and Games] YMatrix:
Hey

Long time fan of this app, been using it for 5 year I think....

I moved to a new phone - s23+ with android 14, got all my pictures blurry, reset this app, the sync shows that it is getting latest HD photos, but all contacts get a blurry photo.

Some a14 bug or something on my end?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
OK I tested it now after clear-data on my Pixel 6 with Android 14.

Still works fine.

Try to remove the photo of some contact (choose one that you don't mind testing about, but still should have a photo) , clear-data of my app, and then try to sync, and see if it gets updated with a better photo. This can be

Maybe you can try on a different contacts/phone app? Or restart? Or have a phone call?
[Android Apps and Games] YMatrix:
Your assumption was correct.

The update process is showing it's getting new pictures, but it doesn't update them.

After removing the contact picture, I can see it getting the new picture from WhatsApp, but it doesn't really update it and it remains without contact picture.

I use True Phone as my dialer and contacts app.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
What assumption?

Are you saying that Truecaller fails to show the photos properly for some reason?

What have you found?

Try on Google's Contacts app for example:

Contacts - Apps on Google Play

Back up your contacts & access them anywhere

play.google.com

Or ACR Phone:

ACR Phone - Apps on Google Play

Privacy respecting phone dialer app with SIP and call recording support

play.google.com

As for when my app updates photos, my app won't replace photos that it already handled, unless it detects new ones.

This is to make things a bit faster, and also to let users the choice to still replace photos on their own in case they are not happy with the results, without annoying them with replacing the photos again.
[Android Apps and Games] YMatrix:
I edited my message - I use True Phone

The update process does get new pictures (I see it during the process) but doesn't update them in the contact info.

I saw this in 2 examples:

1) you told me to remove a picture - yet it didn't put it again

2) someone changed a picture in whatsapp, I can see the app fetching it, but the contact on the phone remains to be the old one
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
What happens if you reach Google Contacts website (not the app), and look at the photos of the contacts that should have a new photo?

As I recommended, it's best to have all the contacts synced with Google account.
[Android Apps and Games] YMatrix:
I only use Google contacts and as for your question - no the contact on google web contacts is still the old one.

I will say again - its as if it isn't updating the picture (even though the process is showing it's done)
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
But you said you removed the photo.

Why would it show the old one, if you've removed it?

Maybe try via the website to remove.

Or in a different app (to remove).
[Android Apps and Games] YMatrix:
I will elaborate myself

The contact without the photo also on the web is left without

The contact I saw with an old photo and the sync found a new one - on the web is also left with the old photo
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
Maybe it's better that you PM me. This can take a while to handle.

Later you can write here the conclusion and how to fix it. Maybe I will add it to the FAQ too.
[Android Apps and Games] Fishawy:
I'll second the above.

I use Google contacts app, and I sync my contacts to my Google account.

The app sync progress shows proper fetching of the latest WhatsApp contact photos.

Google contacts still show the old photos they had before the sync process.

I tried your suggestion to remove the existing contact photos. Contacts sync works, finishes syncing, shows success, but Google contacts are showing blank photos (both on Web and on the app). The new photos - successfully fetched - have not been synced to the contacts.

Just to test if it's a Google contacts issue, I tried True Phone as an alternative, and the same behaviour happens. Contacts photos are not reflecting the latest photos synced.

I even tried uninstalling the Contacts Sync app, reinstalling, and starting from scratch. Same issue exists.

The issue seems not to be properly fetching the photos from WhatsApp, but rather writing them in the contacts app.

Pixel 7 Pro, A14 stock (if that helps).
[Android Apps and Games] AndroidDeveloperLB:
This is a bit different. He said that it's low quality photos that are saved, no?

Not previous ones of before...

If you remove a photo by yourself, are you saying that still the contact will get the old one, before of using my app?