How to Sync Facebook Contacts with android

How To Sync Facebook Contacts With Android - Connecting your contacts with Facebook can be convenient, but it can also be rather aggravating. Frequently, you'll discover that some didn't sync immediately, that you have actually now got replicate contacts since the names do not quite match, or that your contacts book is overflowing with the details of Facebook friends you didn't know you had.

The good news is, there is a way to by hand link or unlink contacts with Facebook on Android, and here we reveal you how. (Also see: The best ways to switch off notices in Facebook Messenger.).

 

How To Sync Facebook Contacts With Android


If in your contacts book you can't see any linked Facebook contacts, you'll first have to go to the phone app, tap contacts, and then tap more. Now, click accounts, and if you've got the Facebook app set up on your smart device and are logged in, you must see Facebook there as an alternative.

Tap it, and after that inspect whether you have actually turned Sync Contacts on. If not, you'll want to turn it on now. It'll take a minute to sync.

Now return to your contacts book and you'll find great deals of brand-new contacts, all which have been imported from Facebook. Not all of them will have telephone number however numerous will have email addresses a minimum of, and they must likewise have profile images.

You should now tap Merge duplicate contacts in the Phone app's Settings menu to clean your contacts book up a bit.

Still not working? If it's just that you want to delete a few of the contacts that are appearing, you can go through your contacts book and tap and hold on a contact you don't wish to see. Then tap erase.

The best ways to by hand link contacts with Facebook.

Irritatingly, though, by hand merging and linking your contacts with their Facebook profiles has been tough given that Android 4.0. It's not ideal, however the finest service we have actually discovered comes from a third-party app. There are numerous options, however the best one we have actually found so far that's complimentary and works well is Sync.Me.

Sync.Me lets you match Facebook contacts with contacts currently saved on your smart device. It's less particular than the integrated Facebook sync tool, and lets you manually choose which contacts match with which Facebook profile.

If you find that a contact is matched with the incorrect profile you can merely tap on it within the Sync.Me app, tap Wrong Profile and browse Facebook to discover the one that matches.

Any contacts that Sync.Me isn't really sure about will reveal on the Solve Matches page. Simply tap the contact's name, then tap the profile in the "Suggestions" area that matches, or click Facebook to by hand search your contacts and find the right person. This usually applies to contacts in your telephone directory that you've stored with simply a given name.

When you've finished, tap Done and the app will sync all your contacts.
You may discover that some contacts still haven't synced, particularly if you've listed that contact in your phonebook with a label, or perhaps simply 'Mum,' or 'Father,' for example. Do repair that, fo into the Sync.Me app, tap on the appropriate contact, and then tap the plus icon below Facebook. You can now find that individual's profile and manually sync it.

Ways to delete all Facebook contacts.

If you have actually already synced from Facebook utilizing the method explained earlier in this short article, you may discover that numerous Facebook contacts that you really do not want on your phone will still be appearing.

How To Sync Facebook Contacts With Android, To delete them all at once without eliminating the Sync.Me contacts and the contacts you've imported from other accounts, go to Contacts, tap Menu, then tap Accounts. There, tap on Facebook and after that tap Eliminate account.

If you ever change your mind you can constantly go back to this page, tap Include account and after that choose Facebook.