Accounts & Sync - Please Explain!

[radicalgel]

Hi,

I just recently switched from the iPhone to android (Galaxy S2) and there are certain things that are quite confusing, namely the accounts and sync section.

I understand how it works with gmail accounts and how it automatically updates any changes to contacts or mails. What I don't understand is how the other apps that have a sync option work. For example facebook. Now if I choose to sync facebook contacts, will my fb contacts be copied over to my gmail account that is tied to my Galaxy S2 or will it just allow my phone to access fb contacts and update them as and when I make changes to them on fb? What about app like Viber & WhatsApp, they too ask if I want to sync contacts but exactly happens if I choose to sync. Me main concern is that I don't want to mess up my gmail contacts and clutter it up with say fb or skype contacts.

I would be really grateful to anyone who could explain to me how this sync business works. I'm sorry if this is a very n00b question, but when comes to android, I am most certainly one.

 

[Clevo89]

You said: Me main concern is that I don't want to mess up my gmail contacts and clutter it up with say fb or skype contacts.


In that case turn syncing off on all accounts other than g-mail ( and even then set it up so that you do it manually when using the app rather than in the background

 

[chanchan05]

I think the above poster misread. No, the Facebook accounts will not appear in your Gmail account, they will be synced to your phone. Facebook and Gmail are kept as separate contact books because they have different sources. They sync it to your phone.

Then, your phonebook will also not be cluttered. Any gmail contact you have who is also a facebook contact will be merged in your phone to one entry. All data from both Gmail and facebook will be aggregated into one contact. this also includes their twitter details.

 

[Ruser]

I am trying to sync my corporate email through Exchange on the Galaxy R.
just bought a Galaxy R and i keep getting the error - "Setup could not finish. Activation Failed. Unable to connect to network. Try again with network providers default APN".


I have bought the phone in Singapore and it is not unlocked. However I am travelling and am on roaming. I have tried both the local partner provider APN and home provider APN - I am freely browsing the internet and applications are all working on roaming.

There are many others on the corp network with DROID so im not the first one.

I am completely out of ideas here and would appreciate any thoughts.