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JB Workaround for ContactSync

LiveCalendar/Task/Contact Sync Mobile7 apps · 187.5K installsProductivityFreecom.vcard.android.contactsyncworkaround

Provides a workaround for various Android/Vendor bugs.

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Total installs
4,510
exact · Play shows 1,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
5.0★
17 ratings · 1 reviews
Released
22 Apr 2013
13.5y ago
Last update
25 Mar 2020
v1.4 · 6.6y ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

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Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8111 Oct12 Oct12 Oct11 Oct: 012 Oct: 0

Change timeline

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Country availability

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • No data collected

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

7 in 3 groups
4 Sensitive2 Notable1 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
  • Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwords
  • Get sign-in tokens for accounts saved on your phone to use online services
IdentitySensitive2

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
  • Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwordsadd or remove accounts · MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
OtherSensitive4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Get sign-in tokens for accounts saved on your phone to use online servicesuse accounts on the device · USE_CREDENTIALS
  • Create its own accounts on your device and read or set their passwordscreate accounts and set passwords · AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
  • Turn automatic syncing on or off for your accounts, like contacts or emailtoggle sync on and off · WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
  • Check whether automatic sync is turned on for your accountsread sync settings · READ_SYNC_SETTINGS

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
This app is a workaround for a bug introduced by Google at Android 4.1 (Codename: JellyBean). This bug will only affect you if you install my app from the Google Play Store and if you want to use ContactSync to sync with various address book servers. Please also install it when you are using Android 4.4, else Android, so also this is an bug in Android, will delete your adressbooks when you update the app. Please note that this issue also affects you if you are using a SAMSUNG device even if you have installed a more recent Android version then 4.1. So far SAMSUNG is the only known vendor which did not integrate Googles patches for this issue so that also all up to date SAMSUNG original roms are affected by this. So please install this workaround app also on current SAMSUNG devices. If you are using Android 4.1 together with payed apps the bug mentioned above will automatically delete the user created address books during the next startup. This is NOT a bug of ContactSync itself and it affects all payed apps at the PlayStore. More details can be found here:http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34880 Installing this app is a workaround (to apply the workaround you have to start this app at least once) because it is a free app which will not be affected by the problem and which then will provide the necessary account details for address book creation so that you can sync to your servers with the main app ContactSync without any issues. Please ensure that the app will not the uninstalled and that the app along with ContactSync itself are installed at the internal device storage (not at the external SD card). The purpose of this app is only to create the necessary accounts and to prevent the bug mentioned above. There is no other feature available here! You only will need this app if you are using ContactSync together with JellyBean.

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