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      gunnygordon last edited by gunnygordon

      Use Ubuntu to import your contacts into your Ubuntu Touch device

      Export your contacts in .vcf format

      Run to following command and (phone-contacts-touch.vcf) file will be created

      $ cat contacts.vcf | sed -e "s/END:VCARD/END:VCARD\n/" > phone-contacts-touch.vcf

      Enable Developer mode on your Ubuntu Touch device

      Settings > About > Developer mode

      Connect to your Ubuntu Touch device with a USB cable and run the following commands to push phone-contacts-touch.vcf to your device

      $ sudo apt install adb

      $ adb push phone-contacts-touch.vcf /home/phablet/Documents

      From terminal on your Ubuntu Touch device and run the following command

      $ syncevolution --import ~/Documents/phone-contacts-touch.vcf backend=evolution-contacts database=Personal

      Import is complete. Have fun!

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        dobey @gunnygordon last edited by

        @gunnygordon said in Import Contacts To Ubuntu Touch:

        Enable Developer mode on your Ubuntu Touch device

        You don't need to do the things after this or enable developer mode. If you connect your device to USB, and unlock the screen, you will be able to browse the device and just drag & drop the contacts.vcf with the file manager, into the Documents directory.

        Afterward, on the phone, you can open the File Manager app, go to the Documents directory, open the contacts.vcf file, and then select Contacts app, and your contacts will be imported.

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          normandc last edited by

          Thanks dobey, worked like a charm!

          @gunnygordon BTW, if the Ubuntu computer was used to install UT on the phone, the adb package is already installed.

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            gunnygordon @dobey last edited by

            @dobey that is awesome. Thank you for sharing.

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              gunnygordon @normandc last edited by

              @normandc thanks for sharing.

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                cbillau @dobey last edited by

                @dobey can one connect their UT phone to a Mac 🖥 and do what you said, and if not how would one import their contacts from Mac to Ubuntu touch phone?

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                  dobey @cbillau last edited by

                  @cbillau Yes, it should work. It's MTP just like any Android phone.

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                    guru @gunnygordon last edited by

                    @gunnygordon said in Import Contacts To Ubuntu Touch:

                    $ cat contacts.vcf | sed -e "s/END:VCARD/END:VCARD\n/" > phone-contacts-touch.vcf

                    Another winner of the Useless Use of Cat Award 🙂

                    Sorry, could not resist.

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                      himank3127 last edited by himank3127

                      I did import my contacts from google manually.

                      Got to google contacts and export the contact in vCard format.

                      Then attach the ubuntu touch device to the laptop/desktop. Copy the vcf file to the Document folder.

                      Then on Mobile go to contacts and import the contact using vcf and select the vcf file was copied.

                      All good now..

                      Thanks @dobey

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