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    Import Contacts To Ubuntu Touch

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

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                      guru @gunnygordon
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                      @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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