I always have my phone contacts also copied onto the "SIM"
I have just noticed that, when I delete a contact from "Phone" it is also deleted from my "SIM" and vice-versa.
Is this normal?
I know I can "Export/Import" from one to the other. How can I delete from just one location ?
Any ideas appreciated.
Cheers JB
Phone vs Sim
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Re: Phone vs Sim
Hi jonbar.1,
FIRST.... Export to a file all contacts.
Now you can play , it varies from phone / OS .
If you mess up, you can import from file and you're back at the start.
FIRST.... Export to a file all contacts.
Now you can play , it varies from phone / OS .
If you mess up, you can import from file and you're back at the start.
All my best learning experiences start with a problem I need to solve.
Re: Phone vs Sim
Thanks Enrique.
Sounds simple....like me!
I take it that, working from the contacts list, deleting from phone automatically deletes from sim too.It is normal?
I had a look in "manage contacts".It gives option to export to "vCard file" What is this and where is it?
Cheers JB
Sounds simple....like me!
I take it that, working from the contacts list, deleting from phone automatically deletes from sim too.It is normal?
I had a look in "manage contacts".It gives option to export to "vCard file" What is this and where is it?
Cheers JB
Re: Phone vs Sim
On the older phones you had the option to delete from sim all delete from all. Obviously depends on your O/Sjonbar.1 wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 10:56 am I always have my phone contacts also copied onto the "SIM"
I have just noticed that, when I delete a contact from "Phone" it is also deleted from my "SIM" and vice-versa.
Is this normal?
I know I can "Export/Import" from one to the other. How can I delete from just one location ?
Any ideas appreciated.
Cheers JB
Re: Phone vs Sim
Thanks Costa Kid.& Enrique.
( It's a Galaxy/ Android 2017)
I don't normally delete from one or the other.I just noticed it and wondered if there was a prob.with my phone.
I suppose if, for example, I wanted to delete only from the sim.I could delete it( thereby also deleting it from tbe phone) then simply re-add it as a "new contact" but only to "phone".QED?
Cheers JB.
( It's a Galaxy/ Android 2017)
I don't normally delete from one or the other.I just noticed it and wondered if there was a prob.with my phone.
I suppose if, for example, I wanted to delete only from the sim.I could delete it( thereby also deleting it from tbe phone) then simply re-add it as a "new contact" but only to "phone".QED?
Cheers JB.
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Re: Phone vs Sim
Hi jonbar.1
"It gives option to export to "vCard file" What is this and where is it?"..........Probably go to "Downloads"
It will be a .vcf file........you could then email this to yourself and using a free vCardEditor read the file.............
https://vcardeditor.en.download.it/
Or use Notepad ++ to open .vcf file.
Any time you want to lean/play with software always make a copy of the area you're going to use.
"It gives option to export to "vCard file" What is this and where is it?"..........Probably go to "Downloads"
It will be a .vcf file........you could then email this to yourself and using a free vCardEditor read the file.............
https://vcardeditor.en.download.it/
Or use Notepad ++ to open .vcf file.
Any time you want to lean/play with software always make a copy of the area you're going to use.
All my best learning experiences start with a problem I need to solve.
Re: Phone vs Sim
Thankyou Enrique.
It sounds quite complicated.
I might just try deleting a contact ( from sim & phone) then adding it back to just one of them.( whichever I prefer).Should take little more than 30 secs.
This is probably,of course, only useful if I just want to delete the odd contact, not multiple contacts.
Cheers JB
It sounds quite complicated.
I might just try deleting a contact ( from sim & phone) then adding it back to just one of them.( whichever I prefer).Should take little more than 30 secs.
This is probably,of course, only useful if I just want to delete the odd contact, not multiple contacts.
Cheers JB
Re: Phone vs Sim
Update.
Just deleted a contact then added it back to phone-only in 34secs.
Can't believe I didn't think of it in the first place.
Its still a pity though,that my phone won't let me simply "delete" from either sim or phone.
I do intend to have a go at the "vCard file" options though.I'm always happy to learn new stuff.
Just deleted a contact then added it back to phone-only in 34secs.
Can't believe I didn't think of it in the first place.
Its still a pity though,that my phone won't let me simply "delete" from either sim or phone.
I do intend to have a go at the "vCard file" options though.I'm always happy to learn new stuff.
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