Android 5.x can't hide contacts in dialer - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am on a Nexus 6 with the latest Android 5 release. When I go to the contacts app and set to display only one specific group of contacts from my google account then the contacts app will only display those contacts. How ever the dialer app will completely ignore those settings and always display all contacts on any of my accounts.
In the past the contacts app and dialer app worked together. So when I told the contacts app to display only the group "work" then the contacts app as well as the dialer app would only display the conctacts within the group "work".
I tried deleting data from "contacts" app and "contacts storage" as well as the "dialer" app. I disabled syncing, re-synced, etc... dialer will always ignore the contacts app settings and since the dialer app doesn't have an option to hide contacts, there is no way I csn currently hide contacts with stock contacts/dialer app?
Thanks

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When i go to write a new message and click contacts I have multiple duplicate entries. When i go to contacts I only have phone selected/not gmail, facebook etc... and that works fine its just when i go to write a new text message and click contacts
You could deselect every display option in the contacts app, but all of your contacts will still appear in the messaging app. You should try to fix the duplicates by linking them together. Like this:
1. Open the contacts app and select someone who appears twice. (You may have to change display options since you only have phone selected)
2. Under "Linked Contacts" in their profile it should say "1 linked contact"-touch that.
3. Choose "Add link Contact" and find their duplicate entry.
4. That should work. You'll just have to clean things up a little bit.
That doesn't work fyi. You can link til you're blue, but integrated fb, sim, fb app, and google contacts show separately in the messaging app. I've never gotten around this.
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[Q] Messaging app / Facebook contacts photo sync problem

Ever since flashing JM6, I've had problems with the Messaging app. After syncing Facebook contacts, using either adding a regular account un Settings->Accounts & Sync->Add Account or using the official Facebook app, all contacts properly sync with the photos.
I can confirm this in the Phone/Dialer/Contacts app and all my contacts are properly synced with photos. However, in the Messaging app, all icons are blank/have the head icon.
Anyone else have this issue/know a fix?
Bump.
Update:
I installed Handcent SMS and it displays the contact pictures properly, synced from Facebook. I don't know what's wrong with my Messaging app. Still the same in Roto-JME.
I tried clearing the cache for the Messaging app but it only cleared the changes I made to the settings. Anyone?
i use syncmypix from the market to see my facebook contacs.
skee^ said:
i use syncmypix from the market to see my facebook contacs.
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Thanks, I've previously used syncmypix on my first Android phone, however this isn't what I want. There's obviously a problem because it used to work now it doesn't.
I don't want to install another app just to download contact photos, the Facebook app already does it for me. Handcent SMS displays them correctly, and besides, I want the photos to be on a separate contact profile -- "Facebook", I don't want them merged to my Gmail as they constantly change anyway.
The only problem is that the Messaging app doesn't display them anymore, ever since flashing JM6 and still doesn't after flashing Roto-JME.
Did you merge your google contacts with your facebook ones? Usually it will choose the facebook pic by default over the google one but sometimes it will not and you need to edit the contact and tell it to make the facebook part of the contact the primary one. Then it will always choose the FB contact pic and even update as your FB contact changes their profile pic. This is for JM6 for mee too.
Raspster said:
Did you merge your google contacts with your facebook ones? Usually it will choose the facebook pic by default over the google one but sometimes it will not and you need to edit the contact and tell it to make the facebook part of the contact the primary one. Then it will always choose the FB contact pic and even update as your FB contact changes their profile pic. This is for JM6 for mee too.
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Thanks for the reply.
By merge do you mean "sync with existing contacts"? Yes if that.
I tried what you said, even setting the Facebook profile as default over the Google one leads to nothing. Still no pic. It's weird because the contacts/phone/dialer has the pictures correctly, and so does Handcent, but not the default Messaging app.
Even the default Messaging app does not having pictures for Google contacts with pictures. Everything is blank.
Bump. Anyone?
did you fin the solution for this?
EDIT : I tried syncmypix, I think it works for me. except the colorize widget has problems with Messaging. Its showing Gray and White

[Q] How to sync Facebook pics to Messaging :(

I noticed that even though i have Facebook set to sync with existing contacts, it doesn't sync the profile pictures of people with the messaging app. it does show the pictures in Contacts, but not messaging or phone calls. Is there anyway i can do this without any apps from the market? i wanna keep the stock messaging app. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
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Update on this, I've figured out how to sync my Facebook App with my contacts.
when i launch contacts it shows each persons Facebook Profile picture next to their name, however when I launch messaging or phone, I do not see these pictures, instead they are replaced with the default "No Picture" image
has anyone figured this out?
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I would ask in the Rom q&a thread as this should be the normal behavior if the snsprovider etc are incorporated into the Rom. Haven't messed with any of their new stuff but I would assume they have the correct apks included.
Delete all your accounts. Use the integrated Facebook thing in Accounts to sync your Facebook account to your phone. Then install Facebook and Twitter app.
Remember to clear Samsung Mobile in your Facebook App page, otherwise it won't work properly.
geokilla said:
Delete all your accounts. Use the integrated Facebook thing in Accounts to sync your Facebook account to your phone. Then install Facebook and Twitter app.
Remember to clear Samsung Mobile in your Facebook App page, otherwise it won't work properly.
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+1 only way it works correctly
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[Q] Sync Contacts acounts

I have some acounts installed in my OB, two gmail acounts, facebook, linkedin and whatsup...
I just want to see my contacts from only one gmail acount, then the other acounts have disabled the contacts display options ...
when I edit one of my contacts all the acounts are shown, and I make mistakes.
Can anyone hep me, please???
Thanks and sorry for my English
Stop creating useless topics and search for your answers. It is easy to set up in accounts and sync.
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all right, I went into the hidden menu by entering #3845*#970#, then I clicked on "test contacts" and click clear database, and voila ....

Google dialer shows contacts that I disabled in contacts app?

Heyho,
on android 5 I went into the contacts app and set to display only one specific group of contacts on my google account and not to dsplay anything else. Still the dialer shows all contact of my google account. Am I missing a setting in the stock dialer app ? I believe in the past "dialer" and "contacts" worked together?
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