Re: Blasted Contacts App

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Blasted Contacts App
Date	2026-01-31 15:17 +0100
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On 2026-01-31 04:42, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:06:55 +0000, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>> Java Jive wrote:
>>
>>> Now I have an extra choice of versions to edit!  How can I merge them
>>> all into one, just one, version and ensure that this idiocy never occurs
>>> again?
>>
>> Occasionally my phone pops-up a message offering to merge and tidy up my
>> contacts, I've always said "no" as I'm worried how bad a job it could
>> make of it ...
>>
>> Having just had a poke about within the Google Contacts app, at the
>> bottom right is "Organise", within there is "Merge and Fix" it doesn't
>> seem to do any merging for me though ... YMMV?
> 
> I had great difficulty when deleting unwanted contacts on my phone, it
> removed them from my Gmail account -- there are lots of people I will
> *never* want to phone, but I might want to email them.

Just delete the phone number. Easy.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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    Re: Blasted Contacts App Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-01-28 17:18 +0000
      Re: Blasted Contacts App Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-01-29 19:40 +0000
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        Re: Blasted Contacts App Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-01-31 10:58 +0000
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                Re: Blasted Contacts App "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-02 13:00 +0100
                Re: Blasted Contacts App Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-02-02 13:23 +0000
    Re: Blasted Contacts App Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-01-31 05:42 +0200
      Re: Blasted Contacts App "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-31 15:17 +0100
        Re: Blasted Contacts App Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-02-01 16:58 +0200
          Re: Blasted Contacts App "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-01 21:25 +0100
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              Re: Blasted Contacts App "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-02 13:02 +0100
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