[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065359]there are plenty of applications that do that though. and i'm pretty sure icloud already backs up contacts
[editline]3rd September 2013[/editline]
because more people have those?[/QUOTE]
Why should there be an application requirement for something that is a basic need in this day and age?
You can't even save the contacts to the SIM card either.
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065343]Sorry, but being unable to export contacts from your phone in CSV/zip/email/whatever format at a moments notice is absolutely fucking ridiculous.
That makes the phone completely unusable for anyone who needs real access to their contacts.[/QUOTE]
I just use google contacts, so it's nbd.
I've never had to export contacts on my phones for any reason though, they are in the cloud and they are going to stay there.
Android OEM's solution to anything: throw more cores/pixels at it!
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065379]Why should there be an application requirement for something that is a basic need in this day and age?
You can't even save the contacts to the SIM card either.[/QUOTE]
android doesn't have that capability in stock either afaik lol
[QUOTE=Ezhik;42065376]people always whine about iphone's retina being a gimmick, but i seriously find looking at an iphone's (and a windows phone's) screen more pleasant than looking at even a 1080p android screen
i guess it's some typography magic, but i don't know anything about that[/QUOTE]
It isn't a gimmick, but it isn't a real technology, its just a marketing term.
It's like calling any screen above 720p "HD ready", except Apple when and shat on every single known standard screen size when they thought up retina.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065359]there are plenty of applications that do that though. and i'm pretty sure icloud already backs up contacts
[editline]3rd September 2013[/editline]
because more people have those?
if far more people have x device rather than y of course x users are going to have more cracked screens. if you drop any modern phone the glass is probably going to crack.[/QUOTE]
x device = other android
y device = iDevice
I see more of y device broken than x device.
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065343]Sorry, but being unable to export contacts from your phone in CSV/zip/email/whatever format at a moments notice is absolutely fucking ridiculous.
That makes the phone completely unusable for anyone who needs real access to their contacts.[/QUOTE]
you can save them all as vcards on icloud.com
you literally select them all and click export
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065379]Why should there be an application requirement for something that is a basic need in this day and age?
You can't even save the contacts to the SIM card either.[/QUOTE]
iCloud isn't an application, its integrated.
Also, who the fuck puts their contacts on their sim cards? What is the purpose of that?? Contacts should be on the phone, I switch my sim card to another carrier whenever I go outside the country.
i'm not even a fan of apple products but damn sensationalist headlines really does know how to spout bullshit to make sure their hate for apple stays integral
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065396]android doesn't have that capability in stock either afaik lol[/QUOTE]
settings > import/export
"import from USB storage"
"export to USB storage"
"import from SIM card"
"export to SIM card"
I remember when the iphone first came out and people couldn't even copy contacts from the SIM card, what kind of fucking phone is it supposed to be?
[QUOTE=Mors Quaedam;42065402]x device = other android
y device = iDevice
I see more of y device broken than x device.[/QUOTE]
thanks for the subjective view. could you actually point to objective evidence as to why apple devices apparently have more frequently cracked screens
[QUOTE=MisterMooth;42065409]You can save them all as vcards on icloud.com[/QUOTE]
I should not have to log into a computer to save my contacts from my phone. That's absolutely rediculous.
I could download them onto the device, [I]oh wait, I can't.[/i] [sp]and doing such a thing would be pointless as you wouldn't be able to access the file[/sp]
Most other modern phones support the ability to export as a vcards and browse the phone's SD card, or more importantly, export to the SIM card.
[QUOTE=Mors Quaedam;42065449]I should not have to log into a computer to save my contacts from my phone. That's absolutely rediculous.
I could download them onto the device, [I]oh wait, I can't.[/i] [sp]and doing such a thing would be pointless as you wouldn't be able to access the file[/sp]
Most other modern phones support the ability to export as a vcards and browse the phone's SD card, or more importantly, export to the SIM card.[/QUOTE]
you're going to be on a computer to export them anyway
[QUOTE=OogalaBoogal;42065419]iCloud isn't an application, its integrated.
Also, who the fuck puts their contacts on their sim cards? What is the purpose of that?? Contacts should be on the phone, I switch my sim card to another carrier whenever I go outside the country.[/QUOTE]
What if you're going to another country in a hurry and need to transfer your contacts quickly to a shitty phone?
It may not be used that often nowadays, but its a simple, reliable convenience.
I used to keep a phone in my car as a backup at all times; so if I broke my phone I could just pop in my sim card and get going until I could buy a replacement.
Try getting stuck somewhere with a broken vehicle or in some legal problem and having no ones number at all on hand.
[QUOTE=Mors Quaedam;42065449]I should not have to log into a computer to save my contacts from my phone. That's absolutely rediculous.
I could download them onto the device, [I]oh wait, I can't.[/i] [sp]and doing such a thing would be pointless as you wouldn't be able to access the file[/sp]
Most other modern phones support the ability to export as a vcards and browse the phone's SD card, or more importantly, export to the SIM card.[/QUOTE]
why does that matter at all
how is it not easier to just have all your contacts [I]automatically backed up online[/I]
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065453]you're going to be on a computer to export them anyway[/QUOTE]
Not if the phone had the basic functionality of exporting to the SIM card.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065453]you're going to be on a computer to export them anyway[/QUOTE]
No you're not, because almost every other phone lets you export to CSV or whatever format. iPhone must be the only phone on the market without this simple feature.
[QUOTE=Mors Quaedam;42065466]Not if the phone had the basic functionality of exporting to the SIM card.[/QUOTE]
even though sim based contacts is a dying technology?
wow thanks for showing me the light some apple devices don't support local export they are the worst thing ever now
[QUOTE=MisterMooth;42065465]why does that matter at all
how is it not easier to just have all your contacts [I]automatically backed up online[/I][/QUOTE]
It is, but it's also good to have a SIM copy. For example, if I was switching from an iPhone to an Android, what would I do?
[sp]I actually own an android and already have my contacts online, I'm trying to prove a point[/sp]
[QUOTE=MisterMooth;42065465]why does that matter at all
how is it not easier to just have all your contacts [I]automatically backed up online[/I][/QUOTE]
What happens when you get stuck somewhere with no internet access? There are still a lot of places that barely have mobile internet, but can still make calls reliably.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065478]even though sim based contacts is a dying technology?
wow thanks for showing me the light some apple devices don't support local export they are the worst thing ever now[/QUOTE]
If you read back through this thread, you'll find people are defending a SIM export feature.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065478]even though sim based contacts is a dying technology?
wow thanks for showing me the light some apple devices don't support local export they are the worst thing ever now[/QUOTE]
Apple mentality: keeping some form of 'hard copy' of your contacts is a 'dying technology'.
[QUOTE=Mors Quaedam;42065482]It is, but it's also good to have a SIM copy. For example, if I was switching from an iPhone to an Android, what would I do?
[sp]I actually own an android and already have my contacts online, I'm trying to prove a point[/sp][/QUOTE]
export them on icloud and import them on your phone/gmail?
I already have all my contacts automatically back up to both icloud and gmail so my contacts are always in sync on all my devices
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065503]Apple mentality: keeping some form of 'hard copy' of your contacts is a 'dying technology'.[/QUOTE]
apple mentality, lol. pretty much every company's mentality is to move to the cloud these days
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;42065511]apple mentality, lol. pretty much every company's mentality is to move to the cloud these days[/QUOTE]
You don't keep a backup of anything then I assume? Very smart.
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065514]You don't keep a backup of anything then I assume? Very smart.[/QUOTE]
i keep daily backups of my entire desktop system on an 8tb local nas setup. i don't need local export to keep backups, i can export from icloud then save to my gmail or a directory if i want to.
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065439]settings > import/export
"import from USB storage"
"export to USB storage"
"import from SIM card"
"export to SIM card"
I remember when the iphone first came out and people couldn't even copy contacts from the SIM card, what kind of fucking phone is it supposed to be?[/QUOTE]
Going back to this,
[img]http://puu.sh/4i9Xx/a7987eb1a3.png[/img]
That's my phone, running android 4.1 (Xperia Arc S running Super Jelly Bean)
[QUOTE=nigerianprince;42065489]What happens when you get stuck somewhere with no internet access? There are still a lot of places that barely have mobile internet, but can still make calls reliably.[/QUOTE]
why are you switching phones in a place with no mobile internet
all your theoretical situations are ridiculously unlikely and seem more like grasping at straws for ways you can hate apple more
[QUOTE=MisterMooth;42065509]export them on icloud and import them on your phone/gmail?
I already have all my contacts automatically back up to both icloud and gmail so my contacts are always in sync on all my devices[/QUOTE]
Having to use two different services across devices is an inconvenience, especially when I'd have to copy over the file to my [I]new[/I] android. If I was upgrading my phone (e.g. from my xperia to an S4) I can merely put the memory card into my S4 and import the vcards [I]on the device.[/I]
What the christ are you doing if contact exporting is THAT important for you. Do you switch phones every two days or something? As people have mentioned you can still use google contacts or something if you want to keep your contacts in sync. If you use two phones constantly wouldn't it be way easier to just have them both sync from google contacts anyway instead of exporting and importing stuff manually all the time?
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