Hallo everyone! I see there are some other posts about sync-ing fairphone with gmail however I’m not finding directly transferable advice, so I’m posting again and my sincere apologies if this is repetition for any of you (I’m a single mum with a little baby and very very short of time and trying to…

Although I am not a fan of IPhones at all I will help you :wink: With the app “MyPhoneExplorer” you should be able to backup all your data from the phone to your computer. You might need to install some drivers for that. You can import the contacts into iTunes and upload them to your iPhone then. …

Thanks Vinni :sunny: However, unfortunately I worked out today that one of the problems with the phone is due to a swollen battery, and therefore I have to take the battery out of the phone immediately as apparently this is dangerous. So actually at the moment I can’t even get the phone on! I poste…

If there is no operating system on your phone it might be an issue to back it up properly. I do not own a FP1 but for my phone it works that you remove the battery and still use the phone while it is plugged in. If your phone works without a battery being just plugged in, you can read yourself [in…

thanks for your time vinni. i will read into this as soon as possible and let you know how i get on. abrazos

If I recall correctly from another thread you’ve sent the phone in for repair. I’m hoping it comes back repaired! If I misremembered and you’re just getting a new battery (should still be on warranty), then report back on whether the phone is still starting normally, or whether you need help getting…

hallo Johannes… thanks so much! :sunny: i’m so rushed off my feet at the moment, i havent had a free second to digest your feedback but hopefully tomorrow i can free up some time. this is partly why i was also hoping to find someone in london who could meet up face to face to help out as i have suc…

Hallo again and first of all THANKS SO MUCH for the feedback and support. I really appreciate it :smile: OK so v quick update… If your phone works without a battery being just plugged in Unfortunately the phone does not work just being plugged in (without a battery). Either way - step one is …

p.s. The v techy friend was trying to access/copy the “Notes” using Android File Transfer (for mac) and Android Debug Bridge using Terminal but alas it didn’t work.

[image] moomoo: “storage expansion process” If you mean the unified storage partition upgrade , be aware that does clear all the data from the phone. If you want to apply that update, finish backing up all your data first. [image] moomoo: it may well be easiest just to finish copying the …

If you mean the unified storage partition upgrade, be aware that does clear all the data from the phone. If you want to apply that update, finish backing up all your data first. Ah ok… good thing we couldnt do that then! … so there’s no point going down this route in order to back up the Notes t…

Errors backing up contacts - help!

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Stefan November 6, 2015, 1:23pm 12

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