[MOD][Xposed] XFBSync - Restore native FB contact sync via Xposed [CM10+]

agentdr8 · Jun 23, 2014

I built this module at @mew1033's request. Thanks to the guide by @pogi1100, I was able to mimic the steps needed to get this working. This has been tested on CM11 4.4.4 Nightly from 06-19-14, but it should work on older CM/AOSP releases as well. Most OEM builds from HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony, etc don't require this, as they modify the ContactsProvider themselves to allow Facebook syncing.

This module made it to the XDA Portal! Thanks!

Install steps:

Make sure you have the latest Xposed Framework installed
Make sure you enable the app_process from within Xposed Installer and reboot
Install attached apk, just like you would any other apk
Enable module in Xposed Installer, but don't reboot/soft-reboot just yet

Open Settings->Accounts. If you have a Facebook account already added, remove it
Click on your Google account, and under its sync preferences, uncheck the Contacts item
Go back to Settings->Apps. Go to the All tab and find Contacts Storage. Clear the data
Now you can soft/hard reboot
When the phone is booted, go back into Settings->Accounts, select your Google account. Re-check your Contacts item
When the Contacts are finished syncing, open the Facebook app and enter your login info
Open Facebook->Settings and scroll all the way down to Sync Contacts
Check either to Sync All, or Sync with Existing Names
Go back to Settings->Accounts, pick your Facebook account
You should see Contacts as an item and it should show the syncing status
When the sync is done, open People and you should see all your FB contacts, with phone numbers and email addresses

Known Issues

If you have Privacy Guard, AppOps or any sort of privacy enhancer/app firewall, make sure you disable it for the Facebook app. This can prevent contact syncing from working.

The module has been reported to work on the KK and older version of the FB app from v14 and older. Also reported to work on the most recent stable LP FB app (v34.0.0...) and for some, the most recent alpha version (v35.0.0...)

Available via Xposed Repo as well (currently under Beta).

Source code can be found at my github

I've attached some screens showing the steps outlined above. It's pretty straight forward, but should be done in that order.

The latest version of the module now has a module icon (thanks to @-DM-) in Xposed Installer. If you don't like it or are offended by it, continue to use v1.2.5. The module icon is the only change.

Persechini · Jun 23, 2014

Hmm, I followed al the steps, Facebook setting show the option to sync contacts, but if I chose all contacts it auto changes to existing contacts, and despite Facebook showing up on the contacts app correctly now, even after letting all contacts sync, when showing only Facebook contacts the list is empty.Maybe some Facebook configuration is causing this trouble? It has all signs that it's working, but friends list visibility could mess this up right? Or its something else?

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PeppeBove · Jun 23, 2014

Could be useful (for others) to write instructions That appear when you click on module

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jembot · Jun 23, 2014

Works great on XNote Touchwiz ROM! Finally a working facebook contact sync with phone numbers!..and no apk modification needed. Great work!

Btw, is there a way to backup the synced contact numbers to a file or merge it with your google account? I want to keep/archive the synced facebook info.

freedomtigers · Jun 23, 2014

i did all things you described here
fb shows sync atlast

after it synced all contacts,
there is no fb contact.... (gmail contacts are there. no issue with them. and my phone contacts too)
the field is empty for fb contact

i did exactly as you described
and i selected contact display option for gmail and fb
still there is no fb contacts......

please help me......

MaKTaiL · Jun 23, 2014

Does this work on stock/almost stock Android (Nexus, Moto X/G/E)?

Persechini · Jun 23, 2014

MaKTaiL said:
Does this work on stock/almost stock Android (Nexus, Moto X/G/E)?

Ok my nexus 4 and 7 it enables sync options, but sync zero contacts from Facebook

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agentdr8 · Jun 23, 2014

Persechini said:
Hmm, I followed al the steps, Facebook setting show the option to sync contacts, but if I chose all contacts it auto changes to existing contacts, and despite Facebook showing up on the contacts app correctly now, even after letting all contacts sync, when showing only Facebook contacts the list is empty.Maybe some Facebook configuration is causing this trouble? It has all signs that it's working, but friends list visibility could mess this up right? Or its something else?

I can do some further testing tonight. I only added a single Google contact to my test account, so there weren't any contacts to match names with for the FB sync. I'm wondering if maybe that's throwing it off. I know that when I picked to display only FB contacts, the single Google contact disappeared and I only saw FB contacts.

agentdr8 · Jun 23, 2014

PeppeBove said:
Could be useful (for others) to write instructions That appear when you click on module

Not a bad idea. I can add a built-in howto.

agentdr8 · Jun 23, 2014

jembot said:
Works great on XNote Touchwiz ROM! Finally a working facebook contact sync with phone numbers!..and no apk modification needed. Great work!

Btw, is there a way to backup the synced contact numbers to a file or merge it with your google account? I want to keep/archive the synced facebook info.

Contact merging is usually handled by the Contacts/People app itself I think. It doesn't merge the data together, but just combines multiple contacts with the same name under a single contact entry. If you want to extract data from one contact type and add to another, you'd probably want to export all contacts from say FB and then import them into your Google account via the web.

Try displaying only FB contacts and there might be an Import/Export option in the menu.

agentdr8 · Jun 23, 2014

freedomtigers said:
i did all things you described here
fb shows sync atlast

after it synced all contacts,
there is no fb contact.... (gmail contacts are there. no issue with them. and my phone contacts too)
the field is empty for fb contact

i did exactly as you described
and i selected contact display option for gmail and fb
still there is no fb contacts......

please help me......

That indicates that the database wasn't successfully modified with the new column. Is your contacts2.db located at /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases?

agentdr8 · Jun 23, 2014

MaKTaiL said:
Does this work on stock/almost stock Android (Nexus, Moto X/G/E)?

In theory it should work on any 4.1+ rom that has the contacts2.db file located at /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases. If it's located somewhere else (maybe under /data/data/com.android.contacts/databases?) let me know and I can adjust the mod accordingly.

Persechini · Jun 23, 2014

agentdr8 said:
In theory it should work on any 4.1+ rom that has the contacts2.db file located at /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases. If it's located somewhere else (maybe under /data/data/com.android.contacts/databases?) let me know and I can adjust the mod accordingly.

on aosp contacts2.db is indeed in the /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases folder, so that doesn't looks like it's the issue

PS: it would be cool if you added this module in the xposed repository (setting this build as experimental to avoid overly heated complaints, of course), you might gather enough user/developer attention to help spread this feature that, in my opinion, is long overdue. Thanks for taking a shot to make it work

agentdr8 · Jun 23, 2014

Persechini said:
on aosp contacts2.db is indeed in the /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases folder, so that doesn't looks like it's the issue

I can post up a debug build if you're willing to send a logcat/error.log from Xposed

PS: it would be cool if you added this module in the xposed repository (setting this build as experimental to avoid overly heated complaints, of course), you might gather enough user/developer attention to help spread this feature that, in my opinion, is long overdue. Thanks for taking a shot to make it work

Done. Link on OP.

Persechini · Jun 24, 2014

agentdr8 said:
I can post up a debug build if you're willing to send a logcat/error.log from Xposed

I'm game for that

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agentdr8 · Jun 24, 2014

Persechini said:
I'm game for that

There's a debug version in the xposed repo that's marked as Experimental. Give it shot and post up the error.log.

Wondersnite · Jun 24, 2014

This has been long overdue in the Facebook app! Is there any way this could sync photos in higher quality though?

Persechini · Jun 24, 2014

Here it the error.log

Code:

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24/06/2014 02:54:24 UTC
Loading Xposed v54 (for Zygote)...
Running ROM 'KTU84P' with fingerprint 'google/occam/mako:4.4.4/KTU84P/1227136:user/release-keys'
Loading modules from /data/app/com.dr8.xposed.XFBSync-1.apk
  Loading class com.dr8.xposed.XFBSync.Mod
[2014-06-23 23:54:47] XFBS: init contacts providers package
[2014-06-23 23:54:47] XFBS: db has been modded, no need to check
[2014-06-23 23:55:06] XFBS: in facebook platformstorage class
[2014-06-23 23:55:08] XFBS: in facebook platformstorage class

freedomtigers · Jun 24, 2014

agentdr8 said:
That indicates that the database wasn't successfully modified with the new column. Is your contacts2.db located at /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases?

yes
there are 4 files
contacts2.db[2.41mb], contacts.db-journal[8.52kb], profile.db[308kb], profile.db-journal[0.00kb]
i'm now using not a stock rom
it from mr. cmahendra called "SLD V3"

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2525542

agentdr8 · Jun 24, 2014

Persechini said:

Here it the error.log

When you installed this version, did you start over and reset your contacts/accounts?

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