Restored contact to target Android Phone without a Google Account won't be seen by other Applications

[connect-mahdi]

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Affected app version

1.1.0

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

EMUI 11 non rooted/no custom version

Affected device model

Huawei P Smart 2019

How did you install the app?

GitHub releases

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Install the Fossify Contacts App on the source Android Phone
2. Export All contacts at one from all listed accounts to .vcf file
3. Install the Fossify Contacts App on the target Android Phone
4. Import the .vcf file

The intended target phone would not have an active Google Account
The aim is to use an Android phone without having to share my contacts inside a Google Account

Application displays a warning that imported contacts will be saved onto "Phone":

5. Only App Fossify Contacts has access to imported contacts: Import is successful

Bug: why other apps (SMS App: QUIK for example) can't access contacts and thus can't associate SMS numbers with contacts. Although it has been granted access to all necessary permissions: Contacts, SMS, even Calls and Storage

Expected behavior

All Apps with granted permissions should have access to contacts, not just Fossify applications

Actual behavior

Only App Fossify Contacts and Fossify Messages have access to imported contacts

Screenshots/Screen recordings

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Additional information

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[naveensingh]

Fossify Contacts has two similar options:

• Phone storage
• Phone storage (not visible by other apps)

You are importing your contacts into the second one. You need to tap on the Target contact source field and select "Phone storage" or some other public account if you want the imported contacts to be accessible by other apps.

[connect-mahdi]

Thank you. I've done what you indicated:

You need to tap on the Target contact source field and select "Phone storage"

Phone is selected. but when i click on OK =>nothing happens: the App is stuck

[naveensingh]

• How many contacts are you trying to import? If your backup size is large, it might take a while (there is no progress bar)
• Do you see the 'Importing...' toast message when you tap the OK button?

[connect-mahdi]

Exactly :
"Importing" shows breefly in an info bubble but doesn't persist

Then I got into QUIK app => Setting => Sync with Android SMS database
=> Ta daaa !
=> Perfect !

Thank you SO MUCH for your help !
It is a GREAT project @naveensingh
Indeed a progress bar and/or a persistent info bubble saying "Importing" might be helpfull !

[connect-mahdi]

By the way, how can I delete the contacts wrongly imported into target "Phone storage (not visible by other apps)" so as to improve privacy ?