Hi, I have background data and autosync both ticked in my phone's general sync settings so I can receive emails from my gmail account, but it has also autosynced my contacts so that now I only have email addresses in my contacts and can't find or access the phone numbers saved in my phone. It looks like the phone numbers are still saved somewhere as it recognises numbers with names when I receive calls. Where have my phone numbers gone and how can I access them? I think they are saved to my sim rather than the phone so is that the problem? It is causing quite a bit of frustration when I want to call someone not in my recent call log! Hoping you can help ... thanks in advance!

For starters, can you try some troubleshooting techniques to see if your can fix the problem?

• Remove Gmail Account and setup again
  • Phone Setting> Accounts> Google> Select your email account> "Remove account"
  • Re-establish account.
• Clear your App's cache and data
  • Open Phone settings> Select Application manager> Swipe to "All"> Choose Inbox> Clear cache and data
• Make sure that Background data is enabled
  • Phone settings> Data Usage> Scroll down to Inbox and make sure that "Restrict background data" is not selected.
• Try Syncing over WIFI only( Airplane mode) or Over your network only.

Lastly, if none of those options worked, try re-enabling the notifications for your bundles to see if notifications start to come through for any of your mail.

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go to your settings/accounts/select gmail, sign in with your user I.D i.e gmail email & password once signed in click the account which is your email tick or untick boxes you like to sync ticked means what you want to sync untick means that you dont want to sync on the phone once you have done this you can sync now by tapping sync now or switch phone off and on within a hour the phone will be synced and what ever picture ect takes or puts on the phone will be synced end of the day week depending on the network usage.

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To control sync settings for the device, follow these steps:

Android 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2

1. From the Home screen, open the Settings menu.
2. Under Personal, touch Accounts & sync or Accounts.
3. To turn on or turn off Auto-sync
   • Touch the switch at the top of the screen.
     
     
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     1. From the Home screen, tap the Menu key.
     2. Tap Settings.
     3. Tap the Connections tab.
     4. Tap Data Usage.
     5. Tap the Menu key.
     6. Check/uncheck Auto sync data.
4. Touch an account to adjust settings, turn on, or turn off sync.
   • MobileLife Contacts
   • Google (appears if set up)
   • Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (appears if set up)
   • Others, depending on apps installed
     
5. To synchronize all accounts manually, touch Sync all.
6. Press the Home key.

Android 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3

1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Accounts & sync.
4. Under General sync settings, turn on or turn off:
   • Background data
   • Auto-sync
     
     
     
     
5. Under Manage account, touch an account to adjust settings, turn on, or turn off sync.
   • Exchange ActiveSync (appears if set up)
   • Google (appears if set up)
   • MobileLife Contacts / T-Mobile / T-Mobile Contacts
   • Others, depending on apps installed
     
6. To synchronize all accounts manually, touch Sync all.
7. Press the Home key.

Android 1.5 / 1.6

1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Data synchronization.
4. Turn on or turn off Auto-sync.
5. Touch an account to turn on or turn off sync.
   • Gmail
   • Calendar
   • Contacts
   • Others, depending on apps installed
     
     
6. Touch Menu.
7. To synchronize all accounts manually, touch Sync now.
8. Press the Home key when sync completes.

There are background processes that do this. I'd guess that it's primarily synchronization doing this.
for an unrooted phone (which yours probably is)
In ICS, JB and KK, go to settings / accounts /[probably google] and you will see the account(s) you used to setup your device.
Click your account and you will see a list of services, potentially with boxes ticked to the right. ticked (or checked) means "synchronize". Turn off the ones you don't want. If you want some things just synchronized when you're on wifi (so not using your $$$) check out AutoSync
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redwolf.autosync
Some of your data is also being used by advertisements. Yhe worst offenders are the "push" advertisers who put things on your screen whether the app is running or not. All you can really do us uninstall

for a rooted phone:
install afwall+.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.ukanth.ufirewall
You can set per-application internet permissions (wifi, 3/4g, roaming). Not just synchronization - everything.

Try these solutions:
1. Go to settings > accounts > Google > **your email**@gmail.com > Enable Gmail sync
2. Settings > Mobile Data > Gmail > Restrict access disabled
3. Settings > Mobile Data > (menu button) > Enable Sync
4. Settings > Applications > (scroll right to all) > Gmail > Show Notifications enabled
5. Gmail > (menu button) > Settings > **your email**@gmail.com > Enable Notifications and enable Sync gmail.

*Note that I'm using a dutch language on my phone so the terms I used are guessed translations, actual buttons might have a somewhat different text on your phone.

Check for a typo in the SMTP server address. You might also try smtp.googlemail.com instead (port 465 SSL). I've seen both used.

OTE : VERY FIRST ENABLE POP3 FROM YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS. LOG IN TO YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT > ON TOP RIGHT CLICK ON SETTINGS >THEN CLICK FORWARDING & POP3 > THEN ENABLE POP3 FOR ALL MAIL OR YOU CAN SELECT OTHER OPTION. BUT AT LEAST POP3 MUST BE ENABLED. THEN SAVE CHANGES. POP3 Gmail Settings For Samsung Star Cellphones:
Go To > Menu > Messages
Click Settings > Email
Then Touch >Email Setup Wizard
Notice will ocuur Touch > OK
Give name to your account E.g Gmail
Enter your email id : [email protected] , Then Enter Password for your account.
Incoming Server type : POP3

Incoming Server : pop.gmail.com
Outgoing Server SMTP : smtp.gmail.com
Secured Connection : Off
Then touch OK & it will display your POP3email account configured successfully. Now press back button and tap on Email Accounts, then touch the email account you have just created. There some more option than above you just have to edit that.
Secured Connection: Off
POP3 Port: 995
SMTP Port : 587
Now, Tick The option APOP Login.
Download Limit: 500
Secured connection: SSL (Choose SSL for second option only & not for first option.)
Retrieving Option: Choose Subject only
Keep On Server: Tick
My Address: yourname @gmail.com
Username /Password : same as you entered above
POP before SMTP : Dont Tick
SMTP Auth: Tick
Same as POP3/IMAP4 : Tick
And Finally Save All Settings.
That's it !!!, Now you can retrieve your message from your mail box & Click on Download to download all messages.


If you want your Samsung star phone to automatically download your messages ? Here is a small option they have given for that.
Go To Message > Settings > Email > Receiving Options
Download Limit: 300KB
Auto polling: Home Network Only
Following option is time after when email is downloaded automatically.
Polling Frequency: 30 Minutes (you can choose higher if you want)
Send read report: Tick
And again your emails will be automatically recovered from server at every 30 minutes. And you'll get notified near your message notifier on your home screen if there is any unread emails.

Hi there!
Here are the steps to configure your Samsung Star GT- S5233 cell phone:

Go To > Menu > Messages, Click Settings > Email

Then Touch >Email Setup Wizard. Notice will ocuur Touch > OK

Give name to your account E.g Gmail. Enter your email id : [email protected] , Then Enter Password for your account.

Incoming Server type : POP3

Incoming Server : pop.gmail.com

Outgoing Server SMTP : smtp.gmail.com

Secured Connection : Off

Then touch OK & it will display your POP3email account configured successfully. Now press back button and tap on Email Accounts, then touch the email account you have just created. There some more option than above you just have to edit that.

Secured Connection: Off

POP3 Port: 995

SMTP Port : 587

Now, Tick The option APOP Login.

Download Limit: 500

Secured connection: SSL (Choose SSL for second option only & not for first option.)

Retrieving Option: Choose Subject only

Keep On Server: Tick

My Address: yourname @gmail.com

Username /Password : same as you entered above

POP before SMTP : Dont Tick

SMTP Auth: Tick

Same as POP3/IMAP4 : Tick

And Finally Save All Settings.

• Go to 'Setting', choose 'Data Synchronization', choose 'Data Synchronization' again, then make sure that the 'Background Data', 'Auto-sync', & 'Gmail' boxes are checked.
• Go to 'Gmail', press the 'Menu' button on the front of the phone, select 'Settings', choose 'Labels', make sure 'Number of days to sync' is reasonable (i.e. 4 days, or 7 days, something that makes sense).
  
• Back in the Gmail inbox, press the 'Menu' button on the front of the phone, choose 'Refresh'.
• You should get your mail. Double check with the desktop version of Gmail.