if device storage is not "created" simple-contacts don't allow to create an entry

[jlmxyz]

this issue comes when after a fresh android install, I tried to import my contacts, I could import them into app storage, but device storage was not available, I had to use /e/os builtin contact manager to create a contact and then device storage was available....

[stephanritscher]

I cannot quite follow your report. "Device storage" in Simple Contacts is a functionality which stores the contacts within the Simple Contacts app (not visible to regular apps). Thus this should not be affected by any action in the buildin contact manager.
To use the local contact storage of the phone, I have to select "vnd.sec.contact.phone" - the name might depend on the Android variant.
For me, both work, but I don't have a fresh Android install at hand, so you would have to provide information (screenshots, maybe logs) which show the problem in more detail.

[jlmxyz]

when I setup my phone, from scratch, simple contacts will only show "app storage" that can't be seen from others app, no device storage is available. so, when I import my backup vcf, no other app sees my contacts I have to import the vcf using e/os contact manager that will allow me to create device's contact storage. once created simple contact can use it app storage -> what you call device storage, only seen by simple contact device storage -> contact stored on device, not tied to an account, not synced on cloud, all app with contact permission see them sim storage -> same but stored on sim account storage -> contacts tied to an account, might be synced in the cloud, all app with contact permission see them what you call "vnd.sec.contact.phone" seems not available on fresh install, sadely, I only have one phone, so unless I wipe everything.... maybe you can see it by running a e/os image in emulator? Envoyé depuis Proton Mail mobile

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-------- Message d'origine -------- Le 13 août 2023, 23:10, stephanritscher - notifications at github.com a écrit :

I cannot quite follow your report. "Device storage" in Simple Contacts is a functionality which stores the contacts within the Simple Contacts app (not visible to regular apps). Thus this should not be affected by any action in the buildin contact manager. To use the local contact storage of the phone, I have to select "vnd.sec.contact.phone" - the name might depend on the Android variant. For me, both work, but I don't have a fresh Android install at hand, so you would have to provide information (screenshots, maybe logs) which show the problem in more detail. — Reply to this email directly, [view it on GitHub](#10 (comment)), or [unsubscribe](https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJUDLRALGVTUMFBQ3WUJICLXVE7C5ANCNFSM6AAAAAAZG35CHA). You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[bingoxo]

I cannot quite follow your report. "Device storage" in Simple Contacts is a functionality which stores the contacts within the Simple Contacts app (not visible to regular apps). Thus this should not be affected by any action in the buildin contact manager. To use the local contact storage of the phone, I have to select "vnd.sec.contact.phone" - the name might depend on the Android variant. For me, both work, but I don't have a fresh Android install at hand, so you would have to provide information (screenshots, maybe logs) which show the problem in more detail.

i think he's having trouble explaining in English , the issue is that we can't choose an existing folder for automatic backups and have to create new one