Contacts: Wrong assignment of fields while syncing contacts

[kangaroo72]

Hi,

testet on several equipments, so I think the contacts app has the "bug" ...

while creating a new contact in NC 10.01 with two phone numbers (one private at home, and one at office for work), I sync them with the latest davdroid to my Android-System, both phone numbers are shown in the same category "main" ... that's not good ...

Similar problem appeared on iOs ... Known bugs there anywhere??

Regards,

kangaroo72

Tested on "Samsung Galaxy Note 5 running 6.01", "Samsung Galaxy S7 running 6.01" and now also on "Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini running 5.1.1" - with CardDav-Clients "davdroid" (a very good premium app, but also with other CardDav Apps

[skjnldsv]

Maybe your phone doesn't handle the contact very well. After creating the contact on your phone, try exporting it and post the result here! :)

[kangaroo72]

Well - I've tested on "Samsung Galaxy Note 5" and "Samsung Galaxy S7". Sorry for asking but can you exactly explain what you want to have exported? I don't tried before, is it an export from android?? Thanks

[ghost]

I have similar issues on iOS 10.1.1 and iPhone 5S:
(1) I created a new contact in nextcloud ui

(2) Synced with iPhone 5s

The mis-spelling home,voice / work/voice appear

(3) edited the contact in iPhone: changed to Privat, Arbeit, Mobil

(4) Switched back to nextclouds ui

Home and Cell Voice will appear in nextcloud ui.

I am running nextcloud 10.0.1 stable, Contacts 1.4.0.0, nginx 1.11.5, mariaDB 10.0.27, php 7.0.12
Browser Edge and Firefox 49.0.2/50.0

Same issue here: https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/issues/15 ?

Looking forward to your response, many thanks in advance,
Cheers, Carsten

[kangaroo72]

Here my results ...

Nextcloud 10.01 stable / Contacts 1.4.0.0 / Tested on Apache and nginx, MySQL & MariaDB, PHP5 & 7 / Chrome / FF / Safari

1.) The Nextcloud

2.) The Smartphones

Thanks,

kangaroo72

[skjnldsv]

I mean with the "export contact" function from android. you should be able to find it in the contacts settings. :)

Thank you both for giving info.

[kangaroo72]

I only can export as vcf - is that what you mean??

[kangaroo72]

This is the info of the vcf ...

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:Duck;Donald;;;
FN:Donald Duck
TEL;PREF:0612399999999
TEL;PREF:069777777777
END:VCARD

[skjnldsv]

This was exactly what I meant! thank you :)
Yep, this definitely comes from your phone. Setting the phone type should looks like this:

TEL;TYPE=HOME,VOICE:[phone]
TEL;TYPE=HOME,VOICE:+0123456789

[kangaroo72]

okay - but how can we fix this - I cannot change Android-System :-P Is this a think for devs? Thanks

[skjnldsv]

This is a good question :/
Could you try another contact manager from the play store?

[kangaroo72]

hmm ... davdroid is a very recommended app for android (also I paid two times for it - 'cause two devices) - and - davroid-dev's said it's not the problem of davdroid. I believe them 'cause Carsten has a similar bug ... can you recommend a tool for android which I can test?! Thanks

[kangaroo72]

Well done ... I think that is it?!

https://forums.bitfire.at/topic/1206/fields-in-nextcloud-got-other-labels-in-android

cya

[skjnldsv]

Non no, davdroid is good, it doesn't change anything since it's just a transport for your vcf cards.
The main issue will be with your contact manager (so samsung on your case if I understand correctly) :)

But there seems to be an issue with what @riegercloud said. We need to fix the coma escaping.

[kangaroo72]

Well - not Samsung-specific ;-) - Just tested on an oldtimer. An Archos-Android-Tablet.
Same problem ;-)

Cheers

[kangaroo72]

Hmmm there's a new version of Contacts (1.5) but it doesn't fix this problem :-/

[ghost]

i updated to the current contact app (apps.nextcloud.com) v. 1.5.2 but the behaviour ist still the same:
Instead of the german words "Arbeit" or "Privat" again "Work, Voice" and "Privat, Voice are shown:

... related to: #15 ?

[kangaroo72]

Using this one works great now ...
This one is solved now and works https://github.com/owncloud/contacts/issues/530

[ghost]

hi guys, any progress?

[skjnldsv]

I will work on it very soon!

[kangaroo72]

@skjnldsv would be very nice 'cause actually it blocks me to update to further versions of NC. I have to use contacts-app to leave exchange-provider ;-) - Thanks.
BTW .... is there an ETA?

[skjnldsv]

@kangaroo72 since we're all working on many stuff on nextcloud, I can't really tell! :/

[kangaroo72]

Is it in 11 still possbile to use the contacts-app from the oc-repo - do you know maybe?

[skjnldsv]

Good question. I didn't tried it yet :/

[skjnldsv]

Does this still occurs?

[kangaroo72]

Did you change anything since the last version? If not, then yes.

[skjnldsv]

^^
Since the vcard lib update. Some people mentioned that it fixed labels for them.

Will take a look at this.

[kangaroo72]

Remember: The OC-Version works like a charm ...

[skjnldsv]

@kangaroo72 glad to hear!

[kangaroo72]

https://github.com/owncloud/contacts/releases/tag/v1.5.1
fixed it ...

[skjnldsv]

And we already downstreamed the pull requests from owncloud here. So we shouldn't have issues.

[kangaroo72]

I will install latest release now and let you know

[kangaroo72]

Okay ...
tried following with latest Nextcloud ...
Added new contact on Android with fist name, last name, home-phone, cell-phone

In german it should be Vorname, Nachname, Privat and Mobil.
So far so good, but Privat is shown as "Home" in NC Web-Interface

And all of my contacts in NC where renamed from "Privat" to "Home", and EMail "Privat" was renamed to EMail "Internet"

Maybe there's a problem with translation?? Arbeit is renamed to work too ... :-(

[skjnldsv]

Okay, I think we need to rewrite all of the definitions.
This is the list that comes from android java source:

TYPE_HOME           -> HOME
TYPE_MOBILE         -> CELL
TYPE_WORK           -> WORK
TYPE_FAX_WORK       -> WORK,FAX
TYPE_FAX_HOME       -> HOME,FAX
TYPE_PAGER          -> PAGER
TYPE_OTHER          -> VOICE
TYPE_CALLBACK       -> undefined
TYPE_CAR            -> CAR
TYPE_COMPANY_MAIN   -> undefined (pref)
TYPE_ISDN           -> ISDN
TYPE_MAIN           -> undefined (pref)
TYPE_OTHER_FAX      -> FAX
TYPE_RADIO          -> undefined
TYPE_TELEX          -> TLX
TYPE_TTY_TDD        -> undefined
TYPE_WORK_MOBILE    -> WORK,CELL
TYPE_WORK_PAGER     -> WORK,PAGER
TYPE_ASSISTANT      -> undefined
TYPE_MMS            -> MSG

[skjnldsv]

@riegercloud since I don't have an apple product, can you try the various options apple offers for tel types and post the corresponding values here?

[kangaroo72]

@skjnldsv

Okay, I think we need to rewrite all of the definitions.
This is the list that comes from android java source:

Let me know, when done - I'll try then ...

Cheers

[ghost]

apologize, i am currently off, so I will send all the details in the second week of 2017.
happy new year!

[skjnldsv]

@riegercloud No problem! Happy new year to you too!!

[kangaroo72]

@riegercloud I can "jump in" in this case ... best wishes 4 you ;-)
@skjnldsv I have an iOS-device too - just let me know, what you exact need.

[skjnldsv]

@kangaroo72 Happy new year to you too 😝

Glad to hear. I want to check if android and ios devices uses the same matching string.
I don't know what dropdown options you have on ios, but if you could create a contact with every tel types and the export it as vcf, it could be great so we can see what it uses. :)

[ghost]

@kangaroo72 and @skjnldsv: will be back after rehab...thx, guys!

[jospoortvliet]

@riegercloud heroin or christmas cake? :godmode:

[kangaroo72]

@skjnldsv - can you explain me, what you exact need from an ios-device?

[kangaroo72]

@skjnldsv latest ios-app is still not working

[skjnldsv]

@kangaroo72 what I need is the match between phone types and what is really written on the vcard data.
Like "WORK,FAX" for Professional fax...

When you create a contact on your ios, you should have a choice between types like "home phone", "work phone"... I want you to create a contact with as many number entries that there is a choice (one for mobile, one for work, one for... etc)
Then export it as vcf (vcard) and post it here 😃

[kangaroo72]

@all ... I've entered a lot of fields in an iOS-Contact ... but I'm not so experienced in iOS. Can someone explain me how to export a vcf in iOS??

[skjnldsv]

https://www.imobie.com/support/export-contacts-from-iphone.htm ?

[kangaroo72]

@skjnldsv Just tried "AnyTrans" ... it's a piece of crap (sorry) ... I have 1 Contact in the ipad. Fields in ipad are correct of course. Opening this contact in Anytrans the fields are all the same name ... loooool - we have to go another way ...

[kangaroo72]

Well ... scrolling down in contact and "share via mail" .... ROFL
You see, I'm Android-User ... ;-)).
Here's the vcf from iOS:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//iPhone OS 10.1.1//EN
N:Doe;John;;;
FN: John Doe
ORG:Testcompany;
EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=HOME;type=pref:[email protected]
EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=WORK:[email protected]
TEL;type=HOME;type=VOICE;type=pref:06543 789876
TEL;type=WORK;type=VOICE:0511 5678321
TEL;type=CELL;type=VOICE:0176 543222776
TEL;type=HOME;type=FAX:[phone]
item1.TEL:[phone]
item1.X-ABLabel:Mobil Arbeit
TEL;type=WORK;type=FAX:[phone]
ADR;type=HOME;type=pref:;;Schmittstrasse 8;Köln;;55555;Deutschland
ADR;type=WORK:;;Kaiserstrasse 200;Limburg;;65432;Deutschland
item2.URL;type=pref:www.jdoe.cc
item2.X-ABLabel:_$!!$_
BDAY:1975-01-05
item3.X-ICQ;type=pref:ICQ 5574357
item3.X-ABLabel:ICQ
item4.IMPP;X-SERVICE-TYPE=ICQ;type=pref:aim:ICQ%205574357
item4.X-ABLabel:ICQ
item5.IMPP;X-SERVICE-TYPE=Skype:skype:j.doe.anywhere
item5.X-ABLabel:Skype
END:VCARD

[skjnldsv]

That is a weird card! But thanks a lot, I will work with that.

[kangaroo72]

Olá ... any update?

[kangaroo72]

There are a lot of commits meanwhile. Isn't this problem still not fixed? Is there a known ETA? If not I have to reactivate my Exchange-Account :-(

[skjnldsv]

Sorry, I havent seen your new message.
There isn't a lot of commits. This is some simple fixes.

There is not ETA since I haven't tested anything yet and can't tell if this is gonna be a big work or not.
But this is an opensource app, feel free to contribute. :)

[kangaroo72]

@skjnldsv ... Did you change something??
I just tried after a couple of days again ... (had to update NC to 11.01).
And now with 11.01 & Contacts 1.5.3 one contact synced nice.
I will look further, 'cause I have several systems to test ...
@riegercloud can U also check, pls?

[kangaroo72]

@riegercloud Update: checked also on iPad (iOS 10.2.1) - worked like a charm
Whoever fixed that - BIG THANK YOU!!!!
That solved one of my biggest problems

[skjnldsv]

@kangaroo72 Didn't changed a thing! ^^
Damn, I was done gathering all the data I needed to work on this pr...

We'll wait for @riegercloud's answer.

[irgendwie]

@skjnldsv maybe because of the vcard lib update? (https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/commit/a2f49e13a95c49541d9422392699169979b13055)

[skjnldsv]

@irgendwie maybe, but strange.

[ghost]

Hi guys,
it works as expected. Great job ... without any effort ;-)
From my perspective: to be closed

---

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
FN:Next Cloud
UID:469ec1c6-bf27-4976-a87a-5a387e998136
TEL;TYPE=HOME,VOICE:[phone]
TEL;TYPE=WORK,VOICE:[phone]
TEL;TYPE=CELL:[phone]
EMAIL;TYPE=WORK:[email protected]
EMAIL;TYPE=HOME:[email protected]
REV:20170208T141942Z
ORG:Privacy First
TITLE:Dr. Med.
END:VCARD

Thanks to all of you!
Cheers, Carsten

[irgendwie]

@riegercloud @kangaroo72 Thanks for the feedback! Feel free to open a new issue, if you are experiencing problems again!