bbdb-android

https://github.com/tumashu/bbdb-android.git

git clone 'git://github.com/tumashu/bbdb-android.git'
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bbdb-android - Android phone contacts import/export for BBDB

Author: Feng Shu mailto:tumashu@163.com
Version: 0.0.1

Introduce

bbdb-android is a BBDB v3 tool, which can import and export from/to android phone contacts database to/from BBDB (The Insidious Big Brother Database).

NOTE: You need make sure your android phone rooted and a android phone data line.

Download

https://github.com/tumashu/bbdb-android

Install

  1. Install adb and sqlite3.
  2. Config melpa: http://melpa.org/#/getting-started
  3. M-x package-install RET bbdb-android RET
  4. Add code to your emacs config file:（for example: ~/.emacs）：
(require 'bbdb-vcard) ;; bbdb-android require bbdb-vcard
(require 'bbdb-android)

Usage

Import contacts to BBDB from android phone

M-x bbdb-android-import RET

Export contacts to android phone from BBDB

M-x bbdb-android-export RET

Security & Privacy

By default, bbdb-android will save contacts-db-files or vcard-files in two directorys:

  1. Android phone: “/sdcard/BBDB/”
  2. Host: “~/BBDB/”

For security reason, users should clean them regularly or delete them when change your phone/computer.

Issues

  1. adb and sqlite3 commands is hard-code, make sure add them to system PATH.
  2. When multi android devices are connected, bbdb-android can't work properly.

Tips

How to run adb without sudo?

Run command: lsusb

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05c8:0403 Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd (Foxlink) Webcam
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 013: ID 0bb4:0df6 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.)

Find your android phone Vendor, for example:

Bus 002 Device 013: ID 0bb4:0df6 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.)

Add the below code to file: “/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules”

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", OWNER="<your-login-name>" GROUP="<your-login-name>", MODE="666"

Restart computer (Compulsory step).

— Converted from bbdb-android.el by el2markdown.