Android: Use Facebook photo as a contact picture
In this guide, we show you how to use your friends' Facebook photos as contact pictures on your Android smartphone.
Sync Facebook photos via Sync.ME
Unfortunately, in the newer Android versions, Google has removed the possibility of automatically synchronizing Facebook profile pictures with the contacts on the smartphone. However, additional apps such as the free Sync.ME can help:
- Download "Sync.ME" and start the app.
- Tap "Facebook", then enter your Facebook username and password. Confirm your entry with the login button.
- Confirm with the OK button that the Sync.ME app can access your Facebook account.
- In the account overview, tap the green checkmark at the top right.
- Enter or confirm your phone number to set up the app's smart matching function. The app then searches for matches between your Facebook friends and contacts and synchronizes the existing information.
- If you want to overwrite existing photos of your contacts, you must first check the "Overwrite existing information"> "Photos" checkbox in the settings.
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