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Don't import (merge) identical contacts

Open bb1a2 opened this issue 1 year ago • 5 comments

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Feature description

If an imported and an existing contacts are identical (same name and numbers), don't import it.

Why do you want this feature?

To prevent accumulating duplicates.

Additional information

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bb1a2 avatar Feb 01 '24 09:02 bb1a2

@bb1a2 what about feature "merge duplicate contacts"? that should be enough Do you mean that that feature lack something? or?

inson1 avatar Feb 15 '24 16:02 inson1

merge duplicate contacts leads to this.

bb1a2 avatar Feb 15 '24 16:02 bb1a2

@bb1a2 ~your link is broken~ (Github mobile app is broken)

naveensingh avatar Feb 15 '24 17:02 naveensingh

@naveensingh I think you are using Github mobile. I heard certain types of issue links don't work in it for some reason. I was linking this issue https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/issues/75

bb1a2 avatar Feb 15 '24 18:02 bb1a2

Related to #37.

WebworkrNet avatar Mar 16 '24 18:03 WebworkrNet