Contacts List and Opening contacts VERY slow

[MarceloRio]

This app dosen't appear at my apps list.
And now what should I have to do?
It still lagging........

 

[LoneVoice]

We noticed same problem on Huawei Phones running Kitkat.

Issue may be due to email client apps (Microsoft Outlook App, Built-in eMail and Yahoo email app in our case) which were accessing the Contacts Storage, locking & overloading the Contacts Storage DB (probably with all the incoming email addresses).

Whenever this problem arises, say once in a month, clearing of Contacts Storage data with the below steps would solve the issue for some time.
Settings->Manage Applications->All (Tab) -> (scroll to ) Contacts Storage-> Clear Data.

This would force re-sync and re-build the contacts from Gmail contacts which may take around an hour. Repeat the above if the problem re-appears again after a month.

 

[rakesh bachhawat]

Honestly, i have the same problem with my MI4 which is 3GB RAM , i alos have samsung s advance, samsung galaxy S5, all the android phones have same problem after some days of operation , Google should think seriously about this problem since contacts is the most used and useful feature used in a phone (for which a phone is made). more over there is no options when in contacts.
this is really really bugging please do something google.

 

[fabimar]

This link gives you an idea of the problem (and the solution)
https://carleisenstein.wordpress.co...s-storage-using-up-too-much-space-on-android/

I went from a 180MB size to 8MB size with following steps:

Stop synchronization from settings/accounts/google select account and uncheck google contacts
Go to contacts, on Contacts to show go and Select all contacts (Sim Card, Device, even Google contacts) and exported them to a file.
I imported that file to my gmail/contacts and merge all the duplicates, I check for duplicates 2 or 3 times.
Also browse those contacts to see if you can manually correct and erase some of them
Then, go to settings, more, application manager, look for "contacts storage" and "contacts" apps and delete data, reboot, just in case.
Then, go back to contacts, I deleted all possible phones left on sim or device (and check if they were on gmail contacts)
Then, settings, accounts, google, google contacts and check to synchronize google contacts and wait and smile.
(I left on "contacts to show" google only, I don't want to mess with device or sim cards if I have a automatic cloud back up with google)

I hope they work for you - blessings, Fabio

 

[derrickw7]

For me here was the solution:

1. Open Application Manager (from Settings)

2. select Contacts

3. select Permissions

4. remove "Your Location"

 

[coolbhavin]

For me here was the solution:

1. Open Application Manager (from Settings)

2. select Contacts

3. select Permissions

4. remove "Your Location"

hey i tried Clearing cache and also turned off location from permissions it has improved a bit now lets c how it works further on thanks anyways

 

[kuldeepsirvi]

sir my phone is gionee s6 within 2 days my contact list open to very slow plz help me what to do? what is the problem in my phone

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Have you already tried the solutions suggested in this thread?

 

[Vivek Sehgal]

This link gives you an idea of the problem (and the solution)
https://carleisenstein.wordpress.co...s-storage-using-up-too-much-space-on-android/

I went from a 180MB size to 8MB size with following steps:

Stop synchronization from settings/accounts/google select account and uncheck google contacts
Go to contacts, on Contacts to show go and Select all contacts (Sim Card, Device, even Google contacts) and exported them to a file.
I imported that file to my gmail/contacts and merge all the duplicates, I check for duplicates 2 or 3 times.
Also browse those contacts to see if you can manually correct and erase some of them
Then, go to settings, more, application manager, look for "contacts storage" and "contacts" apps and delete data, reboot, just in case.
Then, go back to contacts, I deleted all possible phones left on sim or device (and check if they were on gmail contacts)
Then, settings, accounts, google, google contacts and check to synchronize google contacts and wait and smile.
(I left on "contacts to show" google only, I don't want to mess with device or sim cards if I have a automatic cloud back up with google)

I hope they work for you - blessings, Fabio

Hello Experts,
Tried all suggestions per this thread, however, nothing seems to have helped. I'm working with a LG Q6+ phone from Oct 2017. Available Internal Storage/Memory=42.20Gb/64Gb
May I ask experts for an alternate suggestion(s).

 

[Princess Benedict]

the problem is that i am using linkedin as well.. And it appears to be going online to source contacts.
Contact -> left menu button -> contacts to display -> device

should get instant results now.

Thank you so much! This worked instantly, my frustration is gone!!!

Thank you thank you thank you.