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  • Jan 30, 2026
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You will receive on your Android Smartphone the message that your contact list is updated, this is usually a normal part of the operation. The message comes more frequently, however, it could be a Problem. We will show you how to solve it.

Contact list will be updated to Android constantly

The Problem with the contact list seems to be mainly on Samsung Smartphones with Android 5 to occur. Especially the Galaxy S5, but Galaxy S4 and some devices are affected.
  • Restart: the message Is displayed for the first Time, just wait a little. Not the message disappears, or she always comes back, turn off your Smartphone completely and then back on. This does not help, bring the following to you.
  • Contacts-Cache: Open the "settings"App and navigate up to the "application Manager". Under the category "All", find the "contacts"App. Tap on "force Stop" and "clear Cache". After a reboot, the sync should work again.
  • Google Cache does not Work, the select, instead of the contacts-App is the application "Google sync contacts". Tap on "force Stop" "clear data" and "empty the Cache".
Android 5 updated contact list

Android: contact list is constantly updated

All this has not helped, you need to resort to harder means. Your data will not be lost, however.
  1. Turn off your Android Smartphone the first to be fully.
  2. You now hold the Power Button, Home Button and volume down button for a few seconds.
  3. Only when the device vibrates briefly, release the buttons again. The Recovery menu will now open.
  4. Navigate with volume keys to "Wipe Cache Partition" and select it from.
  5. Your Smartphone restarts, the Cache is deleted. By now, the synchronization of the contacts should work again.
Recovery menu, under the Android open
In the next practical tip we show you how to recover deleted files on Android restore.

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