Where Does Fossify Contacts Store Contacts on Android?
Where Fossify Contacts keeps contacts, groups and settings on Android for backup and full moves.
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Fossify Contacts keeps contacts and groups in app private storage with system account sync optional. VCF export is the portable half that survives everything, including ROM flashes and new phones.
Export contacts for moves; private data dies with uninstalls. This is the Fossify fork, unrelated to legacy Simple Mobile Tools builds. Device backup carries settings while the VCF carries people across every phone you own.
Where Fossify Contacts stores this, by platform
/data/data/org.fossify.contacts/files
Contacts in private storage with VCF export for moves. Not legacy Simple builds; separate homes. Export before uninstalling.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Fossify Contacts to a new phone?
Export contacts to VCF inside the app, then copy that file off the phone. Groups travel in the export while settings need device backup. Reinstalls wipe unsaved lists without copies.
Fossify Contacts or the old Simple one?
This post covers the Fossify suite contacts, not legacy Simple builds it forked from. The suites keep separate homes. Search with Fossify to land right.
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