[Linphone-developers] Uninstalling Linphone on Android seems to remove all Contacts - what does initializeSyncAccount do?

[Dave Osbourne]

    Hi All,
    
    I have an issue with a new android device (Lineageos no gapps or
    google play) and Linphone (I do change recompile every now and then)
    using Android Studio.
    
    When I uninstall Linhone all contacts that were added to the new
    phone seems to disappear.  
    
    I didn't make the connection for quite a while (a few days), but
    after looking into the disappearing contacts I ended up commenting
    all the code in the initializeSyncAccount()
    routine inside package org.linphone.contacts; if I install and uninstall now I don't
    loose the contacts and Linphone doesn't seem any the worse for it.
    
    I think my issues is around the Liphone contact upload / sync and it
    does something to "own" the contacts and when it's removed they are
    all removed too.
    
    I would very much appreciate any light any one can shed on this...
    
    Regards,
    Dave