Contacts duplication synchronizing the same google account twice

[Jean-Jacques Frouein]

I got a funny bug when by mistake, I add twice the same google account. The synchronization duplicates all my contacts. I added my google account once again, so I got 4 (2 x 2) copies of my contacts.

[Jean-Jacques Frouein (jj-frouein)]

My mobile is a Meizu MX4 / OTA6

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marc Vanhoomissen (mvh)]

In my case, contacts are duplicated 2, 3 or even 5 times in extreme cases. Hower, there are not duplicated in Google.
It noticed this since latest OTA (8). I have BQ Aquaris E5.
I wonder how to get out of this mess.

[Jean-Jacques Frouein (jj-frouein)]

Hi Marc,
I was thinking that bug had been corrected with OTA7. It was a funny bug that occured when I set my gmail account. My gmail contact were downloaded normaly on my mobile (Meizu MX4). Later I mistaken by creating again the same account. The mobile did not refuse the account and downloaded my contact again. Honestly, I cleaned my contacts and stop investigation. Actually I don't remember if the contacts where duplicated in gmail or not, but I guess that problem does not exists
Best regards.
Jean-Jacques
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De: "Marc Vanhoomissen" <email address hidden>
À: "jj frouein" <email address hidden>
Envoyé: Mardi 24 Novembre 2015 17:24:56
Objet: [Bug 1499663] Re: Contacts duplication synchronizing the same google account twice

In my case, contacts are duplicated 2, 3 or even 5 times in extreme cases. Hower, there are not duplicated in Google.
It noticed this since latest OTA (8). I have BQ Aquaris E5.
I wonder how to get out of this mess.

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  Contacts duplication synchronizing the same google account twice

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Bug description:
  I got a funny bug when by mistake, I add twice the same google
  account. The synchronization duplicates all my contacts. I added my
  google account once again, so I got 4 (2 x 2) copies of my contacts.

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[Marc Vanhoomissen (mvh)]

I finally could get rid of this 'bug': I used 'Settings' / 'accounts' and saw I had three times the Google account defined. I deleted 2 of them and everything was suddenly OK.

So, now this bug is rather a wish: put a link from the 'Options' in the 'contacts' app to the place where you can manage accounts. Otherwise, you have no clue as to where the account(s) are defined.