Contacts not appearing in People app when restoring from backup (aka switching from Xperia X to Xperia 10 II)

[flypig]

The following bug is a duplicate of this one:

[4.4.0.64] XPERIA 10 III Backup restore fails -> Notes can not be restored

REPRODUCIBILITY: Always OS VERSION: 4.4.0.64 HARDWARE: Xperia 10 III UI LANGUAGE: EN (UK) REGRESSION: DESCRIPTION: I have tried to restore a backup done with my XA2 into the X10III, and when it comes to the Notes, it fails. Due to the structure of the backup files, the folders before notes (calendar, galley, accounts…) appear to be properly restored. However, the folders after notes, are not restored. I tried to restore a backup done to the sd card, i.e. including gallery files and also w…

I’m closing the other one so that any further discussion can continue here. However, worth noting is that there’s some useful material in the other thread on how to workaround the issue.