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Yes use a 3rd party app to save and then restore your contacts. I am shocked that Facebook STILL does this notorious behavior.
Sign up for an account here (5GB free) https://www.idrive.com/?uid=Z7T4Y1H0S8
Get iDrive from the Android marketplace (I still use SNAP, this link is here for reference to ensure you get right one) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prosoftnet.android.idriveonline
Backup your contacts
Remove FB
Use iDrive to recover your contacts.
Some extra info about iDrive
Works on BB, Android, iOS, Windows, Windows Phone, Apple OS X
One single account stores all the data, automatically creating a folder per device
This means you can download data across devices
Provides file sharing via unique link and can control access
Backs up Facebook & Instagram as well
USA-based support
For desktops/laptops it backs up the entire system (bare-metal backup) (included in subscription)
For those devices, instead of redownloading all your data you get a USB HDD mailed to you for the task, and send it back when done, no extra charge (included in paid subscription)
Edit: I'm accustomed to Reddit In Motion, so multiple edits for this post to appear correctly using a web browser
The BEST option is the free app by iDrive
•BlackBerry sideloaded android app store i.e. SNAP: look for iDrive Online Backup •Windows Phone: microsoft.com/en-US/store/apps/IDrive/9NBLGGGZPHCQ •Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prosoftnet.android.idriveonline •iOS: itunes.apple.com/us/app/idrive-online-backup/id427956708?mt=8 •www.iDrive.com for computers
Sign up here: https://www.idrive.com/?uid=Z7T4Y1H0S8
iDrive backs up contacts, calendar*, SMS*, call logs*, photos, videos, music, apps, FaceBook, and Instagram to your free 5GB cloud storage. You can upgrade this to unlimited storage for mobile devices for $5/yr or to include Windows & Mac it is $30 for 1TB. If you refer people and they upgrade the account, you're rewarded more free storage
I have the $5/year option
iDrive can be installed on BlackBerry via sideloaded Google Play store, i.e. SNAP, Android devices, Windows devices, Windows, iOS devices, Mac. You can instantly choose from which device to download from, such as backing up your Android and downloading the contacts to a Mac.
*these options I wasn't able to properly backup on my BlackBerry Passport
The BEST option is the free app by iDrive
•BlackBerry sideloaded android app store i.e. SNAP: look for iDrive Online Backup •Windows Phone: microsoft.com/en-US/store/apps/IDrive/9NBLGGGZPHCQ •Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prosoftnet.android.idriveonline •iOS: itunes.apple.com/us/app/idrive-online-backup/id427956708?mt=8 •www.iDrive.com for computers
Sign up here: https://www.idrive.com/?uid=Z7T4Y1H0S8
iDrive backs up contacts, calendar*, SMS*, call logs*, photos, videos, music, apps, FaceBook, and Instagram to your free 5GB cloud storage. You can upgrade this to unlimited storage for mobile devices for $5/yr or to include Windows & Mac it is $30 for 1TB. If you refer people and they upgrade the account, you're rewarded more free storage
I have the $5/year option
iDrive can be installed on BlackBerry via sideloaded Google Play store, i.e. SNAP, Android devices, Windows devices, Windows, iOS devices, Mac. You can instantly choose from which device to download from, such as backing up your Android and downloading the contacts to a Mac.
*these options I wasn't able to properly backup on my BlackBerry Passport
The BEST option is the free app by iDrive
•BlackBerry sideloaded android app store i.e. SNAP: look for iDrive Online Backup •Windows Phone: microsoft.com/en-US/store/apps/IDrive/9NBLGGGZPHCQ •Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prosoftnet.android.idriveonline •iOS: itunes.apple.com/us/app/idrive-online-backup/id427956708?mt=8 •www.iDrive.com for computers
Sign up here: https://www.idrive.com/?uid=Z7T4Y1H0S8
iDrive backs up contacts, calendar*, SMS*, call logs*, photos, videos, music, apps, FaceBook, and Instagram to your free 5GB cloud storage. You can upgrade this to unlimited storage for mobile devices for $5/yr or to include Windows & Mac it is $30 for 1TB. If you refer people and they upgrade the account, you're rewarded more free storage
I have the $5/year option
iDrive can be installed on BlackBerry via sideloaded Google Play store, i.e. SNAP, Android devices, Windows devices, Windows, iOS devices, Mac. You can instantly choose from which device to download from, such as backing up your Android and downloading the contacts to a Mac.
*these options I wasn't able to properly backup on my BlackBerry Passport