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Hiding SIM contacts

Is there anyway to hide the contacts saved on your SIM?
That is, at the moment I have all my contacts saved on the phone with their full details, I also have a basic copy of my contacts saved on my SIM for when the SIM is placed into my second phone
But when I open up the Caller ID contacts by default it shows all contacts, both on phone and SIM so I end up getting duplication.
I know I can set the view to Contacts only every time I go into it but I would prefer a more default way of doing it.
Also I'm finding that Caller ID contacts takes a while to open and list all contacts even when my SIM card is empty, is this normal?
Thanks for any help.

dezz said:
Is there anyway to hide the contacts saved on your SIM?
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Yes... use Search on "showsim"!

The Wiki is also your friend...

dezz said:
Is there anyway to hide the contacts saved on your SIM?
That is, at the moment I have all my contacts saved on the phone with their full details, I also have a basic copy of my contacts saved on my SIM for when the SIM is placed into my second phone
But when I open up the Caller ID contacts by default it shows all contacts, both on phone and SIM so I end up getting duplication.
I know I can set the view to Contacts only every time I go into it but I would prefer a more default way of doing it.
Also I'm finding that Caller ID contacts takes a while to open and list all contacts even when my SIM card is empty, is this normal?
Thanks for any help.
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Lool )
It's easy enough ...

ShowSim = 0 is perfect for Standard Contacts, but not for Inesoft Address Book. Please help me hide SIM contacts in Inesoft Address Book. Thanks !!!

lesyhoangchuong said:
ShowSim = 0 is perfect for Standard Contacts, but not for Inesoft Address Book. Please help me hide SIM contacts in Inesoft Address Book. Thanks !!!
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Same problem here (with Inesoft AB)...

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thanks a lot!

Installed HideSim.cab given by papamopps. but how to use it? it got installed.
but where is the user interface for this.
Pls help.

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I copied and installed HIDE SIM , it did hide my SIM contacts. BUT how do i get it back now ? How do i disable hiding the sim contacts?
Pls respond, im in a fix, i cant even uninstall it as i dont find it in AddRemove Programs too..
ALL my SIM contacts are hidden now
help help help bro..

O2XDAStealth said:
I copied and installed HIDE SIM , it did hide my SIM contacts. BUT how do i get it back now ? How do i disable hiding the sim contacts?
Pls respond, im in a fix, i cant even uninstall it as i dont find it in AddRemove Programs too..
ALL my SIM contacts are hidden now
help help help bro..
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It is not a program - it is a registryvalue.
Search teh registry for the value "ShowSim" and set it back to "1" instead of "0".
Use totalcommader for it.
And the simcontacts are back again.
But that is what it shoud do - Hide the contacts.
lol

It is function for WM5, but in WM6 don't exist registry value "ShowSim"

vesi said:
It is function for WM5, but in WM6 don't exist registry value "ShowSim"
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add it! use the cab, it adds it too!

papamopps said:
It is not a program - it is a registryvalue.
Search teh registry for the value "ShowSim" and set it back to "1" instead of "0".
Use totalcommader for it.
And the simcontacts are back again.
But that is what it shoud do - Hide the contacts.
lol
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thanks a ton.. got it and got my sim contacts back..
Ya, it is supposed to hide sim contacts, but i installed it before copying the sim contacts to phone lol.
Now i will copy contact to phone and change value to '0' again
good tool thanks..!!

O2XDAStealth said:
thanks a ton.. got it and got my sim contacts back..
Ya, it is supposed to hide sim contacts, but i installed it before copying the sim contacts to phone lol.
Now i will copy contact to phone and change value to '0' again
good tool thanks..!!
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It only inserts a reghack. you can do it your own next time. BTW - why don´t you synchronize with outlook. I don´t have any number on sim card. hehe

I know im wierd but is there a way to have it ONLY show Sim contacts in the default contact manager in WM6? And likewisw when you create a new contact that it gets saved to the Sim and not the phone? That's the way i had it set on all my previous phones (non-smart ones like my Razr) Is when i created a contact it'd save aucomatically to the Sim. I know i can create a Sim contact in Sim Manager so that part isnt really a huge deal. I'd just like for my contact list to only load them from the Sim. If that is an option. Or just ShowSim = 1 and delete the contacts on the phone?
oh and btw i found this thread by using the search function
Shane

I have a problem with this. I use the hidesim and set the value to 0 and the Sim-contacts do not show. So far so good, but after a soft reset they are back again......What can I do to solve this?
I have a Touch Cruise with WM6.

many thanxs on the FILE u upload !!!! i was about to ask it as well .

i'll just add that I normally used Advanced Configuration tool since TNT ROMS always had it installed. I did use it in a couple of other ROMS too.

you don't need to delete SIM Contacts! Use RilhasHideSIM that work after soft reset.
for more: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467147

hide SIM Contacts

hi,
i recently got a Samsung i600 and i noticed that the "Contacts" App has no option to hide SIM Contacts (i had a HTC Wizard with WM6 Pro before that did this).
Does anyone know a way to do this?

As I recall this is located in the Settings application. For some reason there are hacks to turn it off directly in the registry as well.
Kermit Woodall
Managing Editor
GadgetNutz.com

Settings>Phone>Call Options>Show SIM Contacts

Thanks for the responses, but unfortunately this option is not availabe on my phone :-(

Deleting duplicate contacts

Is there a way to delete duplicate contacts ? I hate when i sync my polaris on a pc that i never synced before and it copies the contacts onto outlook and it copies them back as a duplicate.
BTW : Its not an option to delete em manually, since i have over 500 contacts.
Thank you for your time

http://www.docoutlook.de/umgebung/tools/tools01.htm
i use duplicates remover.
it is a german website, but the software is english

You can also use SKTools for this. Removes duplicate contracts, appointments etc etc. A great tool with lots of other options.

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You can also use SKTools for this. Removes duplicate contracts, appointments etc etc. A great tool with lots of other options.
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where exactly can you do that ? i cant find a way in deleting duplicate contacts as of yet
edit : nevermind i found it

The attached cab file will get rid of duplicates in contacts as will Schaps configuration tool, both are free.

Hey guys.
How about a tool to stop SIM contacts AND phone contacts appearing?
Thanks in advance, Matt

Found a solution and a great tool it would seem:
It's true, I found the Schaps Advanced configuration tool (works w/wm6.1.) It has the SIM option and many more cool options.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317070
What other options on it should I be using? Any ideas?

hiding SIM Contacts

I just came from the Tilt and on the Tilt you can store SIM contacts and not show on your regular contacts.
On my Fuze, it shows both...how do I hide the SIM contacts so it doesnt show on the main contact folder?

I'm also interested if there is a way to do this.

hipertec said:
I just came from the Tilt and on the Tilt you can store SIM contacts and not show on your regular contacts.
On my Fuze, it shows both...how do I hide the SIM contacts so it doesnt show on the main contact folder?
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Use the software name "Diamond Tweak"... there is an option for this
If you don't want to install the program, try this
Hide SIM Contacts: HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone - create a new DWORD value named "ShowSim" and set it to 0

THANK YOU!

If you download the Advanced Configuration tool theres a drop down menu for this option as well.

there is also a cab, search nikisimfix

Don't ask to be spoonfed.
That could have been answered with a simple search.

Owner information

In the hd2 i can't enter owner information, so impossible to add pre-owned software like resco explorer. any solutions?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583638
point 5

No need to change anything in the registry.
It's very simple: just go to the contacts tab and press 'more'. At the top of your contacts list, there's an entry called 'me'. It's meant to be your 'business card' or something. Anyway, just fill in your details (or if you already have a contact entry for yourself, you can assign that to the 'me' card).
The name and e-mail adress you enter here will automatically (and secretly) be used as owner info.
I could register Resco Explorer just fine, without ever bringing the original owner info settings back.

Thanks a lot...

Robrecht said:
No need to change anything in the registry.
It's very simple: just go to the contacts tab and press 'more'. At the top of your contacts list, there's an entry called 'me'. It's meant to be your 'business card' or something. Anyway, just fill in your details (or if you already have a contact entry for yourself, you can assign that to the 'me' card).
The name and e-mail adress you enter here will automatically (and secretly) be used as owner info.
I could register Resco Explorer just fine, without ever bringing the original owner info settings back.
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And that is a problem
I have 2 programs registered to my nick, But I want to use the "me" entry for my real name, so when I put my name in the entry, I cant register the software, it is anoying.

kersh said:
And that is a problem
I have 2 programs registered to my nick, But I want to use the "me" entry for my real name, so when I put my name in the entry, I cant register the software, it is anoying.
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I see...
I wonder if it works the other way around as well. I mean, if you change your owner info to your nick in the registry (or by using the 'old' owner settings icon), does that affect the name you entered in the 'me' business card?

andreact77 said:
In the hd2 i can't enter owner information, so impossible to add pre-owned software like resco explorer. any solutions?
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Hi all,
To had owner information :
Setting manila TAb
Menu -> All settings
You can find "Owner information" here

Robrecht said:
No need to change anything in the registry.
It's very simple: just go to the contacts tab and press 'more'. At the top of your contacts list, there's an entry called 'me'. It's meant to be your 'business card' or something. Anyway, just fill in your details (or if you already have a contact entry for yourself, you can assign that to the 'me' card).
The name and e-mail adress you enter here will automatically (and secretly) be used as owner info.
I could register Resco Explorer just fine, without ever bringing the original owner info settings back.
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I couldn't register SKtools I had to bring the old setting back again

Robrecht said:
I see...
I wonder if it works the other way around as well. I mean, if you change your owner info to your nick in the registry (or by using the 'old' owner settings icon), does that affect the name you entered in the 'me' business card?
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yes... the "me" is only a shortcut to that data on the registry.

edit .

Nothing of all these tips works for me.
I can't register some applications that base their register upon the owner info (like hicalc)
Maybe someone knows the registry entries that stores the owner info?
Thanks.
Nacho Garcia.

In the Me contact I had both first and last name filled out. Found that the registration name (owner) was both names without a space in between! This foxed me for a while but registration worked once I realised.

problem solved with the "Touch X show owner.cab" from the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=584415
Thanks to all.

Just an FYI, Owner info is located in the registry under; HKCU\Control Panel\Owner

Bruce Inman said:
Just an FYI, Owner info is located in the registry under; HKCU\Control Panel\Owner
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what if you don't have that reg key?

Install BsBTweaks, which is free. Once installed, tick the "Owner Info - Show or hide the Owner Info in settings." button.
Then in Sense, go to the "Settings" tab. In the bottom bar you have an option to "Show all settings", That will take you to the settings page where you will now find "Owner Information" settings.
HTC really should have made it easier to find.