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messaging remembers wrong number

While on Holiday I changed one of the numbers in my contacts to +4407 from 07. I should have changed it to +447 because +4407 errors when sending. No problem you would have thought, just change in in the phone book. This works when sending a message by clicking new but doesn't work when clicking reply in a chat. I thought it was weird but it must have remembered it in the chat so I purged all messages. Still got the same problem. I deleted that contact and created a new one with a different name. Problem continued on the new contact! I even deleted the contact alltogther with the intention of adding the number from an incomming text. I has also purged the messages again. when the text came through it had the name of the contact on it and not a number even though all messages were purged and the contact didn't exist anymore.
Basically it must be remembering the incorrect number somewhere else. Do you guys have any idea where and can I get rid of it without a reset?
unbranded treo 750 with wm6 rom loaded.

Call history full of numbers and no names...

Anyone knows what I can do to update the numbers to match the contact it was assigned under? I deleted an activesync profile on my phone, and then restored it with another laptop, and now my call history is full of numbers without any names. Help? Soft resetting didn't do anything...

Try installing "Advanced Config" (www.touchxperience.com). There's a setting under 'Phone' that reads 'Call ID match'. Set this to the "last x numbers that is used in matching contact with phone number". I.e. in the netherlands we have these formats:
+31xxxxxxxxx
0xxxxxxxxx
(the last 9 are always the same), so for Holland you put this value to 9.

NetRipper said:
Try installing "Advanced Config" (www.touchxperience.com). There's a setting under 'Phone' that reads 'Call ID match'. Set this to the "last x numbers that is used in matching contact with phone number". I.e. in the netherlands we have these formats:
+31xxxxxxxxx
0xxxxxxxxx
(the last 9 are always the same), so for Holland you put this value to 9.
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It's 8 for mine. But it's already defaulted to 8, and the call history is still not updated.

yeah same here, pre set to 8 but just numbers and not contacts (except for 1 call has a name)

I Have the same issue, 8 doesn't work, nor does 9....
I have altered the sample sms-numbers to have only numbers, no spaces, but still, no luck...
Does anyone have a solution yet?

Could it be that you have duplicate contacts, ie. the same numbers in 2 contacts?

Not the Cell Phone numbers, but yes on home phone number (I actually share my home phone with my wife, so that number is in two contacts, yes )
For some reason I received an sms of my wife this morning, and now I did get a name, so it appears to be a solution on new messages only... Hopefully it is now solved for all the messages...

Same issue here, although mine was caused by some messing around I was doing with the contacts.
Call history had names and numbers to begin with.
I synced the contacts with my work computer to mess with them.
I synced them back to the phone.
I backed up the contacts with PIMBackup.
I removed the option to sync contacts in ActiveSync (which removes the synced contacts from the phone).
I restored the contacts with PIMBackup.
Existing call history now only has numbers, but new calls have names.
Anyone know of a way to update the existing call history to show the names?
-=Zzedly=-

Contacts problem !!!

i recently went into the contacts list on my xda orbit 2
only to find it was only showing just 2 contacts which were listed on my sim card,
i cannot see any of my outlook contacts at all ?
if i wish to phone anyone who was on my contacts list,
i have to find MMS from this person and dial from there,
contact is showing correctly as sender of sms as per listing in contacts
except i cannot view the list showing 'ALL' contacts
any help appreciated folks
-thanks

Dont you have a filter in the contacts view?

hi,
my orbits filter settings are set to exactly the same as my mrs's orbit2
her contacts list is a-o-k
sms text messages recieved prior to this problem ALL show senders name as it was listed in contacts & also the number as was provided when i created the contact
ALA - orbit seems to be using the original contacts list to provide sender details for text messages recieved prior to error happening,
yet.....
will NOT allow me to access the contacts details etc,
anyone got any input / ideas etc, as im well n truely stuck without these contacts

same troubles
I have also found that on regular occasions that my Orbit 2 looses all the ring tones and name tags tied to contacts.. I can reset them all and within a few weeks they go back to default... Gets most annoying when you try to set tones to know who is calling..

AFAIK that's a Registry Error.
It's a common thing in MS Windows (including Windows Mobile) to have registry errors.
Only 2 things to solve this kind of problem:
Restore from the latest backup
Hard Reset

Anyone else randomly losing gmail contacts?

Before I got my Captivate I set up all my contacts into gmail. I set up the ones I wanted on my phone as My Contacts, and then had 20-30 more that were pretty much just e-mail addresses in All Contacts. I synced them to my IPhone using the Exchange method, and while it worked, I randomly lost 5-6 contacts. It was a little disconcerting but I got the info, re-created them and moved on. No problems.
Now, I just synced my gmail account to my new Captivate, expecting it to work better and I seem to be constantly losing contacts! Now that I'm aware of it and paying attention, this is driving me absolutely crazy! There seems to be no rhyme or reason for it. The contacts that disappear, they all have phone numbers, some are linked with Facebook accounts, some aren't. Some were added in gmail directly, others were added either on my phone or on the Iphone previously.
When I first synced my phone I had about 107 or so All Contacts in Gmail. I receive a text from someone who shows up as a phone number in my phone, so I text back "who is this?" and it turns out to be a good friend of mine I had a contact set up for, with two e-mail addresses, two phone numbers and an address. This is a contact I've had for years, so from the beginning. Just gone.
I looked on Gmail and I have 97 All Contacts. And I have no idea how to figure out which ones are lost. Then I lose two more, I have 95. I figured out one of them that I lost and re-added it so I had 96. I just lost one more. Phone numbers and all.
What the @*($ is going on here? I just exported a backup of my gmail contacts to a csv file, and I guess I'm going to have to do this everytime they change.
Is anyone else having this issue? I have no apps or addons that have anything to do with contacts. Sorry the thread is so long, I just wanted to explain what's been happening.

I don't know if I'm losing contacts, but I do loose contacts numbers. I have had a few numbers come up as numbers only, when the person calls. I ignore these calls most of the time, because if know them, their name will show. Check my voicemail, its my answering svc. I look for the contact, its there, but no number associated with it.
In my case, it only seems to happen when I originally sync with a new phone. Ill have to start watching the amount of contacts, I guess.
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I was totally surprised by this. I've already discovered at least 10 contacts that have completely and totally disappeared. Some of them disappeared before, on this phone, and I've re-added them in with their numbers and e-mail addresses. And they disappeared again. Every time I add any contact information for the time being I'm going to export it from gmail and double check my # of contacts daily. Right now I have 107 in all contacts. The worst part is when you lose them there's no easy way to figure out which contact disappeared.

What the... Me too !!!
brandonb81 said:
I was totally surprised by this. I've already discovered at least 10 contacts that have completely and totally disappeared. Some of them disappeared before, on this phone, and I've re-added them in with their numbers and e-mail addresses. And they disappeared again. Every time I add any contact information for the time being I'm going to export it from gmail and double check my # of contacts daily. Right now I have 107 in all contacts. The worst part is when you lose them there's no easy way to figure out which contact disappeared.
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I've just posted a new thread about the same problem i'm experiencing with my galaxy s3 (GT-I9300) and didn't notice this one.
I've having the EXACT same problem and in all the similar threats there is no solution for this, this is frustrating...
I too Flashed numrous Roms in order to eliminate ROM bugs etc...
Could a anyone assist on this ?

Phone numbers instead of names in stock HTC messages

I seem to have a weird problem with the Messages app from HTC. Searched all over the internet and XDA and nobody else seems to have reported the issue.
The issue is, if I go into the Messages app, the list shows all contacts names fine. But for some contacts, if I click into them, it shows the message history, but on top where it's supposed to show the name, instead shows their phone number, minus any separators, and a ">" symbol at the end.
Say, for example, a contact in the Messages app is John Doe. I see John Doe in the messages list, then when I click into it, instead of name it goes to, say, 15555555555>, and sometimes the whole thing is just black.
On the bottom where I write reply, the number shows up fine exactly as it's formatted in the actual contact info.
But if I try to reply there, when I click "Send", the keyboard disappears, but the message never gets sent, and this happens no matter how many times I try to reply or type the message again. As long as it's a reply, it doesn't work. But starting a new message to the same contact works just fine, but it's annoying to have to type the whole message, then copy and paste, and start a new message to the contact just to reply.
And it wouldn't be inconsistent formats either. Some numbers I have in both Google and Phone, I can delete all phone numbers except the Google one in the problem contact and issue persists. Some contacts have the number laid out the same way in (xxx) xxx-xxxx as the problem contact, and still works. I can change the problem contacts' phone number format to xxxxxxxxxx or 1xxxxxxxxxx and neither fixes anything.
I've tried pulling the battery, turning off fast boot and pulling battery, restarting, all the same result.
And this ONLY happens with the stock Messages app, all the other SMS apps I downloaded off the Market works just fine.
Any help would be appreciated, it's starting to drive me nuts.
Thanks!

I have noticed something odd about the stock messaging as well. In the text box where you type, some contacts display a phone number in the top of the box, while some do not. I don't know what causes it. I thought it was the way that HTC Sense sync'd to FB, but that didn't change anything.

offdutyninja808 said:
I have noticed something odd about the stock messaging as well. In the text box where you type, some contacts display a phone number in the top of the box, while some do not. I don't know what causes it. I thought it was the way that HTC Sense sync'd to FB, but that didn't change anything.
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I think it may have something to do with the Select Contact Name option when you edit a contact. Say I have a two phone numbers and an email address for Bob. Once I set "Bob" as the contact name for his entry, that it what appears when I start composing messages to him.
I hope this helps.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

I can confirm the issue, so at least you're not the only one. But in my case it went away on its own sometime between temp rooting and unsuccessful over clocking

I posted this a week or so, I don't know if it helped the last person. but I had this EXACT problem and it was unbelievably frustrating when I first got this and after a few days of searching and banging my head against the wall, I found something that worked. This problem arised when I had double contacts from my messaging and I tried to rectify it. Eventually I got it all to work fine.
This is how you solve it (or how I solved mine).
1: Sync everything to Google. Edit the contact list in google (use the automatic duplicate deletion), delete useless contacts etc.
2. Remove contacts from EVERYWHERE. Sim card, phone, uncheck google sync. Your phone should then be completely empty for contacts.
3. Re-sync with google contacts. if you want you can copy it back to the SIM and you shouldn't get doubles. I think I just left it with google only but the end result is I don't have 9 different "danny's" show up when I go to compose new message because I know three of them.

This issue is bugging me too...
After experimenting today I have figured out why it is happening; any contact I have with an email address within the contact details I get the name followed by the mobile number within the HTC stock message app... Any contacts without an email address are fine.
I have experimented by removing an email address from the contact and straight away the said contact will display correctly in the HTC message app.
Unfortunately I have not yet figured out how to have contacts with phone numbers and email addresses display correctly. Real shame as loving my new Sensation... a minor niggle I guess

Tgis has happened to my phone once, but rectified itself with a soft-reset. It hasn't happened again since then. Not much help here, but its definitely not an isolated incident.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

Yes, This happened with me too.... But after i synchronised my accounts with my HTC and google contacts.... it was all sorted out...i was just thinking of hard reset.... but i was saved Try it once...