Thought I'd post this issue since I've run into it since I got my new G1. Possibly if someone has a well read blog it's worth posting there for Google to index! There must be others who have this problem. Anyway..
I moved all my numbers across via my SIM card. It seems the SIM cropped all the pluses (+) from the front of all numbers with +447... in my contacts. (+44 is UK code).
Now, a +447.. number is valid, and a 07.. number is valid, but a 447.. number is NOT!!
This I did not know. Now I need to fix 100+ numbers in my contacts.
Further to this, and G1 specific:
In Messaging if I send a message to a 07.. number it goes in a new thread. The reply will always (I think) come back with +447.. as the prefix. This means it starts its own new thread! Annoying at best.
I would recommend everyone change their numbers to use the correct +blah.. country prefix.
Also, the Messaging app could be a bit cleverer with parsing number prefixes when it comes to threading up messages . Android dev team reading??
Anyone else had this problem? Any comments?
mafro
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I know this may have been briefly covered before in Dutty's thread, but 300 pages are a bit more than I want to re-read. Also this issue is present in the official HTC 6.1 rom.
When I receive an MMS from someone, it will either start a conversation with their phone number (even though they are a contact), or it will take an existing conversation and convert the name back to the contact's phone number.
I thought I read there was a way to fix this by formatting the phone numbers a certain way in your contact list.
If someone could tell me how to fix this, it would be great. Also a program that changes the format of phone numbers in bulk would be great to, if that's really what I need to do.
Apologies if there is a thread like this somewhere.
I assume everyone going to the 6.1 update will have this issue. I would imagine a sticky would be quite useful for this, unless there isn't some other kind of 6.1 sticky on issues already.
-James
The ones in my addy book in this format +15555555555 show up with the name most of the time. Any other format they just show the number. It seems if i have no other messages from the sender, even formatted like above, they will just show the number. As of yet, I have found no easy way to fix it other than changing all my contacts.
As you have stated that there is a discussion about this in an existing thread you need to do into that thread and use the search function found next to "thread tools".
If you want to extract that info from the thread and either update the wiki or create a new "[SOLVED]" thread with it in the first post the whole community would be grateful.
Please don't create a new thread asking someone else to get the answer when you already know where it is.
For background info this please see this thread.
Guess I can't post links
Quick summary is that if I get "X" number of texts from someone and open up that group, instead of marking them all as read when I close out of that group, it only marks one so I have to open and close that group "X" number of times to get all the messages registered properly.
This is prevalent in all three 6.1 builds and in one or two packaged ROMs done by Ryan Mogul here at XDA. I have a temporary fix in place in the form of a "mark all as read" menu option, but obviously this is not a preferred solution.
Nowhere have I heard of this issue, but I have been told it has been documented before. Any help is would be greatly appreciated and I'm willing to do almost anything on my end short of mailing you the phone and switching from build 21057.
Have you ever tried THIS? Much easier to manage sms's.
good day.
I am aware of that program, and if a fix is unavailable will most likely use it, but in the meantime I'm still looking for any more info on this issue.
I apologize if I break some rule, I posted this in another thread but realized the topic concerned a G1. I am not allowed to post on the development thread due to my just joining.
I'd like to find an app that would block outgoing SMS text messages. I've tried to find one that would do such a thing and have been unsuccessful. I've also thought about creating my own but realized it is way beyond my level of comprehension.
The way I see it the app could run a script that if the particular number was detected would disable the radio for a certain period of time and delete the message before the radio coming back on. it would be password protected to allow control and prevent unauthorized use.
I want to do this because there is a particular number I no longer want to text. I've memorized the number so deleting the contact is not an option. I'm not looking for criticism about my weak constitution. You're not my psychologist. I'm just trying to find a way to resolve this issue before they have to change their number to avoid me.
If there is someone out there working on this I'd really like to find out about their progress. if not then a starting point on how to create this app.
Though it's not a new thing, I was very surprised that nobody have or made such an application. There are several topics on XDA related to this subject, in none there is given an answer or solution.
What I am talking about? I am talking about the display of an indicator (graphic and/or text) to show if an incomming call is diverted from another number (say you have one number that is diverted on your actual one and someone is calling the first one) or if you call somebody and your call is "waiting" cause the other party is already in a call (and has call waiting function active on his phone).
These are two things that are present in most Nokia phones, some Samsung or LG have it and also some Sony Ericsson. But I never saw it on an Android phone (maybe the Samsung owners have it, I don't know)
Is there so hard to make such an application for Android? I'm sure alot of us needs it and will even pay for it (I will). There was something created for WinMo devices called O2 Plus V2.3 that offered this functionality, I can hardly believe there's noone that can make something similar for Android. I've created a similar topic in the Legend subforum but...nothing.
This can help alot for ex if you have two numbers, a business and a personal one, and after working hours you're closing the business phone and divert it to your personal number. In case someone is calling, it's good to know if it was calling on your personal number or maybe on your business one....and there are many samples like this.
If the guys made it for WinMo devices (PPC) I'm sure it can be made for Android as well.
Similar threads on this subject (all with no answer or solution):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787706
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=352688
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407725
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=361384
Hope to hear something positive on this...
OK. So I've partially solved the issues. Or should I say it was solved by itself.
Doing some tests today, I saw that THERE IS an diverted call notification on my phone.
It's not included in the Android itself, nor in the dialer but I found that is showing when I receive a call made to one of my diverted numbers.
I think it is MIUI related, it is the only ROM on which this was happening. I've tested with CM7.1 right now and regardless of which number I call (the "active" one or the "diverted" one), the incoming call display looks the same. For MIUI though, things are different, there is an "Forward incoming call(s)" row below the displayed number.
I've made several tests and for sure it is indicating when you are called directly or on another number that is diverted on your number. I also attached two print screens for the normal call and the diverted one.
Maybe some other MIUI owners can confirm this, but till now no other ROMs are offering this (as far as I know) and this will make happy alot of people. Still there's no notification in case you are calling someone and you are "waiting" but that was not as important as this one.
you might want to ask a MOd to close the thread as its already solved.
Skanob said:
you might want to ask a MOd to close the thread as its already solved.
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Indeed, you're right, forgot about this.
Please close the thread
i upgraded from minicm7-2.1.9 to minicm7-2.2 and its showing me 'forwarded call' line below
i think cm7-2.2 have this feature also
using x10 mini pro
Is it possible- at all to add this feature to stock or a custom ROM? Google Caller ID is NOT the same. There are plenty of calls that come in that Google does not show me the name of the caller. This is a feature my company pays for and worked really well on my old, T-Mobile branded HTC One. Most ALL calls that came in had a name associated with them. I did find some old, outdated, threads with a "T-Mobile Name ID" apk to install or zip file to flash and while the app itself seems to work the actual Name ID (or caller ID) does not. Any help would be appreciated.
bump.
been a few weeks so bumping...
Blah, no need to bump. Sadly, it appears that CNAP is half-baked on the Nexus 5. As reported in this very aged issue (sorry, can't post a direct link till I rack up 10 posts, so you'll need to reassemble the link below):
code google com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3796
the Nexus 5 apparently only displays the CNAM in the notification shade, which of course vanishes once the notification is dismissed. It does not appear while the phone is ringing, or after the fact in the dialer's call log.
Given that CNAP is an integral part of the GSM spec, and not some carrier-specific bolt-on, I'd hope that Google would be more uniform in its implementation. Unfortunately, given the age of this outstanding issue, I wouldn't hold my breath.