While I don't think this is a bug, it's a huge annoyance nonetheless and if there is a fix I want to know how to get rid of it.
Next to many of my contacts, when I go to text, their names are shown as "XXX XXXXX (M ###-###-####):" with their number being where the # is. And I am curious as to what is causing this. It only occurs in some, but not all. I'm thinking it's an issue with syncing my contacts with facebook, as the ones who lack facebook pictures don't have this. It's not a big deal, but I just want to know their name, not their number. I already (obviously) have that.
the ones with just the name means you only have 1 number for that contact & nothing else. If you have more than 1 number or even an email address listed, you'll get it where it shows the number.
This is so that you know which number the text came from. your reply will go to the last number that text you.
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kinda stupid title, i know. i can't think of a better one right now.
anyways...
i often get calls from contacts who call from their friends house or their work. i know i'll never call these numbers, but i don't want to add them to my contacts because ill get confused over all the numbers.
what i want is a program that allows me to add numbers so i see who is (probably) calling, without the number appearing in my contact list.
any idea someone?
thanks and sorry for bad english and horrible title
Use the company name field and prefix the name with ALT
i.e.
ALT Fred James at Sally Smith's
The company name field will come up on the CID when the first and last names are empty.
So im having an issue, when i type a contacts name in SMS, it brings up all their numbers, home, work, mobile
Is there a fix for this??
Cheers,
I don´t think so. A workaround is create a contact to each number. Like steve mobile, steve home, and so on.
Try setting the number you want as the person's default contact number. That might help. Otherwise, you can just type in the first few digits of the number and it'll figure out the rest for you.
Thanks,
I like to have all my contacts with their numbers consolidated, but it looks like a google bug (coming from a Desire HD) im pretty sure HTC sense never displayed home or work numbers :S
Ohwell i will deal with it.. for now..
cheers
Some SMS apps (such as Go SMS or HandCent) have a tick box option in the settings to 'show mobile numbers only'.
For most of my contacts, when I go to compose a new message and begin typing their name, their name shows up multiple times on the list.
I have gone into settings and only chosen "My Contacts" in gmail to show, which has each of my friends listed only ONCE, but some may have multiple numbers under their name (such as phone & google voice number). If their GV number shows up alongside their actual number it's not a problem, since it's only very few of my friends and sometimes I actually want to send a message to their GV instead of their phone.
The problem is that for contacts that I just have listed once in My Contacts, which most have only one number attached to their name, they'll show up twice and sometimes three or four times in the list.
For example:
- I have John Doe in My Contacts under gmail, and his number is +1-555-666-5555.
- I type "John" in the contact part of my text, and the following shows:
John - (+15556665555)
John Doe - (+15556665555)
John Doe - (+1-555-666-5555)
The name and number are obviously changed, but wtf.. why does it show up in various forms if I only actually have the last one in gmail?
i think it might be syncing off any linked accounts you have? such as Facebook maybe. you can go into the [John Doe] contact wherever u see multiple of the same #'s and you'll prob see the number show there multiple times too, reason is because some people have their # listed on their FB account and thats prob syncing into ur address book too. and their FB default name might be the other name showing, as opposed to like the nickname or w/e you'd use for them on your address book.
Thanks for the help, but that's not the issue. I made sure to go into Display Options and uncheck everything but "My Contacts" under Google. The problem still persists.
I know it's not a rom issue, because the same thing happened to me as soon as I got the phone.
Also, in the example I used (the name and number were changed, obviously), the friend I was looking at only had one number listed in the contacts list on gmail, yet it still shows a few variations on my phone.
Not really a big issue, just a nuisance.
On my messages, some show the contact names then some of them just shows their number. I want to show it show the names rather than just the numbers. Anybody having this issue?
Do you mean on some it's just the name & some it'll say Name (M 123456789) ??? If so, the ones with just the name means you only have 1 number for that contact & nothing else. If you have more than 1 number or even an email address listed, you'll get the second option.
I have an issue where if I have more than 1 contact info for a person then in my sms it doesn't show the persons name, just the number. I cannot have another number for a person or an email assigned without this occurring. Facebook sync attaches email addresses to contacts, so therefor I cannot use facebook sync without this bug. I have attached a couple pictures to better show this. Any way to fix this?
I am using Android 4.0.4, HTC Sense 4.1
Maybe this is a "feature?" His name is up at the top of the window, and they're letting you know which number its' coming from.
Just use a different SMS client.
This is how it's designed. It's so you know what number it's coming from when the contact has more than one. Seems like that's useful.