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contacts and dialling

Hi,
i have all my contact numbers saved as they are locally ie. in the uk 07xxxxx i've recently went to egypt on holiday and found that i could not dial the numbers directly even though i changed my time zone to "visiting Egypt" under settings ( for some odd reason i assumed that my ppc would be smart enough and change the dialing code automatically) I have to change the number and add +44 to every number i dial. is there a better way of storing and dialing numbers other than going through my contacts adding country codes
thanks in advance

I think Paul from Modaco once wrote an app to update all contacts thuswise automatically; however, I haven't seen the program for a few years, you could try asking him for a copy if you get stuck.
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Call with auto Country Code prefix

I've searched through the whole phone for this option, but I can't find anything.
I don't see incoming call with a country code. So if I save them to my contacts they are also stored without the country code. As long as I stay in my own country that's no problem, but when I'm in a foreign country I can't dial a person without changing the number manually.
Is it possible to show the incomming calls with a country code?
if not, is it possible to automatically add a country code when I dial a number from my contacts?

Save you contacts like this
+cc xxxxxxxxxx
CC: country code (36 for Hungary)
xxx: the local number
+36 1 1234567
CC | local number
area code

I know that's one option, but then I have to edit my contacts one by one. And if I want to store new ones, I also have to edit them. Isn't there another way?

Perhaps you can write this application... but using the desktop version of the outlook, the 1-by-1 editing process can be greatly sped up...

All is written by gnick666...
AFAIK, only way is to edit contacts adding country code manually.
I have not yet seen network operator who is using country code in caller ID...
On the other hand, I'm lucky that most of my contacts are outside my country, so country code is automatically added...

[Completed] Lenovo a916 not showing Contacts from Contact list?

Hello,
is there any solution to this problem?
I have all numbers stored with country code synced with google contacts. When someone calls and number is without contry code(local) it shows only number without name. I tried everything...erasing all contacts, putting in just one contact and when receiving a call it shows just number. When the number is stored local(without country code) then the contact is shown but it is not always like that. I tried also adding a line ro phone min match=7 but no effect. Android is kitkat 4.4.2 For now I installed CALLER ID from Playstore, and the name pop up great, but i rather see that it works without this Application.
The number is in following format:
+38641 123 456
041 123 456
Thanks for any help!

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[Completed] Huawei TAGAL00(Enjoy5s) Contact name not recognisez on caller screen but shows number

Huawei TAGAL00(Enjoy5s) Contact name not recognisez on caller screen but shows number
Hi I have purchased a "Huawei Enjoy5s" in China.
MODEL NUMBER: HUAWEI TAG-AL00
BUILD NUMBER: TAG-AL00C00B124
ANDROID 5.1 KERNEL: 3.10.65
EMOTION UI VERSION: 3.1 LITE
The phone was running fine on 'chinese sim card'.
But I moved to a new country, I use a 'local sim card' i.e. a sim card from a carrier in the new country.
I have noticed that when I use the 'local sim card', the phone does not show the name of local contacts during incoming calls.
Instead it shows
1.Number of the contact: xxxx-xxxx (please note, the number is a local number and is displayed without the 'country code'.)
2.contact name: unknown. (please note, in my phone book, the contact has the number stored with the country code ie +230xxxx-xxxx)
3.Name of the district the call is from or 'Mobile' in case of call from mobiles.
I have tried to remove the country code in the phonebook and the contact name appears on the incoming call screen. But then the contact name disappears from SMS in messaging screen and shows number only. (note that the sms shows number with country code ie +230xxxx-xxxx).
Please note that in the phone book, when you select the contact, all call history for that contact are recognised irrespective of being with or without country code.
BUT under the call history of the dialer, the numbers are not recognised unless the contact has the number stored with the country code.
I believe
the phone app is unable to match the number to that stored under contacts unless it is exactly the same ie without country code
V/S
the messaging app that is unable to match the number to that stored under contacts unless it is with the country code.
Is there a patch or variable to change in system file to fix this?
I have cleared data from (2 phone apps being a dual sim, contacts phonebook, contacts storage, phone/messaging storage) and reloaded my contacts from vcf file or from google account but still no success.
-​I have tried to look for alternative apps to replace the "phone/dialer/incoming-caller-screen" app but again this is not possible due to huawei launcher.
-​I have also been able to install google play services framework and gapps successfully but it did not solve the number-contacts problem.
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I have even tried edit build.prop under system with build.prop editor and saved, reboot, cleared data, resyn, but no success. I modified only "ro.config.hwft_MatchNum=11" to "=7" as my skill are limited. (I have read you can modify boot.img 's build.prop file but I dont know if it will work and have not tried it and dont know how to do it.)
-​I then updated the firmware to BUILD NUMBER: TAG-AL00C00B156 but no success for the problem.
Now I am back to firmware BUILD NUMBER: TAG-AL00C00B124.​
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Is there a patch or variable to change in system file to fix this?

I found this thread and would like to know if it can be used on Huawei Tag-AL00.
How to fix CallerID matching issues in JellyBean Phone and Messaging apps
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SMS app to combine conversations from the same contact in the same chat window

Hy there,
I hope I posted where I should and if I didn't please tell me the correct section where I should do this. Also, I am not a developer, I do not have root on my phone. I do not want solutions that require changing XML files or anything. I am just asking about an app that I could find in the Play Store, or, maybe, and apk to download (this being the second option)
I have a problem with the messaging app since I left my HTC One S for the Nexus 5X in June 2016 and I did not find an app to replace that, not even on my current Oneplus 5T.
So, I have a contact in my phonebook saved with multiple numbers - work / mobile / home etc. and she texts SMS from either of the numbers (doesn't really matter because they are included in the carrier plan as unlimited). But my messaging app is sorting those SMS as different entries by phone number, and not by contact. So if we start a conversation in a chat window based on the home number, the answer may end up in a different chat windows (she has a dual sim phone so it depends on the settings on which is right now, and because the SMSs are "free", she tends to not look at which carrier is using, because, why would you if they are all free?), but this actually disrupts the logical flow of the conversation.
I know that a such app exists because I used it on HTC One S in 2012 and I was able to send SMS to which number I wanted to select (home / mobile / work of the same contact from the phonebook) and I had all the conversation in only one place, but after I changed on Nexus 5X and now on OnePlus 5T I can not find this feature in the installed app messenger (Google's or Oneplus's), neither on Google searches or specialized websites. I have tested some of the SMS apps, looked for settings, but all of them seem to show the SMSs based on the phone number, and not based on the contact entries.
Can someone suggest an app that could do that? Maybe I didn't search good enough.
P.S. The MMS option to send grouped messages is not an option because this means I will send the same SMS to multiple numbers, but those numbers are of the same person so there is no need to do that ...
Thank you very much for Your answer.