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help m!!! with sms address problem

I bought a new TC
I have one problem with the sms it's show me the number only no name
then I know why
because I'm save the name with a short form number
(short form) 3456789
but if I use the long form I will see the name
(long form) (+012) 3456789
really I don't want to change all my numbers to the long form
my old BA shows the name with the short form
plz help
and sorry for my english

Well mine works fine with short versions.

a long shot but does it make a difference if you set the default area code?

it looks like your regional settings are not correct for your needs.

Well mine works fine with short versions.
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Thanks for your post
a long shot but does it make a difference if you set the default area code?
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Where can I set the default area code?
it looks like your regional settings are not correct for your needs.
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The problem is no Kuwait in the regional settings
Any solution!?
Thanks for all who help and post

Then only the long code remains...
If you have outlook installed then it's easier

gnick666 said:
Then only the long code remains...
If you have outlook installed then it's easier
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Thanks for your help
but I really want my default sms to work with the short form
tell me for a good outlook program
maybe I will change my idea
Is it a reg. problem!? so i can solve this with the reg. editor??
waiting for solution

(^-^) said:
Thanks for your post
Where can I set the default area code?
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Go to Contacts -> then Menu -> Options then area code. but this almost seems like a very US centric setting, again maybe due to regional settings.
So I understand your problem correctly, for a Kuwait number
+965-555-1234 you want to be able to just use 555-1234 without the country code? I don't think there are area codes in Kuwait just country codes correct.

hambola said:
Go to Contacts -> then Menu -> Options then area code. but this almost seems like a very US centric setting, again maybe due to regional settings.
So I understand your problem correctly, for a Kuwait number
+965-555-1234 you want to be able to just use 555-1234 without the country code? I don't think there are area codes in Kuwait just country codes correct.
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U R right in Kuwait no area code just country code
and I use to put the country code in the contact option put no use
thanks for your replays
should I giveup

Mybe I will giveup

CM 10.1 Epinter Olympus Text Issue

I can receive texts no problem, but when I go to type a new text (and this may be a keyboard issue) it allows me to type one or two letters, before the keyboard just goes away off the screen and I have to wait a few seconds and then click back into the textbox in order to continue typing.
This issue is occurring for me on the MB860. Has anyone else experienced this or know of a workaround?

That sometimes happens, maybe it's just an android bug, I'd suggest you get Hacker's keyboard it is very good and never crashes.
Hope this helps
If the problem still persists get another texting app.

Daniel120201 said:
That sometimes happens, maybe it's just an android bug, I'd suggest you get Hacker's keyboard it is very good and never crashes.
Hope this helps
If the problem still persists get another texting app.
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Just to make sure, is it This one?
EDIT --
Also, I tried with Handcent as well as the default text app and the keyboard issue existed in both.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard&hl=en

Yes sir, just download it, it's very straight forward, you get an app that tells you how to do it

Daniel120201 said:
Yes sir, just download it, it's very straight forward, you get an app that tells you how to do it
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AWESOME!!
Now I am running into one other small problem (and this I am sure is user error).
When I click on the phone and look at my contacts I am showing the same contact multiple times. But if I click on the 'contacts' icon, it shows accurate contacts/numbers etc.
What setting changes this?

jo15765 said:
AWESOME!!
Now I am running into one other small problem (and this I am sure is user error).
When I click on the phone and look at my contacts I am showing the same contact multiple times. But if I click on the 'contacts' icon, it shows accurate contacts/numbers etc.
What setting changes this?
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Is it like you click on a name, and it shows you another persons' contacts or is it just you wrote it more than once?
If I helped pls send me a thanks

Daniel120201 said:
Is it like you click on a name, and it shows you another persons' contacts or is it just you wrote it more than once?
If I helped pls send me a thanks
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It's like I entered Jo Jones --- 1111111111 in there 5 times, and it does this with multiple contacts.

jo15765 said:
It's like I entered Jo Jones --- 1111111111 in there 5 times, and it does this with multiple contacts.
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Well, you should eiter reset your contacts, get another contacts app, delete the multiple contacts or I dunno . Maybe a restart will help

Daniel120201 said:
Well, you should eiter reset your contacts, get another contacts app, delete the multiple contacts or I dunno . Maybe a restart will help
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I didn't see a way to delete the duplicate contacts. Anytime I click on them it calls, or if I click the settings button there is only an add option.
And a phone reboot didn't work That was the 1st thing I attempted, lol

jo15765 said:
I didn't see a way to delete the duplicate contacts. Anytime I click on them it calls, or if I click the settings button there is only an add option.
And a phone reboot didn't work That was the 1st thing I attempted, lol
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You should get another contatcs app and import them, you should try long pressing your contacts

Daniel120201 said:
You should get another contatcs app and import them, you should try long pressing your contacts
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Long pressing does nothing. Let me try to use the proper terminology here...my "Dialer" is showing incorrect contact info but my "Contact" app is showing the correct contact info.
Should I try to get another Dialer...is that possible?

Oh, I don't have a phone that calls but maybe you should get another dialer apk like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contapps.android.dialer&hl=en
Hope it helps

Daniel120201 said:
Oh, I don't have a phone that calls but maybe you should get another dialer apk like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contapps.android.dialer&hl=en
Hope it helps
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Do I need to use TiBu to uninstall my current dialer, then install the one you linked from the play store?

jo15765 said:
Do I need to use TiBu to uninstall my current dialer, then install the one you linked from the play store?
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I think you can have two dialers at once. If not just remove the old one. Try installing it first cause without a dialer your os may malfunction.

Daniel120201 said:
I think you can have two dialers at once. If not just remove the old one. Try installing it first cause without a dialer your os may malfunction.
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I will give that a twirl and see how it works out. I am currently using CWM to make a full back-up just in case I get a little to trigger happy and mess something up.
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How do I set this as the default Dialer?

jo15765 said:
I will give that a twirl and see how it works out. I am currently using CWM to make a full back-up just in case I get a little to trigger happy and mess something up.
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How do I set this as the default Dialer?
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Is there anyway for me to use the Dialer from my BLUR Rom? Or maybe a better way to word it would be the Dialer from the Stock MB860 ROM?

jo15765 said:
Is there anyway for me to use the Dialer from my BLUR Rom? Or maybe a better way to word it would be the Dialer from the Stock MB860 ROM?
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I actually decided to get to the root of this problem and I took a look at my google contacts since I was loading the contacts from google. Somehow all my contacts were duplicated (some triplicated) in google contacts. I updated google contacts and now they are only pulling in once.
Now I still can't figure out how to modify a contact in the Dialer that ships with CM10.1 epinter tho.
Also -- Is there a way to keep your phone brightness @ max when it is charging? I can't seem to get that setting right either.

Try this maybe: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.DisplayBrightness&hl=en

[Q] email app destination prediction

Before the upgrade to Lollipop the email application would predict destinations based on emails received, even if I didn't have them in my contacts.
For instance If I received a mail from someone new called "John Doe" even if I didn't have it in my contacts. If I started a new mail and started typing in the To: "Joh... I would get a suggestion for this guy address or similar ones, including the matching contacts in my contact list.
Is there any way to retrieve this behaviour? Why has Sony/Google remove such thing? In a day to day work environment is very annoying to have to add every single person I receive emails from to my contact list.
Thanks in advance!

It is not removed. And always after a major upgrade it is best to do a factory reset.

Seriously that's the only option?
We have several cases in the office, including boss, and I'd like to keep android, but if what you say is true... sounds very unreliable for work.

daniel_fm said:
Seriously that's the only option?
We have several cases in the office, including boss, and I'd like to keep android, but if what you say is true... sounds very unreliable for work.
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Give it a try, crossing from KK to L is a major firmware upgrade. A factory reset is necessary.
My email app works great, all the functions.
It is not unreliable, it's a must, after that it will be ok.
So I recommend a clean install.
P.S.
You can try to go to Settings : Apps : All : Email - and clear data, before you follow my first advice.

Thanks for the advice, if it works for you, certainly worth a try, at lease clearing data, even if I have to configure all the accounts again )

daniel_fm said:
Thanks for the advice, if it works for you, certainly worth a try, at lease clearing data, even if I have to configure all the accounts again )
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Let me know how it worked out.

TheTeslaCoil said:
Let me know how it worked out.
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sorry for the delay, as I had the testing mobile getting fixed. As you say it works, or so it does with a mobile recently reset to factory status.
Thanks again for your time.
Now I'm into trying to find how to make whatsapp not using the lolillpop semi-drop down notifications, just to show with the icon in the notification bar as it did in kitkat (lollipop changed many things indeed).

daniel_fm said:
sorry for the delay, as I had the testing mobile getting fixed. As you say it works, or so it does with a mobile recently reset to factory status.
Thanks again for your time.
Now I'm into trying to find how to make whatsapp not using the lolillpop semi-drop down notifications, just to show with the icon in the notification bar as it did in kitkat (lollipop changed many things indeed).
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No problem, I had a little vacation myself.
About the notification, try a third party app from PlayStore.

TheTeslaCoil said:
No problem, I had a little vacation myself.
About the notification, try a third party app from PlayStore.
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It's really the new "heads-up" notification method in lollipop, that is mandatory with no way to disable it unless you use a modded solution.
Problem is our phone has little modding yet. Will keep an eye for options.

Sorting contacts

menu: contacts/more/settings/sort by-
is missing on my phone. stuck on default of sorting contacts by first name.
I aint no teenager with just 10 contacts really need to sort by surname
Anyone else have this issue?
Thanks

I find this annoying too, would love to change it
btw: I think that a teenager has even more contacts...

Bright.Light said:
I find this annoying too, would love to change it
btw: I think that a teenager has even more contacts...
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This perplexed me also but I found that this and other old (and usefu) favourites have been moved to Settings.
Go to Settings / Applications / Contacts and the Sort By option is there along with Name Format and others. ?

Kjr. Thx, but tried that already. On my phone 'sort by' is missing from there too.

Samsung Honk Kong have replied stating that there is no way to sort contacts (other than by the default first name) on this model.
Wow! Very basic function that has been available on smartphones (and their predecessors for more than 10 years).
Can users with other variants of the S7 please confirm that they can sort their contacts?
Thanks

CompleteIdiot said:
Samsung Honk Kong have replied stating that there is no way to sort contacts (other than by the default first name) on this model.
Wow! Very basic function that has been available on smartphones (and their predecessors for more than 10 years).
Can users with other variants of the S7 please confirm that they can sort their contacts?
Thanks
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Hi CompleteIdiot, my model is an SM-G930F, and for Europe according to the papers that came with it. I can confirm, as you will have inferred from my earlier post, that it has Sort Contacts and other options.
It seems perverse to me that Samsung have release a phone that for one regions where these options are disabled but available in another. Hopefully, they will see the error in their ways shortly.

KJR said:
This perplexed me also but I found that this and other old (and usefu) favourites have been moved to Settings.
Go to Settings / Applications / Contacts and the Sort By option is there along with Name Format and others. ��
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Indeed this works, but what an aweful place to hide the settings!

That's what IOS does

[GUIDE] [SPREADSHEET] Remove System Apps Through ADB

Here is an Excel spreadsheet that I made with all packages from the EVR-L29 and how to remove them without root. Each package name is listed along with the description of each package (if applicable) and whether or not each package is safe to remove. Use your own common sense on removal of some of these. Obviously if you want the stock dialer and contacts then don't remove the Android Dialer & Contacts packages. You need ADB & Fastboot extracted to a folder on your PC and you have to open up a command prompt in that folder.
Spreadsheet:
Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nJgBPOqg2vdTKGGsoHW3faU_Cr8oyGq4/view?usp=sharing
ADB & Fastboot:
AndroidFileHost:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603856371

Reserved

ajsmsg78 said:
Reserved
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Please how i can i enable screen sharing on this phone so i can be invited on Facebook live video. For now i can't be invited, neither does the self invite button show up. Facebook says screen sharing is not enabled on my device. Please help

peepee999 said:
Please how i can i enable screen sharing on this phone so i can be invited on Facebook live video. For now i can't be invited, neither does the self invite button show up. Facebook says screen sharing is not enabled on my device. Please help
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I don't use the Facebook app nor do I screen share on Facebook so I really can't be of much help. Maybe there is someone else here who knows the reason why it's not working? The only thing I can tell you is make sure all of the permissions for Facebook are checked under "Special Access" in settings/apps/apps/3 dots at the top right, Special access.

Excellent list. I kinda, ' winged it on the AL-00 but this will help for next time. I'm assuming there was more junk on the Chinese version.
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Rudolpht said:
Excellent list. I kinda, ' winged it on the AL-00 but this will help for next time. I'm assuming there was more junk on the Chinese version.
Sent from my HWEVR using XDA Labs
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Yeah there are some more on the Chinese version but a lot of them can be removed without penalty. I'm hoping to eventually buy an AL00 version as well so I can play around with rebranding. I wouldn't mind having one of each to help with development.

Removing the stock dialer is a bad idea. It can mess with emergency calling. I don't recommend you do that.

MishaalRahman said:
Removing the stock dialer is a bad idea. It can mess with emergency calling. I don't recommend you do that.
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Removing the stock dialer is optional. I always remove it and use Google Dialer and have no issues.

ajsmsg78 said:
Removing the stock dialer is optional. I always remove it and use Google Dialer and have no issues.
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somehow for me google dialer is not installing. what specifically do you do? and do you install google dialer?

bark1234 said:
somehow for me google dialer is not installing. what specifically do you do? and do you install google dialer?
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You need to install the Google dialer from the playstore

bark1234 said:
somehow for me google dialer is not installing. what specifically do you do? and do you install google dialer?
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You need the patched version:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218

ajsmsg78 said:
You need the patched version:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
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Thanks bro. it worked

Thank you! Uninstalled annoying facebook stuff and more importantly - Huawei's stock music app. Everytime I connect to my car, it auto launches and I resorted to denying it my storage access, but having it completely gone feels better.
A quick question - will a factory reset return all these removed apps?
Cheers!

AhsanU said:
Thank you! Uninstalled annoying facebook stuff and more importantly - Huawei's stock music app. Everytime I connect to my car, it auto launches and I resorted to denying it my storage access, but having it completely gone feels better.
A quick question - will a factory reset return all these removed apps?
Cheers!
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Yes it will, it's in the last line in the description in the OP.

Great list, this is super helpful!
EDIT, just a word of warning, I did a few of the things in green, nothing that I thought was system related, mostly cleaning up Huawei apps.
Phone no longer boots. Had to factory reset..

omniphil said:
Great list, this is super helpful!
EDIT, just a word of warning, I did a few of the things in green, nothing that I thought was system related, mostly cleaning up Huawei apps.
Phone no longer boots. Had to factory reset..
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I removed every single thing in green and also about 10 more apps and have no issues. Do you have the Chinese or Global version? I can't remember. Make sure you don't remove Huawei Updater (HWOuc)

ajsmsg78 said:
I removed every single thing in green and also about 10 more apps and have no issues. Do you have the Chinese or Global version? I can't remember. Make sure you don't remove Huawei Updater (HWOuc)
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I'm on the Global version. What's also interesting is that after a factory reset I have some menus and things that are different. Even though I am supposedly on the same build.
For example when you do the recent tasks, it used to show me all the apps running in a left to right scroll-able list. Currently its now an top to bottom list. Not sure I care either way, but it's interesting that its different.

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I'm on the Global version. What's also interesting is that after a factory reset I have some menus and things that are different. Even though I am supposedly on the same build.
For example when you do the recent tasks, it used to show me all the apps running in a left to right scroll-able list. Currently its now an top to bottom list. Not sure I care either way, but it's interesting that its different.
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Same thing happened to me, did you get the original recents (horizontal) back?

I'm guessing it has something to do with the Huawei launcher being removed. I had the same happened after removing it then switching to Apex.

omniphil said:
I'm on the Global version. What's also interesting is that after a factory reset I have some menus and things that are different. Even though I am supposedly on the same build.
For example when you do the recent tasks, it used to show me all the apps running in a left to right scroll-able list. Currently its now an top to bottom list. Not sure I care either way, but it's interesting that its different.
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Removing the stock launcher will change the recents to the old style. It was the same on my OnePlus 6.