I was searching for this for a long time and I found out. Just putting this out so that it could be of use to somebody.
first go to
Settings - Call Settings - Additional Settings - My phone number and set your phone number.
Next
create a contact with your phone no
name it "Me"(this is necessary)
and add photo.
Your photo should be displayed the next time you send a message.
Note. I have currently tested this only on CM7.
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There are 2 features I'd like make available. I am posting here to see if they've already been coded, and if not, some guidance on what i how to go about coding them (i have eclipse and the SDK for 1.6 all set up...i just need to know what native android files to modify (im guessing contacts.apk) to get the first item figured out, and then for the second item below, i'd like to see some sample code of how to set ring settings.
1) since most of our new calendar events are to meet with/call people in our contacts list, id like if the context menu for contacts could have a menu item added: Create Event. what would happen when selected is a new calendar event window would pop up, pre-populated with the contact's phone number in the Description field and their name in the Event Name field. the user could then modify these to add details. this mod would save us from having to go to the calendar and create an even to "call joe", only to have the reminder come up later and then have to navigate the contacts to find joe so we can call him. here, the event would have his number preloaded and could be clicked on (like a hyperlink) to load the number into the dialer
how do we hook into the contacts.apk file to make this type of mod? or, is the mod to be done some other way?
2) though we can select different ring tones for different contacts/groups, and we can also set different ring volumes/vibes, it would be nice to have a ring profile that would, say, only let the "family" group ring but stay silent for everyone else. this way, i can put the phone in this mode when going to sleep, but still be available for emergency family phone calls. this is much like the black list/white list app on xda for winmo.
Dude, stop double-clicking that Submit button. The mods are probably tired of deleting your double posts by now.
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i love the way SMS are displayed perhaps the only thing its missing its when i reply the sms i have no picture, i try to add my number and set a picture and isnt working im using CM 6 RC1 someone knows how to fix this?or if there is a fix? im attaching a screen with a big red arrow lol showing better . thanks a lot
Add yourself to your phone/Google contacts list with the phone number you're using.
Ryjabo said:
Add yourself to your phone/Google contacts list with the phone number you're using.
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i already do with a picture and my phone facebook twitter and same
I suppose if you go in menu --> setup --> telephone information --> status --> my phone number
you will see this field BLANK.
this is the problem
the solution is 2 steps.
First step - set your telephone number.
extract your sim-card from the nexus and insert it in another phone (like blackberry or some old sony).
Then navigate to sim-setup and in this section you have the possibility to edit your telephone number. (nexus does not allow this operation, this is why you can solve only using another phone)
Second step - create a contact with your name and your telephone number
easy from "contacts". Add your personal image.
then you'll see your personal image on sms
try and let me know
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_PeTiT_ said:
I suppose if you go in menu --> setup --> telephone information --> status --> my phone number
you will see this field BLANK.
this is the problem
the solution is 2 steps.
First step - set your telephone number.
extract your sim-card from the nexus and insert it in another phone (like blackberry or some old sony).
Then navigate to sim-setup and in this section you have the possibility to edit your telephone number. (nexus does not allow this operation, this is why you can solve only using another phone)
Second step - create a contact with your name and your telephone number
easy from "contacts". Add your personal image.
then you'll see your personal image on sms
try and let me know
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i use a friends ericcson and i didint find the option LOL perhaps this works like a charm i have now my picture and seems great
THANKS
Has anyone yet figured out a way to not have the Captivate log every single text and call you make?
It is so annoying to have to hunt all through my phone looking for tracks. Originally I assumed that they could be erased by deleting the thread in messaging. Wrong!
So then go to the contact/history and delete it there. Wrong! There is nothing in the history tab.
So then open the dialer, go to call log and look, every sent and recieved text, mms, and call is logged there as well. Its like a paranoid secret agent designed this system.
And heaven forbid that you installed a second messaging program such as Handcent to log everything all over again.
I currently use Horizon to keep my private texts private, but even that allows the outgoing texts to be logged.
Yes, deleting the thread, then selecting every individual item in the log from the unwanted caller works. Or even deleting the entire call log at once will work. But short of that has anyone come up with a work around for the call logging intrusion?
Found "Not log this call" on the market to auto delete phone calls log (Not free).
For sms you can edit the text message limit and reduce it to 1. This will at least keep 1 text message in store before it gets deleted. But default it's set to 200 msg per conversation and 20 mms per conversation.
Interesting. I looked at that app, I may have to try it.
Did you actually get your message inbox to go to 1? Mine will only go down to 10.
I am currently testing it to see if it erases the call log history as it erases the inbox but I dont think it does.
Ok, so setting the message limit to 10 only deletes the messages, not the logs.
However, while playing with it I found out that by selecting one of the logged entries (text or call) it pulls up a history type page. From there you can select the bottom left soft key, choose delete and then choose select all. I am not sure but I think it only deletes one page at a time or something as it seems to leave a few behind. I am still playing but its a hell of a lot better that trying to select each individual log in the main log screen. Its sort of what you would expect the history tab in the contact screen to do. (especially if you came from WinMo )
I hope someone else finds this helpful. I did a lot of searching and found a lot of complaints about this awful "feature" but no answers. This isnt much of an answer but its seems a bit more tolerable since I figured the history part out.
It also seems to be something Samsung adds as Evo and the Droid don't do it.
Check out HistoryEraser. I think I saw it on Lifehacker a few days ago, supposed to wipe away all your unwanted tracks.
The Quick Contacts widget has a "Remember this Choice" option that I set for a couple contacts and can't reverse. If your contact has several phone numbers, for example, if you check that option box and then select the home phone, for example, from then on the widget will automatically call the home phone without presenting you the list of phone numbers to pick from.
Does anyone know how to "unselect" that option? I'd like to be able to go back to getting the list of phone numbers instead of automatically calling the one I "remembered". I've tried removing the contact and then adding it again without success.
Thx!
I'm currently using a T-Mobile Note 5. Previous device was Note 4. So far, I like the phone, (N4 performance was disappointing) but there are a few quirks that I have yet to find a way to circumvent. Like anything, I'm sure there's value to someone for this stuff, just not for me.
1. When sharing an image from a gallery, it prompts me to either send to an Existing Contact or new contact. So they make the first app chosen when opening a new file or link the default app automatically (one of the quirks I don't necessarily prefer, but I can live with), but then add this?
2. Caller ID contact images for incoming and outgoing calls are tiny. I've reuploaded high res images to the contact and opened the contact locally to ensure the image was loaded and cached (so it didn't just display the small image with the blurry background) and still tiny. Both making and receiving calls.
3. If i"m doing something, incoming calls show up as a pop up card with a double ended arrow to expand it. I can live with it, but i'd prefer full screen.Any way to change that default behavior?
4. When in the messenger, tapping the paperclip to select an image attach from your gallery automatically sends the message. You can only select "Send", there is no attach option. Composing text before attaching does nothing and the picture is sent and your text stays in the text box.
I was able to solve the issue of disabling screen mirroring, and no way to keep capacitive touch buttons illuminated with the installation of a few light-weight apps that reenabled the options, but I have been unsuccessful finding anything about the four things I mentioned above.
Spovik said:
I'm currently using a T-Mobile Note 5.
4. When in the messenger, tapping the paperclip to select an image attach from your gallery automatically sends the message. You can only select "Send", there is no attach option. Composing text before attaching does nothing and the picture is sent and your text stays in the text box.
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I do not have the t-mobile version so I do not know what the difference would be but my attachment button works on the stock app.
I'm able to attach files fine, it's just the behavior when I attach them. Using the attached screenshots, I'll start out in a message and I'll tap my paperclip.
After tapping the paperclip, I'll be presented with the attach menu which as my recent photos and then the other options.
Upon selecting an option, there is only one button and that is send in the top right. If I push Send, it sends the picture. If I have text in the message field, it will NOT attach the picture so the image and text go as one message. My text stays untouched in draft and it sends just the picture.
That is weird. After I select a file I have a done button where your send button is. I wonder if it has something to with the advanced messaging for t-mobile.
All I can do is picture the Dr. Evil meme with "Advanced Messaging" in quotes...
I'll see if I can find a non-updated N5 and test the behavior. When I get a new phone I do all the OS updates first, and a fresh factory wipe so I didn't even bother looking to see what was contained in the update.
I could do without the video calling button monopolizing the entire send key area since I'll never use it...
I had to go so far as to check if Easy Mode was set up... Nice job Apple Samsung.
Either way thanks for the heads up. I was out of the loop and didn't even know about the advanced messaging and that sounds like a viable lead.
Just to close the loop on this in case someone else stumbles across it. Disabling VoLTE in the call settings "fixes" #1 and #4.
Thanks to bryyyan, which is where I first learned about this.