Hi all
can someone please help me, i just installed duttys new rom.
all my contacts have duplicated, it there anyway just to use sim contacts.
parm21 said:
Hi all
can someone please help me, i just installed duttys new rom.
all my contacts have duplicated, it there anyway just to use sim contacts.
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Why don't you sync to Outlook and delete everything from Outlook? That way all your contacts on the phone gets deleted and the only thing visible would be SIM contacts.
Go to programs > system Tools > Advanced Config and scroll down to phone. Choose Show Sim contacts and change the value at the bottom to NO.
Batchell said:
Go to programs > system Tools > Advanced Config and scroll down to phone. Choose Show Sim contacts and change the value at the bottom to NO.
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Please read before posting. OP wants to only show SIM contacts.
<EDIT> Decided to keep looking through the forum and found this post. I'll try it tonight. Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334702&highlight=show+sim+contacts
Go to programs > system Tools > Advanced Config and scroll down to phone. Choose Show Sim contacts and change the value at the bottom to NO.
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Is this something that is only available in Dutty's ROM or should I see this on my Tilt with the standard ROM I purchased the device with? I would love to be able to turn off the SIM view if I could. Considering flashing the ROM, but not sure I want to jump in yet (I'm no techie!).
Thanks,
JoJo
No there is the KAisersimfix.cab, the program just mentioned above and the Kaisertweak. All of which is searchable.
You're too quick! I kept on searching while you were replying and ended up finding it.
Thanks.
i know, stupid question but i really don't know what to do. the thing is all my contacts on my sim card i've copy to the "my contacts" in my device. the thing is now everytime i go to my contact list i see doubled of every single contact on my list. i know there is a way to filter but it is not permanat. so i was wondering is there a way to view only "my contacts" without viewing the sim's contact on the same list permanatly?
Use the search. There's plenty of reading of this problem
kykenshjai said:
i know, stupid question but i really don't know what to do. the thing is all my contacts on my sim card i've copy to the "my contacts" in my device. the thing is now everytime i go to my contact list i see doubled of every single contact on my list. i know there is a way to filter but it is not permanat. so i was wondering is there a way to view only "my contacts" without viewing the sim's contact on the same list permanatly?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1959449&postcount=4
There you go
L o r d R a j said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1959449&postcount=4
There you go
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thx it helped a lot, but one more question. if i want to view back the sim contacts wt do i do?
open Contacts Tab -
Menu
Sim Manager
Should work. Don't see any reason why it shouldn't
ahh but it should work.. however whenever i press on Sim Manager.. it just doesnt do anything so i cant get to any of my contacts.. i just updated my ROM so that could be the issue?
Contact language
How to change language for the alphabet of the native VM6.5 contact list?
Right so I know this question has been asked many times before, but none of the answers I find work for me.
Problem: is that in the messaging app (sms) there is no picture of "Me". Its just a grey rectangle with a white border.
Things I've tried:
Pressing the grey box to bring up menu: Pressing the box does nothing other the simply changing the border color from white to orange.
Clicking menu >> more >> add contact: no such option is available for me
Add myself as a contact in the phonebook: Done this with my number with and without country code and with email.
Add a picture to my profile in GTalk ('Talk'): I've had a picture there for ages, same one as was set on my google account online before I even got this phone. No luck here
I think that's all ive tried, but I may be forgeting something.
Possible explenations:
burnduck said:
I have tested it, and that "unknown" is the cause of greyed out picture.
I have 2 sim cards, one is 3UK, and the other one is one2free from Hong Kong. The phone recognises the 3UK phone number but not the one2free (it shows up as unknown).
I have both numbers under the same contact with a avatar / picture.
Nexus one shows up profile pics correctly with my 3UK sim card plugged in, but it greyed out all those pictures when I've plugged in the one2free sim card.
FYI all those messages were sent and received on the one2free (hk) number.
I know (at least in Hong Kong) there are a lot of carriers who don't put the phone number in SIM cards. It wasn't a big problem until now. :/ I wonder if there will be a solution addressing this problem.
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What burnduck is refering to is in 'Settings>>About Phone>>Status>>My phone number'. This slot just says 'Unknown', has been this way in 2.1 as well.
All in all that seems like a plausible answer untill Rusty commented the following:
Rusty! said:
My phone number is unknown and all contact pictures are fine.
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For the record in 'Settings>>Location & security>>Set up SIM card lock' the option to 'Lock SIM card' on/off does not work for me either. I can change the sim pin, but not disable it entirely.
Im wondering if some1 has any clever suggestions or work-arounds I can try. Im using a stock n1 with froyo 2.2. Any help would be greatly apprechiated.
This has now been solved! The problem is that your phone number is not stored in your sim. You need to put your sim in a phone that allows you to alter you "personal phone number". Its usually a setting found under 'special numbers' then something like 'my phone number'. Many people have been using their old phones to do this, some have used iphone. But this has been confirmed to work! Good luck all!
I also have this issue. only 1 SIM card.
i added myself to my contacts. then goto contacts and click add to cantacts. didnt change how number was displayed and didnt add any name and it works fine.
ROBIN50N said:
i added myself to my contacts. then goto contacts and click add to cantacts. didnt change how number was displayed and didnt add any name and it works fine.
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can u please explain this in a little more detail as I didnt quite understand what u did. Did u add urself to contacts threw the Contacs app? then u went to contacts again and added urself again? And u didnt add a name when u added urself to contacts?
im sorry lol that was just really confusing
helfone said:
can u please explain this in a little more detail as I didnt quite understand what u did. Did u add urself to contacts threw the Contacs app? then u went to contacts again and added urself again? And u didnt add a name when u added urself to contacts?
im sorry lol that was just really confusing
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long press the greyed out pic in sms app then add to contacts.
then it will cgo to contacts page at the top just click add to contacts. dont change name or add number.
once added go to contacts select the contact, your number, and add a photo.
I'm having the same issues as described by the OP. Tried everything but still no picture.
I've sent a mail to my provider asking whether it is possible to remotely update my simcard information.
ROBIN50N said:
long press the greyed out pic in sms app then add to contacts.
then it will cgo to contacts page at the top just click add to contacts. dont change name or add number.
once added go to contacts select the contact, your number, and add a photo.
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thx for the answer. But long pressing the picture does nothing for me unfortunately.
i have the same problem.. i hope there will be solution for this
helfone said:
thx for the answer. But long pressing the picture does nothing for me unfortunately.
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in the sms app are you long pressing the andorid grey pic? should work.
ROBIN50N said:
in the sms app are you long pressing the andorid grey pic? should work.
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I originally tested going into the messaging app then into an existing conversation between me and some1 else on my contact list. Long pressing the grey pic then did nothing.
Now I just deleted myself and then sent an sms to myself. In this conversation with myself I now have 'Me' and 'my number(in numbers of course)'. I can't do anything with Me, but I can add 'my number' to my contact list as myself with my number and email. But still wont do anything to 'Me'.
Confusing but hopefully u understand.
helfone said:
I originally tested going into the messaging app then into an existing conversation between me and some1 else on my contact list. Long pressing the grey pic then did nothing.
Now I just deleted myself and then sent an sms to myself. In this conversation with myself I now have 'Me' and 'my number(in numbers of course)'. I can't do anything with Me, but I can add 'my number' to my contact list as myself with my number and email. But still wont do anything to 'Me'.
Confusing but hopefully u understand.
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yes just add you number to contacts. it wont show in contacts as ME.
I'm having the same issue and my number is showing as unknown. I'm on Telecom in New Zealand.
ROBIN50N said:
yes just add you number to contacts. it wont show in contacts as ME.
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I know it wont show in contacts as 'Me'. Buts its not showing as 'Me' in the messaging app. In the conversation between me and me, me will be grey and the contact I saved will be the name I save it as. Get the difference?
helfone said:
I know it wont show in contacts as 'Me'. Buts its not showing as 'Me' in the messaging app. In the conversation between me and me, me will be grey and the contact I saved will be the name I save it as. Get the difference?
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i give up then i can only tell you what i did.
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i give up then i can only tell you what i did.
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yeah and im glad u did, thx for the effort. I think it has something to do with the sim card, as everything else should be the same i presume. I have sent an email to my provider, hopefully they will have some insight to come with tomorrow.
yeah, same here, think it has to do with the sim card. which is weird,why dont it just use the google pic instead of using something connected to the sim. weird.
drsmisk said:
yeah, same here, think it has to do with the sim card. which is weird,why dont it just use the google pic instead of using something connected to the sim. weird.
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Yeah, I agree. Really strange. I mean the fact that you have to manually add yourself and your number in your own phone book is just kind of funky in my opinion.
piloe said:
Yeah, I agree. Really strange. I mean the fact that you have to manually add yourself and your number in your own phone book is just kind of funky in my opinion.
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Well I wouldn't say its too funky, adding myself to the phonebook is something I've been doing, so that I can trade contact with others, but I think google could have gone with an easier option which is to use the picture of the google accounts. After all, its associated with the phone isn't it?
burnduck said:
Well I wouldn't say its too funky, adding myself to the phonebook is something I've been doing, so that I can trade contact with others, but I think google could have gone with an easier option which is to use the picture of the google accounts. After all, its associated with the phone isn't it?
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Yeah, exactly the point I was trying to make.
i added my phone number to my google voice contact number, then i dragged a photo of myself onto the sd card, then edited my contact picture to use that photo. a long drawn out work around, but now it isn't blank at least.
i agree, it's a little stupid that it doesn't just grab your photo from either google or facebook, seeing as how it's totally synced up with those.
hey guys, just notice this problem a few days back
i can't seem to delete a SIM contact, i already try unlinking the contact
but everytime i try to delete it always comes back with "unable to delete contact"
my network coverage is still good, i can make calls etc, its just that, i cannot delete SIM contacts
pavapizza said:
hey guys, just notice this problem a few days back
i can't seem to delete a SIM contact, i already try unliking the contact
but everytime i try to delete it always comes back with "unable to delete contact"
my network coverage is still good, i can make calls etc, its just that, i cannot delete SIM contacts
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i also have that problem. if you don't want to see anymore the sim contacts just go to contacts>(options menu)>filter. just follow that path and you can select which contacts you only want to see.
You could try to backup them first and then clear your SIM. If I'm not mistaken you could "format" your SIM so that all the contacts are deleted
format sim
mrjraider said:
You could try to backup them first and then clear your SIM. If I'm not mistaken you could "format" your SIM so that all the contacts are deleted
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how exactly can i format my sim card?
pavapizza said:
how exactly can i format my sim card?
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To be honest, I have no clue. Go to a phone store and ask for a new one. You can transfer your contacts also at the store After that you can delete the ones you want
try using app called copy to sim to delete contacts then copy back what you need.
Sent from my C5303 using xda premium
thank you for all the reply, i finally managed to do it using an app called sim card manager.
Hi,
lost my old account for xda.
new huawei user, need a quick guide regarding SMS setting
i need to set the Default sms to my second SIM card, can't seems to find it anywhere.
(NB: i know from SMS -> there is option to select which sim card i want, but for other needs like mobile banking, i need it to be default @ sim card no 2, can't seems to find the option for it)
thx
I have the same problem... have you found any solution meanwhile?
asuk78 said:
Hi,
lost my old account for xda.
new huawei user, need a quick guide regarding SMS setting
i need to set the Default sms to my second SIM card, can't seems to find it anywhere.
(NB: i know from SMS -> there is option to select which sim card i want, but for other needs like mobile banking, i need it to be default @ sim card no 2, can't seems to find the option for it)
thx
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Swap between SIM cards (in the tray) and set SIM2 as default for data and calls?..
Still no Answer for this problem