For some reason with many contacts; there is a number set as a "Primary". I didn't choose any of these numbers to be "Primary" and they are the first choice whenever I'm making a call or sending a message. How do I change/remove that? How to make a phone number primary?
I'm on 4.4.2 and Sense 5.5. All my contacts are also Google contacts.
Thanks in advance!
M_Shaaban said:
For some reason with many contacts; there is a number set as a "Primary". I didn't choose any of these numbers to be "Primary" and they are the first choice whenever I'm making a call or sending a message. How do I change/remove that? How to make a phone number primary?
I'm on 4.4.2 and Sense 5.5. All my contacts are also Google contacts.
Thanks in advance!
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Open the ''people'' app, select a contact then tap and hold the number you want as ''primary'', it will open a contextual menu. Select ''set as primary number''.
Hope this help.
alray said:
Open the ''people'' app, select a contact then tap and hold the number you want as ''primary'', it will open a contextual menu. Select ''set as primary number''.
Hope this help.
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There is no such an option to set as primary. I tap and hold the number and I get only the options in the attached screenshot?
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M_Shaaban said:
There is no such an option to set as primary. I tap and hold the number and I get only the options in the attached screenshot?
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Really strange, look at my menu:
Maybe it's because your contact are saved on the sim and not on the phone?
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alray said:
Really strange, look at my menu:
Maybe it's because your contact are saved on the sim and not on the phone?
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Very strange, we are running the exact same software.
I have zero contact on the SIM, but all my contacts are Google contacts as well -I save all my contacts to my Google account. Maybe that's the reason? If so, do you have any idea how to change the primary number changed then? Are your contacts also being Google contacts?
M_Shaaban said:
Very strange, we are running the exact same software.
I have zero contact on the SIM, but all my contacts are Google contacts as well -I save all my contacts to my Google account. Maybe that's the reason? If so, do you have any idea how to change the primary number changed then? Are your contacts also being Google contacts?
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my contacts are also google contact. Even some contact are linked to facebook/hotmail accounts and still have the possibility to set a primary number.
Maybe you could create a test contact with different parameters and see if you can make it work..
alray said:
my contacts are also google contact. Even some contact are linked to facebook/hotmail accounts and still have the possibility to set a primary number.
Maybe you could create a test contact with different parameters and see if you can make it work..
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The same idea came to my mind and it did not work at first -I was coming to post the results, but here you are having the same idea. I rebooted the phone and now the "Set As Primary Number" has appeared with all contacts. Very strange!!!!
"Mark As Default" option disapeared from Andrpod 4.3 ?
Hello,
There is more than 2 hours that I am searching for a solution to this problem.
According to my search, it seems that the option menu to set a default phone number in a contact (if we have several numbers in a contact) has disappeared since android 4.3. That's probably why alray and M_Shaaban don't have the same menu, they have a different android version ?
Could someone confirm this info ?
Is there a way to get back this menu to set a primary or default phone number in a contact with a option menu as "Mark As Default" or "set as primary number"
Sorry in advance for my english, I'm french
I'm on KK 4.4.2, Sense 5.5. I have the option to set a number as primary. Make sure you're selecting a number that isn't the primary number. Long press that entry until the menu pops up. "Set as primary number" should be there. If you bring up the menu on the number that is already the primary, the option will not be there.
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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.
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
SOLVED
_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
I'am a moto g 2nd gen user when i tap on a contact in the phone application the call automatically goes to the first number saved for it. I checked the box saying make call to the first number something like that how do i revert it back??
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XDA Visitor said:
how do i revert it back??
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Open Contacts and longpress on the number you have set as default. Then select "clear default"
Is it possible to display only contacts with phone numbers? I have contacts with only emails I don't want visible..
TIA
contentryder said:
Is it possible to display only contacts with phone numbers? I have contacts with only emails I don't want visible..
TIA
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Unfortunately this is one of the few bad things about Lollipop. The ability to display only contacts with numbers was removed.
These are the only options I've been able to find of what contacts to display
I had this option in my Note Edge, but in S6 I don't see it.
I was looking under phonebook, contacts etc.
Where is this option? Is it really gone?
Make Galaxy 6 ONLY display contacts with phone numbers
done12many2 said:
Unfortunately this is one of the few bad things about Lollipop. The ability to display only contacts with numbers was removed.
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I found a way to fix this but it takes a bit of savey but this is a developers forum...
Export your google contacts (csv)
Sort your contacts by the phone number (there's 4 fields there, I sorted all 4 type/number) since I wasn't entirely sure the mobile 1 is really always there or not if there is a mobile 2 (1 is primary) but regardless I just wanted to separate the entries with phone numbers and those that didn't.
After sorted I deleted everything without a number.
I went into gmail and made a Phone contact list (if you want you can make an example entry so you know what it looks like I guess) but I could tell it was like * something:::* All Contacts in the one field, I just changed this to * Phone:::*All contacts
then I wrote out the file
Unfortunately even thought it's a CSV it tab delimited it vs comma (this may have been the libreoffice)
so i edited with vi and substitute all tabs with ,'s
s/(control-v)(tab)/,/g
when I did this is also had three "blank" lines at the beginning with all ,'s so I just deleted those to get the titles on the top.
I then went back into gmail contacts and imported this file
It populated all those entries in my Phone contact list
I then went to the phone and told it to only display entries from my Phone contact list and ...
PRESTO - I see only the entries with numbers now
Everything else is there but I don't see it in my phone when i want to select someone to dial!
Personally I think this is BS to have to do this but I just don't think there is another option.
Solution
A simpler solution is by going to Contacts - Settings - Display preferences - Hide incomplete numbers.
Im running MIUI 7 Lollipop
Luqman82 said:
A simpler solution is by going to Contacts - Settings - Display preferences - Hide incomplete numbers.
Im running MIUI 7 Lollipop
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Doesn't work on EMUI 4.1 on Huawei Honor 8.
Good day,
I'm using Huawei P10 and I noticed that there's no way to delete recent contacts that you texted on messaging app. Whenever you write a message the recent contacted list is showing up. How can we delete it or permanently disable it?
Thanks.
I hope someone has the answer for this.
bauer18 said:
I hope someone has the answer for this.
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I don't think there's a way to turn it off permanently, unfortunately, but if you would like to remove entries from it, you will need to go into your dialer, and clear the entries in the favourites tab.
Favourites get added automatically, and can't be turned off either, which is annoying, but it would be great if we could though.
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I don't think there's a way to turn it off permanently, unfortunately, but if you would like to remove entries from it, you will need to go into your dialer, and clear the entries in the favourites tab.
Favourites get added automatically, and can't be turned off either, which is annoying, but it would be great if we could though.
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Yes, I think Huawei will add an option to delete this on their new update. It's really annoying.
I just found out a way to remove it. just click "new message" and then click the image of the contact you want to erase from your text history. The contact info would show up, Press the "more" function the one with three dots. then press "erase traces". hope someone find this helpful
thanks, is there a way to remove all the contacts without selecting each.
kanishka87 said:
thanks, is there a way to remove all the contacts without selecting each.
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Yes, simply go in to contacts, tap the 3 dots at the bottom and tap Organize contacts then tap delete contacts by batch. ?
Erasing the trace of Call History.
Sorry I mean, how to delete all recent call history showing in the Compose Message.
Currently i am erasing the trace of a call. but by doing that only that contact history is deleted. i want to delete all contact history.
No need to click the new message. just go to your "Contacts" folder. Choose a contact. Click his/her name then click the "More" button, the one with three dots. you'll find there the option "Erase trace". Click it. then, a message will pop up to ask you to "Cancel" or "Erase". Click "Erase" button (red font). then you're DONE!
Yes i got the trick or this
Just go to mobile settings
Search in search bar ( Display Recent Contacts
Then
Click on your search option you got.
Just off.
Display Recent Contacts
I hope you guys you will enjoy all