hey guys, just a simple question, i finally backed my contacts up on my sim card but now they are showing up on the contacts as well as the original contact entry. how do i disable sim contacts from showing up? many thanks.
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I had the same issue.. I noticed that on the kaiser advanced config tool, there is an option to "hide contacts". It actually worked a couple of times for me but I eventually just deleted my contacts off of the sims card and started syncing via exchange server or windows PC. You may want to give it a try though. The cab was called "Advanceconfig.cab" If anyone else wants to add something please do. I would be interested in hearing more as well. I was just disappointed that you cannot back up all your information such as E-mail addresses to your sim. That is why I started using Exchange.
shaps advanced config tool has option for you
I belive that is the program that I have used. It is a great all around congig tool in my opinion.
Show SIM Contacts
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Phone" name="ShowSIM
0 = No
1 = Yes
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Thank You it works
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Hello,
I noticed that after upgrading, all SIM contacts are also present when
viewing contacts. I also noticed that it is now possible to synchronize
the contacts with the SIM contacts.
Contacts > Menu > SIM Manager > Menu > Tools > Contacts to SIM
Currently, my SIM contacts were added manually on the card.
If I were to remove them all from the SIM, and set "contacts" to
synchronize to the SIM, will the SIM contacts still show up in the
contacts list (or does it know they are synchronised, so it doesn't repeat
them)?
(a downside I see to this is that the SIM contacts can only be 14
characters in length, so the mark for home/mobile/work won't show up for
the majority of contacts; whereas I can force this when managing the SIM
contacts manually)
If they still show up, is there a way to only show contacts present on the
phone (not those on the SIM)? I gather it is possible by adding all
contacts to a group, and filter on this group; but is there an easier way?
Thanks!
Jörg
V J said:
If they still show up, is there a way to only show contacts present on the
phone (not those on the SIM)? I gather it is possible by adding all
contacts to a group, and filter on this group; but is there an easier way?
Thanks!
Jörg
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I remember with HTCustom 1.7 from Shadowmite, you can find here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307873, you can disable the SIM contacts even exsits on the SIM, so you only see your PDA contacs.
Regards.
Hey VJ,
Before I had my Hermes I always used the SIM contacts. Now I have push e-mail with my company's exchange server I only use my exchange contacts.
I have read a thread of a guy who is selling for 20$ an exchange account on his own server.
Maybe this is an solution for you.
I have past week flashed my device about 6 times. In each case I'm up and running with all my settings in about 5 minutes. And thats because I'm not so fast.........
So the exchange push mail/contacts is working perfect for me!
Regedit this mate (taken from wiki):
Show/Hide Sim Contacts:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Phone]
"ShowSIM"=dword:00000001 ->0 to disable, 1 to enable
The rest of the wiki's reg tweaks are on the same page. http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Registry Enjoy.
I have duplicate contacts in MS and want to turn off SIM contacts from it.
Is it possible and how.
Thanks in advance
Peter
if u had used search term 'duplicate contacts' with the search tool, you would have found threads like this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420695&highlight=duplicate+contact
I have installed and run the program, but in the SPB Contacts it still shows both Sim card and Contacts from the phone?
How can I remove the Sim ones from showing?
Any advice?
and yes I have been searching the forum for quite a while try to find the answer myself, with no luck.
Peter
check the SBP Contacts options, there should be an option to turn off Sim contacts
I wiped and reloaded my dash with RW 6.1 and synced my contacts from Dashwire. Strangely however, none of my contacts show up in the contacts list, but if I start typing a name the names come up. Also, when people call they are recognized. So where did my contacts go??
sounds like they are on the sim card and are hidden. Try this, go to Start>Settings>Phone>Call Options and see if the "Show SIM contacts" is checked.
If the above doesn't Solve your problems. You should of had backed up all your Contacts before doing the update.
Thanks for the quick responses.
gospeed, the "show sim contact" option is selected.
axiomkid, backing up is not the issue. 1. they are backed up on dashwire and 2. they are outlook contacts. the problem is not losing my contacts...its finding them on my phone.
Edit: I also just checked the 'Contacts Information' in the Sim Manager and see that I have 357 contacts. The SIM capability says 0/0. Hope that helps a bit more.
wow, that is strange! although I have never used that software I dont know where they could be "hiding"!
Any other solutions to the "hidden" contacts that do exist on my phone?
I somehow missed that we were talking about Outlook contacts, so my bad on the sim part...I use Outlook to sync my contacts so I am not sure about where they could go using alternative software- but have you tried to sync with Outlook to see if they somehow appear? Its about all I got! Wish I could help
I guess it will help if I gave the whole scenario. After reinstalling 6.1 I synced my contacts from Dashwire to the phone. Everything was fine. I then setup my Outlook email and did a sync and the contacts were duplicated. I could not find any solution to delete ALL contacts. So I d/l Jeyo Companion and deleted all of the contacts from the phone. I then synced again from Dashwire to test and now I am sitting with this current problem. I have been trying to delete my outlook account and start over, but I could not (disabled).
Hope this clears some things up. I am going to try and delete my outlook on the phone and see what happens.
Hi,
I recently bought a Tilt 2, for business purpose and serves me well. But when i copied the SIM contacts to my mobile, i see all duplicates.
I tried changing the REGISTRY as per the instructions given in one of HTC TILT forums, but only worked intially.
Now the REGISTRY setting is as disabled, but still I see Duplicates in contact list.
Any idea how to hide these SIM contacts on HTC TILT 2/Touch Pro 2.?
Thanks,
Bijoy
People tab>all people>Menu>View>select Contacts (make sure your contacts are saved to your phone as well)
Hi, if i go into people all my contact are there how they should be but if i go in to messages & search all my contacts are duplicated, its a right pain when its showing 2 of everyone. When i go to people & view, only my google contacts have a green tick by them, even if i just tick sim contacts its still the same. The only way around it for me is to delete all my phone contacts & just use the sim ones but id rather use google as i can add photo's to the contacts.
is there a way around this ?
Are you sure its duplication and not simply showing you each number you have for a contact. E.g. you have say dad in your contacts and have stored his home, mobile and email address. This example would list dad 3 times in messaging but each would have a different number or address.
If this isn't it I did find my contacts got messy and deleted everything from phone and sim and now store and maintain my contact in gmail ONLY.
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Are you sure its duplication and not simply showing you each number you have for a contact. E.g. you have say dad in your contacts and have stored his home, mobile and email address. This example would list dad 3 times in messaging but each would have a different number or address.
If this isn't it I did find my contacts got messy and deleted everything from phone and sim and now store and maintain my contact in gmail ONLY.
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Yeh they are definitely duplicated, i like to keep my contacts as simple as possible i dont want e mail addresses or anything on there just my contacts. it looks like this.
(photo) other: allan 0187 ******
(sim) phone numbers: allan 0187 ******
(photo) other: david 0163 ******
(sim) phone numbers: david 0163 ******
its showing the sim even though ive not got it ticked in the view option. I know i could delete the sim contacts & it would look ok but thats not something i want to do as the battery is not the best on the desire & with the contacts on the sim ive always got that option to use someones else's phone in an emergency
Ah I understand what you mean. Must be a software bug then perhaps. All I can suggest is to get a payg sim store all your contacts to it and shove it under the back cover then just use google contacts only. Sorry I cant be of more help.