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Hi all,
sorry if this has already been answered somehow, but how in the name of the Lord is this possible? Why is it that the Samsung phone application does not search in my address book also the LAST name of my contacts, but only the FIRST name?!?
I really fon't get it, why is it so difficult to make the search look in the LAST name field as well. It already checks the FIRST name, as well as the phone numbers fields, so why not the LAST name as well?
Can anyone answer to me, eventually give me a solution as well? And I mean not suggestions to use 1dial etc. I know about those ones..
Sorry if I missed something, don't start to throw rocks at me, I'm just very frustrated.
thanks all.
dont know if I understand what you want, but you can change the display settings in your Contacts (Menu > More > Settings > Order of display name and change to Last Name First Name), and then you can T9 search based on last name and phone number.
dopeee said:
dont know if I understand what you want, but you can change the display settings in your Contacts (Menu > More > Settings > Order of display name and change to Last Name First Name), and then you can T9 search based on last name and phone number.
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thanks a lot, this is what i meant. funny thing is that, in my case, even if i select order by last name, in the Phone application it still does not select persons from contacts based on last name field.
but anyway I wanted to be able to do the search based on all these fields, just like the HTC dialer, if you know. i guess that is not possible after all...
Hi
I'm on JM1, and the last name search works just fine on my phone. Maybe you just have to wait a while for the phone to index the contact list.
iamsatan said:
Hi
I'm on JM1, and the last name search works just fine on my phone. Maybe you just have to wait a while for the phone to index the contact list.
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im on JPK and it is not working, but even if it had been working, would still not have been sattisfied. I would like smth similar to HTC dialer. I don't see why would Samsung create such a stupid way of searching in Contacts list.
Not to mention that it would be useful to search in last dialed list as well, just in case you have dialed a number, not saved it and need it later and you only remember it started with 0722xxx, for example. HTC dialer had that as well.
Try StarContact, t9 search with nice large buttons, searches first and last name, can even search company name. I use it all the time, but especially when I can't remember someone's name but can remember who they work for.
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Use Dialer One - best T9 search. (Free on market)
[email protected] said:
Use Dialer One - best T9 search. (Free on market)
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only the t9 search is there fine. but the rest of app is not really my taste ..
so, maybe on AOSP they can impelment that on phone app.
Im not sure I missed this before... Anyone knows how to paste a copied phone number into the dialler? Desire recognises a phone number often, but sometimes it doesnt. I hate to use a pen and paper to write a number down from an email etc. Is there a way to copy a number and somwhere paste it to the dialler?
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Open google search, paste the number and you will get the options you are looking for...
Thanks.. sounds promising. But when I paste a number in the searchfield, it just takes me to Google search website?
Thanks
I use the app "colornote" . When u paste a tel.number in colornote and press back, you get a clickable link which opens in the dialer.
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jannen said:
Thanks.. sounds promising. But when I paste a number in the searchfield, it just takes me to Google search website?
Thanks
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Use google search! Not the search button. You will get appropriate actions...
Hi thanks.
I realise I had to go to Search Settings and change Searchable items and then tick off 'Web'.
So it works fine... great thanks for the tip!
Folks,
I need to have 2 mobile numbers in my contact for the same person.
It seems in HTC Desire is not possible. i'm using LeeDrOiD HD V3.3.3-Port-R5.
Is it possible to replace the People app with something else which support 2 or more mobil number in a contact ?
I know i can enable this if the contact is saved on google contact, but i do not want to use Google contact. Thank you.
why are you so complicated? are you syncing with outlook or something?
if not i would say you just use one of the other options...
go to contacts, edit contact, click on new, than on the white button near the number and maybe you try the "Second Number" i dont know if it serves your needs
but if someof my contact has a second number it has always a reason, so i put it to privat or work or car dunno ....
maybe i helped you deciding
Hi crendot,
Yes i tried put the second mobile number as other number such as 'work' or 'fax'.
It's just a matter of convenience.
Does anybody has a better solution ? Thanks.
Contacts - edit - add number - change fax / home what ever to mobile... put the number in....
If you can't do that... change to another rom
if its so important for you i have a other solution
its a workaround and not realy neat but it does its job
make a new contact with the mobilenumber you want, set it like you want and than go to the other contact where "mobile" is already in use.
just go at the top to the chain, to combine/link them together, here go to all contact, select the one you just made and tada both have mobile
best solution i can offer
have a nice day
is it really so complex add 2 mobile numbers in the same contact? at the moment im on cm, but even on sense rom u can do that simply..
@BigMrB
I can't do that. Do you know which rom that allows me to do that ?
@andQlimax
sense rom do not allow you to add 2 mobile number under the same contact.
@crendot
yes it's useful. but i think i'll switch to another rom. Thanks a lot for your help.
tjhana said:
@BigMrB
I can't do that. Do you know which rom that allows me to do that ?
@andQlimax
sense rom do not allow you to add 2 mobile number under the same contact.
@crendot
yes it's useful. but i think i'll switch to another rom. Thanks a lot for your help.
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I'm using reflex s 2.1.9 so anything with the same base would... And its sense... So sense roms do let u add 2
Hi,
This may sound really stupid but how the heck do you add your contact in text? I want to send a text but cant see where i can click to then pick the contact i want to send it to?
Matt
at the "to" at the top ?
http://androidage.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Ice-Cream-Sandwich-type-keyboard.png
jvvpc said:
at the "to" at the top ?
http://androidage.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Ice-Cream-Sandwich-type-keyboard.png
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Hi,
Yeah i can see the "To" but if i click it or in the box it does nothing. Surely i dont have to start to type the name in and then click it?
Thats exatually what you do
select the box and start type the name of your contact
What else would you do ?
jvvpc said:
Thats exatually what you do
select the box and start type the name of your contact
What else would you do ?
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Every phone ive ever had including the galaxy s2 when you clicked in the to box it would bring uo your contact list letting you choose the contact.
Matt
You can also go to the contact list and choose to text
Go to Phone Icon > People tab, then click on the left box where their photo is.
Then on the right side of the phone number is an icon i can't describe, but that lets you text.
yeah many phones do that
But i would always search in the list anyway so for me this is a step less
jvvpc said:
yeah many phones do that
But i would always search in the list anyway so for me this is a step less
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Yeah suppose it will just be getting use to it. Loving the Nexus up to yet , first day with it. Only thing ive noticed is that i cant add a facebook account in the accounts & sync and the facebook app doesnt have the option to sync the contacts
Matt
nah google and facebook have a fight going on about how to handle contacts so its disabled on nexus phones
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nah google and facebook have a fight going on about how to handle contacts so its disabled on nexus phones
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really? will it ever be sorted?
dunno, its been going on for a while
but you can sync your gmail contacts with facebook profile pictures by using third party software just search here, there are lots of ways to do it
princepilot said:
really? will it ever be sorted?
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Probably not because Facebook are jerks..
Hi,
I can search in contacts app using the name of the contact. It works.
When I search for a number, search returns empty.
Say, if I have a contact ABCDE with number 333 444 6677
When I search for CDE, app will display contact ABCDE. When I search for 444, it doesn't list the contact.
I am coming from Samsung S5 and I could search contact using name or number.
Thanks for your help.
yoonus said:
Hi,
I can search in contacts app using the name of the contact. It works.
When I search for a number, search returns empty.
Say, if I have a contact ABCDE with number 333 444 6677
When I search for CDE, app will display contact ABCDE. When I search for 444, it doesn't list the contact.
I am coming from Samsung S5 and I could search contact using name or number.
Thanks for your help.
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Type the number starting with the zip code. That's how the stock Google app searches numbers.
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It is kind of annoying. I enter +1 for all my US numbers and I have to enter +1 when I search for them in Hangouts and in Contact app.
Phone app does partial incremental match though, from the Dialpad, but not the contacts search.
SlimSnoopOS said:
Type the number starting with the zip code. That's how the stock Google app searches numbers.
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You mean area code?
sfhub said:
It is kind of annoying. I enter +1 for all my US numbers and I have to enter +1 when I search for them in Hangouts and in Contact app.
Phone app does partial incremental match though, from the Dialpad, but not the contacts search.
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Thanks. I am able to search from dial pad.
I am actually looking to find all contacts which has the search number anywhere in the phone number. Like I mentioned in OP where 444 is in middle of the phone number. Google being a search company, this should have been basic feature
yoonus said:
You mean area code?
Thanks. I am able to search from dial pad.
I am actually looking to find all contacts which has the search number anywhere in the phone number. Like I mentioned in OP where 444 is in middle of the phone number. Google being a search company, this should have been basic feature
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Ha, yes I meant area code lol brain fart
yoonus said:
You mean area code?
Thanks. I am able to search from dial pad.
I am actually looking to find all contacts which has the search number anywhere in the phone number. Like I mentioned in OP where 444 is in middle of the phone number. Google being a search company, this should have been basic feature
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Right, I understand what you want to do. I was pointing out it could be done from the dialpad, which presumably has access to the same list of numbers as the contact app.
I'm sure there is some regular expression like area of code that tells the app whether to match starting at beginning of phone # field or anywhere in the phone # field so I think it would be trivial for them to modify the behavior, probably just a few character change in the regular expression.
I was also agreeing that searching numbers from the beginning of phone # field is even more annoying if you are in the habit of entering + and country code (so the same phone # works even if you are overseas) because +1 is even less natural to enter on a search when 90% of one's contact list has +1.
So my solution is to just search from dialpad.
Also, for me, if my contact's name is JohnABCDE Smith, I actually need to enter Jo... to find them in the contact app. I can't enter CDE like you seem to be able to.
sfhub said:
Also, for me, if my contact's name is JohnABCDE Smith, I actually need to enter Jo... to find them in the contact app. I can't enter CDE like you seem to be able to.
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Small correction. When I looked at it again, I see what you said is correct. My search string should be first characters of first or last or middle name.