Can someone tell if there is an easy way to do this?
Basically, I want to copy all my SIM contacts to my phone contacts (I know how to do this using the SIM manager).
But I don't want all of the contacts to apear twice in the contact list. Is there anyway to setup the contact list to hide the sim contacts? I want to keep the contacts in the SIM card so I can move them from phone to phone, but I want it in the phone as well so I can sync it to gmail through active sync.
Any Thoughts?
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dude101 said:
Can someone tell if there is an easy way to do this?
Basically, I want to copy all my SIM contacts to my phone contacts (I know how to do this using the SIM manager).
But I don't want all of the contacts to apear twice in the contact list. Is there anyway to setup the contact list to hide the sim contacts? I want to keep the contacts in the SIM card so I can move them from phone to phone, but I want it in the phone as well so I can sync it to gmail through active sync.
Any Thoughts?
- thanks
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Searching took me 2 seconds to find this registry edit. I'm not trying to be an @$$ but just remember to search before posting.
22. Hide SIM Contacts: HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone - create a new DWORD value named "ShowSim" and set it to 0
dwizzy130
What ROM are you running?
Also, IIRC either going to Options in the Contacts menu allows or changing a setting in the WM Settings menu does this.
As for copying your contacts from SIM to phone memory, you should have a SIM Manager in your applications that allows you to copy back and forth, as well as backup, etc. It took me a couple minutes to realize that you don't have to select each contact manually, rather there's a very narrow line above the first contact when you open the list to transfer. Make sure that's highlighted, then select to get all contacts at once.
uansari1 said:
What ROM are you running?
Also, IIRC either going to Options in the Contacts menu allows or changing a setting in the WM Settings menu does this.
As for copying your contacts from SIM to phone memory, you should have a SIM Manager in your applications that allows you to copy back and forth, as well as backup, etc. It took me a couple minutes to realize that you don't have to select each contact manually, rather there's a very narrow line above the first contact when you open the list to transfer. Make sure that's highlighted, then select to get all contacts at once.
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Wow !!! U need To use registry editor
MrDash said:
Wow !!! U need To use registry editor
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If you want to test this, i adapted the .exe to have icon and shortcut, have just installed and installs, but do not have a SIM to test Dash with, the program is originally for PPC.
There is no GUI press once to hide, pres again to show.
Install to device.
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Wow !!! U need To use registry editor
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You didn't read my post very thoroughly, did you? Rather than digging into the registry at all, the ONLY thing that you NEED to do to hide or show sim contacts is to change ONE setting in your phone.
The other process I was talking about was how to use the included application to copy contacts from SIM to phone...and even that's easier than it sounds in my post once you know the nuance of the SIM Manager.
Hello, iv'e searched the forum but didn't find any answer or any mentioning about this problem.
For 1 month or so Google updated the Contacts an there are fields in the Name Like Prefix, Sufix, and custom fields in Contact.
Where is my problem when i sync with gmail it just sync the First Name, Last name nothing more. If there would be a solution for this or a update for the Contact Manager in Android, HTC Desire phone that would be great. Have someone got a problem with this.
I have that this works perfec on iPhone .... witch is reaaly weard, Google = Andorid and they could not fix this in such long time.
Example contact:
Prefix: Dr.
First Name: Max
Last Name: MUSTERMANN
Sufix: PhD.
In google contacts this contact apper like this: MUSTERMANN, Dr. Max, PhD. witch is not so good for me but acceptable, i can live with that if it will loks exactly on Desire. But there are not the Prefix, and Sufix fields there son only option is to put it manualy there witch is not an option for me.
I have an iPhone so i synced it with google contacts but through exchage. Through iTunes i got my contacts absolutley mixed in the Name fields.
And there are the contacts sorted like WOW that i want on Desire the exact same contact looks like this sorted by the Last name
Dr. MUSTERMANN Max PhD. but with the looks like it originaly is written or when i open the contact in the gmail.
Im asking my self, Why ? Why is this working on a iPhone with has nothig to do with Google an an Adroid phone with is like Google Baby has such stupid problems .... aaaaahhh.
How can I set my MMS settings manually?
I have a HTC HD7
You can`t edit them directly in WP7. As of today, MMS settings can only be changed via 2 methods.
1) A specailly formatted SMS config message from your carrier. aparrently WP7 doesn`t support the "standard" sms config messages used by carriers for years it has to be specifically formatted for WP7. For this reason I don`t expect you will have much luck with this approach, as the carriers won`t have a clue.
2) Use the HTC configuration app available in the marketplace (i think its called connection setup). This should work just fine.
There is a chance that your carrier blocks this app from working, if this is the case you`ll get an error message when you try to run up the app.
I have an unlocked HD7.
I can't enter the settings manually with the HTC tool.
I get a dropdown list with carriers.
My carrier is called Mobile Vikings, who uses the Base network.
If I choose Base in the dropdown list it doesn't work.
Is there an option in the HTC tool to enter everything manually?
Nope. There is currently no way to manually configure settings. Some people have reported that there are xml files on the phone which hold the settings, but you`ll have to have to hack the device somehow to get at the XML`s.
I have no idea how this is done, sorry.
Hey guys,
Just received my HTC 7 Pro today.
So far i am liking the device and the OS, but one thing is annoying me:
- The first Windows Live ID you configure will sync all your contacts etc.
All of the Windows live contacts are added to the phone's contact list (which is rediculous because i talk to people on Windows Live which i have never even met IRL.....).
Is there any way to exclude the contacts from my list and still keep the Windows Live ID account? (of course i do want to keep the marketplace features etc).
I read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847139
But that didn't really solve the problem either.
The deeper problem is that i have a Windows mobile 6 phone which i want to sync up with this one. But if all contacts would be in 1 list i would end up with around 300 contacts......
Have many people here bit the bullet and finetuned their real-life phone contact list with Windows Live / Facebook?
If so, what was the easiest way to sort it all out?
Thanks in advance.
PS.
I think if MS would have just used the contact groups/categories settings (which you can set in Windows live messenger) all would have been fine.
An option to hide or always 'fold' and show certain groups at the bottom would have solved this entire issue (which a lot of ppl seem to have).
Da_maniaC said:
Hey guys,
Just received my HTC 7 Pro today.
So far i am liking the device and the OS, but one thing is annoying me:
- The first Windows Live ID you configure will sync all your contacts etc.
All of the Windows live contacts are added to the phone's contact list (which is rediculous because i talk to people on Windows Live which i have never even met IRL.....).
Is there any way to exclude the contacts from my list and still keep the Windows Live ID account? (of course i do want to keep the marketplace features etc).
I read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847139
But that didn't really solve the problem either.
The deeper problem is that i have a Windows mobile 6 phone which i want to sync up with this one. But if all contacts would be in 1 list i would end up with around 300 contacts......
Have many people here bit the bullet and finetuned their real-life phone contact list with Windows Live / Facebook?
If so, what was the easiest way to sort it all out?
Thanks in advance.
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I already used my Windows Live account to organize all my contacts and emails and such before I got my windows Phone, so this was not an issue for me.
Unfortunately you cannot disable contact sync'ing from Windows Live, but you can filter your contact list in the People hub. So you can hide them, but they'll still be sync'd in the background.
The only real workaround if you don't to hide your Windows Live contacts would be to actually go and organize your Windows Live contacts so that they are useful.... or delete them all. XD
Hmm, i might be able to live with the hide option but can't seem to find it anywhere. Is it a mango beta feature?
Da_maniaC said:
Hmm, i might be able to live with the hide option but can't seem to find it anywhere. Is it a mango beta feature?
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I am on Mango, but I'm pretty sure you could always filter out contacts since the beginning of Windows Phone. Though to be honest, i don't know if you could filter out Windows Live contacts before Mango.
Look in Settings > People, then there should be an option titled 'filter my contact list' or something similar. If its not there, then i guess its a Mango-only thing.
I had similar experience like this when I was using windows mobile and synced it with my hotmail... It synced all my email addresses I ever sent an email to, to my phonebook... I knew something like this could happen again with windows phone again... So I created a new live id just for my phone with no contacts and anything . I only use Google contacts and calendar and my live id is only for SkyDrive ...
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prjkthack said:
I am on Mango, but I'm pretty sure you could always filter out contacts since the beginning of Windows Phone. Though to be honest, i don't know if you could filter out Windows Live contacts before Mango.
Look in Settings > People, then there should be an option titled 'filter my contact list' or something similar. If its not there, then i guess its a Mango-only thing.
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All i see when i go to Settings > People is:
- Sort names by
- Display names by
- Accounts
So, how hard is it to obtain the latest Mango update?
Also, is there an easy way to import old text messages from WM 6 to WP7?
prjkthack said:
I am on Mango, but I'm pretty sure you could always filter out contacts since the beginning of Windows Phone. Though to be honest, i don't know if you could filter out Windows Live contacts before Mango.
Look in Settings > People, then there should be an option titled 'filter my contact list' or something similar. If its not there, then i guess its a Mango-only thing.
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Didn't even realize they added that feature, nice
Da_maniaC said:
All i see when i go to Settings > People is:
- Sort names by
- Display names by
- Accounts
So, how hard is it to obtain the latest Mango update?
Also, is there an easy way to import old text messages from WM 6 to WP7?
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Yeah looks like this is a Mango only feature. That check mark for Facebook contacts that's currently in the NoDo release of Windows Phone 7 turns into a button that lets you filter contacts from multiple sources (Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live, etc.). So I guess you aren't gonna see that feature till Mango. Sorry.
Text messages cannot be imported to Windows Phone 7, and they cannot be exported from Windows Phone at all.
If you are a dev, you can get Mango very easily. But if you aren't, there are some methods around here on XDA you can use. Only problem it, when the real Mango comes out this fall, you have to go back to your current version of Windows Phone (which is gonna a couple months old backup by the time Mango comes out) before you can update to the final release of Mango. Just part of the fact that this is beta and really not meant for daily use (even though it far exceeds the quality of a typical beta product).
Thanks for the info man.
So, if i wait for mango i wouldnt have the roll-back issues, since right before the update the phones state will be backed up?
One more small question:
Does Windows Phone even read/handle SIM contacts (haven't had a SIM in the phone yet)?
If not i'll just update my Windows Live contact list till its current and start using it (untill Mango comes out and i can filter/hide the contacts i don't wish to see).
Da_maniaC said:
Thanks for the info man.
So, if i wait for mango i wouldnt have the roll-back issues, since right before the update the phones state will be backed up?
One more small question:
Does Windows Phone even read/handle SIM contacts?
If not i'll just update my Windows Live contact list till its current and start using it (untill Mango comes out and i can filter/hide the contacts i don't wish to see).
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Yes, if you wait for the official release, then you will only need to update your phone once Mango officially comes out. All your settings will be retained and your phone will be backed up as part of the update process.
Windows Phone 7 can import your SIM contacts from the settings > people menu (you should see a button to import SIM contacts). But it does not display any contacts stored from your SIM. Once you import your SIM contacts, they get copied to your Windows Live account.
yup
import from sim option
Hmmm, i put in my SIM card etc. The network is working fine, but the option to "add SIM contacts" is greyed out and i can't select it.
Any ideas?
Da_maniaC said:
Hmmm, i put in my SIM card etc. The network is working fine, but the option to "add SIM contacts" is greyed out and i can't select it.
Any ideas?
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If the option is greyed out, its because your SIM has no contacts to import. Or maybe they are in some foreign format from some unknown device? Not sure. I have some junk SIM contacts that T-Mobile put into my phone, and they import fine when I press the button.
You sure the SIM card has contacts?
Hey,
I am positive the SIM has contact information since my other phone (HTC Touch Pro / WM 6.1) recognises them.
There are around 60 contacts on there or so...
Da_maniaC said:
Hey,
I am positive the SIM has contact information since my other phone (HTC Touch Pro / WM 6.1) recognises them.
There are around 60 contacts on there or so...
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Not sure then. If the option is greyed out, it means Windows Phone does not see any contacts on the SIM card. In which case, I cannot help you with that. Maybe plug the SIM into a different non-WP7 device, and try to clear out the SIM and then re-copy your contacts to the SIM? Not sure if that'll help.
u can't prevent sync of contacts in the primary live account on pre mango wp7, this is why I created a new live account,imported my contacts to it and then added that new live id first when I got my windows phone so if u hadn't really done anything important id recommend performing a hard reset then re-sync with the new live account. or install the mango beta.
I think i might have a solution here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-phone-7/9a27ca98-45ac-423e-ba42-0682e001676a
It will mean i'll have to sort out my double contacts for a while (but mehhh...)
So I successfully rooted and updated my phone through the method found in this post, but now I can't set any sort of APN definitions.
After I fill in all the configuration of my carrier, I press "Save" and... nothing. All I see is an empty screen with "APNs" written on top. Things I've tried thus far, with no success:
- Use the "Download settings for Internet and MMS" service (it tells me to go Sony Ericsson's site instead);
- Add an entry to the file "/system/etc/apns-conf.xml" (saves normally but nothing happens).
Does anybody know how to configure and activate APNs manually (i.e. without using the Settings menu)? Any other tip? I would be very grateful...
Progress... I've downloaded "APN Manager", and it allows me to see all the APNs I've added and supposedly weren't saved.
But now I don't know how to activate them... Using the "activate" function on the app doesn't work.
Help?
Problem half-solved.
If anybody cares, apparently it has to do with my old sim card and the way Android deals with APN settings - if the MCC and MNC numbers don't match between a profile and the sim card, that profile won't show up. Apparently my old sim card has some different values, because the newer ones work just fine...