Hi all
I've encountered a problem on my S2 regarding contacts. When I do a search by entering any letter those persons who have these letter will show on my screen. The functionality in that regard is working fine however it will also show up those persons that I've marked as hidden.
For instance I unmarked for show any contacts from my sim card. However when I do a search it will show any persons with that letter including those from my sim card?
Anyone know this problem and how to fix it?
I believe this either happened when I updated the firmware to the latest. ics 4.0.3 and dunno if its a known problem?
Or it could be related to me rooting my s2.
However I did a stock firmware install but the problem still persists.
I've tried on mine and I get duplicates too. I think the hidden ones only stay hidden in your Contacts menu and not your search function. Either this is a default thing or it can be edited using a script. Either way, I don't have a problem with it, but I can see why it is annoying you. Sorry I can't help much, I'm a bit of a noobie myself.
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aRc. said:
I've tried on mine and I get duplicates too. I think the hidden ones only stay hidden in your Contacts menu and not your search function. Either this is a default thing or it can be edited using a script. Either way, I don't have a problem with it, but I can see why it is annoying you. Sorry I can't help much, I'm a bit of a noobie myself.
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Thank you for replying because I certainly needed a confirmation that it wasnt me that messed up my phone.
Alternative solution would be to simply delete all contacts in my sim card and it would ease my annoyance but still I would say this is not very optimal.
But you did help me by replrying .. thank you.
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A friend of mine who also has a s2 but who is still on gingerbread do not have this problem. So I suspect either my phone to be the culprit which seems not to be the case, it would have to be an issue on ICS in general?
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27023617&postcount=14
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Is it possible to adjust a ROM so this isn't the case as it wasn't in all 1.5 ROMS? It's really starting to get annoying
Not that I'm aware of... I've not seen this in any 2.1 ROM, but I'll check out the apk for anything in the smali code
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Not that I'm aware of... I've not seen this in any 2.1 ROM, but I'll check out the apk for anything in the smali code
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Cheers, it's not just me though is it? As when you choose which contact type to view under contacts it won't show the facebook contacts etc but if you view them from the dialler then all are still visable....
winston6969 said:
Cheers, it's not just me though is it? As when you choose which contact type to view under contacts it won't show the facebook contacts etc but if you view them from the dialler then all are still visable....
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I have exactly the same issue, the facebook contacts dont show in the phonebook but show in the dialer?! Yet to find a way to stop them from showing.
I'm running VillainROM 12 btw, and apart from this little gripe the ROM is awesome!!!
I've been asking about this for ages... I thought it was only me!
Glad to see this thread even if theres no solution as it means I haven't gone completely loopy!
its also show sim contracts which are not in the people program. I turned of the view in people as im on o2 and they have preinstall number for bolts on and stuff like that but there still in the dialer and even if i delete them from the sim if i reboot they are back..
that the only thing that get on my wick with this new update.
It wouldn't of thought it would be to hard to solve as there must just be a slight change from the 1.5 dialler as they look identical?
It's in every 2.1 Rom I've used.... VERY annoying!
I've also come to realise that when trying to send a message whichever application I use it seems to use the same contact settings as the dialer, so if somebody has a different mobile number saved to Facebook it will give you the option of 2 numbers for them and It's impossible to know which is the sim, phone, Google or Facebook number... Grr..
Moved as not development.
Ok just hope it gets as god response in here
I guess not....
To best of my understanding this is a lost cause: The problem is obviously with the HTC phone application, but we don't have the source for this application so it almost impossible for someone other than HTC to fix it. You can try to bug HTC about it but I doubt anything will come out of it.
So is this a problem on official 2.1 update too?
Like others, this is the only real annoyance for me.
Would it not be possible to replace the application with the one that was used in 1.5 to solve the problem? It's a major oversight at the moment
Surely this isn't impossible.....
Hi,
I have been having this weird problem for some time now. When someone calls me, the phone does not always show the name of contact, only the number. The call log does the same also. Sometimes the same contact calls again and the name shows. I don't quite see where the problem is.
Restarting does solve it for some time but after a while this odd behaviour is back again.
Has anyone seen this before?
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Dr.Alani said:
Hi,
I have been having this weird problem for some time now. When someone calls me, the phone does not always show the name of contact, only the number. The call log does the same also. Sometimes the same contact calls again and the name shows. I don't quite see where the problem is.
Restarting does solve it for some time but after a while this odd behaviour is back again.
Has anyone seen this before?
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are u using the stock rom or some custom rom if stock rom try getting into phone default mode press home + vol down + power on button this will get u in factory default mode .backup ur addon apll installed using titanium backup |If using custom rom try flashing the rom again
I am using a stock ROM. I had the problem few times on 2.2 and after upgrading to 2.2.1 few days ago, the problem came back today.
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Dr.Alani said:
I am using a stock ROM. I had the problem few times on 2.2 and after upgrading to 2.2.1 few days ago, the problem came back today.
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try 3 button combo if the prob exist u can try a custom rom orelse take it to service center as it might be a prob with the phone itself.
I would recommend to tru combo or custom rom and check if the problrm exist it seems to be a software related issue and not phone.
i hope u havent copied the numbers twice ,u may try exporting ur contact to sd card ,delete all contact,import your contact again
go to contact -menu button-import/export-copy to sd card
delete all contacts
export them back again
it will create a .vcf file in ur sd card so all your contatcs will be safe no problem deleting them just import them back after deleting
shhbz said:
try 3 button combo if the prob exist u can try a custom rom orelse take it to service center as it might be a prob with the phone itself.
I would recommend to tru combo or custom rom and check if the problrm exist it seems to be a software related issue and not phone.
i hope u havent copied the numbers twice ,u may try exporting ur contact to sd card ,delete all contact,import your contact again
go to contact -menu button-import/export-copy to sd card
delete all contacts
export them back again
it will create a .vcf file in ur sd card so all your contatcs will be safe no problem deleting them just import them back after deleting
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I did the hard reset when I upgraded. And regarding the import and export, thats what I have done before upgrading, but thank you though.
It seems that the contacts content are not loaded properly all the time. I tried opening the contacts and scrolling through the whole contact list, and then I switch to the call log, and all the names are back in the call log. What is confusing is that I do not use any sort of task killer such that the contact are removed from the memory.
I don't think its a hardware problem though.
Hi Dr.Alani,
Frustrated by the same issue. Any breakthrough with this one?
Sending the phone in to service center for 3 weeks+ is just not an option.
I've found out that the problem was caused by "market access" app. If you leave the emulation on, for example T-mobile, the phonwill consider only US numbers to be local. All other numbers will look different than they are on the contact list. So, just remember to restore your network code in market access or market enabler after you finish downloading from the market. I hope this solves you issue.
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Dr.Alani said:
I've found out that the problem was caused by "market access" app. If you leave the emulation on, for example T-mobile, the phonwill consider only US numbers to be local. All other numbers will look different than they are on the contact list. So, just remember to restore your network code in market access or market enabler after you finish downloading from the market. I hope this solves you issue.
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There would not be any such problem if you stored all your numbers in the international format in the first place (like, +1123456789)
(For quick restore - airplane mode on and off.)
Actually I do save the numbers in International Format, but the problem is that the network I am on, when someone calls I receive it without the +CountryCode ..Thats why names don't show up.
I know that you guys are going to tell me to search through the thread. I'm actually not a noob I just lurk a lot.
I flashed SpeedROM 4.0 and now I am unable to send mms messages (redundant) while I'm connected to my WiFi. I searched all over that thread to find a fix and all I came up with was to install Android 4 ICS Messaging SMS over the Play Store. tried it. it came up with an error "Duplicate Provider Authority" Any help?
I also found out that there's no notification of messages on the lock screen nor does it chime/vibrate/notify when you receive a message from an unknown number
Si_Wolfbane said:
I know that you guys are going to tell me to search through the thread. I'm actually not a noob I just lurk a lot.
I flashed SpeedROM 4.0 and now I am unable to send mms messages (redundant) while I'm connected to my WiFi. I searched all over that thread to find a fix and all I came up with was to install Android 4 ICS Messaging SMS over the Play Store. tried it. it came up with an error "Duplicate Provider Authority" Any help?
I also found out that there's no notification of messages on the lock screen nor does it chime/vibrate/notify when you receive a message from an unknown number
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It's a general problem with the amaze on ICS, it's widespread, so don't expect a fix anytime soon.
It never happened on the stock ics with sense 3.6. If I knew how to do all of this stuff I would help. My best guess is that the answer is in the stock ics ROM. I have my stock backup if anyone needs it for study
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Do a battery pull... That will drop all the power out of the phones radios and force them to reset. Thus fixing mms hopefully
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I tried that already. I actually know all of the basic trouble shooting steps. my last two theories are either the coding for the room is just wrong or I need to flash the kernal which I have nO clue how to do
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You do realise I'm on stock ICS right? If you read the wifi thread that's in this very sub forum, you'd see it's not just me that has the issue, many members here as well, go over to tmo's forum and check the ICS bug list thread, you'll see a damn long list of others there as well.
Si_Wolfbane said:
I tried that already. I actually know all of the basic trouble shooting steps. my last two theories are either the coding for the room is just wrong or I need to flash the kernal which I have nO clue how to do
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my guess is on the kernel needing to be flashed/reflashed for the mms/wifi thing. as to the other issues, no clue. have you tried running stock ics yet?
Yeah I had stock ics for a while before I switched. I don't know how to flash the kernal though. Honestly if I knew how, I'd just put stock ics mms.apk in the.zip but I tried that already and it canceled the install. Don't know how to do that either
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Just reflashed the kernel, same problems still exists. I'm confused now as to what to do.
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Just reflashed the kernel, same problems still exists. I'm confused now as to what to do.
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Then go stock, see if the problem is still there or not.
Si_Wolfbane said:
I know that you guys are going to tell me to search through the thread. I'm actually not a noob I just lurk a lot.
I flashed SpeedROM 4.0 and now I am unable to send mms messages (redundant) while I'm connected to my WiFi. I searched all over that thread to find a fix and all I came up with was to install Android 4 ICS Messaging SMS over the Play Store. tried it. it came up with an error "Duplicate Provider Authority" Any help?
I also found out that there's no notification of messages on the lock screen nor does it chime/vibrate/notify when you receive a message from an unknown number
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"Duplicate Provider Authority" means that you are trying to install something that the phone already has system flags dedicated for(this explanation could be a little better).. Speedrom already has the MMS app, use a root tool, titanium backup - something to remove mms.apk from the system/app folder, then you will be able to install the one in the market -- not that that is a sure fire fix.. but one thing at a time. Try that, that is the only reason you couldn't install.
Anyone experience this? My gf will text on her LGOG and when she receives text the wrong name pops up but under the #info it shows the right names #. You think having her contacts transfered over from her iPhone to her Android at at&t is causing a problem.
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I had this happen a couple of times after flashing new ROMs. It seemed to fix itself after a couple of reboots.
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I had this happen when I had the same number saved under 2 different names. I'm not sure how it happened, if this is the problem just delete the wrong one and it should fix itself.
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My wife is seeing the same problem on her phone. She will send a text to somebody but the reply will say it is somebody else. Rebooting the phone then assigns the message to the correct person. We have already checked the contacts to see if there was any duplicate info, but that is not the issue. Might just run a custom rom and hope that fixes the problem.
miller7796 said:
My wife is seeing the same problem on her phone. She will send a text to somebody but the reply will say it is somebody else. Rebooting the phone then assigns the message to the correct person. We have already checked the contacts to see if there was any duplicate info, but that is not the issue. Might just run a custom rom and hope that fixes the problem.
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can't be of much help but I can say it's happened to me on custom roms. really curious about this. clean reflash seemed to fix it.
ryancnap said:
can't be of much help but I can say it's happened to me on custom roms. really curious about this. clean reflash seemed to fix it.
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I thought about going that route, but ended up just flashing Vanilla RootBox on it instead. Haven't had the problem on that rom. Now just the occasional reboot.
I had this problem this morning received text from my wife under my coworkers contact info as though it came from him. When I replied back under his contact info she received the reply. Very frustrating. He hasn't replied to any of my text this morning. May not be receiving them.
I have a odd question.. my phone is a Samsung galaxy S2 and recently it started have a weird error whenever I am writing text. If I'm typing and I type the word "side" si goes through the rest doesn't , sometimes my keyboard will stop working and for a few mins if my keyboard is working when you hit space it deletes the last word. Anyone got a clue as to what's happening? I tested other parts it's only that letter combination that causes it. Thank you
xHan1 said:
I have a odd question.. my phone is a Samsung galaxy S2 and recently it started have a weird error whenever I am writing text. If I'm typing and I type the word "side" si goes through the rest doesn't , sometimes my keyboard will stop working and for a few mins if my keyboard is working when you hit space it deletes the last word. Anyone got a clue as to what's happening? I tested other parts it's only that letter combination that causes it. Thank you
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You need to include way more information than that.
Are you rooted? What romantic are you on? Are you using a third party keyboard? What have you done to try to solve it?
You can take a look at the thread in my sig for more questions you should answer to get the problem solved
kilometers4 said:
You need to include way more information than that.
Are you rooted? What romantic are you on? Are you using a third party keyboard? What have you done to try to solve it?
You can take a look at the thread in my sig for more questions you should answer to get the problem solved
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Well wasn't sure how to describe it really and to answer your questions.
No. No idea what that is. No. And I haven't done really anything other then locking my phone and unlocking it usually fixes it until i type the word again.
I9100? ROM?
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