Hey everyone,
Simple question that seems like it should have a simple answer - I just can't find it. I searched the forum and was surprised not to see a thread about this already. I copied my contacts from sim to phone in order to view them using touchIT's cube. Now when I try to view contacts in the standard way (which I do out of force of habit when making a call a few times a day) each entry shows double, one entry from the sim, one from the phone. Is there any way I can filter this ("filter" from the menu doesn't have the option) to show only sim or phone contacts? It's frustrating having to sort through double entries from the standard contacts view.
Thanks in advance
There's a registry you can edit... but I don't have access to my laptop right now so I can't find out what it for you at the moment. Try searching around for it. Should be able to find it.
Here you go:
To Remove Sim Contacts
HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone\ShowSim: 1 => 0
wordizbond007 said:
Here you go:
To Remove Sim Contacts
HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone\ShowSim: 1 => 0
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Awesome, very useful. thanks :
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I just bought Xda neo and I copied every contacts from my SIM card to the device. The problem is, after that, when I click "contact" it will show both the copied contacts and the one in my SIM card, which both are the same!!! Anyone have the idea of how to make all of the contacts shown to be from my SIM card disappear?
Thanks a lot
Under HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone add a new DWORD value named "ShowSim" and set it to 0. No need to soft reset the contacts will be hidden when you next open the contacts window.
This was found using a search.
A very handy tool, search.
Thank you very much, I did it already and it works!!!
Thank you very much, I did it already and it works!!!
I tried this on my wizard and it work oh so very nicely. Thank you!
Doing the opposite
Ok how do you make the contacts disappear and only the sim card show up..
Then if you do this is there any way to look at the contact you have hidden without editing the reg to see agn
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Ok how do you make the contacts disappear and only the sim card show up..
Then if you do this is there any way to look at the contact you have hidden without editing the reg to see agn[/quote
No idea. Anybody?
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hellomoto_25 said:
Under HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone add a new DWORD value named "ShowSim" and set it to 0. No need to soft reset the contacts will be hidden when you next open the contacts window.
This was found using a search.
A very handy tool, search.
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Sorry, I am not able to find this path: "HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone". Can you give me a hand with this please?
For looking at my SIM-card records (after changing in the registry) I use the program SIM Manager which came with my Qtek s200.Is there a different depending on brands? Greetings from Sweden
Anyone know how to skip to a name in the middle of my phone book, instead of scrolling through all the names. I have a 8125.
Thanks
JW
Er.. you should play around with your phone more
Assume yours is WM5 (maybe 2003 is the same, not sure)
(Method 1) The top section, you have a list of alphabets, just click on them to jump to the names that you are interested
(Method 2) If you click on the keyboard (or pen) on the bottom (center) bar, you will have your input method (e.g. the keyboard), simply punch in the name of the person you are interested in, and it will scan through all names and filter out the relavent ones for you.
or if you press and hold the scroll button for two full pages (eg through "A"), it should pop up with the letters of the alphabet B through to Z, this will give give you direct access to letter by letter.
combination of sim and phone memory
How can you make it so that the sim and phone memories stay in 1 alpabetical list rather then 2 separate list its quite annoying that they are split in 2.
move all sim to contacts, simple.
sim has no where near the functionality of contacts.
i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.
Edyhan said:
i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.
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Use the CAB found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45664&highlight=first+last+name
Oh!! Is it possible to move all contacts from the SIM to the Memory contacts ? because I was adding each name from the SIM, I couldn't find a way to save them all at the same time. Please tell me how if it is possible.
Thomas1234 said:
Oh!! Is it possible to move all contacts from the SIM to the Memory contacts ? because I was adding each name from the SIM, I couldn't find a way to save them all at the same time. Please tell me how if it is possible.
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yes use the sim manager in programs select all then use the menu option to move to contacts.
Edyhan said:
i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.
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There does not seem to be a option for this on the device, but i got around it by changing it in outlook on my PC then syncing.
BTW, does anyone know how to hide SIM contacts so they dont show up twice in contacts?
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Edyhan said:
i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.
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There does not seem to be a option for this on the device, but i got around it by changing it in outlook on my PC then syncing.
BTW, does anyone know how to hide SIM contacts so they dont show up twice in contacts?
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Kinetics helped me with this in case you missed it this is the link for the first and last
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45664&highlight=first+last+name
hanmin said:
(Method 1) The top section, you have a list of alphabets, just click on them to jump to the names that you are interested
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I can't seem to click on the alphabet. is this just on certain versions or must it be on contacts? i currently have everything on SIM.
simon_darley said:
or if you press and hold the scroll button for two full pages (eg through "A"), it should pop up with the letters of the alphabet B through to Z, this will give give you direct access to letter by letter.
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I tried that and it never goes to the letter I want. I also tried clicking on the group of letters at the top and it doesn't do anything. I don't want to have to go to the box and click on the letter i want to go to the name; I want to scroll through.
I am saving them to sim, does it need to be on memory for all these to work?
How can I get the phone to display only the contacts from what is sinc from outlook. Leave the Sim contacts on the sim card but not display them?
Cyber G said:
How can I get the phone to display only the contacts from what is sinc from outlook. Leave the Sim contacts on the sim card but not display them?
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Use the search option in this forum or use SK tools. You can change this in the registry
Thanks For that I found the answer here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=254841&highlight=show+sim+contacts
Why was the option under settings removed in WM5.
Reg change fixed it
Cyber G said:
Thanks For that I found the answer here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=254841&highlight=show+sim+contacts
Why was the option under settings removed in WM5.
Reg change fixed it
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Nothing to thank for. In fact most people are angry if they are told they should use the search function. Great u used it and found what you needed.
Have fun and enjoy!
I changed the ShowSIM (0), but when incoming call my phone show the contact from SIM.
By Phone:
NAME - two numbers (mobile and home)
BY SIM:
NAME1 - mobile
NAME2 - home
When incoming call my phone show NAME2.
WHY?
hello, i'm confused as how to update a contact's phone number. i'd mainly like to update in both contacts and sim card. for example, John Smith changed his phone number and kept his email the same. i wish to update in the sim as well as automatically update in the contacts without manually going in and updating the contacts. so in the end i have to edit both sim entry and contact entry.
secondly i'm having problems with contacts switching from windows mobile2003. John Smith shows up in my contacts list as Smith,John so i can't search for him in the contacts list. i have to manually search for him in order to update his new phone number. any suggestions?
thirdly i can't create a new contact after i've added a new sim entry through contacts. it seems i have to load the Sim Manager application and wait while it loads sim entries in order to "Copy to Contacts"
any help would be greatly appreciated so i can streamline my work.
running: wizard (8125) with OEM rom
no solutions?
no one has a solution?
frostedglcok said:
hello, i'm confused as how to update a contact's phone number. i'd mainly like to update in both contacts and sim card. for example, John Smith changed his phone number and kept his email the same. i wish to update in the sim as well as automatically update in the contacts without manually going in and updating the contacts. so in the end i have to edit both sim entry and contact entry.
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It's not possible to simultaneously update the contact's phone number in memory and in a SIM card, as far as I know. Shubaroo (see below) has a SIM manager that might make it a little easier on you.
Most people either use memory only (because they only have one phone and don't really care, like myself), or they use SIM only (because they change phones based on activity, like some people change shoes).
secondly i'm having problems with contacts switching from windows mobile2003. John Smith shows up in my contacts list as Smith,John so i can't search for him in the contacts list. i have to manually search for him in order to update his new phone number. any suggestions?
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Wizards run Windows Mobile 5, not Windows Mobile 2003, so I don't know what else to say about that. Not sure what you're even asking, honestly.
As far as last, first vs. first last, I recommend "ContactFix" from www.shubaroo.com which is designed exactly to fix this.
thirdly i can't create a new contact after i've added a new sim entry through contacts. it seems i have to load the Sim Manager application and wait while it loads sim entries in order to "Copy to Contacts"
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Yep. See my comments above. One, or the other. That's your choice, but you don't get both, AFAIK.
One last bit of advice: Ask ONE question at a time, and you're far more likely to get a response. It took me nearly half an hour to sift through this mess to form cogent answers. Most people won't bother.
As title says what do i have to do to see inly device contacts... i go to filter select Device contacts.. but when i exit and enter again i see both sim and device contacts... and i am tired to delete the contacts from sim..
sim-fix
Pls search for "kaiser sim-fix" in this forum.
Kaiser sim-fix will fix your Problem.
Best regards
cimber
Hi,
That is correct. I used it on my Mega & now only phone contacts are visible.
Dang, yesterday i was playing with this. I copied my sim contacts to phone memory for the first time and it cant show only phone contacts, it shows all of them, strange.
Use a registery editor and go to following key : HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone\ShowSIM and modify it from 1 to 0