I just found your forum and have bee reading throught it for the past few days.
I think this is a great forum as I just purchased an Imate Jam and have resolved several problems from the forum members.
I have one strange occurance on my Jam that I do not know how to fix.
I received SMS's from my service which I do not have the contact number in my address book.
The sms message put's a name from my contacts that is not associtaed with teh SMS. When I deleted teh contact it showed another (The next time I received an SMS).
How to fix this?
It is not a problem...
You mean u got a message from your Service Provider right?
It is possible to send messages without a number in the from field instead it comes with a name. Providers usually send messages like that for conveniance...
It is also possible to do through a software in my Sony Ericsson p910i called iSMS maybe it's one of your friends playing a prank on you...
Let me explain a little bit more.
The message I received is from my service provider 100%.
However, in the SMS inbox it seems to list a name in the from field which belongs to one of my contacts.
Now What I did is remove that contact and waited fro another SMS from my service provoder.
What happened is the from field nows shows some other name that is in my contacts.
My question is, how does the SMS application detrmine the from?
When I had a nokia 6600 it just displayed a number.
Try to find some commonality in the contact like perhaps the first few digits or the last few digits are the same in that case what the provider is doing is that he's sending a message from a special number such as 646, 501 etc... in that case if your numers are not in the international format the phone picks up the nearest alternative name to the number and displays it.. if u save your contact details in international format it does not happen...
e.g +91 ..... in case of numbers from india...
Thanks
Ok I will give that a Try.
How can you tell what number the SMS is from.
When I open it, it just shows the name it has choosen but no number.
Hello guys!!!!
I have an HTC HERO that i bought in U.S.
My contacts are with carrier code + area code + number, so its like this: 041(carrier)11(area code)55555555(number). So i can call them when i am in roaming without adding the codes.
But, when i receive a sms from a person, it does not show the name of the person, it only shows the number of the person.(example: instead of Paul wich phone number is stored as 0411199999999 it shows 01199999999)(note that it shows 0 + area code + number)
The same way when i´m in roaming and receive a call.
How to fix that?
Other question is: I bought it from Amazon in U.S, so, my phone is U.S or Asian? When in first turned on, it showed me to select 3 languages(Singapore English, Chinese and another that i remember)
ps: I live in Brazil.
Thanks,
Sérgio Paulo
I've just got my Galaxy s7 edge and everything seems to work fine apart from my contacts.
I have an Exchange Server account connected for Mail, Calendar, and Contacts; and all my contacts have been synchronized with the phone.
The problem is that all my contacts have an international Country Dialing Code before the phone number which seems to confuse the phone during an incoming local call.
For example,
Name: John Smith
MOB: +44 12345678
When I am in the U.K. and call this number, it will dial the contact as a local number; however, if I am outside the U.K. and call the same contact, it will be dialed as an international number. No issues with outbound calls to contacts.
On the other hand, if I am anywhere in the world and receive a call from this contact, I should just receive the call; whether it is local (if I am in the U.K. the number would be [John Smith Mob: 12345678]) or international (if I am abroad [John Smith Mob: +44 12345678]).
The problem I am facing is that if Mr. Smith (in this example) calls me locally, I just get the [ 12345678]; while if Mr. Smith calls me while he is roaming, or when I am roaming, I get the proper contact recognition [John Smith Mob: +44 12345678].
This was never a problem with iPhone or BB. Am I doing something wrong?
I don't want to have a local and international number for each contact, as this just confuses everything. I am sure there is a smarter way to handle phone numbers.
khalilio said:
I've just got my Galaxy s7 edge and everything seems to work fine apart from my contacts.
I have an Exchange Server account connected for Mail, Calendar, and Contacts; and all my contacts have been synchronized with the phone.
The problem is that all my contacts have an international Country Dialing Code before the phone number which seems to confuse the phone during an incoming local call.
For example,
Name: John Smith
MOB: +44 12345678
When I am in the U.K. and call this number, it will dial the contact as a local number; however, if I am outside the U.K. and call the same contact, it will be dialed as an international number. No issues with outbound calls to contacts.
On the other hand, if I am anywhere in the world and receive a call from this contact, I should just receive the call; whether it is local (if I am in the U.K. the number would be [John Smith Mob: 12345678]) or international (if I am abroad [John Smith Mob: +44 12345678]).
The problem I am facing is that if Mr. Smith (in this example) calls me locally, I just get the [ 12345678]; while if Mr. Smith calls me while he is roaming, or when I am roaming, I get the proper contact recognition [John Smith Mob: +44 12345678].
This was never a problem with iPhone or BB. Am I doing something wrong?
I don't want to have a local and international number for each contact, as this just confuses everything. I am sure there is a smarter way to handle phone numbers.
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If your contacts are all backed up to Google... Sometimes removing your account and rebooting device then adding it back will do the trick.... This used to work for me on custom roms.... Usually
Galaxy S7 edge
Kjc99 said:
If your contacts are all backed up to Google... Sometimes removing your account and rebooting device then adding it back will do the trick.... This used to work for me on custom roms.... Usually
Galaxy S7 edge
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Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, that didn't help.
I'm surprised there is hardly any complaints as far as Google can search! Makes me wonder what am I doing differently?
I am having the same problem with Samsung S7 Edge Dual Sim. I also use Exchange Server for Calendar and Contacts. The contacts with numbers stored with international prefixes are not recognized during incoming calls when called locally, because the local network does not send the numbers with international prefixes. This used to be a problem with my previous HTC phones but it resolved itself. Now I am having the same problem with my new S7 edge. I hope someone will find a solution because I do not want to have two numbers for every contact, one in local format and one in international format. I do travel a lot and need the internatioanl format to call back home. Thanks for all the help we can get.
antoinea said:
I am having the same problem with Samsung S7 Edge Dual Sim. I also use Exchange Server for Calendar and Contacts. The contacts with numbers stored with international prefixes are not recognized during incoming calls when called locally, because the local network does not send the numbers with international prefixes. This used to be a problem with my previous HTC phones but it resolved itself. Now I am having the same problem with my new S7 edge. I hope someone will find a solution because I do not want to have two numbers for every contact, one in local format and one in international format. I do travel a lot and need the internatioanl format to call back home. Thanks for all the help we can get.
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Deleted all contacts, restarted phone. Downloaded contacts again.... Still not recognizing contact in incoming calls. Waiting for new suggestions.
Any updates about this issue??? It seems to be a problem where the network shows the calling number in local format while the contacts are saved in international standard, meaning +(country code) (number). One solution will be to edit all contacts and save their numbers in international format to call when traveling and in local format to be recognized when being called while in the country. However this problem existed with my previous HTC and it was resolved. So Samsung or Android should find a solution.
i have the same issue, I'm really mad with Samsung s7 edge dual sim, im thinking to change the phone to LG V10 dual sim if i cant resolve the problem
caller name not appearing in incoming calls S7 edge Duos
Hello All,
I just bought a new Samsung S7 dual sim phone yesterday and I have the same issue as you guys. Caller names do not appear during local incoming calls although name is saved in my phonebook (in international format).
I spent the entire day to try and solve it without any success.
Has anything found a fix for this issue?
It is really frustrating! I hate my phone already!
Galaxy s7, same issue here in Australia. Local numbers ok, anything saved as +61xxxxxxxxx doesn't identify. Again, contacts stored on exchange 2013. Was not an issue on Windows phone 8.1 or Windows 10 mobile with the same contact set. Haven't been able to identify a fix.
Try turning 'Identify unsaved numbers' off...
Hello
I have the same issue with galaxy S7 NOT edge,,, all my contacts (about 1000) have the international code,, when someone calls me while iam at home it doesn't recognize it,, if i remove the (country code),, it recognizes it fine....
any new suggestions...
Same here, S7 edge, bought in Singapore used in Asia, Australia, and Pacific. Recognizes international numbers from outside any country, does not recognize when inside the country. A pain!
I have the solution.
after long frustration and analysis and trial and error, i discovered that we all have something in common.
We are using the device in the wrong region. so go to sammobile website, choose your device correctly, choose your country or a close country in the same region and download the latest rom (top one).
install samsung drivers and odin 3.11 and follow the instructions to flash the new rom. All your data will be wiped. but i guarantee to you that things will work properly as expected.
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i have the samsung s7 duos and i work in saudi arabia. the phone wasn't recognizing names in dialer.
i went to sammobile, searched for G930FD, then i had to select a country, i didn't find saudi arabia (it is available for the single sim variant but not the duos), i chose India, downloaded the rom, flashed through odin and now everything is working perfectly.
i also got samsung pay and other new things.
I know that this is an old post,, but i have had this problem for over two years and it was driving me crazy,, i finally found the solution for my problem,, i bought my galaxy S7 from the UAE,, it has a multi-CSC,, and had the (THR) CSC as the active one,, which is the CSC for Iran,,, i did a factory reset then flashed the (BTU) (England) firmware,, then flashed the UAE firmware again, now i have the (XSG) as the active CSC,, and this solved my problem...
After intensive research I've finally found out the solution. It has to do with the minimum numbers of digits to match the saved contact calling. The following method is least invasive:
1. Root your phone or use TWRP to edit the following file: /system/csc/others.xml
2. In the file, edit or, if is missing, add the following lines:
<CscFeature_RIL_CallerIdMatchingDigit>9</CscFeature_RIL_CallerIdMatchingDigit>
<CscFeature_Contact_EnableDynCallerIdMatchingDigitWithAutoSim>TRUE</CscFeature_Contact_EnableDynCallerIdMatchingDigitWithAutoSim>
3. Open - Settings/Application Manager/Show Stystem Apps and clear data of "Contacts Storage"
4. Restart your phone and enjoy.
Other solutions can be:
- Flashing a custom cache.img from another firmware/country, thus changing the CSC.
- Flashing a different CSC firmware altogether.
- Adding 2 numbers for each contact with 07 and +44.
SOLUTION UPDATE: In case anyone is searching for a solution to the same problem for whichever Samsung phone, here is one that will work for you.
I have a Korean S22u, being used in Europe and sadly the CSC cannot be changed. When I would get a local call and the contact is saved with a country code, the phone does not recognize it and that is because of the way the Phone app is set up by samsung.
SOLUTION: Install the Google Phone app from the playstore and set it up as your default dialer. It replaces the call screen and it recognizes all numbers correctly. It takes some getting used to, BUT, it works
Good luck.