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contacts problem

i buy HTC TOUCH HD and i snyc contacts with outlook but in my phone they are sort by last name i use address book by first name in nokia and i want to have it here how to sort contacts by first name
please help
why this phone need so much time to recive call
first screen is on, then after the sec vibrate is on, then after that ringtone, and when i scroll to answer almost second after i can hear other party

Shubaroo contact changer. Haven't tested myself on Touch HD, but worked well with my previous WM6 device.
http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=contact
Download 'HD tweak' to tweak the registry settings for shorter delay before phone rings etc.

pasko1234 said:
i buy HTC TOUCH HD and i snyc contacts with outlook but in my phone they are sort by last name i use address book by first name in nokia and i want to have it here how to sort contacts by first name
please help
why this phone need so much time to recive call
first screen is on, then after the sec vibrate is on, then after that ringtone, and when i scroll to answer almost second after i can hear other party
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to sort using "firstname, last name" FOR ALL CONTACTS you would need to do so in Desktop's Outlook. i dont' think mobile outlook (aka contacts) have this option, unless you want to do ONE BY ONE. I haven't tried this, because I always use "last name, first name"
as for the delay in answering call, the previous poster is right, install HD Tweak, and you can modify the delay in answer calls. it works quite well. also the slider to answer/ignore the call is a little buggy, it lags when you try to slide while the phone is ringing. i would suggest S2U2's slider, it is very lean and fast.

This how you do it to be First Last name however it is quite boring because you have to do it to each entry in your contacts list on your HD.
1- On your touchFlo3D People tab select “All People”
2- The first contact well be highlighted in green hit “Menu” then “Edit”
3- Change the “File as” entry to be First Last name.
Now the contact item will be stored and listed as First Last name.
You can see why I said it is boring because you have to do it for your contacts one by one.
I hope this is what you wanted

amuneer said:
Shubaroo contact changer. Haven't tested myself on Touch HD, but worked well with my previous WM6 device.
http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=contact
Download 'HD tweak' to tweak the registry settings for shorter delay before phone rings etc.
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I tried the contact changer, it doesn't work on blackstone....

I have a question...how can i add contacst from my pc,originally from nokia the are all .vcf and i dont know how to put it on my blackstone..please can u help me? thanks a lot

its so hard to answer me???

homola said:
its so hard to answer me???
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the answer was written in previous posts.
outlook can do that

Hi - I've only had the HD a few weeks and of all the things I've seen on this forum, the only really niggling thing I've found with the standard install on my HD is the contacts issue mentioned in this thread. I'm sync-ing all my calendar, mail and contacts with Lotus Notes (using Lotus Notes Traveller). In Lotus Notes I have got all the contacts entered with their first names and last names, but then in the options I have selected "firstname lastname" as the view style. I am amazed that Windows mobile doesn't have this option?
If I WERE to go through every single contact entry and change the "file as" to the right format, would this synchronise back to Lotus Notes and cause any problems? Or is it just a setting on the device itself? Is there no global device setting to change the view style?

homola said:
its so hard to answer me???
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I made a post about this yesterday.

I have the same frustration and created my own program to fix the contacts, even allowing for your own custom formats and using the Company Name field. I hope you find it helpful!
http://wargolet.com/wm6/

One more thing about this junk...

Did you notice that it's not possible to add a missed call/received call/outgoing call number to an existing contact in the address book using the dialer app?
You can't even copy and then paste the number manually into the address book. So, you have to memorize the number, or write in in a paper, and then editing the contact.
What a piece of crap.

Jolo_ said:
Did you notice that it's not possible to add a missed call/received call/outgoing call number to an existing contact in the address book using the dialer app?
You can't even copy and then paste the number manually into the address book. So, you have to memorize the number, or write in in a paper, and then editing the contact.
What a piece of crap.
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Sorry but what are you talking about?
Do you have the correct firmware actually?
I mean you can perfectly add any number to contacts,
I do it all the time. The dialer is perfect BTW.
And actually all the new numbers from dialer can be simply written in Notes and copied from that.
I honestly don't know what is the problem with your device
but it's certainly not true.

Jolo_ said:
Did you notice that it's not possible to add a missed call/received call/outgoing call number to an existing contact in the address book using the dialer app?
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BTW, You can't copy/paste numbers from the dialer app into any other application.
And I've have MR2 firmware.
And in the Xperia X1, you can add a new number from the dialer to an existing contact (a contact that's ALREADY on the address book, not a new one).

Jolo_ said:
BTW, You can't copy/paste numbers from the dialer app into any other application.
And I've have MR2 firmware.
And in the Xperia X1, you can add a new number from the dialer to an existing contact (a contact that's ALREADY on the address book, not a new one).
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Jolo I'm sorry but something is wrong with you or your phone.
I can add any new number from Dialer to Contacts.
I don't see a reason of adding existing contact....
And you can YES copy the number from the dialer to notes.

doministry said:
I can add any new number from Dialer to Contacts.
I don't see a reason of adding existing contact....
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You receive a call from an unknown number.
You answer it, and you notice that it's Mr. John Smith, one of your clients. You already have the Mr. Smith contact on your address book. But, this number is new because he has a new cellphone or a new cell line.
So, you might want to add this new number to the ALREADY existing Mr. Smith contact.
BUT YOU CAN'T.
It's that difficult to understand?
In other phones, even my old Z750, or the X1, or of course the iPhone, you can do it.
If you can do this, can you please tell me how to do it?
And not, i've tried again and YOU CAN'T COPY A NUMBER FROM THE DIALER.
Jolo.

Yes this is a crappy bug. My phone behaves the same as Jolo complained.
However there is a workaround.
Can you imagine a bug that also has a bug? Well this one has. In Phone app, go to menu>options>advanced and tick add new phone number to Contacts at the end of the call. When this box is checked, at the end of the call you will be prompted to add the number and yes it allows you to select an existing contact to add the number to.

mariusburcus said:
Yes this is a crappy bug. My phone behaves the same as Jolo complained.
However there is a workaround.
Can you imagine a bug that also has a bug? Well this one has. In Phone app, go to menu>options>advanced and tick add new phone number to Contacts at the end of the call. When this box is checked, at the end of the call you will be prompted to add the number and yes it allows you to select an existing contact to add the number to.
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Thanks. Very useful.

mariusburcus said:
Yes this is a crappy bug. My phone behaves the same as Jolo complained.
However there is a workaround.
Can you imagine a bug that also has a bug? Well this one has. In Phone app, go to menu>options>advanced and tick add new phone number to Contacts at the end of the call. When this box is checked, at the end of the call you will be prompted to add the number and yes it allows you to select an existing contact to add the number to.
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Every WM device has that too.

should you try this?
from dialpas screen:
menu/tool/options/advance = tick to ADD NEW PHNOME NUMBER TO CTC AT THE END OF CALL.
after your phone call - x2 ask do you wanto to add, it will come up default wm6.5 contact and you can easilyyyyyy add it ...
happy trying

amk said:
should you try this?
from dialpas screen:
menu/tool/options/advance = tick to ADD NEW PHNOME NUMBER TO CTC AT THE END OF CALL.
after your phone call - x2 ask do you wanto to add, it will come up default wm6.5 contact and you can easilyyyyyy add it ...
happy trying
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It works here fine.

Ok so the fact is you can copy numbers from Dialer to Notes
but only in the space you actually write number, not from the history.
And I usually add numbers from this prompt so I didn't see that adding from the history makes a new contact.
It's interesting if it's a general WM 6.5.3 thing though.

"Me" picture in messaging

Hi folks,
Ive been looking for a solution how to change pic in the messaging app that belongs to "Me". Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

What did was sync my facebook account but alternatively you go to your own contact and edit and xhange the pic
Sent from my HTC HD2 desire using XDA App

How did you sync your FB account? That was what I wanted to do..

kidtk said:
What did was sync my facebook account but alternatively you go to your own contact and edit and xhange the pic
Sent from my HTC HD2 desire using XDA App
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Didn't work for me, any other ideas?

Settings, call settings, additional settings, my phone number.
Make sure that number matches exactly your entry in your phone book. If you don't have an entry for yourself then it won't work. You can set that number to what you like, and it will show whoevers pic matches that number.

samsamuel said:
Settings, call settings, additional settings, my phone number.
Make sure that number matches exactly your entry in your phone book. If you don't have an entry for yourself then it won't work. You can set that number to what you like, and it will show whoevers pic matches that number.
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That worked out perfect, thank you.

AContact, customizable dialer and contact manager, would like to know your thoughts

Tired of your old contact list? Want a new T9 dialer? Try out AContact, a fully customizable contact app with a brand new dialer. AContact is the only Contact manager that has a smooth scrollable user interface, so you never have to reach to the top of the screen to switch between tabs.
Features:
* T9 search/dialer pad.
* Customizable screens, mix & match functions you like.
* Adjustable text size, small or big as you wish.
* The only dialer app with full group support for Google account.
* Customizable contact list.
* Three keyboard style in contact list: collapsible bottom keyboard, right side vertical IPhone like keyboard, no keyboard.
* Filterable call history, favorite contact list.
* Delete/Clean call log by contact name or number.
Attached with this thread is a beta version of the next release. We would like to know how everyone think about this.
If you want to install the one from Google's Android Market(previous version), just search "movesti" in android market, then look for AContact.

Very very nice application you have got here. A huge improvement on the stock android interface, and much better than any other contact app I have used, including HTC dialer I would happily buy this on the market when it becomes a fully complete application. The only suggestion/amendment I would make, its to have the android status bar enabled as standard (not full screen mode) I think it may confuse less tech savvy users.

Wuzz3r said:
Very very nice application you have got here. A huge improvement on the stock android interface, and much better than any other contact app I have used, including HTC dialer I would happily buy this on the market when it becomes a fully complete application. The only suggestion/amendment I would make, its to have the android status bar enabled as standard (not full screen mode) I think it may confuse less tech savvy users.
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Yeah, We thought about this as well. The problem is, on some small screens, there won't be much space left if not in full screen mode. Probably we should set a default value based on the screen resolution of user's phone.

Wow, probably the best I've used.
I think I saw this app a few months ago when it had a blue ui that I wasn't really a fan of and no icon. Whatever the case, this looks and works amazing (and I'm a big fan of applications that you can swipe through like this). And the dialer feels really nice as well.
Great job.

syrenz said:
Wow, probably the best I've used.
I think I saw this app a few months ago when it had a blue ui that I wasn't really a fan of and no icon. Whatever the case, this looks and works amazing (and I'm a big fan of applications that you can swipe through like this). And the dialer feels really nice as well.
Great job.
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Thanks
Yeah, we posted a while back in the themes forum, asking for some idea of themes. Now this is implemented in the app.

Its a great dialer! However i would like to suggest adding company name in the T9 search fields, and adding it in the contact details which are displayed in dialer screen.
This would be great!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

the_powerhead said:
Its a great dialer! However i would like to suggest adding company name in the T9 search fields, and adding it in the contact details which are displayed in dialer screen.
This would be great!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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We have plans to add more support for displaying extra information. You would be able to select what information to display together with contact names, company name, email address etc...

removed

SimonVT said:
Looks good. I'd like to suggest having seperate icons for the dialer tab and the contacts tab. Would make it more useful when putting it on the launcher dock.
Other than that, great work!
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Good idea, will add that in the next releases.

Unusable on froyo dell streak. App will not go to portrait mode. Stuck in landscape.
Would also like clearer dialpad with better contrast
Sent from my Dell Streak

Krad said:
Unusable on froyo dell streak. App will not go to portrait mode. Stuck in landscape.
Would also like clearer dialpad with better contrast
Sent from my Dell Streak
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Sorry landscape is not supported right now. A lot work need to be done in order to support that.

A (maybe known) bug: When calling to a contact from the dialer screen with a single tap - its calling the first phone number. Its not reading the default (primary) number from contacts database.

the_powerhead said:
A (maybe known) bug: When calling to a contact from the dialer screen with a single tap - its calling the first phone number. Its not reading the default (primary) number from contacts database.
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When there is no input in the dialer, it shows the recent call log, and if you press the dial button then, it'll call that number in the log, as the dialer assumes you are calling an entry from the call log.
If you input some texts into the dialer, a matched contact list will show up, if you press to call any contact then, it'll call that contact's primary number.

tjandriod said:
When there is no input in the dialer, it shows the recent call log, and if you press the dial button then, it'll call that number in the log, as the dialer assumes you are calling an entry from the call log.
If you input some texts into the dialer, a matched contact list will show up, if you press to call any contact then, it'll call that contact's primary number.
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I agree - that's a possible behavior. The other way is when I input some text, and there is a match - first check if there's a recent call, and if that's true - offer that number; if false offer contacts primary number.
Anyway this is not the case for me.
Scenario:
Contact with a home and mobile number;
Search for that contact
Dialer offers to dial home number, but the mobile number is set as a primary number.
The primary number is set through Sense.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

the_powerhead said:
I agree - that's a possible behavior. The other way is when I input some text, and there is a match - first check if there's a recent call, and if that's true - offer that number; if false offer contacts primary number.
Anyway this is not the case for me.
Scenario:
Contact with a home and mobile number;
Search for that contact
Dialer offers to dial home number, but the mobile number is set as a primary number.
The primary number is set through Sense.
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I see what you mean.
Right now, when you input some digits, what happens is
1. contact display name is searched,
2. contact number is searched.
Your call history is not searched (We should change to include that as well)
For your problem, the primary number dialing, we'll go and find a htc sense see if that happens. Probably there is some difference between sense and google's default implementation.
Anyway, will let you know when we figure that out.

Very nice work indeed!
I hope you can make a version what can totally replace the AOSP stock version - this one is way more superior!
A few additions:
- Add Facebook and Twitter accounts' contacts' images syncing - for now, any other contact than the GMail ones have no image (stock image)
- Add option for special sorting of names, and special name display. Like, here in Hungary, we say "Smith Jonathan" (translated name) instead of "Jonathan Smith" or "Smith, Jonathan". The best would be if it could be controlled by language files. Also, I am going to make the Hungarian language, want it?
- The favorite screen's selection has the good old Android background light-up. Can you remove that?
For now, that's all the problem I've found, but still experimenting around it

fonix232 said:
Very nice work indeed!
I hope you can make a version what can totally replace the AOSP stock version - this one is way more superior!
A few additions:
- Add Facebook and Twitter accounts' contacts' images syncing - for now, any other contact than the GMail ones have no image (stock image)
- Add option for special sorting of names, and special name display. Like, here in Hungary, we say "Smith Jonathan" (translated name) instead of "Jonathan Smith" or "Smith, Jonathan". The best would be if it could be controlled by language files. Also, I am going to make the Hungarian language, want it?
- The favorite screen's selection has the good old Android background light-up. Can you remove that?
For now, that's all the problem I've found, but still experimenting around it
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Thanks for the suggestions. They are all good ones
* For Facebook and twitter contacts, we still have to invest some more time, but it will be there.
* We already have support for sorting by first & last name, no name display though, we plan to add that very soon.
* We plan to add more language support after we implement themes, it would be great if we can use some help. Could you send a email to us [email protected] so we know how to reach you then.
* what is the " good old Android background light-up"?

Another HTC Sense (maybe) related bug:
I keep my contacts synced with my google account and facebook for htc sense. But in phonebook (people) options I've set the view option - only show google contacts. So the result is I can not see facebook contacts in htc or acontact dialer. Nothings wrong here.
But...:
Let's say I have John A. - a facebook contact
I have also John B. - a google contact.
So I am searching for John from dialer screen.
There's a result - John B.
When I select John B. its calling John A.
It may create some awkward situations
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

the_powerhead said:
Another HTC Sense (maybe) related bug:
I keep my contacts synced with my google account and facebook for htc sense. But in phonebook (people) options I've set the view option - only show google contacts. So the result is I can not see facebook contacts in htc or acontact dialer. Nothings wrong here.
But...:
Let's say I have John A. - a facebook contact
I have also John B. - a google contact.
So I am searching for John from dialer screen.
There's a result - John B.
When I select John B. its calling John A.
It may create some awkward situations
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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That looks like a big problem - calling the wrong number.
Could you send us an email [email protected] so we can keep track of this problem.
We don't have facebook access here so can't test it.
For the primary number problem, I have tested it on htc desire, 2.1 android, it's showing two entries for two different numbers. Not sure how to make it one entry. Will try to find other phones to test.

T9 Dialer search issue

Hi
I use the T9 name search in the Dialer a lot but I have still not figured out how to include a blank space in the name search. For instance i have 3 people with the same first name but a different last name may be like this:
John Taylor
John Smith
John Paul
If I input John in the Dialer it shows all three names but when I try to further refine it using the last name the search results disappear. Which key to use to include a space in the search our may be how to configure it to search it both the first and last names.
HTC diaers and Dialer one from the market had this enabled by default.
How to get this functionally in the stock Samsung Dialer
Thanks in advance.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda app-developers app

My stock dialer searches the last name just fine. Make sure you didn't put the full name of your contacts in the first name field, while leaving the last name blank.
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fstorm said:
My stock dialer searches the last name just fine. Make sure you didn't put the full name of your contacts in the first name field, while leaving the last name blank.
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Thanks for the reply. My Dialer also searches the last name fine. I just want to get it to search both the first and the last name together.
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Bump, want to know the trick to do the dialer using first and last name as well...

Use an asterisk for space. So "John T" would become "5646*8".
From what I can tell, asterisk acts as a limited wildcard for some non-alphanumeric characters.

Krynn! said:
Use an asterisk for space. So "John T" would become "5646*8".
From what I can tell, asterisk acts as a limited wildcard for some non-alphanumeric characters.
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I have the same question as shamps, and * does not work for me. Nor does #, 0, 1, or just skipping the space and typing the first letter of the last name. I have a Verizon S4.

this must a failure of samsung
stuartv said:
I have the same question as shamps, and * does not work for me. Nor does #, 0, 1, or just skipping the space and typing the first letter of the last name. I have a Verizon S4.
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This is a serious problem. I surprise how the samsung phone testers and developers missed this? This is not possible to search a contact when there is a blank space in the name. We can only do this with a third party dialer.
I used to use a wonderful t9 dialer called "youlu" dialer which used to not only dial but also store the changed contacts since 5 years. But recently that company closed and it came in the hand of weibo dialer. It has many bugs in it.
I am not satisfied of the rest of t9 dialers available in market.

It's also annoying that the T9 dialer doesn't compare what you've typed against the Company name field in the Contacts. If I want to dial a contact by company name, my only option is to do a search on Contacts to find the right contact.

I switched from HTC one to Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Extremely annoyed with the dialer. This is a SMARTPHONE, isn't it? Other brands are better. Even low priced Chinese ones have better dialers.
The functionality I had on the HTC and would like to have in Samsung phones:
- T9 dialer allows you to search the full names of the contacts, even the organization name
- it remembers the most frequently dialed contact and shows it first on the list
Will someone at Samsung please wake up and fix it? I would not like to install a third party app for this. I would also like to continue to use this phone.