Every few days my phone shows a list of Friend Matches - typically random contacts from my address book. I keep having to ignore them, only for the same contacts to reappear a few days later. Is there any way of suppressing this behaviour?
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Jep me too.. it is a little weird?
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I was getting fed up with Sense Friends Matches, so emailed HTC.
Reply was nothing can be done, so I deleted Sense account.
Same here
The same contact got 20+ request notifications, at least the last time it was only once, what a crap.
Hum, seems like the request themselves are for other random users, but they are only shown as someone in your contact list, so, if you go to htcsense.com -> people -> HTC community -> matches, you would see all the people being suggested.
In my case there are 118, but all appeared as a friend of mine,
seems that there is no way to turn this crap off
I just disabled HTC Sense > Sync HTC Sense to disable it. Not a proper fix but at least you don't get the annoying message to link to the same friend over and over.
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I am having trouble text messaging my mom because the phone is adding +1 to the beginning of her phone number. The text message never goes thru. When I send the text message by typing in the number it sends fine.the problem is only when I select the contact from list. The contact list does not have the +1 in it so I don't know where it is coming from
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Yea, i actually sat on the phone with verizon tech support for 2+ hours while they debugged this issue, turns out for some reason the +1 breaks it.. they never gave me an explanation, only a fix. Take the +1 out of the contact and make sure its saved and synced, you also need to nuke your message history after making the change or new messages will still have the +1 in front of them.
-Zetas
I tried taking it out of the contact # and killed the message history but still not working
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I have the same problem...I don't get why this phone was released with so many bugs....I'm about to go get an Incredible
I had the same issue and was waiting for someone else to have this problem too. Removing the +1 on your phone contacts won't sync it completely it seems so once google syncs on your phone again the +1 will return. So what I ended up having to do is going on gmail on my pc and deleting all the +1 contacts in there. That did the trick right away. Hope this helps
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I tried clearing my contact and messaging data and now I lost all my contacts and I can't re sync then from facebook or google
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Sounds like you don't have a clue about what you are doing my friend
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Its not that...iv tried everything to fix it..even completely erased all contacts and added just the problem number and still doesn't work...cleared all recent info and sms removed sync completely...nothing works
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same thing happened to me (sending a text to AT&T) - had to remove the 1 from all my contacts via GMAIL.
Now fixed
Strange. I don't have any issues like this.
I did have the same issue as the op described, but I think the ota update fixed it or the clean rom posted in the development forum corrected the messaging app. It definitly has something to do with the messaging app since when I installed handcent sms all my messages worked without the +1 being added.
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I had the same problem and fixed mine..here are the steps I took.
Log into Gmail on your computer, go through all your contacts and take out the +1 as well as the dashes 123-456-7890 to 1234567890 and save that. I then did a factory reset for my phone. Everything works great now.
I think when you have a GSM service they use the + symbol
I had this same problem. When I got my phone the text messaging was working just fine. Couple days later no one was getting my text. So I went down to the store and they did everything they could do and I finally figured out it was the +1 in the numbers.
I switched over from a G1 on T-Mobile, so GSM can use +1 but it seems Verizon or CDMA has a problem with it.
I went through all my contacts, got rid of the +1. Yet when I'd send a message through the default sms app the moment they replied back it would automatically add the +1 again. So the only solution I found was that I had to use a different SMS app. I went with Handcent.
Im more concerned why you have the country code in your contacts list anyway? Ever since I had my first phone years ago manuals said not to put the country code in your contacts list for domestic contacts. Ive never had a problem.
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i tried everything... the only thing that fixed it for me was a complete factory reset
iifuzz said:
Its not that...iv tried everything to fix it..even completely erased all contacts and added just the problem number and still doesn't work...cleared all recent info and sms removed sync completely...nothing works
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I had an sms issue I have been trying to resolve for weeks. Spent three hours with tech support troubleshooting, and finally determined something in the hardware. Took it in for a replacement. My g/f has the same phone, and no issues.
I wish verizon (or Samsung?) would fix this!
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Im more concerned why you have the country code in your contacts list anyway? Ever since I had my first phone years ago manuals said not to put the country code in your contacts list for domestic contacts. Ive never had a problem.
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When traveling internationally, it's a royal PIA when your US & Canada contact records don't include the country code and you're trying to place a call to north america... When I go overseas, I use an unlocked GSM android phone, and I would like to load my US contacts via Google in a usable format (10 digit numbers aren't usable from abroad).
This is a Verizon-Samsung bug - removing the country code from all US contact records is a work-around (not a fix!). My previous Verizon phones (mostly old Windows mobile handsets) had no trouble sending texts to US mobiles using the international standard country code prefix.
I just loaded up the leaked froyo modem, kernel and rom (EB01, EB16 & superclean 2.6 voodoo respectively), and unfortunately I see this issue persists...
Can anyone tell me if any of the verizon Android handsets from HTC or motorola share this flaw?
Thanks!
I'm on t mobile and been having a problem sending txs, sometimes its fine then all a sudden it fails and tries to resend but carnt. Very frustrating, then the next day I get message from t mobile saying I've sent a message to an invalid number. Very strange can any 1 help
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First I'd suggest calling customer service. Since it only fails sometimes, the issue may be with their service centre number.
If that doesn't work try backup->hardreset so the phone can get the operator settings again and start fresh. ( the latter option is a bit extreme so only perform if u've got no other left and you know what you are doing )
Ok ill give them a ring 2orw as its bugging me so much lol. Cheers
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Do you have this problem with all numbers or just one or two? Check the number that you're trying to send to. I was having this same problem and I figured out that it was happening because I have Facebook contacts linked into my phonebook, and it pulls friends numbers into the phone book and uses the number as default. One of my friends had written their number on Facebook incorrectly (adding the country code the wrong way), so my phone wasn't using a valid number when I tried to text him. The only way I could stop this happening was to unlink his FB profile from his number in my phonebook.
Give this a look. Hope it helps.
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I am getting this on one contact only. For some reason as soon as they have replied to me the number used changes from +44 to 044 which then fails when I try sending to it. So far it isn't happening to other contacts and if I open this contact profile all the numbers are correct with +44 or 0 prefixes. As suggested above I tried unlinking the FB profile but this didn't help (this particular contact doesn't have their number on FB anyway).
I did a factory reset and All is working fine. Mine was just the one number as well which was annoying is it was the Mrs lol.
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Factory reset mine earlier this evening and seems fine so far. Fingers crossed as it is the only thing I have found to fault mine with so far.
Hi Folks
Don't know if i have found major flaw in the HTC Sense and Facebook sync software.
Here is the story, i have all my contacts stored on my phone with the correct phone numbers. And you know how you can link your contacts in your phone with there facebook profile so that you get there profile picture showing up and there latest status update scrolling along the screen when they call you? So that is all very pretty and cool but......
I have just discovered that if the persons profile has there phone number added to it, HTC will decide that it knows your contacts better than you and CHANGE the phone number you have stored in your phone for that person to an INCORRECT format.
Here is what i mean, the numbers in my phone book are stored as 07 or +447 as the start digits (I'm in the UK and all mobiles start 07). When i link the contact with there facebook profile and the profile has a phone number stored, HTC Sense will automatically change the number in my phone into the following format: 447*********
Now if you note that number has no + at the start of it and this means that i CANNOT phone that person! It took me about a month to work out why i couldn't call half the people in my phonebook, everytime i phoned someone it would say 'the number you have dialled has not been recognised!' and i eventually worked it out the HTC and Facebook have effed up my phone book.
Now this wouldn't be such an issue if you could edit the number to the correct format but you CAN'T!!! When you go to edit the number it shows the number in the correct format that i had originally entered it! ie. either 07 or +447!
So for the now i have had to unlink all my contacts from Facebook and have ended up with a pretty boring screen when people phone or txt me.
Anyone else had this issue? Or know how to fix it?
If HTC read this can you issue a fix? Because i don't think that you or facebook knows better than i do!
no problem here i have linked to facebook and my numbers work
I have both 447######## and 07######## type numbers they work ok
my 447 numbers are facebook contacts i did not have thier numbers previously and my 07 numbers are mates I already had their numbers and linked afterwards
Hope this helps
Well must b something to do with my network (o2) or whatever. Cos i certainly can't dial a 447 number.
But the main point i think is why does HTC think its knows what your stored number should be? lol
Cyberdyne systems are certainly starting to take over now surely! lolol
fail
epic fail i think
Indeed epic...
I got exactly the same problem with Polish operator Plus GSM -> cant call contact which was synchronized with Facebook...
HTC Sense shows all contacts which were synced with Facebook without leading "+" or "00" which ends up with message like "The number you have dialed has not been recognized"
Any one know how to fix it...??
BR
Greg
P.S. Hope HTC will read this topic.. .
Same problem with me in Georgia.
only workaround, I've found is begging all my friends, not to specify phone numbers on facebook
If anyone has a solution, I will be very grateful.
Yep same here, definitely a bug. I will research this one....
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Hi,
I contacted an official HTC Support to help in this case.
They confirmed that this bug exist, but they also pointed Facebook and the Facebook Phonebook as a bug source.
I was also recommended to use "Prefixer" from Android Market to temporarily solve this problem.
BR
Greg
Wow! thanks,
will try Prefixer as soon as I can
Yep it's a flaw, I used a little workaround but it would change back when receiving a text or something. Edit facebook number set it to home rather than mobile then let it save go back into out then save the homer number as mobile. I think that's how I did it. I use aosp rom now.
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Foxy are you saying the AOSP ROM has this bug fixed out of the box? If so I can investigate that ROM and maybe make a patch
Prefixer works for calls but not for text
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Hi,
It seems that they fix this problem.
Can anyone confirm..??
BR
Greg
I heard htc will soon by releasing the latest sense ui v3.0 to all froyo models including wildfire.
Is it true?
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Foxy are you saying the AOSP ROM has this bug fixed out of the box? If so I can investigate that ROM and maybe make a patch
Prefixer works for calls but not for text
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Yeah, I'm sure you can reverse engineer HTC's crappy phone dialer/messaging/contacts.
AOSP works out of the box because it uses AOSP apps.
When I get certain SMS's from non-contact numbers the SMS application shows it to be from a certain friend of mine. It is not him and the real contact information of the sender is only shown correctly in the SMS widget.
But if I go into the SMS application the message is associated to a contact of mine who has nothing to do with the SMS.
example: when I am on roaming I get an SMS informing me I am on a certain roaming network. when i look into the SMS application it tells me that the SMS came from a friend of mine.
any solutions ?
I have this exact issue too.
Me 3
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so no solutions then ?
HTC haven't even responded to my query regarding this issue.
I think I can help you guys but in order to make sure that you are affected by the same problem, please try the following and let me know:
1) Try to edit one of your contacts (one you haven't modified before) in other words, not frequently used and select the option to block that contact. Now go to the list of blocked users. Is the one you blocked in there or someone else instead?
2) Try to change the ringtone for one of your contacts again. Is the ringtone changed or same as before?
I get that problem sometimes, with new contacts. But usally solves itself, after about 10-20 SMS?
Guys your missing the issue, when we receve calls or text from people NOT in our contacts, sometimes the device will just pick a random contact and say its from them lol
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Me 3
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Me 4. I too have this problem.
Admin please delete my previous thread, i was not able to find this topic but google did.
having the same issue here and its very annoying. I knwo the desire had the same issue until htc fixed it
I've registered my phone with HTCSense.com, but when I login to www.htcsense.com I get the message that the site cannot locate my phone. Could this be anything to do with the fact that I run Launcher Pro as my shell instead of the standard Sense shell?
I also don't get a Dashboard option when I login to htcsense.com - only the following options:
- Forward calls/messages
- Make phone ring loud
- Secure my device
Has anyone else had this problem?
Im afraid i don't know why it is but it is not your launcher.
Did you flash a different Rom because that would do it or in the settings there is a tickbox about locating it. Hope this helps.
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I'm using the stock ROM, and have "Phone finder" checked in Location settings
???
htcsence.com is notably flakey -- though it has worked for me the last few times I've tried it. I think it's very much a "work in progress"
I just received this reply from HTC support:
"We are aware of this issue that you reported. It is being investigated as a priority.
Over the past few months HTC has been undertaking an upgrade to HTCSense.com in order to enhance the web experience for our customers, extend service availability and increase service quality and up time. Features of Footprints, People, Messages and HTC Hub are turned off for performance tuning at the same time. Currently, new registered accounts could only see these main features: find my phone, call and message forwarding and lock and erase my phone. Over the next few months as we complete the upgrade, more features will be added into accounts. We appreciate your patience and support as we work to make the HTCSense.com experience even better."
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"We are aware of this issue that you reported. It is being investigated as a priority.
Over the past few months HTC has been undertaking an upgrade to HTCSense.com in order to enhance the web experience for our customers, extend service availability and increase service quality and up time. Features of Footprints, People, Messages and HTC Hub are turned off for performance tuning at the same time. Currently, new registered accounts could only see these main features: find my phone, call and message forwarding and lock and erase my phone. Over the next few months as we complete the upgrade, more features will be added into accounts. We appreciate your patience and support as we work to make the HTCSense.com experience even better."
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Translation: htcsense.com is broken
It is there problem not yours.
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any updates here?
The official reply said :Currently, new registered accounts could only see these main features: find my phone, call and message forwarding and lock and erase my phone."
I cant locate my phone with the dashboard using Revolution HD 5.2.1.
This is todays project.
Don't worry about it, HTC will find your phone somewhere off the coast of Africa, or Costa Rica, lol
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