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I know how to send a text to multiple recipients, but it seems a long winded way of doing it. like selecting one recipient then going back into the contact list and doign it again.
On my Nokia E65 I could just go into my contacts list and put a check next to each name, very handy when sending a text to 30 or so people.
Is there a way to do this on Touch HD?
I face the same prob too... its kinda tiring if we have so many receipients to send to... one by one... even a low end phone can allow user to tick as many contacts at one go.. hope someone have a shortcut for this prob..
yep its a bit of a nightmare having to add contacts one by one.
what you need is something that will "Group" into your SMS composition menu.
something like this....
you can create new groups and add contacts as you see fit. then when it comes to composing the mail, just add the group you want. works really well.
i organise my 5-a-side games using this. dead handy.
This really annoyed me at first but I then found it a lot easier to just begin typing contact names into the To: field, and then using the auto list to select them rather than using the contact list if that helps.
Psy-Blade said:
This really annoyed me at first but I then found it a lot easier to just begin typing contact names into the To: field, and then using the auto list to select them rather than using the contact list if that helps.
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Saves a little time, but if im sending to loads of people i might not remember their name unless i see them on the list first.
Show me the check boxes......
Try MassMessage (just check a box before each name, and send it to everyone you choose in the list) and SMSDRFIX (choose to see the number, the name, both)
can i assigne this mass message to the touchflo interdface so that launches when i click messages as opposed to the standard WM messafing centre.
I can only see it in in the start menu buttons.
matthoy said:
yep its a bit of a nightmare having to add contacts one by one.
what you need is something that will "Group" into your SMS composition menu.
something like this....
you can create new groups and add contacts as you see fit. then when it comes to composing the mail, just add the group you want. works really well.
i organise my 5-a-side games using this. dead handy.
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In this prog you can only use groups for SMS. I have several categories (subfolders) in Outlook of my employees' e-mails. I'd like to send email to a group, not only SMS.
The other thing that bothers me is that the groups (categories) this program shows do not have complete database. For example, group "employees" has 20 entries, but only 12 show with this prog. Also if I choose "all contacts" it merely shows 10% of all I have. Any fixes? I'm using v1.4.8.
Hey Guys.
I regularly send texts (or if you want to be technical about it, SMS) to multiple contacts. They are all in a certain contacts category.
What annoys me is that I have to keep selecting these people one-by-one every time I send a text. To add to this annoyance, I have other people in my contacts with the same name as people in this group, so there can often be confusion.
So, what I'm wondering is if there is any way of automatically selecting all people in a certain category when sending an SMS. I've done a bit of searching and found some applications, but I'd rather see if the Touch 3g has this functionality itself or if there is a way of doing this through the default SMS handler.
Thanks for any input,
Jake.
A quick search gave me this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307296
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Hi everyone,
Is there any chance to get the contact (people) tab from sense 2.5 in sense 2.1. I think the picture contacts are much more useable than scrolling through the 3d contacts (although it looks very nice).
I searched the forum and only found the old 15-Tabs extension (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2954955&postcount=1) for the touch HD which enables to have the favorite contacts list as main touchflo tab. Has anyone already tried this on the topaz?.
-> Or is there any other touchflo-compatible solution to get picture contacts? (flashing to a custom rom is the last choice)
greetinx,
gordon
I agree, the 2.5 contacts is way more useable than the 2.1 version. Would be nice if somebody could enable this.
I agree some features of 2.5 are better than in 2.1 And as it seems we don't get an update. Something I would also like to see in 2.1 is the calendar view and the way new appointments are made in 2.5.
What annoys me about the 2.5 contact screen is I can only seem to add a favourite to call OR message that person. Not both. I have friends that I either call or message all the time.
I would prefer if when I clicked on a favourite it brought up their contact page, where I can call, message, email them etc.
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What annoys me about the 2.5 contact screen is I can only seem to add a favourite to call OR message that person. Not both. I have friends that I either call or message all the time.
I would prefer if when I clicked on a favourite it brought up their contact page, where I can call, message, email them etc.
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You can do that by clicking on the name underneath the picture rather than the picture itself. this brings up the contact page with all the options for that contact.
ozmbie said:
What annoys me about the 2.5 contact screen is I can only seem to add a favourite to call OR message that person. Not both. I have friends that I either call or message all the time.
I would prefer if when I clicked on a favorite it brought up their contact page, where I can call, message, email them etc.
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You can.
Click on the name, not the picture. If you click on the picture it will automatically bring up the first interaction you had with that contact if you set up as below.
To get your favourite contacts to come up without having to choose phone or text is a bit long winded but can be done.
Firstly do not use add favorite. Instead you have to go All people, select the person you want to add > takes you to their contact card. Edit Contact > More > click on Category tick HTC Favorite.
edit I see [email protected] has beaten me to the first part.
Thanks guys
I would also love this. 2.5 just isn't smooth enough for my liking so I'm back to 2.1 but i really did love the new home screen and contact tab
I want the same thing - 2.5 people tab in 2.1.
Then I was asking this question on other Thread of this forum, they usually tell me, it is an impossible - course it is an 2.5 part and that's it. But, as I understand 2.5 and 2.1 is an program? so it is possible to modify them - the question is how hard it could be. I'm not an programmer or software engineer, so I don't know the answer. But I'm sure, if it were easy, it could have been done already.
My be it is easy to wait, until 2.5 will be more stable and smoother.
there are news??
I would love if we could do this.
I would like it the other way round.. 2.1's contact tab in manilla 2.5
I think it's much better to choose your friend with the slider on the right and have the buttos under his picture where u can choose between SMS, Mail, call Home or call Phone etc. the new contact tab in 2.5 just allows you to choose the type of contact (sms, mail,..) once when you add the contact to your favorites.
thelol said:
I would like it the other way round.. 2.1's contact tab in manilla 2.5
I think it's much better to choose your friend with the slider on the right and have the buttos under his picture where u can choose between SMS, Mail, call Home or call Phone etc. the new contact tab in 2.5 just allows you to choose the type of contact (sms, mail,..) once when you add the contact to your favorites.
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i too would prefer it the other way around. i think the slider is really cool and more touchflowy than the pictures just sitting there with no animations.
+ there are more options such as changing the picture of a contact. i hope there is a way to get the contact tabs for each that way both parties are happy.
i would love to get this done. The 2.5 contact grid is much more usefull than the 2.1 one.
Anyone got it??
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You can.
Click on the name, not the picture. If you click on the picture it will automatically bring up the first interaction you had with that contact if you set up as below.
To get your favourite contacts to come up without having to choose phone or text is a bit long winded but can be done.
Firstly do not use add favorite. Instead you have to go All people, select the person you want to add > takes you to their contact card. Edit Contact > More > click on Category tick HTC Favorite.
edit I see [email protected] has beaten me to the first part.
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For for a REALLY easy way to do it. When you are at the contacts tab and click a back to add one. It takes you to your contact list, and then you choose a contact. Now at the screen where it has you choose a number, above it all it states "view contact card", click on that and the deafult action when clicking on your fav contact in the contact tab is opening the contact card.
Back to the original issue on hand, would it be possible to get the contacts tab for Manila 2.5 into Manila 2.1? That would be just great for me...
Yeah I want the 2.5 contacts tab on 2.1. And I want the 2.5 calender too. I guess what I really want is 2.5 to be as smooth as 2.1...
so, anybody have any updates? Is it even remotely possible? If anybody out there has any idea, please let me know. At least I can turn off the light at the end of the tunnel, save some electricity...
On my side, I want Contact tab from 2.1 in 2.5, is it possible ?
Official ROM update
Or you can just install the official ROM with 2.5 for the Topaz.
You can find it here: http://htcpedia.com/soft/htc-topaz-rom.html
I run it also, it runs good!
GL!
Hi - does anyone know how to edit or remove favourites on the contacts screen? None of the menu options has it (or it's not obvious). I've set up some contacts with the "wrong" default contact method and I want to change it.
Thanks.
PS unlocked Desire from Clove - arrived Wednesday 14th April.
Press - People after that Groups, select Favorites and long press over the contact
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Press - People after that Groups, select Favorites and long press over the contact
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Thanks Soledue. Typical - I sort of discovered the method not long after I posted and it's how you describe. The people widget can show any group - Favorites is just one of them! Cheers.
Am I being really dumb, because I'm having a problem with this too and your solution doesn't seem to solve it!?
All I want to do is remove some people from the "Favorites" group.
I have selected that contact, chosen "Edit", opened the groups list and unchecked the box. The list on the contact's screen still shows "Favorites" and they still appear on the widget. Go back in to edit the contact and the box is still unchecked.
If I open People and then open the groups screen, select the group and long press the contact I have the following menu items: "Call Mobile", "Edit Contact", "Delete Contact", and "Send contact as vCard". Delete contact does exactly that, delete's them completely from the phone.
So how can I get these people out of the Favorites group???
It's prob cause it's still on the Google sync'd contact...had some issues with it myself
EddyOS said:
It's prob cause it's still on the Google sync'd contact...had some issues with it myself
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My feeling was the same, especially since I have been able to get the contacts removed from the group and widget only to have them reappear minutes later. I assumed this was the result of the phone sync'ing. But I can't quite figure it out... if I view the contact in gmail they aren't a member of the "Starred" group and there is no "Favorite" group, so I think that group must be local to the device.
I am getting the same also, if you view the details they are not in any group, yet show on the widget and in the favourites group itself. Even went to google and removed the notes that, I think, related to the group entry???
Same problem here!
I've added a contact to the Favorites Tab and now I can't delete it from the Group. I've tried all the methods from above posts but none works.
Does anyone know how to fix this, because it's quite frustrating!
The only prob I have , i that every group has " voice mail " in it .. at the top!!...
cant get rid of it .. and it's not part of grp settings
any ideas?
i would like to know that how can i remove the Voicemail number from the contact list widget? tried doing it many times but it keeps on showing no matter what. i dont have a voicemail number and if i had it, it will never be my fave number ever. please help
deepakoffline said:
i would like to know that how can i remove the Voicemail number from the contact list widget? tried doing it many times but it keeps on showing no matter what. i dont have a voicemail number and if i had it, it will never be my fave number ever. please help
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i only hope that someone will help me
soledue said:
Press - People after that Groups, select Favorites and long press over the contact
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I have spent all day trying to remove one contact that was stuck in the favourites and your idea worked instantly.
I could remove and add other users just not this particular people.
Thank you
I have had a similar issue to all mentioned in this thread, and there is a way to resolve it.
I beleive the problem is caused by multiple entries per contact. These entries are from your contact, sim contact, google contacts etc.
This is how I fixed the issue;
>Click on the people app
>Select the contact you want to fix (unfortunately it has to be done individually)
>on the top right of the screen there will be something call "Linked", tap on this
>this now shows you what this contact is linked to. If it shows multiple phone, facebook, google etc unlink them all
>make sure you only 1 phone contact, in this set the Group to favourite (or whatever you want), now either link the google/hotmail etc ones to it, or copy the details to the contact and delete all duplicate details
I have condensed mine to phone contact and facebook (plus a few with google).
The desire links all different contact details from various form together. when it does this it picks its own default one, hence you have favourites that aren't, or vice versa.
It took me about 2 to 3 hours to go through my entire contacts list sort it out, pain-staking, but well worth it
soledue said:
Press - People after that Groups, select Favorites and long press over the contact
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THANK YOU!
I'd been at the groups menu and looked at my favorite contacts, but it never occurred to me to remove them from the group directly! Spent several hours editing this one contact I was dying to remove from favorites, only to find it stuck as a favorite. Went through my Google Contacts settings over and over, synchronizing manually every minute after un-starring it, but this was what I was looking for!
I registered only to thank you ^^
Im rather confussed
I have just got my ideos..
what widget r u talking about? I have no contact app.
Im wanting to deleted the people out of the "favroites" in the phone book area...
Please explain to me what to do???
thanks
ok call me dumb but i cant change the contacts list. normally there is an option for google accounts to only display the contacts that have phone numbers but i cant seem to find it on this phone. can anyone tell me how i am meant to do this cos at the moment all my contacts are showing including the ones that have only emails.
cheers
rockmonkey1973 said:
ok call me dumb but i cant change the contacts list. normally there is an option for google accounts to only display the contacts that have phone numbers but i cant seem to find it on this phone. can anyone tell me how i am meant to do this cos at the moment all my contacts are showing including the ones that have only emails.
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contacts>menu>display options>only contacts with phones.
i kid you not i dont have that option. when i hit contacts on the launcher i simply dont have menu as a choice. instead all i have is add contact search display group manage accounts settings and more which takes me to share vcards and import/ export.
what is going on? what am i not getting here?
rockmonkey1973 said:
i kid you not i dont have that option. when i hit contacts on the launcher i simply dont have menu as a choice. instead all i have is add contact search display group manage accounts settings and more which takes me to share vcards and import/ export.
what is going on? what am i not getting here?
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Menu as in the menu button. Bottom left corner of your phone. Anyways it might be slightly different on stock rom as I'm on cm7. I know its there though, you will find it I have faith in you.
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cheers mate for your faith but it is misplaced. there simply isnt an aption on this phone i have. guess it is just one more reason to get it rooted unlocked and flashed with cm7.
oh by the way on a completely separate note... i did read in another thread that someone else did exactly the same thing i did and stick there thumb in the speaker grill thinking it was the power button!!!! lmao!!! what bad design. it is my only gripe with this phone the shocking build quality and it is even more surprising cos this was meant to be there flagship model at the time.
I don't have that option either, so you aren't the only one. I am on stock froyo, on Atrix in Europe
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