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[APP] RenameContacts: Change the "File As" on a contact without Outlook.

I don't have Outlook installed on my desktop, and I wanted to rename some of my Contacts. File As options I had were: "First Last", OR "Last, First." Kinda weak.
Made this in 5 mins, probably took longer to write this up..
Here if any one else is interested.
In the zip:
Source, the VS.Net 2008 C#/.Net CF 2.0 project.
RenameContacts.exe, run from an SD card, or where ever.

Thank you! Looking right now

thanks but fdcsoft PPC contact Manager is a better option.

ok thanks for this nice little app

Nice work, but you don't need
Hi Alex..
You can change name in contacts edit..
You don't need outlook on your desktop.
Use "File as"
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ycimpir said:
Hi Alex..
You can change name in contacts edit..
You don't need outlook on your desktop.
Use "File as"
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I am sure the author knows that but try the app it brings all contacts up in one list much easer to use and quicker

ycimpir said:
Hi Alex..
You can change name in contacts edit..
You don't need outlook on your desktop.
Use "File as"
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As wapvirus suggested, I needed to rename a lot of contacts. Also.. as I mentioned. The drop down in my contact panel has two options. "Last, First" OR "First Last"
I see yours has four options, but there's still no way to name some one "Mum." Is there?

krishan2207 said:
thanks but fdcsoft PPC contact Manager is a better option.
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Doesn't it, ppccontactsmgr only deleted selected contacts. And adds contacts from SMS and Call history? Not rename contacts?
Hmm, tried "Rename" but I think you need them both
Standard I have the below on my device.

Oooooooooohhh man it's so great !!!
I was just facing the issue of having to name my contact with their stupid facebook name to get theim to link with the new Manila vga port.
It's working perfect but... (yes there's always a but. This one is very small and propably easy to solve) ... I would like to be able to launch it from my Internal Storage. For the moment it only finds my contacts when launched from Windows folder

tonio94 said:
... I would like to be able to launch it from my Internal Storage. For the moment it only finds my contacts when launched from Windows folder
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I launched it from a storage card which worked. So why not from Internal storage?

can i change these things on the hd2?

Is there a way to make a shortcut or some button that will take me straight to the sms screen that i get when i press the "all messages" button, and the "inbox" one for email. The preview thing that you can flip through is neat and all, but not the best way to shoot off a quick sms. Running touch x-treme rom btw

jay-red said:
Is there a way to make a shortcut or some button that will take me straight to the sms screen that i get when i press the "all messages" button, and the "inbox" one for email. The preview thing that you can flip through is neat and all, but not the best way to shoot off a quick sms. Running touch x-treme rom btw
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Yes, in your start menu, there's icons for "messages" (not "messaging", that's different), and "e-mail"...you should be able to create shortlinks for those just like any other link that's in your start menu. I just tested it on mine and it worked fine. If you have multiple e-mail inboxes setup, clicking that link will first ask you which inbox you want it to take you to...but otherwise those both will bypass the pretty-but-useless Sense interface for those

Thanks for that, I got the email one, but for the life of me cant find the messages icon you mention, there is no mention of it in the start menu. I was gonna flash roms again tonight so i wont worry too much about it untill i find the one i like.

i was looking for this too, thanks!
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jay-red said:
Thanks for that, I got the email one, but for the life of me cant find the messages icon you mention, there is no mention of it in the start menu. I was gonna flash roms again tonight so i wont worry too much about it untill i find the one i like.
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Hmm, I'm guessing the ROM you are/were on just had a different msg client on it that didn't put that link in the start menu. I notice on my TP2 the icon with the same function is called "texts", so look for that maybe...?
If you look in the /windows folder on your phone, you'll probably find either "messages.lnk" or "texts.lnk" in there, copying whichever one you find to /windows/start menu will make it possible for you to then create a quicklink to it.

jay-red said:
Is there a way to make a shortcut or some button that will take me straight to the sms screen that i get when i press the "all messages" button, and the "inbox" one for email. The preview thing that you can flip through is neat and all, but not the best way to shoot off a quick sms. Running touch x-treme rom btw
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You do realize that when you are at the messaging screen that shows the fancy animation you can hit the button in the upper right to make a new message, without having to drill down into all messages and find the person

I like it when it shows me the different threads i have with different people, like it did on my g1, and i only have a few people at a time that im messaging so its not very hard to find the name i want.

Mp3 as ringtone?

I just convinced my dad to get a Streak. However he really needs the ability to use a custom mp3 as a ringtone. He has made specific songs for each of his kids and he likes them to ring that way. I can't figure it out. Can anyone help?
Where or how can I link specific mp3 as ringtonefor a contact?
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

Long press on a song in the stock music player, and then select "Use as phone ringtone".
*Edit: The only way i know to setup ringtones specific to individuals is if you use handscent mms app. Go to your contacts, and select one, then press menu>options>ringtone and tap select music with the handscent icon, then tap music and select the song.

Download ringdroid from the market, you can create ringtones from your mp3 files and use it for specific person, just what you need.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA Premium App

+1 for ringroid ... A must havr
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

When you view the contact details tap the menu key and then select options. You can then set a custom ringtone. (Android 2.2)
The folder structure (this is on the external SD Card) that ringdroid uses is:
Code:
media
/audio
/alarms
/notifications
/ringtones
You can create the same structure using a file explorer such as ES File Explorer and copy any existing ring or notification tones into the appropriate folder and the ringtone picker will see the file.
Images of Rindroid in use
If your Dad just got the Streak and it has Android 1.6 you will probably want to check into upgrading to Android 2.2

maek_it_happen said:
+1 for ringroid ... A must havr
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
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I 3rd the motion for RingDroid
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LG G2 Modified Contacts

Guys, is there possibility to change Contacts apk? The fact is that Call button at Contacts apk is far from contacts icons. When you use only one hand, for example left hand, in order to call from Contacts you need to move and hold out your left hand's thumb to right side of Contacts. But if Call buttons were just near contacts icons, if would be much easier to make a call. Is it possible to do that? Please, just tell me how

galaxyst said:
Guys, is there possibility to change Contacts apk? The fact is that Call button at Contacts apk is far from contacts icons. When you use only one hand, for example left hand, in order to call from Contacts you need to move and hold out your left hand's thumb to right side of Contacts. But if Call buttons were just near contacts icons, if would be much easier to make a call. Is it possible to do that? Please, just tell me how
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Hi
You can change positions of Dial, Call logs, contacts and so on. In Dialer tap on "3 dots" and choose Edit tabs. Also very comfort is that you can swipe left or right your dialer

olafsand said:
Hi
You can change positions of Dial, Call logs, contacts and so on. In Dialer tap on "3 dots" and choose Edit tabs. Also very comfort is that you can swipe left or right your dialer
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You have misunderstood me. I do not wont move tabs. I need changes only in Contacts application. By default Contacts app has from left to right: Icon, Name, Call. But i wish apk to have like: Icon, Call button, Name

now it is such
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but I wish it to be like:

Wow, an icon for SEND MESSAGElike in flex roms would be cool too
Sent from my LG-D802 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Noone can help?

May be anybody can explain me how to do that. I am ready to do it myself, but I do not know how

[Q] No more groups in Android L contacts app?

Hey guys,
am i just to blind to see the option of showing groups in my contacts or is it gone with Android 5.0?

Hi there,
I supposed you are using the stock contact apps.
Try this one:
1. Open your Contact and press the option.
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2. Go to filter. Scroll down to "Display Contacts".
There you can filter your contact list of all your signed account,
such as google, messenger, facebook, etc,..
Just check the box of the group that you want to appear in your contact list...
I hope this could help you...

Shouty Woofer said:
Hi there,
I supposed you are using the stock contact apps.
Try this one:
1. Open your Contact and press the option.
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2. Go to filter. Scroll down to "Display Contacts".
There you can filter your contact list of all your signed account,
such as google, messenger, facebook, etc,..
Just check the box of the group that you want to appear in your contact list...
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I hope this could help you...
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That's definitely not the stock Contacts app on a Nexus.
That looks like an LG on Gingerbread or something.

yep, using stock android 5.0 app. not that one shown above...

No, it's not. It's Xperia ICS. Sorry for not giving the exact nor straight answer. But I meant to say is, we all know that Android has its common setting. And its possibly the solution is in the contact, settings and filter...

I got contact groups back in stock contact app in the contact modification activity (after the google play service update I think)

The thing is that is not possible anymore to browse contacts by groups.
As you say you can modify a contact group in the edit label but you can not browse contacts by groups thats very annoying unless for me that I have an agenda of over 400 contacts (work and so on).
Does anybody find how to?

Not a very simple solution but you can select which group to show/hide in the account selection menu (only in all contact tab)

mmc_meneses said:
The thing is that is not possible anymore to browse contacts by groups.
As you say you can modify a contact group in the edit label but you can not browse contacts by groups thats very annoying unless for me that I have an agenda of over 400 contacts (work and so on).
Does anybody find how to?
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Thank you, it works but i hope Google will improve a bit this feature, 'cos it is not very easy to use
Enviado desde mi Nexus 4 mediante Tapatalk

yeah, thanks for discovering! not the smartest way to do so, but it will do the job for now... it's googles turn again!

alexinc said:
yeah, thanks for discovering! not the smartest way to do so, but it will do the job for now... it's googles turn again!
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A lightweight option exists now for users and can be found on the Play Store (Contacts Groups for Lollipop) Link to it: http://goo.gl/WsG7g8