IMessages don't show contact names

iMessages do not show any contact's names. However, contacts work fine in the Contacts app. The only way to fix the issue is to delete the contact completely from icloud/iphone etc, and add it again. In this case, iMessages will show the contact name. But I cannot possibly do it for every contacts in my list... Please help.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. I couldn't remember if I had so have just tried it and it hasn't worked.
Darren

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IMessage not showing contact names

I just recently downloaded and installed OS X Mavericks on my 2011 iMac and trying to get up and running with the new iMessage app. But there are two major bugs I can figure out how to fix if anyone can help me fix these problems or comment if your having the same issues that would be a big help.
1: When receiving a message from someone in my contacts list/address book, their names do not apper next to the message, but rather only their phone numbers. I have went thought the view options and selected show contacts name and also tried adding a name to the existing number with no results. Does anyone know how to fix this bug?
2: The lag time between SMS/iphone messages and the time it takes to show up in iMessage on my mac is rather long. There is about a 3 minute delay before the text message conversation shows up from my phone to computer. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Thanks

Hi,
Re 2).
This is a bit of a "known Issue" with no current fix.
The issue is related to the fact a iOS device seems to get the "first " push of the iMessage and that the Mac only gets "Sync" push which seems to be slower (and for some bizarre reason not always in order)
Re 1) I have seen this reported but maybe not as clearly as your post.
No-one seemed to make it clear the Contacts were in the Address Book (Contacts app) and that it seemed to be ignoring the Names for just the Numbers.
Obviously you can use the View Menu > Messages > Show Pictures and Name (or Show Names)
As you say this should link the ID or iPhone Number being used in the iMessages to the "Real Name" in the Address Card for that person.
The options are:-
A) You are receiving an iMessage from an iPhone Number but the link to the Address Card is not working.
If you make sure you are sending to an Apple ID what do you see ? (Apple ID or Real Name or in fact the iPhone number again)
This may be because you have lost the ability to "read" the saved data for the Contacts app.
B) Check the Contacts app and see if it is Syncing properly with any iOS device (i.e that all items have the Name as well as an iPhone number in the Address Card.)
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After upgrading my iPhone 4S to iOS6, my Find My Friends app no longer links to my Contacts and does not show contact names. It only shows e-mail addresses and does not link up to the corresponding email address in my Contacts. How can I fix this?

After upgrading my iPhone 4S to iOS6, my Find My Friends app no longer links to my Contacts and does not show contact names. It only shows e-mail addresses and does not link up to the corresponding email address in my Contacts. How can I fix this?

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Phone won't show contact name while somebody call me, the same is in recent list under number is unknown. I already reset my phone and try to make new contact when somebody called me and it isn't work.

you have entered the number in the wrong format. There should be no zeros. IF you were entering my number then that would be +617 XXXX XXXX with the + being the international dial out code and 61 being the country code 7 the area code without leading zeros and rest being my number.
If someone wanted to call me from insider the country but from another state they would dial 07 XXXX XXXX but the international dialing format would still work. Note that the 0 in the area code is not used in the international dialing format

E52 not showing contacts name in inbox

Hi,
iam facing this problem of my e52 not showing contacts names in inbox.
Some of the contacts name are shown, those which was originally in my phone memory.
because i do a lot of trading, i constantly adds new numbers to my contacts from the sms they sent. But the main problem is here is even after i added their contact giving them names, the names doesnt show up in inbox, its still just numbers.
desperately need help for this. how can a business phone have this kind of problem?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

This happens to me too when I store the number under two names, or the synchronization creates double entries, for example:
Two names:
1234 Anna
1234 Bea
Double entries
1234 Anna
1234 Anna
When the text message comes in, there's no name. But you can send a message either to Anna or Bea and the message outbox shows the proper name.
The solution is to delete one entry or merge the duplicate contacts.
Hope this helps.

IMessage title bar shows contact number only

With the iMessage, I found if the person is using iMessage instead of text messages, the title bar shows the +1 (XXX) XXX-XXXX number, rather than the contact name, which is already in the contact. Even I tried to add the number again, it still shows me the number only. Some people don't have this issue, but I do. Is there a setting I can change to fix this? Thanks!

I am having the same problem, all imessage messages are showing up as +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx and as a result aren't showing the name. I have to add that number to the persons name to get the name to show up, but then I have duplicate numbers in my contact details for eacher person, with one with a +1 on it.

Why am i seeing imessage id instead of contact name?

I just upgraded to iPhone 6 and now when I receive an imessage it shows the senders ID instead of their contact name. How do I change it to display the senders name again?

Go to Settings>Messages>Receive At>Caller ID and select your phone number instead of your email address. If you don't see your phone number and/of you don't see the Caller ID setting, your phone number is not yet activated with the iMessage server (and you will notice that is says "waiting for activation" under iMessage).

IPhone not showing contacts names in text messaging after sync AND reset

Three days ago, I bought the iPhone 4S as an updgrade from the 3GS. I also transferred my wireless service plan from AT&T to Verizon. Since doing that, very strange things are happening. For example, my contacts appeared to transfer without a problem, but whenever I attempt a call to a number that does not have a "1" stored in front of it, it tells me that I am attempting a long-distance or international call and the call won't go thru unless I place a 1 in front of the number and store it that way. Also, whenever I send text messages and someone replies, their message comes back to my phone under the phone number only and not the name that is stored in my contacts. This happens even when the contact sends a direct message to me that is not a reply. (Imagine all the "Merry Christmas" messages I received yesterday that I have no idea who they were from, except the 5 out of 300 contacts whose numbers I have memorized!!) I have gone to the Apple Store and the "Genius" there reset my phone, which temporarily fixed the problem, but now it is back. I did a soft reset, now it randomly selects which names will show up in my text message window. (For example, yesterday, the name "Jane" shows a message that says "Merry Christmas", but after the reset, only Jane's number shows up in the text screen with the same message from yesterday.)
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Not sure about the random contact name problem. I suspect a bad database. Use iTunes to delete and replace your contacts with a good list. If that doesn't work, do a 100% software reset and don't restore a backup, setup as a new device. Finally, if that fails go back to the apple store. The issue is not software fixable and the unit should be replaced.
The other issue with 1 dialing required... are you roaming? Disable wifi, should say Verizon 3G in the status bar.
When you are off your home area cell network, you are not dealing with Verizon directly.
Edit: your last question about using a Verizon 4S on AT&T's network. You are correct, out of the box the Verizon 4S is locked to only work on Verizon's network. The AT&T 4S and Sprint 4S have the same locks. You can purchase an unlocked iPhone directly from apple. I've also heard of people convincing Sprint customer service to unlock their phones for use out of the country,

SMS does not show contact name

Hi,
I have an iPhone 4. I recently switched to using exchange as my contact list so I can have all my contacts (business and private) at the same place.
My problem is that the contact names do not always show up on text messages. A few contacts work but there is no visible difference in the ones that work and those that don't. Also I have added the country code to the phone number and that does not solve the problem either. I have tried deleting the contacts and recreating them. I have tried to delete all the history of a given number and start the sms conversation again picking the name from the adress book - right after the message was sent it switched the name to the number.
Also I have tried restarting the phone and resynced it to iTunes.
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1) Open the Phone and dial *228. This is a Verizon over-the-air programming number.
2) When the system answer press 1 for "Program or activate your phone"
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Originally, notifications from Messages.app would show the contact name sending the message. I'm not sure what caused it to stop, but now all notifications show up as the phone number of the contact. In the actual app, the names look fine. Is there some way to get contact names to show up again?

Hi,
Depending if you are using Buddy Lists or not then this setting is supposed to be fro the Budfdy lists but will effect the Main Window display
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As you can see it also controls what Messages style is used.
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In iMessage, why does a contact name come up red?

When I'm in iMessage, what does it mean when the contact name comes up red?

So I figured out that red means no iMessage, obviously, but my question is when I add the contact the mobile number and email both have iMessage next to it. I select the mobile number and the name is blue, it then turns to red after about 5-10 seconds.
The person clearly has an iCloud account and can receive iMessages. Just not from my Mac. And I am using it to send other people iMessages all the time...

SBH52 don't show caller name when reciving a call

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the names are in Hebrew.
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Okay, because the way I understood it Hebrew was not supposed to be supported but it seems that it is.
Have you noticed if there is any specific letter that the problem occurs?
You can also try to reinstall the software on your SBH52 via Update Service:
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Spotlight don't show contacts iphone ios7

After installing ios7 on my iphone 4s i have a problem with searching via spotlight.
My contacts don't show up. I've the contact option checked in the spotlight settings.
I've already done a reset.
Anybody a clue?

This is the solution: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23036526#23036526
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Then check contacts again, they are imported from exchange, icloud etc. A new list is build and now I can search for it.

NOKIA E63 WON'T SHOW CONTACT NAMES WHEN THEY SEND ...

I just bought the Nokia E63, and have tried everything in my power to solve the issue that, when i recieve a text message it doesn't show who it's from - it just shows their mobile number. This is so annoying and has been bugging me for hours on end. I have all my contacts saved on my sim card. Please help me!
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Nokia E63 doesn't show contact from your SIM card in the phone directory directly.
You need to manually "view SIM directory" to see them.
Better you copy all the contacts from your SIM card to Phone Memory.
Then you can choose/type in the name & type message & send it.
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Nokia...Are you listening???
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My Blackberry Z10 isn't showing contact names

I've been having issues receiving texts for the past few days and to try and fix that I updated to the newest software (10.2.0.424). Not only has that not solved my problem, any texts that are sitting in my inbox now have no contact names, it's only their numbers that appear.
I've checked my contacts and they're still there. Any ideas on how to fix these issues?

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IMessages don't show contact names

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