IPhone 3GS drops association netween names and numbers

For some reason my iPhone 3GS has stopped associating names with numbers for example on my favourites page I have my wife and children's phone numbers, and it used to say their names, but now just shows the numbers. Likewise when I get a call I no longer see the caller's ID, just a number. Also for messaging - I only see the numbers, not the names. Anyone know how to fix this?

In fact what seems to have happened is that my phone has instantaneously deleted all my contacts apart from 2 - disaster. In the meantime, before realising this, I synced my phone with my PC, and have wiped all the addresses from my mac address book. I still have most of them in Entourage I think, but would they have been sent to the trash, and hence be recoverable, or have I lost them forever? And why did this happen in the first place???

Similar Messages

IPhoto won't recognize my iPhone 3Gs. just says there's an apple iPhone, instead of the device name, and says there are no files to download, but there are 62 items on my phone... what's going on?

iPhoto won't recognize my iPhone 3Gs. just says there's an "apple iPhone" instead of the device name, and says there are no files to download, but there are 62 items on my phone... what's going on? as far as I can tell I have everything up to date and it's always worked in the past.

Have you already confirmed your Mac as a trusted device? Try this:
Lauch iTunes.
Connect the Phone/iPad
When it asks you to trust it, say yes.
Now try again to import.

My contacts all got deleted from my phone, and was replaced with names and numbers of people I've never met before.

My phone was working as normal, then all of a sudden when I checked my text messages all the names of my contacts got replaced by their actual phone numbers. When I checked my contacts, it looks like everyone got deleted from my phone, and was replaced with names and numbers of people I've never met before. Even when I check my icloud for a backup it has the same issue. I don't know how this is possible and not certain as to how to rectify and get my contacts back.

Hi Also iPhone, need update to ios 8.1.2 do this over WiFi Use same Apple ID & Password. Cheers Brian

Question: When I want to send SMS and click on the contact, the contact came out with names and numbers, as if the whole contacts are there in the phone. When I open the contact, I can only see 3 contact names and the rest of 4000 contacts are not listed

Question: When I want to send SMS and click on the contact, the contact came out with names and numbers, as if the whole contacts are there in the phone. However, when I open the contact, I can only see 3 contact names and the rest of 4000 plus contacts are not listed, and it makes you difficult to call through contact

The iPhone remembers information about previous contacts.
Complelely independently, you have a Contacts app with a contacts list. It sounds like your contacts list has 3 names on it. You need to add a few names.

After last upgrade, my iphone 3GS has a yellow screen and won't come on.

Hi
I really need help... I have recently upgraded my iPhone 3GS to 4.2.1 and there was a flash of white screen, followed by a yellow screen with lines across it. iTunes shows a error message and the phone is now dead. It won't go on. It does go into the DFU mode but thats all about it. Please help as I urgently and desperately need my phone on ....
Thank you in advance.

Gretchen230 wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I tried that and it didn't work because the screen was completely frozen. I broke down and took the thing to the Apple Store and they discovered there was a loose wire in it that had to be reconnected. This is the second phone which has failed because of "workmanship. "The microphone went bad on the first phone and now this issue. Both phones may have had 2 hours on them and as a new comer to the iphone, I am not impressed. I paid cash for the phone and no insurance. I assumed it would have lasted several years like my other phone of which brand name I won't mention. The phone was great when it worked but when it doesn't it is very frustrating when the touch pad is frozen.
I understand, you can mark this answer as "This solved my question" so that more people can see it if they have the same problem.

My new purchases will not sync into my playlist and get and will not show up on my iphone playlist of the same name, and I just tried to sync a new cd into my library and it is not showing up on my iphone.

My new purchases will not sync into my playlist and get and will not show up on my iphone playlist of the same name, and I just tried to sync a new cd into my library and it is not showing up on my iphone.

Hello there, Capricious13.
There are great pointers in the following Knowledge Base article. Depending on where you see the content and where you want to get it to, this should guide you to putting it in the right place:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro D.

I am trying to use siri. It was working earlier. Now when I ask it to call name and number it say, Siri keeps saying( SORRY SOMETHINGS GONE WRONG CAN YOU TRY AGAIN) I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL NAMES AND NUMBERS IN MY CONTACTS. What am I doing wrong or how can

I am trying to use siri, Siri keeps saying( SORRY SOMETHINGS GONE WRONG CAN YOU TRY AGAIN)
I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL NAMES AND NUMBERS IN MY CONTACTS.
What am I doing wrong or how can I correct it.

Siri Fix
Turn OFF Siri
Reset Network Settings
Turn ON Siri
Done
Steps:
Tap Settings App>General>Siri>Turn OFF
General>Reset, near bottom>Reset Network Settings
Tap Settings App>General>Siri>Turn ON
Done

Updated my iphone 3gs to the 5 ios and now my phone wont read my sim card when i reacticate it

updated my iphone 3gs to the 5 ios and now my phone wont read my sim card when i reactivate it.
Every time i connect it to itunes all it says is "There is no SIM card installed in the iphone you are attempting to activate." Even thought there is a sim card connected in my phone.

Is the SIM from a supported carrier?
Is the device carrier locked, officially unlocked, or hacked to be unlocked?
Has the SIM been reseated? If not, try that.
Also, basic troubleshooting is reset, restart, restore. Has any of that been tried?

Iphone 3gs stuck in DFU mode and can't be restored!

I bought my iphone 3gs in the states. And I jailbreak it because I'm not an AT&T customer. One day the phone just put itself into the DFU mode! I didn't do anything. So it's black screen. I tried to restore my iphone but I can't. During the restore process, my phone will be white screen for a while and then turn back to black screen again. And then itunes will show the message that my iphone can't be restored. Then I get the error code, sometimes it's 1618, sometimes it's 28 and it even shows 20000 for a few times. But mostly 28, I couldn't find 1618 and 20000 in apple online manual. I check the manual and it seems like 28 represent there's an hardware issue...

Ohh...... what if I take it to Apple store and ask them to fix my iPhone, will they be able to fix it??
Unlikely, The warrantee for US iPhones is valid in only the US, and not for jailbroken ones anywhere.
If it's just a software problem, any fix would probable involve a restore which would install 4.1, so it would relock to AT&T.
If you know someone in the US, they could try an Apple store there. If it's a hardware problem, they might replace it, but the replacement would be locked to AT&T.

I just upgraded my iPhone 3GS to 4.3.5 and my universal doc stopped working with it? It has worked flawlessly for the last year and suddenly I get the message: "this iphone is not optimized for this device." The music comes out too quiet to the speakers

I just upgraded my iPhone 3GS to 4.3.5 and my universal doc stopped working with it? It has worked flawlessly for the last year and suddenly I get the message: "this iphone is not optimized for this device." I dismiss the message, but the remote no longer works with it and the music is too quite to the speakers. The remote works fine with my Macbook Pro. I tried a restore on the iPhone and started from scrach, but the same problem exists.
Any help with this?
Thanks,
JT

yep... my iphone 4 also having problem like astoker.. u see on dock pin using torch light.. i found 2 pin touch each other.. i solve my problem ready.. thanks wjosten.

Hi all! What is the best way to create the correct space for baseball jersey names and numbers? along with making sure they are the right size for large printing.

What is the best way to create the correct space for baseball jersey names and numbers? along with making sure they are the right size for large printing.

Buying more hard drive space is a very valid option, here. Editing takes up lots of room, you should never discount the idea of adding more when you need it.
Another possibility is exporting to MXF OP1a using the AVC-I codec. It's not lossless, but it is Master quality. Plus the file size is a LOT smaller, so it may suit your needs.

Bottom row of the keyboard is not working in a vertical orientation on the iPhone 3Gs. the "slide to unlock" and all keys on the calculator on both orientation works fine. I can use the keyboard on horizontal orientation.

Bottom row of the keyboard is not working in a vertical orientation on the iPhone 3Gs. the "slide to unlock" and all keys on the calculator on both orientation works fine. I can use the keyboard on horizontal orientation. The tabs on bottom of all apps also work fine.
I have already tried holding down the power button and home button for 10 seconds, but no difference.

I've had this problem on and off for the last few weeks (around, but not directly related, to upgrade to 6.1...can't remember if was before or after)....I'm very convinced it's a software problem (as there have been times when the bottom row works perfectly, without any need to "press" differently or anything).
However, it seems to be a rather resilient software issue, as a full restore does not consistently fix it, and it applies to more than just the keyboard; if I open a drawing app, there's definitely a row (about 4mm up from the edge of the screen closest to home button) where I cannot draw.
It's happened 4 times now. Originally it went away with a restore from backup, then worked for 2 more days. The second and third times, it went away with a full restore (although I did two full restores in between those two restores that did nothing, so restore didn't consistently fix it)....and it seemed to return in the most random of circumstances.
I paid very close attention to what apps I was using the last time it was working so that I could spot which app, if any, might be causing the issue. I deleted several apps, I stopped using the games and many other apps. I only used three apps between it working fine and starting up as a problem again: mail, safari and messages.
I was convinced it was mail, as it happened this morning when I picked up my phone off the bedside table to respond to a new email. It was working when I went to bed. I picked up the phone when it buzzed, hit the email app, hit reply and started to type....**** bottom row wasn't working again.
However, tonight I did 2 things....one of them worked because it went back to normal (sorry, I don't know which as I was exasperated and trying a number of things).
The two things I did between a broken keyboard and a working keyboard were:
1) adding a second keyboard (English(Canada)), changing to this keyboard, and changing back
2) disabling Siri...and then turning it back on...and then disabling Siri's "Raise to Speak"
In retrospect, I wonder if it actually was the "Raise to Speak" that was putting the phone into a weird state, and might explain why the phone would just "suddenly" start behaving strangely when I picked it up. Of note, the "raise to speak" hasn't actually triggered Siri to come on in months anyway.
Regardless, the keyboard is back to normal now...and I'm just going to leave "Raise to Speak" off. I've put the keyboard back to just "English" with no alternates and Siri remains on otherwise without issue.

HT4623 hi. i was trying to update my iphone 3gs but it was stop and don't let me , cold you pleas help me if is possible

hi. i was trying to update my iphone 3gs but it was stop and don't let me , cold you pleas help me if is possible

What is the exact wording of any error message you received?

What are pin names and numbers rotated?

I copied an existing schematic symbol into my user data base, changed the part number and saved it. Then I placed the component into the schematic and the pin names and numbers were totally screwed up. All vertical names and numbers were rotated horizontal.
See the attached picture. On the left is the image shown in the "Select a Component" dialog. On the right is what I get when I place the component.
WYSINWYG!
How do I correct this, and is this going to happen every time I place a component with vertical labels?
Phil
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
screwed up symbol.jpg ‏235 KB

The original component a FT 232DM, but this is no longer manufactured. The FT232BL is a pin for pin replacement. All I wanted to do was change the component name.
I copied the FT232DM from the schematic sheet into my User Database. Then I opened the component in the Symbol Editor, changed the name to FT232BL, and saved it into my User Database. What you see in the image posted earlier are the symbol as it appears in the Symbol Editor (left) and as it appears after I placed the FT232BL into the schematic.
I have solved the problem - I can't wait days and days for a Tech Support answer on a job with a short deadline.
I edited the component in Symbol Editor and changed pin rotation from Auto to horizontal or vertical as appropriate. Then when the part was placed in the schematic the vertical pin names and numbers appeared as they should.
It is very peculiar that the program displays the symbol one way in the Symbol Editor and then places it in the schematic with a different configuration. The way the user designs the part in the Symbol Editor is the way the part should be placed in the schematic.
Phil

Ive just done a restore on my iphone 3gs ios 5.0.1 and when it asks me to put a in my itunes password the email adress in isn't mine and when i press cancel it pops up again with a different one this happened about 5 times n then it went away anyone no y?

Ive just done a restore on my iphone 3gs ios 5.0.1 and when it asks me to put a in my itunes password the email adress in isn't mine and when i press cancel it pops up again with a different email does anyone know why?
some i get are
sha**anhall@sha**anhall.com
m**t_uniQue.apple.com
s**[email protected]
put astricks's there because i dont wanna get in toruble :/

And I don't have any cracked apps

IPhone 3GS drops association netween names and numbers

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for